Fresh meat from Famitsu! (Which is already a cue for you: all info below applies for Japan - for now...) The recent issue of the Japanese gaming magazine reveals a bulk of info for Resident Evil 5. Grab your chainsaw wielding Sackboys, this might get bloody. Choice tidbits: a demo for the 360, an earlier-than-scheduled release date, and a limited edition for the game.

With an announcement of Prince of Persia going gold, Ubisoft is also bringing more good news: it looks like Altair's Assassin's Creed costume is being passed around and recycled like fruitcake presents from three Christmases ago. After being donned by none other than Solid Snake in MGS4, Altair's red-and-white robes go to the Prince as an unlockable costume in Prince of Persia. Screenshots and more info in the full article!

Ubisoft rolls with the punches once more. Following yesterday's announcement of a full lineup of pre-order freebies, they're now officially announcing via press release their intentions of bringing downloadable content for the game! (Heh. Looks like Ben Mattes jumped the gun on the press release the other day.) We also hear of a new developer diary for the game, as well as a revamp of Ubisoft's official website for PoP.

On the balmy shores of Normany, the console wars rage on and it seems Private Sony's gonna need some saving. Check out the full article for more details on the Console Wars: Europe.

Ubisoft is really pulling out all the stops in releasing Prince of Persia come December (ooh, just a few more weeks now!). Today, they announced via press release a whole lineup of pre-order freebies for the game. Man, you could drown yourself silly with all that artwork!

The economy's hitting the toilet and publishers are feeling the heat, but Namco Bandai saw a glimmer of hope in an old friend: the Dragon Ball titles. Not only do those starry wishing balls revive the fallen Dragon Ball fighters over and over again, apparently, they can also breathe some life into the economy-stricken publisher.

Ignition Entertainment has announced today that The King of Fighters XII is still on track for a 2009 release, a release window they stuck with since they announced the game late last year. Sweetness.

By the end of November, Microsoft expects the Xbox 360's install base to exceed 25 million, effectively going past the lifetime sales of the original Xbox. Quite a landmark, but Microsoft said that it's "only a start."

Hadouken! No more resorting to rumored lists and whatnot. It can't get any more real than this, baby! Capcom has finally announced the release dates for Street Fighter IV in North America and Europe. Take out those calendars and red markers, we're setting up dates with Chun-Li and Ryu.

More console-hating. This time, online execs unload against the gaming platforms at the BMO Capital Markets' Interactive Entertainment Conference. The panel discussion heard vivid opinions on the market and what a gamer wants. Read more in the full article.