Who needs Jack Thompson when you have entertainment like this? At a conference in Munich, the sister of an outspoken critic against video game violence called EA a "pig of a company." EA's PR guy says he's glad he wasn't able to go to the conference at all since it would obviously have been a waste of his time.

Pigs the world over unanimously agree that they don't care.

So, enjoying the New Xbox Experience? What about the avatars? Liking them so far? If the answer's yes, then here's some good news. According to a blog post by Xbox Germany product manager Boris Schneider-Johne, the new avatar clothing theme packs that Microsoft is working on will be released in the next few weeks. What's even better is that they will be free.

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.

So why do teenagers seem to be getting rowdy on the streets nowadays? Breaking speed limits, DUI, and whatnot, teenagers have been losing their licenses to many traffic violations of late. And why is that? Policemen think video games are the culprit.

Looks like Dead Space has some company in the Not Available in Germany and Japan Club. It was announced by Microsoft that Gears of War 2 will not be available in those countries for an indefinite period of time.

So, has Dead Space (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) really been banned in three countries? That's what EA says. The latest bit of info on this issue comes from Xbox 360 Fanboy, who reports that EA did indeed confirm the ban in an email sent last week.

Ok, so Dead Space is pretty gruesome. But gruesome enough to get banned in Japan? Come on. Some people - rightfully - have speculated that the news of the ban was just a publicity stunt. The EA devs behind the game are sticking to it though, and they give us some possible explanations behind the ban. So what level of gruesome could possibly make Japan ban a game? Find out in the full article.

German fans have reason to rejoice. Electronic Arts has clarified with Eurogamer.de that the initially reported news on Dead Space (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) being banned in Germany is not true. Read up at the full article.

You know it's a great survival-horror game if it got itself banned in three countries. It seems Electronic Arts' Dead Space packs a bit too much gory punch as it's been banned in Germany, Japan, and China. Well now I really want to get my hands on the game already.

Sega's got a huge offering of games lined up for Games Convention 2008, and it's positively exciting to note how many games will show up on the Business and Consumer sides of the exhibition floor. Interested in knowing what they'll be showcasing? Then head on over to the full article for details!