Microsoft Europe's David Gosen has questioned the gaming industry's seasonal approach to game releases in a recent interview with MCV. According to Gosen, the focus on Q4 and Christmas releases has put the sustainability of new IP into question, and that a second or third release window will be good news for the industry. Great news for my wallet as well, since I won't have to buy all the major releases I want in one big go. More after the jump.

The last time we had an article on a Change 4 Life campaign, it was when the group supposedly linked gaming to obesity. The ad was fine and I thought that the publishers who rejected it were taking it out of context. This time, however, it seems a little different. Another Change 4 Life ad, printed this time, shows a kid leaning back, holding a PS3 controller and lazily playing games, with a title that reads, "Risk an Early Death, Just Do Nothing." Poking on the same buttons are they? Find out more.

Despite having a comical and motivational theme to it, the TV spot for Change 4 Life was met with ire by the gaming industry for linking gaming with obesity, calling it "another example of naive stereotyping and scapegoating." If you haven't seen the ad, click for the full article and see for yourself.

Capcom cleared the air today on some mistaken notions about a few UK release dates that have been floating around. Specifically, those of Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) and Bionic Commando. Unfortunately, the dates were apparently just a list of retail guides rather than actual game launch dates.

Word has it from French publisher Ubisoft that the latest iteration in the Tom Clancy video game franchise has finally been dated. Originally posted on MCV, Tom Clancy's EndWar is the new and upcoming real-time tactics strategy title that will see multiple releases on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Read the release dates and other info in our full article.

Yes, Games for Windows Live will be losing its subscription fees, but Microsoft will still charge users for an Xbox Live Gold subscription. This was confirmed by a Microsoft spokesperson recently to MCV UK. More in the full article.

Can you picture Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbox 360) getting the blood and gore content cut down in an effort to give it a lower age rating from regulating bodies? The developers can't. They say gore will always be a part of the series and they won't compromise it for bigger sales potential. More in the full article.

It's a different take of what Rockstar's founder actually did say in an interview as one of MCV Entertainment's exclusive feature, but it's factually accurate. Sam Houser, who many claim to be the driving force behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise, was executive producer of Grand Theft Auto 3. That game  became the direction of the subsequent iterations of the sandbox game later on. He says that powerful people have been out to put Rockstar out of business, and they're quite plenty.

After the numerous rumors that Rockstar Games' release date for Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3) will be pushed back even further, even more speculations have popped up pinning the UK release for the game at April 25. This slight delay coincides with the end of second financial of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive.

Read more about it in the full article after the jump!

Despite friction with trade infringement and discounting on game releases, Microsoft's winning streak for 2007 seems to be keeping strong as the computer technology corporation tops MCV's 2007 Retail Survey - helmed by Halo 3 and the Xbox 360.

More details on Microsoft's achievement after the jump.