Between the bad boys Alex Mercer and Cole MacGrath, who takes the cake? EEDAR weighs in and the results are a mix of official estimates and personal choices. On the official estimates, EEDAR declares Prototype (PS3, Xbox 360, or PC) as the winner, with Alex Mercer "expected"  to outsell Cole MacGrath's inFamous by a stellar 90% -- that is thanks in large part to the combined sales of the game's multiplatform releases.

As expected, the Big 3 responds to the fresh NPD results for April, where Nintendo's DS handheld took in a whopping one million hardware sales, exceeding all other platforms' sales combined. See what they have to say on the numbers at the full article.

The Xbox 360 version of Resident Evil 5 was still at the top of the heap last month in software sales. The game sold 938,000 units, almost 20% higher than the expected sales numbers. With the hardware and software sales now announced, Sony and Nintendo have also sent out their own statements about the March 2009 sales report. Both companies echoed the optimism Microsoft exhibited in their own statement.

So far, Platinum Games and Sega have only talked about a 2009 release for Hideki Kamiya's "sadistically hard" (and impressively weird) action game, Bayonetta (PS3, Xbox 360). Sony Computer Entertainment's European and American arms, however, have put up some decidedly more specific release dates on their respective game profile pages.

SCEA VP of Product Marketing, Scott Steinberg, is a firm believer that Killzone 2 will be that factor strong enough to have the Xbox 360 gamers try out the PlayStation 3 system. In an interview with GameDaily, Steinberg talked about the golden boy of the PS3, the many more great things to expect from the PS3, and why 2009 is really THE YEAR of the said console.

Yet again, we hear from John Koller. He's been everywhere since yesterday. He already said that he wanted Ready At Dawn back for PSP development, and now, it looks like he doesn't want to let go of Rockstar Games too. Well, who wouldn't? Koller reveals that there are talks to get Rockstar back into PSP development for another GTA game (which gives the GTA: San Andreas Stories rumor some backing). In other Rockstar-related matters, he also reacts to GTA4's Xbox 360-exclusive DLC and the release of GTA Chinatown Wars on the DS.

The Xbox 360's getting really big in Japan lately. Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg even remarked recently that third-parties are shifting "from the PlayStation brand to [the] Xbox 360." And what does Sony have to say about that? More entertaining trash talk coming your way after the link.

Yesterday, analyst Jesse Divnich prophesied some doom and gloom for the PlayStation 3 if Sony won't introduce a price cut. And Sony listened. And then ignored him. Sony's sticking to their guns, saying that there still won't be any price cut for the holidays.

Video game retailer GameStop expects a US$ 50 price cut to be announced for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 later this year. Let's cross our fingers for that one (specially for the PS3 since Sony's Chief Financial Officer said they had no plans for it). More details in the full article.

Now that news of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Xbox 360) going multiplatform has hit the Internet waves since it's recent E3 announcement, followers of gaming industry news can't help but wonder: how is Sony taking the news? Read SCEA executive Jack Tretton's comment in the full article.