Deus Ex: Human Revolution Gets Aug 23 Release Date

You can rest easy now. Gears of War 3 has a release date – September 20 2011 is the date Gears of War 3 releases worldwide according to Microsoft’s Graeme Boyd. Except for Japan where it releases on the 22nd.

Sony is more concerned with profitability than with PS3 surpassing Xbox 360 sales. That’s according to PlayStation software brand manager Scott McCarthy, who told IndustryGamers that Sony is following the Nintendo approach to business, rather than focusing too much on what the competition is up to. Read more here.

EA Games has let slip that a new Command & Conquer title will be making its way to PC soon. Though the website that revealed the news has since been taken down, PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun grabbed all the important info. It reports that the site announced a new community manager and development [...]

An anonymous source has told Everything HQ that Sony is ‘already deep in development’ of a new PS3 SKU that isn’t susceptible to recent system security exploits. The hack-proof model is said to be a slim PS3 boasting a 300GB hard drive. The report claims it will cost £186.99. Read more here.

Epic Games has confirmed that there will be other ways to get into the Gears of War 3 beta aside from picking up Bulletstorm. Read more here.

BioWare has confirmed that the demo for Dragon Age 2 is now available on Xbox Live, and it weighs in at 1.98 GB. Read more here.

Microsoft is reaching out to give the Kinect modding community a big, warm hug with the release of official PC development tools this spring. Read more here.

Guerilla has released a new developer diary for Killzone 3 detailing the game’s Engineer class and multiplayer features. Watch it below:

The first eight minutes of XBLA and PSN update, Beyond Good & Evil HD have appeared online. Watch it below:

EA Sports has released an update for FIFA 11 freebie Ultimate Team. The update includes two new friends list-related features and over 50 “refinements”, the publisher says. Read more here.

A new job ad for a YouTube software engineer suggests the company is looking to expand its video content distribution presence on game consoles. Youtube videos are currently available through a specially designed YouTube website on the PS3 and Wii web browsers Read more here.

The PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 has been patched and, in the process, has revealed details on an upcoming DLC pack called “Arrival.” The BioWare forums have been abuzz with theories on what the expansion, which features three new Trophies, will entail. One of the Trophies, “Covert Action,” refers to a Dr. Amanda Kenson, [...]

Gran Turismo 5 shifted 6.37 million units between its launch last November and the end of 2010, according to developer Polyphony Digital. Read more here.

The first Bulletstorm review has appeared online and it’s a 4/5 from Empire. The movie mag boldly calls Epic’s new IP “the most innovative first-person shooter in years,” praising its “addictive” skillshot system and “instantly endearing” arsenal of weapons. Read more here.