Electronic Arts has just announced the availability of FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, where this popular game mode expansion will create a new way of playing the award-winning EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 10. Now available for download for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, folks who can’t wait for World Cup 2010 in South Africa to start would definitely be able to get their football fix with FIFA 10 Ultimate Team, so if you happen to own either console, why not give this a go? It is interesting to note that perhaps to get more people aboard the bandwagon, FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is half the price of the original, which translates to 400 Microsoft points or $4.99 through PlayStation Network. It will enable gamers to manage one or multiple squads simultaneously, while opening up avenues for you to compete against other gamers in dynamically updated online tournaments.

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Folks who own a Sony PS3, you have yet another exclusive title heading your way in the form of Heavy Rain thanks to Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). This title was developed by Quantic Dream, the very same people who came up with the critically acclaimed Indigo Prophecy. Inside Heavy Rain, players will be taken on an emotionally engaging and mysterious journey where the story path is shaped depending on how you play the game. Make no mistake, every decision made will have an impact on how a particular story plays out, and Heavy Rain will bring players through over five dozen emotionally powerful scenes that feature contextual actions, realistic visuals, and varying paths that lead to a unique ending.

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Atari, one of the most recognized videogame publishers in the world, has a brand new title for the masses which is known as Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers. This title attempts to hit a sales home run thanks to its availability across a variety of platforms including the Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo DS as well as a downloadable Windows PC version that will hit retail stores this coming May 25, 2010. Backyard Sports: Sandlot Sluggers is based on one of the best selling kids’ sports videogame series, where players are able to join their favorite neighborhood friends and play ball in fun and exciting arcade style sports action. You will find that this new development will boast all-new features, updated graphics, enhanced gameplay, and extensive options that will keep players and gamers alike enthusiastically entertained.

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Square Enix is more or less famous for their line of RPGs especially the Final Fantasy series, but this publisher’s repertoire is not limited to the same old formula time and again – no sir, their latest title would be Pony Friends 2 which is now available from most major North American retailers, where it will cater to folks who own either a Nintendo DS, Wii, or both. As you can tell by the title,this is the latest installment of the top selling virtual pet series.

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2K Games recently announced the availability of downloadable content plan for BioShock 2, helping bring new life to an already solid game. With new downloadable content being made available to the masses, this will help extend and enhance the single and multiplayer experiences simple by adding more glimpses into the award-winning world of Rapture. Said downloadable content will be made available in the near future, starting with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack that will arrive on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace this March onwards, where it will cost you 400 Microsoft Points while PS3 owners can get their fix from the PlayStation Network for $4.99. As for future expansions into the world of BioShock 2, those are in the pipeline are and slated to arrive over the coming months in order to further expand on the stories of the denizens of Rapture.

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GestureTek has a brand new video-gesture-control software that will target interactive displays, games and entertainment, where it is currently in action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during the current Winter Olympics. Among the other organizations who have picked up this unique software would be Ontario House and Netgenetix. Dubbed the Cube, GestureTek’s turnkey portable, plug and play interactive display system is perfect for exhibits and trade shows, as it offers an unprecedented engaging experience of motion-responsive interaction. For the next 17 days, the Cube will project custom Ontario-branded interactive multi-media games and animation effects onto Ontario House’s floor for the enjoyment of passers-by.

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Folks who live on the other side of the pond (we’re talking about being in the UK) will definitely have heard of the globally acclaimed British sketch comedy sensations, The Mighty Boosh. Well, The Mighty Boosh and Tribal Games have come together with the latter being a mobile games developer, having worked on a new game known as The Mighty Decider. This new app is capable of delivering what this indecisive world has been waiting for – a life management tool which is capable of helping one in the decision making process while offering hour after hour of entertainment for any social network.

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Majesco recently announced a piece of good news – they will help you relive those moments where you “wasted” your youth at the arcades by feeding those machines quarter after quarter, with the Data East Arcade Classics heading for the Nintendo Wii platform. This would mean leaving your quarters behind in a piggybank where they’re supposed to help you out on a rainy day, allowing you to replay the arcade era’s best titles straight in your living room without having to worry about your parents sneaking up on you or having to share second hand cigarette smoke with everyone else.

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Own a Nintendo DS? You might want to check out the Bakugan Battle Trainer then, thanks to the collaboration between Activision Publishing as well as Corus Entertainment. Ready to hit the markets this spring, Bakugan Battle Trainer for Nintendo DS is a brand new entry in the hit Bakugan video game franchise, where it allows fans to interact with their Battle Brawlers in a way unimaginable before. The game will introduce players to a different part of the Bakugan world by putting an emphasis on mastering the secrets of Bakugan training by improving one’s skills, leveling up G-Power followed by going up against challengers in a familiar but innovative way.

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It has been quite some time since we last heard of EverQuest, the MMORPG that was all the rage a decade ago, with many people dubbing it EverCrack. Well, its throne has long been taken over by Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, but there is still a sizeable following for the EverQuest game, and we are pleased to announce that Sony Online Entertainment has just announced the latest expansion to the game’s universe in the form of EverQuest II Sentinel’s Fate, allowing gamers worldwide to log-in and immerse themselves in this new expansion. It is the sixth expansion for the groundbreaking EverQuest II franchise, where the all-in-one compilation pack will be available at select retail stores on February 16, 2010, where it will go for $39.99 before tax, while others who opt a greener route can always go online for digital downloads from February 23, 2010 onwards.

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