Electronic Arts announce it has acquired Playfish, a leading creator of social network games. The acquisition accelerates EA’s position in social entertainment and strengthens its focus on the transition to digital and social gaming. Playfish will operate within EA Interactive, a division of EA focused on the web and on wireless.

Video game releases Nov 8th to Nov 11

Modern warefare hits the shelves on November 10th and 11th - here's the rest of the list...

PC
Call of Duty - ModernWarefare 2
Final Fantasy XI Online - Ultimate Collection
Star Trek DAC
Wordshift

Wii downloads: Excitebike: World Rally, Frogger Returns, Dragon Master Spell Caster, Bomberman Blitz, Electroplankton series, Wonder Boy III & more

Rev up your engines for a huge week at the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop, starting with the launch of a pulse-pounding revamp for the WiiWare service, Excitebike: World Rally. For the Nintendo DSiWare service, you'll find five new titles in the mesmerizing Electroplankton series – available at just 200 Nintendo DSi Points apiece – plus the irresistible multiplayer mayhem of Bomberman Blitz. With two new classic Virtual Console offerings to sweeten the selection, there's truly something for everyone to download and enjoy.

Flock video game wins scottish BAFTA award

Proper Games’ won the BAFTA Scotland games category with their XBLA & PSN game Flock! which was publisher by Capcom, beating Dynamo Games Championship Manager Express 2010 and Cobra Mobiles Low Grav Racer. This is the first year BAFTA Scotland have included distinct categories for games, and illustrates the increased importance of the games industry in Scotland.

Prometheus v4 unreal tournament mod available now as Free Downloadable Game

Winner of multiple awards in $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest released today

The Prometheus Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of Version 4.0 of its critically acclaimed and award-winning “Unreal Tournament 3” mod, “Prometheus.”

Tales of Vesperia game is coming to Nintendo Wii: says voice actor

Lock the doors and board up the windows, folks. Considering the seismic backlash to the announcement that the (formerly) Xbox 360-exclusive Tales of Vesperia would be coming to the PlayStation 3, we fear for what might happen when this story gets out.

November 7th Apple store picks: Ninja Honda Karate, Eliminate Pro, Horror Racing and Minima

It’s time to delve in to the App Store and take a look at a select few releases that could find a happy home on your iPhone.

This week I’ve selected four games that I’ll be zoning out with this weekend.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Official HD video game trailer

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Official [HD] Launch Trailer

Ship Sim Extremes developer recognized at world's second largest maritime exhibition

Developers VSTEP further established themselves as the leading European developer of professional simulators and virtual programming software this week at Europort 2009, one of the largest maritime exhibitions in the world. Their award winning professional maritime simulator Ship Simulator Professional was selected for the opening ceremony of the show. The Prime Minster of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, officially opened the exhibition by sailing through the virtual Port of Rotterdam using VSTEP's simulator.

Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble for PSP available on PlayStation Network on November 12th

Whether it's Tuesday or Thursday, there's no bad day for a badass rumble.

Atlus announce that banchos will now have the option of saving their strength for fighting thugs instead of fighting their way through traffic, as Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble for PSP (PlayStation Portable) System will also be available on PlayStation Network on November 12th, two days after the game's November 10th retail release.