Bannco Corp. has just released its cross platform “x Scorch 360″ controller. Scorch 360 is a wireless game mouse and grip for both the Xbox 360 and PC, and is compatible with all Xbox 360 games.

Features include a customizable Xbox controller button set, with a right-hand mouse for targeting prey and a left-hand WASD grip for movement. Scorch can be programmed, has digital sniper buttons and can be upgraded by firmware. Scorch is also a wireless PC gaming mouse with extra buttons and a left hand control for WASD movements, making it a universal cross-platform FPS tool for both Xbox 360 and PC gaming.

The Scorch 360 retails for $79.99.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood fans rejoice, as a trailer for the upcoming RPG for the PSP, Fullmetal Alchemist: Yakusoku no Hi e has just been released. The title is scheduled for a Japanese release near the end of May, but there’s unfortunately no information on a North American release date as of yet.

Take Ed and Al on their quest to fix what they have done. Walk their path, meet Roy and Risa and fight the homonculus. Be adventurous, take the unbeaten path, don’t be afraid to make unconventional choices and you’ll be able to unlock secret scenarios within the game. Combine attacks with the comrades you meet during your journey, pull them to your side and they just might do something to help you out of tight situations.

At Lionsgate, newcomer Kyle Ward is writing a script for Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Bruce Willis has been confirmed for the role of Kane and Jamie Foxx has just been secured for the role of Lynch. Willis and Foxx as a pair of anti-heroes is certainly enticing, but there’s an odd element to this casting, as the Lynch in the game is an aging, long-haired Caucasian man, which Foxx is decidedly not. That said, what could be better than seeing Foxx and Willis rack up a body count and cause millions in collateral damage as they embark on a mission to retrieve a stolen microchip.

Source: MTV

Realtime Worlds, the developer behind APB: All Points Bulletin, have today laid down the law to all wannabe Criminals and Enforcers looking to get hands-on the game during its third and final closed beta session. With the beta test already underway, gamers are required to sign up at www.apb.com/beta-application where lucky applicants will gain early access to the violence of gangland San Paro.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming thousands of new players to San Paro in the coming weeks.” said Dave Jones, Creative Director at Realtime Worlds. “As APB enters this final stage of closed beta testing, we’re anticipating a huge surge of interest with gamers from all over the world applying to take part and provide invaluable feedback to the development team preparing us for launch.”

APB is set to launch simultaneously in North America and Europe later this year.

Has one of your friends been playing StarCraft 2, while you’ve found yourself unable to even check it out? Well, while you probably should have signed up for the beta last year, hope is not lost. Joystiq reports that Blizzard has sent out a wave of fresh beta codes to everyone who’s already in the beta, so that they can share with a friend. The codes are being sent via email, so if you’re already enrolled, log in and spread the fun!

Inside MGC has posted a list of achievements for Microsoft’s upcoming Game Room for the Xbox 360. There are a full 1,000 achievement points to be had in 56 achievements. You’ll receive points for every three medals, and even some points for just spending time in the arcade. Game Room opens in less than a week on March 24.

The release of GTA IV episodes The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony on the PlayStation 3 and PC has been delayed following last minute requests made by Sony. Both games will now be released on April 13 in North America and April 16 in Europe. Related events, which include Rockstar Social Club multiplayer sessions on PSN and Games for Windows Live, will also be held back until April 16 and 17.

Rockstar’s official statement said the delay was “due to a last-minute game submission request from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to edit some of the in-game Liberty City radio station, television and internet content. Unfortunately, with each round of changes comes fully re-testing the game and a full re-submission to PlayStation. This is the nature of the game submission process. Believe us, if we could expedite the turnaround any sooner – we would. We are dying to get this game in the hands of fans who’ve waited for it for so long in the first place.”

These episodes have been available on the Xbox 360 since last year, due to an exclusivity agreement held between Rockstar and Microsoft.

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a co-op action RPG, to be released in 2011 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The game will be based on the J.R.R. Tolkien series, not the film property, and will “explore both original and familiar narrative elements” of the series. The game is under development by Snowblind Studios, best known for producing popular action RPG Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance for Interplay.

EA’s new PC title Command & Conquer 4 will require a constant internet connection to play, mirroring similar demands in recent Ubisoft titles.

A post on the game’s official forum from community manager EA Apoc states that the game has “NO DRM”, and that players do not need to have the DVD in the drive to play the game. The game can also be installed from the disc an infinite number of times on any machine. However, to play the game the PC must be connected to the internet at all times.

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Eidos reports that the demo of Just Cause 2 has been downloaded more than 2 million times. Launched on March 4 at Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and for PCs the demo is claimed to be one of the largest ever for an open world game. Eidos suggests that the 2 million players of the demo have already driven the equivalent distance from the Earth to the moon and back four times. 30 million inhabitants of the fictional island of Panau have been killed in total, with 2.5 million of them scored as headshots. Eidos has also calculated that a total of nearly 1 million drivers have been thrown from hijacked vehicles and 27,000 piñatas have been destroyed. Players have also BASE-jumped twice the distance through the Earth’s core, pole-to-pole. The full game, developed by Swedish team Avalanche Studios, is due for release on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on March 23 in North America and March 26 in PAL regions.

Sony and game designer David Jaffe have prevailed in a court battle against screenplay writers who claimed that God of War infringed on their copyright.

Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Dath claimed that they conceived the idea behind the game God of War, having submitted two treatments and two screenplays based on a story involving a Spartan attack on Athens and the resulting effort by the Greek Gods to restore peace. But Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ruled against the pair in her verdict, concluding there were key differences between their story and Sony’s, and that the basic idea for a story cannot be owned anyway.

Source: Games Industry Biz

You can now get the latest additions to Resident Evil 5, for a discounted price. It’s called the Untold Stories bundle and it’s one of the sweetest digital deals you’ll see this year. Players can download this exciting digital package either on Xbox Live for 960 Microsoft points or on the PlayStation Network for $12.50. It includes both the Lost in Nightmares and Desperate Escape DLC episodes, as well as two alternate costume packs that will give players plenty of incentive to replay the entire campaign over and over again.

Ono-san recently unveiled the final new character coming to Super Street Fighter IV – Hakan. A newcomer to the Street Fighter universe, Hakan is an oil wrestler hailing from Turkey. Using lubricant to assist in battle, Hakan has some of the most insane moves and Ultra combos in the series. The game will hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 27 with 10 new characters added to the full roster, and also features new Ultra combos, new stages, the return of bonus rounds, and beefed-up online modes (including the free Tournament Mode DLC after launch) all for $39.99.

According to a report published yesterday by Eurogamer, submarine sim Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic, and the day one patch that fixed many fundamental bugs, were immediately hacked, with the game appearing on torrent sites and Usenet. The anti-piracy system was apparently circumvented by replacing an executable file with a patched replacement. The piracy group responsible said that a user turning off their internet connection or not using Ubisoft’s game loader was enough to get the game running DRM-free.

Ubisoft denies that its new anti-piracy measures were cracked for Silent Hunter 5, and remarked that the versions currently being hosted on torrent sites are incomplete. “Please know that this rumor is false and while a pirated version may seem to be complete at start up, any gamer who downloads and plays a cracked version will find that their version is not complete.”

Users seem to disagree with Ubi, however, with some saying that they are playing a pirated version of the game without an internet connection and by saving offline.

Source: Games Industry Biz

The demo for Just Cause 2 is now making the rounds on Live for the 360 and Steam for the PC. It is also starting to appear on the PSN for the PS3 but its release on the PSN will be based on your region. The demo consists of a 35 square mile block located in the desert, and includes light aircraft and both civilian and military vehicles. There is a 30-minute time limit, but this is extendable and an option to restart is included.