Telltale Games has announced that the first episode of the misadventures of Detective Inspector Hector, We Negotiate With Terrorists, is now available for pre-order for both PC and Mac, and will arrive on April 27. A pre-order is only $9.99, and comes with such exclusive goodies as a free copy of Puzzle Agent for PC/Mac, access to the Hector Insider Forum where you can chat with the folks working on the game and get some cool Telltale deals, and have 10% of the purchase price of your pre-order go straight to the Japanese earthquake relief efforts.

Develop Online reports that Disney’s social unit, Playdom, is bringing the NBA to Facebook via NBA Dynasty. The Californian social studio has partnered with NBA Digital to build a fantasy team game, where Facebook users can pick NBA stars from any team from 1946 through the present day. The game will also host over 1,200 video clips of NBA highlights from the 2010-11 season.

Recently, Sony PlayStation provided members of the media with some hands-on time with two of Uncharted 3‘s multiplayer maps: The Airstrip and The Chateau. In addition, they revealed two of their competitive modes. One is Three Team Deathmatch, which is a small 3-team 2 vs. 2 vs. 2 variation on Team Deathmatch. The other is Free For All, with every player out for themselves. Sony is making it easier to get into multiplayer matches. They’ve added Late Join to the game, which ensures that matches stay full, that you can get into matches faster, and that you can get into your friends’ matches immediately if there’s a slot for open you, instead of waiting for your friend to finish their current round.

According to an IGN source, Microsoft’s Xbox Live will be next to open up to free-to-play games. The source claims that “sometime next year, Microsoft will make available free-to-play games through Xbox Live.” As is typical of the model, additional in-game content would be available for purchase.

Sony Computer Entertainment America and George Hotz have settled the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court. As part of this settlement, Hotz has consented to a permanent injunction that requires him to take down his postings. In the action, SCEA accused Hotz of violating federal law by posting online information about the PlayStation 3 that SCEA claimed could be used to circumvent the security system in the console and allow the playing of pirated games.

“Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,” said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. “Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”

“It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,” said Hotz, “I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.”

Hotz was NOT involved in the recent attacks on Sony’s internet services and websites.

AP reports that Steve Jobs has finally agreed to participate in a book about his life. Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaacson’s iSteve: The Book of Jobs will be published in early 2012. Isaacson has been working on the long-rumored biography since 2009 and has interviewed Jobs, members of his family, colleagues at Apple and competitors. Many other books have been published about Jobs, but not with his approval.

You once again buy a Commodore 64 (of sorts), but this time there will be a big boy PC inside. Rock, Paper, Shotgun reports that a company has secured the rights to the names of the old machines, and calls themselves Commodore USA, LLC.

The new Commodore 64 features a slot or tray load DVD RW(with optional Blu-Ray), and 2 GB of DDR3 memory that is expandable to 4 GB. The versions currently available for pre-order don’t yet have the C64 emulator installed, but Commodore claims that it’s coming soon. The C64 model will cost you $595, which is the exact price the machine cost when it was originally released in 1982. Expect to see them shipping in May.

The PlayStation Blog has revealed some interesting story details about the upcoming inFamous 2.

In inFamous, Cole’s electrical powers appear when he’s caught in the blast of a mysterious device called the Ray Sphere. Cole gains more and more abilities, becomes more and more powerful, and survives the gauntlet of Empire City. He’s also afforded a glimpse into his own future, and realizes that even at the height of his powers, he is no match for the challenge that awaits. A battle with a great Beast looms, and Cole isn’t ready to face it.

Now in inFamous 2, Cole travels South to New Marais to trace a path to the man behind the Ray Sphere technology, Dr. Sebastian Wolfe. With Zeke riding shotgun, they set off to find the key to the next step in Cole’s evolution and a new level of power.

Markus Persson, developer of the popular indie title Minecraft, has revealed that the full version of the game is scheduled to release in November.

According to Persson’s blog, “It’s a bit tricky to really do a release for Minecraft as we keep updating it all the time. For one, the version we deem as the full version won’t be very different at all from what the game was like a week ago, and we’ll keep adding features after the release as well, so it’s really more of a milestone when we finally get rid of the Beta label, and some kind of goal for us to work towards. And if you were wondering if they picked the date by mistake given that Veterans’ Day is shaping up to be a big gaming day this year, he had this to say: “It’s the same date as a few other games and movies, and the one I’m the most excited about is Skyrim, so that will be a nice reward for me if we actually manage to hit that date!“

PSX4Droid, the PSOne emulator for Android that was recently pulled by Google, has gone free and open source. Joystiq reports that the latest version of the software puts both the app and the source code online for anyone to download and check out.

Developer ZodTTD claims that the original Sony complaint only had to do with a trademarked logo in the app’s icon, but Google has closed both his Android Market and CheckOut accounts, leaving him unable to publish any apps. As a result, he’s self-publishing PSX4Droid, and will be exploring other third-party markets to sell the app in.

Square Enix has announced that Dungeon Siege III has been pushed back from its original May 31 release date, and is now due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC June 21 (North America) and June 17 (Europe). Developed by Obsidian Entertainment with assistance from series creator Gas Powered Games, the game will return to the kingdom of Ehb, where the balance of power between rival factions has fallen apart. Players will assume the role of a member of the disgraced protectors of the land, known as the 10th Legion. With the kingdom tearing itself apart, the Legion is tasked with rebuilding its numbers and restoring peace.

Square Enix has also announced several pre-order incentives for Dungeon Siege III. PC gamers who pick up the game through Steam or Valve will also receive both prequels for free. Other retailer incentives vary and include such items as amulets, rings, a mini-comic or a strategy guide.

One of the first games Sony used to exhibit the power of the PlayStation 3 was Level-5′s White Knight Chronicles. The JRPG failed to initially impress US critics, but D3 has just announced that they plan to release the game’s sequel for the PS3 in North America this summer. White Knight Chronicles II picks up a year after the events of the original game, but the full original campaign will be included in the sequel for those that missed it the first time around. Set in the magical realm of Balandor, the game sees the return of many of the original characters, including its primary protagonist, Leonard.

White Knight Chronicles II will include more than 400 weapon and armor pieces, custom avatar creation, and new skill types and spells.

Sega has revealed a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog game. A short teaser trailer depicts Sonic running through a sparsely colored sequence of checkered hills and loops, before meeting up with an old pal. The game is expected to arrive for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 sometime this year.

Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead is now an iPhone and iPad shooter game. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the game will “bring the gore and campy humor of the cult classic film into the digital age.”

Ghost House Pictures has partnered with Trigger Apps, to create The Evil Dead in iOS form, and it will be available for $2.99 for the iPhone and $4.99 for the iPad. The app is an action-heavy 3D shooter game that allows players to take control of Bruce Campbell’s character, Ash, to lead his group of friends to safety while fighting off evil zombies.

The Bitmap Brothers’ classic 1996 real-time strategy game Z has been revived and remade. Digital publisher Kavcom has licensed the game and plans to launch the 2011 version, Z: The Game, for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, PC, Mac, Android and Blackberry Tab later this year. Z: The Game was developed by original creators The Bitmap Brothers in conjunction with Kavcom and programming legend Peter Harrap, who made the 1980s platform game Wanted: Monty Mole for Gremlin Graphics.