Electronic Arts, through its Sims Studio, has sent out word that The Sims 3 will soon get its first expansion pack now that it has officially gone gold. "World Adventures" will be available on November 17th in North America and will be in stores worldwide the same week. Details right here.

Here's some more good news to all the MechWarrior fans out there. In celebration of BattleTech's 25th anniversary, Smith & Tinker has given MekTek the go signal for MechWarrior 4 to be distributed for free on BattleTech.com. It's a nice way of getting old fans reacquainted with the series as well as to draw interest for the new MechWarrior reboot for PC and Xbox 360.

Yes, a new MechWarrior game is in the works. This was confirmed by co-creator Jordan Weisman in an interview with IGN alongside the release of a concept trailer. Check out some preliminary details and the trailer after the jump.

In an interview with Eurogamer, EA DICE executives Patrick Liu and Gordon Van Dyke answered some questions and clarified some matters pertaining to their upcoming war title, Battlefield 1943 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC). Among the information divulged was that there will be, unfortunately, no public demo set for the game.

The pirates have struck the X-mark again, claiming illegal booty with digitally ripped software. After hearing Rock Band: Unplugged's leaking into the Internet a month ahead of retail release, this bit of news brings another damper to the fight against piracy. It's been reported that The Sims 3 has now also found its way to torrent sites online, some two weeks ahead of its scheduled release (June 2).

Sent via press wire today , Electronic Arts announced that The Sims 3 has now reached gold status and is almost ready for its launch next month. There are more new features for you to enjoy, like the ones listed after the jump.

Come April 30th, Xbox Live subscribers and PC owners of Battlestations: Pacific will be getting the demo for the said game. Wanna get a close-up feel of the famed Kamikaze attacks during WWII? Then this is your chance.

Take-Two Interactive, still hot in talks with Electronic Arts (supposedly) over their merger, has sent in its financial statement for the previous fiscal quarter. The report reveals their line-up of games for the next (fiscal) year. Details in the full article.

Following in the footsteps of Football Manager 2008, Sports Interactive has revealed the next installment to be released for the PSP, PC, and Mac OS X platforms. Football Manager 2009 (and its accompanying Football Manager Handheld 2009 for the PSP) will be arriving on November 14. Read more for details and an in-depth video walkthrough with the devs.

If you're bored with all the unicellular screenshots and videos of Maxis' upcoming life simulator Spore(PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile), then feast your eyes on this latest trailer for the game. Producer Kip Katsarelis and Software Engineer Soren Johnsen explain how the civilization stage of the game works and show just how cool it can be waging war against your fellow life forms. Video and details after the jump.