With EA's deadline for Take-Two Interactive coming up fast, a lot of people are eagerly waiting for Take-Two's reply to the game publishing giant's takeover bid. Whatever happens, though, it seems like Rockstar Games president and co-founder Sam Houser actually sees a few good things about an alliance with EA.

A group of developers from IO Interactive have vacated their positions to reform and kickstart Reto-Moto, the development studio that gave rise to IO Interactive in the first place. Could this lead to a Freedom Fighters sequel? More in the full article.

Gas Powered Games and Stardock have inked a deal regarding Demigod, Gas Powered Games' upcoming action-RTS-RPG hybrid title. The good news is that Stardock will be publishing the game and a public beta is slated for this summer. The bad news? Demigod's not getting released until February 2009. More info as well as a bunch of new screenshots can be found in the full article.

With patch 1.0.2 all done with, Kaos Studios is now well into working on patch 1.0.3 for the PC version of Frontlines: Fuel of War (PS3, Xbox 360, PC). Senior producer Joe Halper recently posted a list of the fixes and additions currently planned for inclusion in the upcoming patch. Hit the "read more" link for the full list.

Remember Earth No More, the multiplatform shooter announced by 3D Realms in the middle of last year? Well, it looks like the game's hit a bump on its development path as two men have sued 3D Realms for allegedly stealing their game idea. More in the full article.

Looking for a firefight? Check out the playable demo that Pivotal Games and Eidos Interactive have released for the PC version of their upcoming first-person shooter, Conflict: Denied Ops (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). More details in the full article.

QJ.NET's very own Christopher C. recently snagged an interview with the minds behind Blackened Interactive, the folks responsible for the gorgeous-looking Half Life 2 mod, Project Valkyrie. This mod's gaining all sorts of momentum in, as Christopher C. calls it, the forumsphere, so head on over to the full article to check out the interview as well as a few sneak previews of what lies in Project Valkyrie.

After Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Wii) comes another Olympic video game title from Sega. This time, it's Beijing 2008 - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, a more realistic rendering of the international multi-sport event. More in the full article.

Planning to start a revolution? Want to bring down a power-hungry regime? Who you gonna call? Rico Rodriguez, that's who, and he's back for more action in the sequel to Eidos' rollicking tropical island romp, Just Cause. Check out a few details about Just Cause 2 in the full article.

A new year, a new update for Team Fortress 2. Valve has announced that a new update for the multiplayer shootfest is now out in the wild and ready to infiltrate your Steam clients. Check out the full article for the complete list of changes included in the update.