It's a bit late, but given the timeliness of Jeff Brown's opinions of late, we thought this might clear up some air on the ESA issue. It appears that a copy of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) document accounting for the financial transactions at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has made it to the hands of the media, and what has been discovered might be the real reason why major members are bailing from the premiere software organization. Check the full article for more details.

It seems like the rumor about LucasArts leaving the ESA was actually true. Recent statements released by both the ESA and LucasArts confirmed that the company did indeed take its leave from the video games organization, but mentioned that it will still support the ESA's mission in the industry. To find out more about this, check out our full article after the jump.

 Pandemic studios has been known to take its sweet time as it teases fans about its upcoming releases. Such isn't the case today as a lot more than hints about their upcoming games has been dropped. The devs have confirmed that they're working on a new game called The Lord of the Rings: Conquest and its set for launch late this year. Read the full article and see some of the early details.

If something's been going strong for the past ten years, you can bet its worth celebrating once it hits its anniversary date. That's true of Blizzard's StarCraft 2 as well.

In a recent interview, several members of the Blizzard opted to take a stroll down memory lane. Reminisce with them in the full article after the jump.

Things are definitely taking shape with the upcoming Nordic Game conference 2008 which is set to happen in two months time in Malmö, Sweden. It's been revealed that producers of Lego Star Wars and Rock Band will be the Keynote speakers in this event. Find out the details after the jump!

She may have missed small details before, but we found it hard to resist telling you guys about Surfer Girl's latest batch of rumors. This time, an announcement of Diablo 3 was mentioned and other intriguing  games were brought to light. Head over to the full article to find all the details.

What's George Lucas got to do with Kerrigan and Raynor? Plenty, apparently, based on Surfer Girl's latest bit of speculation regarding the beginnings of the Starcraft franchise, among other rumors. The rest of today's selection of rumors are available in the full article.

From this blogger's perspective,  Traveller's Tales' Lego Batman: The Videogame (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC) is looking really good. Why, you may ask? The video game's producer, Loz Doyle, gave out a few interesting facts about the game that any Batman fan will be happy to see: how they came up with the story, some villains' various abilities that you could use, Batman and Robin's different suits, among a lot of other things. Want to know what he had to say? Scoot on over to the full article.

Lego games are one of those few franchises where you could actually smile when your character dies. Exploding bits of Lego just can't fail to brighten up your day. A huge rolling Lego boulder is bound to do the same. New info and details are in for the upcoming Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. Check it out in the full article.

It's been a while since we last heard from BioWare about their plans for a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic sequel as well as the unnamed MMO title they mentioned way back in 2006. However, recent evidence has surfaced during an EA Analyst Meeting noted that the said games are currently in production. You can take a look at the list of games including the details about BioWare's upcoming titles in the full article.