IGN managed to get a few words from Disney Interactive Studios game director Alex Peters on the studio's latest project, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, a new action RPG for the Xbox 360, PS3, and the PC. Feel like leaving your landlubber lifestyle to pursue a double life as a ruthless cut-throat? Hit the link for more info.

Ever wish that the Overlord in the Disgaea franchise looked that sick? Well, wouldn't be Disgaea if it was that serious. Besides, you can just go ahead and play Overlord II on your PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 - when the game comes out that is. In the meantime, we've got first dibs on these new Overlord II vids, featuring the dev diary in one, and the creature-crushing gameplay in the other. C'mon and have a look.

Like they say, once you're at the top, there's nowhere to go but down. In Shigeru Miyamoto's case, he went down quite a bit. After being at the top of Time 100 last year, the Nintendo gaming mastermind drops to #42 of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people from various fields and industries. So who else made it to the list? Find out after the jump.

Remember the Ubidays 2008 trailer for Prince of Persia (DS, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360)? If you didn't already know, Elika is the lithe and equally acrobatic sidekick who gave our hero, the so-called Wanderer, the lethal boost to bring down the big baddie midway into the short flick. We now learn that she is one of Ubisoft's instruments to re-capturing the magic that is Prince of Persia. Learn how they plan to do so at the full story.

Grand theft what? This April isn't exactly rocky even if you're not a fan of the upcoming sandbox behemoth, because other major releases can go neck to neck. For the week ending April 20, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will race to North America with an expansion for The Sims 2 and Okami's waggle reincarnation tailing behind. Hit that jump to see the rest of games about to reach retail.

Fresh from acquiring assets to dip themselves into the casual gaming market, "creative hub" publisher THQ will now set out to raise the curtains off their much broader lineup of games for fiscal year 2009. And aside from tending some exclusive titles for the Nintendo Wii, THQ has a couple of mainstream franchises piled up for a comeback. All these are to be demonstrated at the Game Press Event in San Francisco. Head to the full story for more info.

Disney Interactive Studios recently voiced its stance regarding video games, but what about the other movie studios out there? Are they just as enthusiastic about licensing out their movie rights? Or do they actually publish video games themselves?

More on the status quo in the full article, right after the jump.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo DS, and the PC by Disney Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales is due out early in summer of 2008. With the launch approaching, new details and screenshots have been made public. See the full article for more details.

Oh yes! Surfer girl's at it again by riding the waves and waves of rumors circulating the net. As always, she's got a chockful of tales for all those who are interested. This time around she talks about, Disney's "inspired" Rock Band title, Mass Effect for the PC, news on a BioShock movie, and more. Details of the rumors after the jump!

If you're eagerly awaiting the WALL-E film you may want to check out the upcoming video game version as well, regardless of which system you own. That's right, THQ plans to release the video game version on all major gaming platforms to promote the movie's release. How faithful will the games be to the WALL-E movie? Find out after the jump!