Strap on a helmet and get ready to take on one of the most grueling races in the world as the Tour de France gets its latest cycling sim from Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive with Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2008 (PlayStation Portable and PC). In our full article you can view several new screenshots from the game as well as some interesting details regarding the upcoming title.

We've seen impressive tech demos and bone-chilling trailers of Atari's Alone in the Dark (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC), and parent Infogrames knows gamers will pick up its game. Infogrames' CEO believes in the upcoming survival horror so much that he's banking on it to bring the company to break-even level. Find what he had to say at the full article.

Virtual cyclists can once again take on the challenge of braving all 3,000 miles of this year's iteration of Cyanide's premier cycling sim in Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2008. The new game will feature all the familiar aspects of last year's version, as well as a couple of new events sure to entice cycling buffs who enjoy this highly competitive sport. More details on the upcoming game are cycling in at full article.

Blizzard is sending out word that tickets for its upcoming Worldwide Invitational event in Paris have now sold out. We imagine this shouldn't come as big surprise for the fans, given what sort of events await those who decide to pay the cash for their admission fee. More details are available in the full article.

StarCraft II for the PC platform was announced during last year's Worldwide Invitational. With this year's event just announced by Blizzard, rumors about a new title are now circulating once more.

The rumors have been going on for some time now especially after Blizzard mentioned that it's working on a yet-to-be announced MMORPG project. Could it be Diablo? Know more after the jump!

Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational is coming to Paris! This year marks the fourth Worldwide Invitational and Blizzard has just announced that tickets will soon be available. Details about the event in the full article.

David Hecq, a certified gamer who writes reviews and does other things video game journalists have on their to-do lists, is running for mayor of a small town in France. He's the president of AFRS (Française de Revendeurs Spécialisés, an association of video game retailers), runs a gaming website, yet still has time to play politics.

Check out the full article for more details!

Long-time game publisher Atari's financial troubles persist as its Q2 revenues continue to plummet. The firm has lost US$ 7.7 million in the period ending September of 2007, compounding earlier problems starting long before this fiscal cycle.

Financial dips ahead when you read on at the full article.

The nationalistic fervor burns even hotter in EA Sports' FIFA 08 as the developers of one of the world's best-selling sports game franchises announce a collection of 50 songs from artists around the world.

Every national team represented in FIFA 08 has a corresponding song and band from their own country that ups the passion as you take on the world's elite teams in the planet's most popular ballgame.

Included in the mix are artists such as The Hoosiers (UK), Babamars (France), Bodyrox (UK), Junkie XL (Holland), and Santogold (USA), Simian Mobile Disco (UK), CSS (Brazil), Datarock (Norway), Dover (Spain), Ivy Queen (Puerto Rico), Junkie XL (Holland), Maximo Park (UK), Mexican Institute of Sound (Mexico), Peter Bjorn And John (Sweden), Planet Funk (Italy), Superbus (France), The Cat Empire (Australia), and Wir Sind Helden (Germany). Many more are in store to be discovered when the game hits.

"We’ve been working for nearly a year to deliver what we believe is the ultimate FIFA 08 soundtrack," comments Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music at EA. "These are the most songs ever in a FIFA edition representing the most countries in the history of the videogame."

EA Sports' FIFA football franchise is the longest-running football simulation to date and has sold millions of copies around the world with iterations dating back to almost two decades. FIFA 08 will be released on the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PC, Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable.

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Early in June, the game industry was tiptoe-ing on a major powerhouse fusion when news flooded out that a fifth of Ubisoft's total voting shares were owned by superstar game publisher Electronic Arts. Today, however, news coming in from market regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (or AMF France) hint that it could be more than just a possibility for the second time running.

According to AMF, Electronic Arts has just gained more voting shares in Ubisoft Entertainment. EA Nederland now holds 24.86% of voting stakes in Ubisoft Entertainment, coupled with the ownership of 15.37% of the French publisher's capital. Although the North American publisher never acquired additional shares from Ubisoft since August 3, 2005, EA Nederland's voting rights have doubled for the old shares it has owned for more than two years.

To date, Electronic Arts Nederland owns 6.99 million shares, translating to 13.98 million votes instantly, within Ubisoft. Electronic Arts gave official word that it reserves the right to further increase its stake in Ubisoft over the next year, subject to decisions and conditions of the market.

As of press time, EA is not seeking to nominate their own board members for Ubisoft, but local market analysts believe that EA can and may change that decision easily when they see fit. More industry news as they come in.