Have you been hit by the banhammer yet? In case you weren't aware, and in case you've been doing some extra-legal tactics in Modern Warfare 2 (aka cheating), then you're in for some trouble as Activision is out to get the whole lot of you today.

GTTV's Geoff Keighley has revealed via Twitter that Tron Legacy won't be the only game premiering at this year's Spike Video Game Awards. Apparently a new Star Wars game will be announced during the event as well.

Yes, there will be a beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) or at  least DICE has hinted at it. GameStop, however, has jumped the gun and posted a supposed date for the release of the said beta -- only to take it down later.

Everyone's got something to say about Infinity Ward's (odd) decision to drop dedicated servers for the PC Modern Warfare 2 (also on PS3, Xbox 360). Included in the "everyone" list is DICE's K.M. Troedsson.

Infinity Ward kept it a surprise, and it's pleasant enough for all Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) fans! The team has updated their official website, and soon, we'll all be able to gain entry to the Expanded IW community.

Uh-oh! I hope our friends from Left4Friends didn't catch this. PAX sources are now reporting that they do have a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus (commonly but misleadingly known as Swine Flu) from their recently-concluded Washington event.

We had E3, then GamesCom, then PAX is coming up next, and then right after that, we have Tokyo Game Show! It's events season alright, and every time we can't wait to see what the pubs and devs are bringing along with them to show off to us. Capcom's got their list down pat already, so it seems. Via their Unity twitter, they've announced that they have "several" new game announcements in store. It sure is nice to see that they're always kept busy for our entertainment.

Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has tweeted via his fourzerotwo Twitter account that a new patch for the online exploits in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is currently in the works. So to those taking advantage of these exploits, for certain player advantages over others, those days of exploitation are numbered.

Yesterday we reported about some framerate issues dogging the PS3 version of id Software's upcoming multiplatform title, Rage. As id puts it, word of the framerate issue -- which had the game running at 20 to 30 FPS on the PS3 compared to a smooth 60 on Xbox 360 and PC -- caused "quite a ruckus." They have now moved to assure gamers "a great Rage experience" on all platforms.

As of 12NN this morning, Ubisoft has launched the Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Twitter Experience. Have you guys joined in yet? The Twitter Experience basically invites players and tweeters from all over to join in online battles and assassinations