Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands was just announced by Ubisoft today. Release date is set for May 2010 for both console and handhelds. More will be revealed on Spike TV's 2009 Video Game Awards on Sat. Dec 12th @ 8pm/7c. (Info via Gamepress)... more.

As the holidays get closer, let's share the gift of gaming with those we love.....Here are some options from some artisans on Etsy: Controller Ornaments ($25) by useyourdigits Katamari Pillows ($30) by Penguinotic Gears of War Glasses ($34) by Placidrain ... more.

They're not running a marathon, they're not doing a walk, they're going to play Xbox for 24 hours to raise money for the BBC Children in Need charity. Scooter & Jinx, a British vinyl toy and accessory store will be playing under the gamertag TheCrackFoxx this Sunday.  Doesn't say what game or games they'll be playing. If you feel like donating to the cause, you can do so on their JustGiving p... more.

Today, November 10 at 6 PM/3 PM PST, THQ will be hosting a two hour gameplay session with members from the band Adelitas Way in their latest release in the WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw series. Fans will be able to find them on Xbox Live using the gamertag "ADELITAS WAY". “We are very excited to interact with the fans in such a cool way; I hope our fans don’t hate us after we whoop them one by one... more.

If you didn’t already know, Ubisoft has decided to go with the all out media blitz approach for its upcoming sequel Assassin’s Creed 2. I believe they're going for the trifecta. Besides Assassin’s Creed 2(Xbox 360/PS3), and Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines (PSP), they have done a three part mini series entitled Assassin’s Creed Lineage. Now the PSP game and the films will bridge the ga... more.

Some good ol' zombie killing to start off my Wednesday morning. I played as Ellis in the campaign demo and tried out some of the fun new melee weapons, like the cast iron frying pan, police baton and electric guitar.  They have a nice ring to them after they make contact with zombie skulls and get nice and bloody. Encountered some of the new bad guys, like the Jockey, (who "rides" you) the Cha... more.

Well, how about that. Looks like the delay on Mass Effect 2 wasn't nearly as bad as we all thought it was going to be. Bioware officially announce the release date today: January 26th, 2010. So you have one month and one day to enjoy whatever games you get for Christmas (or for those of you who don't celebrate, game you just happen to begin on December 25th) and otherwise clear your schedule for w... more.

At E3 we got the big news that two of the biggest social networking sites would be integrated into our 360 service. Announcing this set another milestone for Microsoft on how they wanted the 360 to be more than just a gaming platform and how they wanted it to be very social for their consumers. With this announcement, many fans of the services were excited, but were left with only Fall as a relea... more.

Get a glimpse at the time -warped victorian world of P.B. Winterbottom on his journey to devour pies! This mostly black and white game is done in the style of a silent film, with title cards for dialogue and rag-time piano for music. You character is able to manipulate time, enabling him to multiply/team up/sacrifice and race himself to get to the pies he loves.  Check out the trailer to this  i... more.

So the last Tournament was a resounding success!  Our Champion rose above the rest to claim his prize in Street Fighter 4 and now that the smoke has cleared the staff here at Amped is thinking about the next tournament already.  However, a game cannot be decided upon.  Should we do Street Fighter 4 again, should we do a tournament for the PS3 this time?  Should we do a Halo 3 Tournament since ... more.