Although Sony's contender in this generation of consoles had a rocky start, the PlayStation 3 has been picking up some traction lately. Has it finally picked up its much needed momentum? Capcom seems to think so. According to the publisher, the PlayStation 3 has reached "full swing." More details in the full article.

Leipzig's over and the Tokyo Game Show won't be till October. But that doesn't mean there won't be any other conferences around to satisfy ever-curious gamers' appetites. And this time, we won't even have to fly overseas. The Austin Game Developers Conferences is coming up next, and they've added in a nice touch to this year's event.

This year's Games Convention at Leipzig was a sure fire success. And though some of you might not think that the same could be said about E3, GC 2009 has already been scheduled. Via press release, we find out that this year's event has set records above and beyond what GC 2007 had, and reception from the masses has definitely shown a good sign that the video games industry is booming more than it used to.

The awards ceremony for the Leipzig Games Convention 2008 has already taken place. And out of the dozens of games that were on the show floor, only nine were chosen to be the cream of the crop. Read the full article to see who made it to the list of awardees.

Codemasters has released screenshots of several of their upcoming games over at the Leipzig Games Convention, including Operation Flashpoint 2, Overlord: Dark Legend, Overlord: Minions, and Rise of the Argonauts. Check them out in the full article.

They know they've alienated their hardcore gamers, and they're more than set to make up for it. Cammie Dunaway of Nintendo has admitted that they were none too pleased with their presentation at E3. Recognizing that they may very well have turned off their own hardcore base, she reassures that Nintendo is taking steps to appease them. How exactly?

Apparently, getting to play as Ozzy Osbourne in Guitar Hero: World Tour wasn't cool enough for Activision. As an exclusive (for obvious reasons) to the Wii console, there'll be an additional mode called Mii Freestyle in which you can actually play as your very own Mii avatar.

Hideo Kojima, Koji Igarashi, and a handful of playable demos and new game announcements have all been announced as part of the Konami experience at Leipzig. More in the full article.

The good folks at 1UP have posted a bunch of new photos from the site of the Leipzig Games Convention as the booths are being set up for the big event tomorrow. From what we're seeing, it looks like we might find at Leipzig what we found lacking at E3. Pics in the full article.

There's a new Overlord riding out to town soon, and it's gonna be a Wii-exclusive. Codemasters has just revealed that they are indeed working on a port of the original Xbox 360 Overlord, but this one will be overall shiny and new. Dean Scott explained more about what to expect from Overlord Dark Legend, and you can check it out at the full article.