With GamesCom out of the way, there's still another big gaming event on the calendar: the Tokyo Game Show. For this year's TGS, Sega will be showing off a pretty balanced lineup that includes handheld sequel Valkyria Chronicles 2, the PS3 and Xbox 360 RPG End of Eternity, and PS3 exclusive Yakuza 4.

Discerning Wii gamers are in for a bit of bad news regarding Platinum Games and Sega's MadWorld. It has been confirmed that the game won't be running in 480p.

Forget the March 31 date mentioned in the last MadWorld update. Sega and Platinum Games will be bringing the ultra-violent game to North America three weeks earlier than that.

And some say the Wii isn't hardcore. The entire game may be set in a black-and-white (and red) world, but MadWorld still manages to be colorful with all the blood and guts you can chuck at a masochistic prude. It reminds me a lot of how Wild9 works - find as many ways you can to kill, maim, and torture your enemies. Feels just like Christmas, ya? Greeting everyone a merry Christmas is MadWorld protagonist Jack - yeah, just Jack. This trailer's even got Mr. Movie Trailer doing voice-overs.

Atsushi Inaba of Platinum Games have some words of wisdom to share with the Japanese developers. He'd want for them to be more creative and step more out of the box. Hey, the gaming world isn't just all about Japan, after all.

In a recent interview with Gamespot, Sega of America President and COO Simon Jeffery posed an intriguing statement related to the future of Platinum Games. According to him, Platinum Games' upcoming titles will not be one-offs. Find out what Jeffery means after the jump!

This post is bound to pump up the excitement all the more for Platinum Games' up and coming Wii exclusive, MadWorld. That's because we've got cool new screens for you, and a video to boot. To check them out, just click on full article.

Do you think the Nintendo Wii is a bit too soft-core for you? One development team begs to differ as they're creating a new title that would change that perception.

In Platinum Games' Mad World, it won't be all rainbows and butterflies as they promise tasteful violence integrated with the Wii's innovative controls. Find out more in the full article up next.

The rumored publishing deal between Sega and Platinum Games has finally been confirmed by way of a recent press release. All three games mentioned in our previous post - Bayonetta, Infinite Line, and MadWorld - have also been confirmed. Hit the full article for details as well as some Famitsu scans of the games in question.

Back in January, we reported that Shinji Mikami, of Dino Crisis and Resident Evil fame, will start work on the first title of the team Platinum Games (formerly SEEDS). Now how far along are they? Rumor has it that they have signed with Sega to release three new games, one of which will involve Devil May Cry 4 creator Hideki Kamiya. More details after the jump.