A lot of opinions and analysis has been given from all angles in regards to the EA-Take Two acquisition. But here's one that really does matter. The FTC has concluded its non-public investigation on the matter and they've basically given EA the green light for it. What were their findings? Find out after the jump.

A new monthly report is in town, and it's a collaborative effort between the top three firms that track sales in the video game industry. North America's NPD Group, UK's Chart Track, and Japan's Enterbrain are now to come up with joint monthly reports. And with their powers combined... it's the Top Global Markets Report! Oooh, sounds like a golden idea! And guess what? The first report has already been published. Wanna see? Get a hold of the top five worldwide best-selling games of 2008 so far!

Following numerous trials and tribulations (probably because of a certain rock star developer we might all know - cough*Itagaki*cough), Yoshimi Yasuda has now resigned from Tecmo. Details of his resignation weren't revealed, but the only thing we could get is that he's bidding farewell to the company for "personal reasons".

Dev DJB has been pretty busy lately. It was only a few days ago when he released v1 of PSP Pandora Deluxe, and now it's on v1.1 with a bug fix and the latest version of Despertar Cementerio. Get it while it's hot. More details in the full article.

Download: PSP Pandora Deluxe v1.1

Hajime Tabata recently went on record to explain some of the goings on in the latest Parasite Eve title, The 3rd Birthday, noting that Aya Brea's new mission is going to involve a new brand of enemy and a lot of gunplay. Learn more after the jump!

British game developers have launched an all-out war against illegal file-sharers. They're not about to take piracy in the industry sitting down. But the music industry, another victim of the pirates, aren't backing them up on this cause. It's an apparent disagreement in approach and disposition.

All PlayStation lovers out there can't wait to get their hands on their PSN Cards. But what's this we hear - from a GameStop employee no less - that the retail store won't be carrying them cards until next year? What's going down?

The Leipzig event is officially more exciting than E3. Sony has just officially announced the new PSP-3000, which will debut this October in Europe. What's new in this model? Check out the full article for details.

*Update* New info for North America: release details, bundles, etc.

Any of you still reeling from the news of the PSP-3000? Well Leipzig ain't over yet. According to Sony, they'll be porting Everyday Shooter for the PS Store, and its download code will be part of the new PSP-3000 Entertainment Pack. Details in the full article.

Leipzig is going Loco! Going LocoRoco 2, to be precise. And sure enough, even the Prince of Cosmos from Katamari seems to be happy. Want to see the new video for LocoRoco 2? Roll that lonely star to the full article, pronto!