Sony is bringing another revolution on the go as they announced a new digital reader application for the PSP during GameCom. This new service will allow PSP owners to access a wide array of media content and will kick off this December with Digital Comics.

Terminator: Salvation producer Dan Lin has rights over the next Tomb Raider movie, and from what he says, it's going to be a reboot. Oh don't act all surprised - we heard earlier that the new movie will be getting a fresh start. More details on this though: the way Lin describes it, Lara's new movie - an origins-type of movie - won't be full-on action but will go deeper into the character. Kinda like Dark Knight, perhaps? Well, what ever the case, you can definitely scratch Angelina Jolie from the role - they're looking for someone younger.

So JJ Abrams is making a Star Trek reboot, right? Well, it looks like the movie's also getting a video game tie-in called Star Trek DAC that's set for launch this May.

It's a new week once again and Senior Manager for the PlayStation Store Grace Chen has posted the new list of downloadable goodies for everyone to enjoy. For the week of February 28, we've got more Rock Band (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) songs, a couple of new trailers, and some neat game videos for some of the upcoming titles on the PS3 and PSP. For the complete list of new content, check out the full article.

Taking a look at the games from both the east and the west, there's no denying both have their own charm in wooing their respective crowds. However, some gamers enjoy crossing the lines and end up playing games, despite the fact they don't understand a word of what the characters say.

Read more about import gamers in the full article!

Totally Games' Alien Syndrome work for the PSP and Wii only marks one of many milestones for this storied developer, well-known among older gamers for X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, for starters. TG founder and president Larry Holland talks to Gamasutra about three things, one of which this writer severely disagrees with.

• Updating the 1984 Sega Alien Syndrome for the very much present-day PSP and Wii.
• Being invited to work with DARPA - that's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Why Totally Games moved out of the flight/space sim genre it made its name on, because the genre's "on a long and slow decline." (This writer says: nuts to that)
  

The original arcade Alien Syndrome was an arcade shooter (sorry for the redundancy), so to bring the game up to speed for the early 21st century for a handheld and a Wiimote, Totally Games decided to fuse it with elements from the action-RPG (ARPG) genre.

The gameplay of this new version definitely places emphasis on the action component of the ARPG genre by requiring the player to refine his skill with range and melee weaponry in order to progress through the game. In addition there is plenty of loot to collect, weapons to upgrade, character skills and proficiencies to balance and an inventory to manage.

In summary, the game is all new, with new characters, weapons, environments, gameplay and a new story. Therefore this version of Alien Syndrome is not a simple graphics upgrade but a complete re-design from the ground. The result is an intense, ranged-combat oriented game with lots of strange and horrific aliens threatening to tear the player from limb to limb.

The Wii version of Alien Syndrome will come with special mini-games designed around the Wiimote's motion-sensing, geared to crafting items for the player. The interface will also be unique to the game (likely because you use the Wiimote with the interface, no doubt). Other than that, Holland says the Wii and PSP versions "share much" and are being developed concurrently.

Talking about working on a government project, and breaking the hearts of all X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter veterans everywhere at the full article.

The air's getting just a littler nippier as Christmas draws closer, now a little less than three weeks away. And for the guys getting ready, buying their groceries, presents, and whatnots for the festivities, here's your update on U.S. game launches for this week of December 4, courtesy of GamersReports.

The season's starting off kind on the portable consoles, with MGS: Portable Ops sortieing for the PSP, and the DS getting new Kirby and Castlevania titles. As for the consoles, Star Trek: Legacy's launching for the PC and Xbox 360, with the PS3 picking up the much-anticipated Fight Night and Full Auto titles within this week.

Nintendo DS:
12/4 Cartoon Network Racing
12/4 Kirby: Squeak Squad
12/4 Lionel Trains: On Track
12/5 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Nintendo Wii:
12/4 Barnyard
12/5 Ice Age 2
12/5 The Ant Bully

View the full list after this jump!

"That famous Shatner humor is still in high gear!" That's what fellow QJ-er Chris Coker said about William Shatner, the actor who played James Tiberius Kirk on Star Trek.

GameSpy interviewed him about what it was like to voice Kirk in the Bethesda Softwork Star Trek games: Star Trek: Legacy (for Xbox 360 and PC), Star Trek: Encounters, and Star Trek: Tactical Assault (for DS and PSP).

How did Bethesda manage to convince Shatner? "I didn't want to do it," Shatner said, "But they kept coming back to me... It was the groveling that got me. It broke my heart." Although Star Trek: Legacy impressed him ("cool" was how he described the game, and with the best graphics among Star Trek games, yeah it's cool).

Is it hard work to do voicing for a game?

GS: Have you ever been doing a voice for something and had the director say you're sounding too Kirk-like?

Shatner: No. But you have to explain that to me: What's Kirk-like?

GS: Well, Kirk is very commanding, very authoritative…

Shatner: No, there's no such thing. I just say the words. "NO!" Was that Kirk-like?

GS: Yeah.

Shatner: But that's also how I ordered dinner last night.

Anyway, Legacy is coming out on November 21, while Tactical Assault has already been released. Shatner said, "Star Trek is coming back, you can feel it in the air." We QJ Trekkers and Trekkies agree.

New Zealand: Is it just us, or it's getting a little Trekky in here?
Australia: No, we're feeling it too.
New Zealand: What are we going to do about it?
Australia: I do not know but resistance is futile...

Okay, that was geeky. Just to keep records straight, no such conversation took place. Thank God. It is true though that Star Trek fans from New Zealand and Australia will soon be getting their version of Star Trek: Tactical Assault (PSP, DS). Publisher Ubisoft announced today that they just signed an agreement with Bethesda Softworks, developer of the game for the handhelds.

Ubisoft also added that Tactical Assault will also see action on X360 for the said markets. Since no further details were given regarding the game, we wonder how the Klingon and the other races would look like in next-gen. All versions of the game are expected by December. We hope Captain Kirk's already landed in New Zealand and Australia to give us all an update by then.

With all the new games titles coming out in the next few weeks, we thought it's gonna be tiring trying to keep tabs on which games come out when, and for which consoles. With that in mind, we've compiled this list of games slated for U.S. release starting within next week, October 23. Now, according to their respective consoles:

Xbox360:

• Cars
• Marvel Ultimate Universe
• Phantasy Star Universe

PSP

• WTF: Work Time Fun
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance
• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
• Star Trek: Tactical Assault
• Dynasty Warriors 2
• ATV Off Road Fury Pro

Nintendo DS

• Magical Starsign
• Strawberry Shortcake: Strawberryland Games
• Hammy Goes Nuts
• Nacho Libre
• Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island
• Scurge: Hive
• Star Trek: Tactical Assault
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
• Touch Detective
• Konductra

So, there you have it. Save yourselves the wear on your sneakers, and read up on this list before trekking off to you local video game retail store.