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.

Last April, we mentioned a rumor relating to the possibility of a new Pokemon game coming out this year. We did some hunting and found some potentially revealing information relating to this rumor. Learn what we found after the jump!

After just a few months of waiting comes the good news that Treyarch's current project, Call of Duty 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS), is finally playable. Will we have a demo soon, then? We hope that it won't be a long wait until then. More details in the full article!

By this time, you probably already know that Vivendi and Activision have left the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). That being the case, the companies' names aren't on the ESA's official website. Then again, LucasArts isn't on the site either. Could this mean that it has left the ESA as well? More on this in the full article after the jump.

If this piece of rumor turns out to be true, you'd have something good to purchase for Mother's Day. GameStop insiders allegedly sent word saying the Metallic Rose DS Nintendo previously bundled with Nintendogs will hit shelves soon. Find details at the full article.

Did you see the moon on Nintendo Power's latest issue? It looks like there are more clues within that issue other than the red moon, and it's in the reader questions page. It was mentioned in passing that a big third party title will be revealed next month and it's a "shocker." Check out the full article for more info.

Surfer Girl is sharing some fun facts and a few revelations for this weekend. The video game seer talks about the continuation of the Prince of Persia franchise in the new generation of game consoles, plus some projects lined up for the next couple of years. Relationships between development teams are also delved into. Read the full article for the complete score on her latest post.

How does a PlayStation 3 version of BioShock grab you? Or a 3D Castlevania game for both the Xbox 360 and PS3? Yeah, they're just rumors, but we can always cross our fingers, right? More video game rumors from EGM's Quartermann in the full article!

The gaming world was recently greeted by the news of Eidos signing a beneficial deal with Time Warner, but it looks like there were some dire consequences: according to some insider sources, Eidos has laid off its PR, marketing and sales departments in what seems to be in exchange to Time Warner's financial assistance. Read more about it in the full article.

If you guys were alarmed with the news that Sega closed down their UK Racing Studio, here's a tidbit of information that might be of help. There's a rumor circulating the Codemasters might save the studio from its demise. Read more on this after the jump!