With just over a month to go until Football Manager 2010 is finally released, there are a lot of people out there right now very excited about getting their hands on this latest title from Sports Interactive. Football Manager has never let us down yet, and having introduced the 3D match engine last time out; Football Manager 2010 looks all set to improve upon the 3D action first introduced last year.

For the first time in Football Manager history, Football Manager 2010 will introduce the option to create your own new leagues. You can add to already existing set-ups, so you could for instance add leagues from lower down the English league system than currently available, or simply start afresh by creating an entirely new league system. An actual ‘Champions League’ could be created for instance in which you could place the Champions of each top level league in Europe, or you may even wish to make an even broader league, featuring some of your favourite teams from all over the world. The choice is absolutely yours; you could have Manchester United playing in a league with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and AC Milan, or perhaps even create a league for fun where teams such as Liverpool, Wolfsburg, and Marseille may have to make the trip to Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium.

Football Manager 2010 will provide a fantastic new level of fantasy, and I for one will no doubt have great fun setting up elaborate new league systems, as well as employing my favourite old Football Manager tactic of taking on a team from the lower levels and looking to take them as high as possible.

October 30th is the date that Football Manager 2010 will be released, and that is when the football management fun will finally begin.

The release date for the much anticipated video game BioShock 2 has now been announced, and the game is to hit the shelves on February 9th 2010. The game will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, and Windows, and is to be set 10 years after the events of the original BioShock.

BioShock 2 is currently in development, and it truly is incredibly exciting news to be provided with confirmation of when the game can be expected.

If you were a fan of the original, then BioShock 2 is most definitely a game to own in 2010, and with less than 5 months to go until the game is released; it is now time to start getting excited.

Having been playing Championship Manager 2010 for a week now, I thought that now would be the perfect time to write down some of my first impressions of the game.

When I first loaded up the game I started out as Oxford City in the Southern Premier Division, and my initial feelings about the game weren’t particularly positive. I’m used to playing Football Manager, and to begin with found the Championship Manager 2010 set-up a little fiddly. After a few days the controls of the game were no longer an issue, the actual quality of play in this division did seem a little iffy however, and the players at this level within the game seem unable to kick a ball without falling over, pass in an incredibly peculiar manner, and watching the 3D match action at this level just doesn’t look right.

The Southern Premier Division is a seventh tier English league, and granted, the football at this level isn’t as free flowing and perfect to watch as Premier League level football; within the game the quality of football just seems a bit too rubbish though, and if you’re thinking of managing a lower level team then this is something that you may well find quite frustrating about Championship Manager 2010.

Having had issues with the in-game quality of football at Southern Premier League level, the second team I chose to manage was Manchester United, and found this to be a far more pleasurable experience. Usually I enjoy taking on lower level clubs and getting them promoted up the divisions; with the 3D action so frustrating to watch at the lower levels however, with Championship Manager 2010 I far prefer managing higher profile football teams, and have very much enjoyed managing Manchester United.

I only paid £2.51 for Championship Manager 2010, and for that price I am very pleased with my investment. Will I still be playing the game when Football Manager 2010 comes out at the end of October? Almost certainly, and will I be buying Championship Manager games again in the future? I think there’s a very good chance of that happening, yes.

The Official Just Cause 2 website has now been launched, and can be found at JustCause.com. Upon entering your date of birth you’ll then be able to click on the appropriate flag to display the website in the language of your choice.

The Just Cause 2 website features news, trailers, images etc., and even has a forum so that you can interact with fellow fans of the Just Cause video games series. It’s a well laid out website that is easy to navigate, and if you were a fan of the first Just Cause game then it’s definitely worth taking a trip to the website to find out the latest news about the second game in the series.

Just Cause 2 is all set to be released for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in 2010.

Sports Interactive has always dominated the market when it comes to football managements sims; Eidos is hoping to provide some serious competiton for its bitter rival this year however, and is trying out a new tactic of letting people name their price when ordering Championship Manager 10.

Take a trip to the Championship Manager Store and you can pre-order the game right now for a penny; there’s also a £2.50 transaction fee, so you’ll technically be paying £2.51 for the title, even still you’ll be getting an absolute bargain however, and will be able to download your copy of Championship Manager 10 from midnight on September 11^th.

Eidos has played a very clever game in announcing this name your price model for Championship Manager 10, and the prospect of owning a digital copy of Eidos’ new game for such a small price is sure to tempt many people to try the game out that perhaps hadn’t played Championship Manager since the Eidos/Sports Interactive split several years back.

Championship Manager is going to gain a lot of extra fans from this year, and Eidos will be hoping that the fans gained will be sticking with the series for many years to come.

Sports Interactive has ruled the football management simulation market for many years with its Football Manager series, but others are still adding further features to their games in order to try and compete.

With FIFA Manager 10, EA will introduce a new online mode where players will be able to test their football management skills against others on the internet. Sports Interactive brought out its Football Manager Live game in November 2008, a pay monthly title allowing users to compete against other real life users online. Sports Interactive’s game has proved to be incredibly popular, and it seems that EA now wants in on the action.

FIFA Manager 10 will feature improved aesthetics, and include more than 3600 clubs and 31000 players from over 40 different countries.

Click on the thumbnails below in order to see these FIFA Manager 10 Screenshots in their full glory:

Command & Conquer 4 has now been officially confirmed by Electronic Arts. The game is scheduled for release in 2010, and will be available for the PC-only.

Command & Conquer 4 is to be set in 2062, with humanity at the brink of extinction. Taking place after the events of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the game will provide the conclusion to the Tiberium series, and Command & Conquer 4 lead producer Mike Glosecki has said that “This game is designed to give fans all the answers they’ve been looking for”.

Mike Glosecki has also said of Command & Conquer 4 that “With its objective-based multiplayer mode, persistent player progression and all-in-one mobile base, players will experience Command & Conquer like never before.”

The game will include two campaigns, which players will be able to enjoy in either single-player or cooperative mode, and will also feature a new 5v5 objective-based multiplayer mode.

24 tracks have now been confirmed for Guitar Hero 5, and the game is definitely looking very exciting right now. Featuring artists such as Beastie Boys, Thrice, Darkest Hour, and Vampire Weekend; Guitar Hero 5 is a game that is sure to impress many, and its September UK release date just can’t come quick enough.

There’s a list of all the bands and artists that will feature on the game available at the Guitar Hero 5 website, and whilst you’re there you can even get your hands on an exclusive free Wolfmother MP3 by registering at the website. The track is titled ‘Back Round’, and is taken from the band’s upcoming ‘Cosmic Egg’ album.

Here are the 24 tracks that have now been confirmed for Guitar Hero 5:

• Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
• Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
• Beck – “Gamma Ray”
• Billy Squier – “Lonely Is The Night”
• Blur – “Song 2”
• Bob Dylan – “All Along The Watchtower”
• Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
• Coldplay – “In My Place”
• Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
• David Bowie – “Fame”
• Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (‘99 Remix)”
• Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
• Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life (Live)”
• Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain (Live)”
• John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
• Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
• Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make It Wit Chu”
• Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
• Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
• The Bronx – “Six Days A Week”
• Thrice – “Deadbolt”
• Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
• Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
• Wolfmother – “Back Round”

The official RRP for DJ Hero has now been announced, and the game is to retail at a price of £107.99. Quite a steep price tag for the game really, HMV has already announced that it will be selling the game for £99.99 however, and I’m sure that a lot of other stores will follow in issuing a cheaper price for the game.

DJ Hero has already been causing quite a stir, and enjoyed a very successful launch party at the beginning of June at which Eminem and Jay-Z performed, along with a number of very high profile DJs.

DJ Hero is all set to hit the shelves later on this year, and I can definitely see this game being on the Christmas list of many.

With the arrival of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on the PSP, a new PSP bundle has now been released to impress Harry Potter fans here in the UK.

The PSP comes in a very nice blue colouring, and is presently retailing at a price of £149.99. Not a bad price really considering that the PSP 3000 alone currently costs only a little less, and if you’re not yet a PSP owner but love the Harry Potter franchise then now may well be the time to get your hands on one.

Here’s a picture of the bundle to show you the beautiful nature of the blue: