Supreme Commander 2 has been officially confirmed for a spring 2010 release. It’s the next instalment in Square Enix’ Supreme Commander series, and is to be set 25 years further into the future.

SupCom 2 will feature numerous enhancements, and Square Enix will be hoping to impress the masses when this one lands for the PC and Xbox 360 platforms in the first quarter of 2010.

In order to learn more information about SupCom 2, take a trip to the official website.

As a long time fan of the Sports Interactive series, I always look forward to playing the latest Football Manager games when released. Football Manager 2010 was no different, and when the FM2010 Demo was released I was very excited to start playing as my team of choice, Oxford United. It didn’t take me too long at all to get to January in the game, and having now started a new demo game as Manchester City; I feel that the time has come to provide my first thoughts on Football Manager 2010.

The first thing that strikes you about Football Manager 2010 when you start playing is the new interface. For a number of years now the Football Manager look has remained pretty consistent, the interface has now been completely revamped however and looks very impressive for it. I must admit that I had got very used to the old interface, and when I first played FM2010 the new look therefore came as quite a shock; it didn’t take me long to get used to the new interface however, and I do in fact feel now that it has been improved, and Sports Interactive has made the game even stronger in this area.

When you sign a new player in FM2010 you can now choose to hold a press conference, and this is a very cool feature to have been added to the game. Each year Sports Interactive just keeps making the game better, and this is definitely one of the new features that I’ve been incredibly impressed with having played the demo.

The 3D match engine looks to have been improved, and in addition to this, crowds have been added to enhance the game’s realism. One thing I have picked up on about the FM2010 Demo crowds is that when managing Oxford United none of the fans wore yellow shirts, and yet managing Manchester City there are plenty of sky blue shirts in the crowd (and plenty of shirts in the crowd for the opposition side also). Not really sure why the Oxford fans don’t wear shirts and yet fans from the Football League do but there you go; maybe this is something that will be resolved for when the full game is released. It would also be a nice touch if every in-game stadium was an accurate representation of the real life stadium, one step at a time though I guess, and I suppose it’s not too bad a situation when your home ground is given four sides rather than its real number of three.

There are some very interesting new features with Football Manager 2010, small tweaks that have made my favourite football management sim even greater, and once again Sports Interactive appears to have put together a very impressive game. It’s easy to shout touchline instructions in the middle of a match, the game seems more fun than ever to play, and overall here I definitely feel that some very positive tweaks and changes have occurred.

The initial signs are strong with Football Manager 2010, and I now can’t wait to play the full-game when it’s released. Football Manager 2010 is a game that I can most definitely see myself spending many happy hours playing over the coming weeks and months.

Championship Manager 2010 is to become available to Mac users as of November 13th, courtesy of leading Mac developers Virtual Programming. The game has been available to PC users since September 11th, Mac users are soon to have access to the football management sim also however, complete with the same features as its popular PC counterpart.

Mac gamers have been missing out on the fun for the last six weeks, thankfully that will soon change though, and I’m sure there will be many Mac users across Europe getting stuck in to Championship Manager 2010 come mid-November.

The game is to have an SRRP of £29.95, and will be available across Europe from November 13th in selected retail stores and online.

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.