The Need for Speed ProStreet gig didn't work out for Electronic Arts and internal studio Black Box, but the superstar publisher decided they could still make a turnaround for the franchise again, starting with Need for Speed Undercover. Perhaps guided by the popularity of night and illegal street racing movies, Need for Speed Undercover's design resettled for the open sandbox design of Most Wanted with a different story. A story, they say, that will include Mission Impossible 3's Maggie Q.

In light of the EA Maxis' Spore going gold, concern once again has hit the PC gaming segment over the definite inclusion of digital rights management (DRM) software with each copy. Many have argued over the integration of SecuROM on executables of The Sims 2 and its expansions, and now that Spore producer Lucy Bradshaw has confirmed Spore will be succeeded by at least one expansion, there's a whole lot of bickering to come for PC gamers. More details at the full story.

Next up from Electronic Arts is their flagship project of the year: the next big thing, some people say, to the best-selling Sims franchise. Spore looks to be shaping up perfectly for the September release, as constant media updates from E3 speak of polished, high definition graphics and striking visuals. But we won't just let hearsay keep the anticipation up - Will Wright himself and the folks at EA's booth have tendered several media presentations all for our viewing pleasure. Let 'em rip at the full story.

So it would appear that some third-party developers are getting what Stardock meant - the fate of PC gaming is on the hands of the developers. BioWare, a reputable PC developer of the past, has also expanded to the console market like many others, but they aren't about to abandon the gaming platform. Speaking to MTV, CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk said that the role-play experts might keep developing PC exclusives in the long run. And there's a little hope for Apple iPhone games from them as well. More on that when you click "read more".

TT, short for Tap & Talk, is apparently a growing brand in the homebrew community of Apple, thanks to the developers who first shipped TT Clock for Apple's flagship phone. TT-8Ball is the next in the list of community BigBoss' TT-branded homebrew applications. And just what the name says, it's a program designed for your magic 8-ball whims. More details in the full story.

Whispers went round since Steve Jobs unveiled the 3G iPhone that Apple had a new version of the iPhone firmware cooking in the kitchen. These whispers soon escalated to rumors that the alleged iPhone v2.0 firmware was to release before the 3G revision of Apple's revered touch phone was ready for retail. We expect that the homebrew community was looking forward to promising leads that might hint an unlockable option for the 3G iPhone, so perhaps this news bit would brighten their day: a future ZiPhone jailbreak release could do just that.

This month will be the launch of the Creature Creator for Will Wright's Spore, and the evolution simulator is set to touch two thirds of the PC population: Windows and Mac. What we have here are for gamers on both segments, though several Linux players might be interested as well. Are your Windows (emulation or non-emulation) and Mac rigs ready? The system requirements to run EA Maxis' masterpiece follows at the full story.

Guided Ways announce that iPray, the prayer times homebrew companion for followers of Islamic faith, has been improved to version 1.17. The application has been updated to include an even larger collection of cities, and even show the directions of Azan/Athan and Qibla from each one. Get to the full story to find out what's new in this version of the prayer scheduling software for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

An addicting delight like aMaze! ought to have plenty of levels to gouge on, thus this latest update for the homebrewed labyrinth game for the Apple iPhone. Now we know it's not exactly free, but it if you've tried your hand at the first few levels of the trial, you know the 10 bucks you're going to spend will be worth it. Even more so now that the Apple homebrew developer Shaun Erickson (Ste) added ten more levels to bump up the collection to 100 mazes. More details at the full story.

As the days inch closer and closer to Apple's June deadline for the Apple SDK release, the Cupertino lads seem to be pushing out as many beta releases as possible to iron out all the new features and kinks. Just recently, they've released the sixth build of the Beta of the Apple Software Development Kit, and there's a lot of tweaks put into this stealthy serving. Get them at the full story.