Following in the footsteps of Football Manager 2008, Sports Interactive has revealed the next installment to be released for the PSP, PC, and Mac OS X platforms. Football Manager 2009 (and its accompanying Football Manager Handheld 2009 for the PSP) will be arriving on November 14. Read more for details and an in-depth video walkthrough with the devs.

Another day, another batch of new downloads on the iPhone App Store. Notable additions today include Caliper, a handy caliper tool for the iPhone, and Accounts, a very useful tracker for your savings accounts. The top ten after the jump.

A bunch of new apps have made their debut on Apple's App Store this week, with releases ranging from games to educational software. Hit the full article for a quick look at the top ten.

Great news for retro gamers everywhere: ScummVM has been updated to version 0.12.0, with added support for several games (check out the list of games in the full article). Versions have been released for several platforms, including the PC, Wii, PSP, and iPhone.





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Have you taken a look around the App Store yet? It's been around since early last month, and already, there's been a lot of downloading going on. If you still haven't taken the plunge yet, go grab your iPhone and see what's in store by reading the full article.

Tecmo's unquestionably in a bubbling tub of hot water the past couple of months, but could their luck be changing? Square Enix has revealed earlier that they have a proposal for a friendly takeover on the beleaguered developer.

Leipzig's over and the Tokyo Game Show won't be till October. But that doesn't mean there won't be any other conferences around to satisfy ever-curious gamers' appetites. And this time, we won't even have to fly overseas. The Austin Game Developers Conferences is coming up next, and they've added in a nice touch to this year's event.

If you're bored with all the unicellular screenshots and videos of Maxis' upcoming life simulator Spore(PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile), then feast your eyes on this latest trailer for the game. Producer Kip Katsarelis and Software Engineer Soren Johnsen explain how the civilization stage of the game works and show just how cool it can be waging war against your fellow life forms. Video and details after the jump.

If having Spore on your computer isn't enough, then get yourself a copy of Spore Origins. It's a spin-off of the game for mobile platforms. The game isn't out on all platforms yet, but it is out for the Classic iPod and iPod Nano. Details in the full article.

Get equal parts of Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, and a generous dose of '50s sci-fi movies, and you get the makings of Astro Ranch. Primarily marketed for the iPhone, the game is also set to come out on the DS and N-Gage platforms. Screens and more details in the full article.