Alan Wake is completed 
Remedy Entertainment has announced that their much anticipated game Alan Wake has finally been completed. “I want to congratulate the team at Remedy on successfully completing Alan Wake and passing certification,” read a post by Remedy’s community manager, Peter Papadopoulos, on their Alan Wake forum. “It’s been a long and exciting road and I think I can safely say on behalf of the community here, congratulations!!” The US release date for the game is 18 May and according to IGN, it will be released on 14 May in Europe.

Gears of War 3 announcement on Monday?
Leading game design director for Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski was due to appear on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon tomorrow. Bleszinski announced via his Twitter page, however, that he’ll only be appearing on the show next Monday so that the guys at Epic Games can work on the title he was due to announce on the show for a little while longer. “The truth of the matter is that we wanted to take a couple more days to polish what we’re showing,” Bleszinski wrote. “Sorry all, appreciate your patience!”

Gaming without consoles 
Hideo Kojima (creator of the Metal Gear Solid series) stared into his crystal-ball and saw that “in the near future, we’ll have games that don’t depend on any platform.” Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo, he went on to say, “gamers should be able to take the experience with them in their living rooms, on the go, when they travel -- wherever they are and whenever they want to play. It should be the same software and the same experience.” Most of the games in the MGS series are only available on Sony platforms, such as the PlayStation 3. “It’s a bold prediction,” said SCEJ president Hiroshi Kawano of Kojima’s prophecy. “We hope he continues to develop for platforms, but we deeply respect his sense of taking on a challenge.”   
 
Taking it to the race tracks for real 
EA Underground (Need for Speed: Shift) announced their Team Need for Speed racing team on Tuesday, which will make its debut today at the Streets of Long Beach Formula D racing event in California. "Mad" Mike Whiddett and Matt Powers will be representing the team. Team NFS will also take part in its first European race, when Patrick Söderlund and teammate Edward Sandström compete in the VLN Series’ Stunden-Rennen race at Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany.