A new trailer in our videos library for the PlayStation 3's wireless keypad is showing off the addon's features a little more.

The keypad was revealed at the Leipzig Games Convetion this year and we haven't heard a lot about the device since. We were initially sceptical about the necessity for a keypad like this - while the messenger pad on the Xbox 360 makes typing anything at all 500% less frustrating, the PS3 onscreen keyboard isn't so annoying - but the touch pad feature actually looks really good.

We're still not sure it should sit above the controller face, but we'll reserve judgement until we see the final product. Watch the keypad in action now and tell us what you think.

The Witcher is heading to the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, but it's not the The Witcher you might already know from the PC.

The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf will be heading to the home consoles in Spring 2009 CD Projekt Red officially announced earlier, and it will feature a "brand new combat system for thrilling dynamic action, and a new engine delivering matchless state-of-the-art visuals", while keeping the same story from the PC release.

The Witcher hit PCs late last year - with an Enhanced Edition releasing in September this year. Do you think the game can stand the test of time - two years since the exact same game was released for it to make its way to consoles? How long is too long to port a game to a different platform?

Update - Watch the announcement trailer now!

New screenshots for Star Wars: The Old Republic are now available on our game page for the title with the MMO based in the world of the classic Knights of the Old Republic titles looking very, very nice indeed.

Scope out the new screenshots now at the game page. The real money is in the comments at the official site where debate rages about the meaning of each SS and what it will result in in-game.

The title - announced in October - will the second MMOG based in the Star Wars universe after Star Wars: Galaxies. We're looking forward to seeing how this one pans out - the Knights of the Old Republic universe is a pretty foundation for an MMOG. What role would you play in a Star Wars MMO?

Details on the sequel to last years killer adventure title Uncharted: Drake's Fortune have been revealed with the cover shot for next month's GameInformer - the game is called Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

The GameStop owned (owners of EBGames over here) magazine GameInformer revealed a little more information than just the title - the game will feature a brand new "free climbing mechanic and stealth gameplay" and a focus on Marco Polo's adventures - but more information about the game will be released in the near future.

What did you think of the original Uncharted: Drake's Fortune? It was definitely had a lot of the right elements (and a few of the wrong ones) but the new one has the potential to get it all right. Plus the allure of playing out "Cliffhanger" with free climbing mechanics sounds pro!

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Halo 3: Recon - the standalone expansion pack for Halo 3 coming to the Xbox 360 next year - is no longer called Halo 3: Recon. It's now called Halo 3: ODST, a reference to the type of marine soldier you play (an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper).

The name change is so the team can directly reflect what your experience with Halo 3: ODST will be - perhaps they had focus groups who were scared they'd be restricted to reconnaissance the entire game when all they wanted to do was pew pew.

To celebrate the name change they released a name change trailer where you can see the same stuff you've already seen but with a brand new name!

All joking aside, how do you think this standalone expansion will go? Are you still playing Halo 3 online or have you moved on to bigger and better things?

The ambitious plan to recreate Half-Life on the Source engine has picked up steam recently - with a range of new screenshots and a brand new trailer being released.

The new trailer for Black Mesa shows off scenes from the iconic beginning to Half-Life as well as quite a few other memorable scenes from the game.

You can watch the Black Mesa Debut Trailer in our videos library now to scope it out for yourself, or head over to the official site for more details on how the project is coming along.

What do you think of the project? Did you miss out on the original Half Life - would this version make it more playable for you? And do you think there are any other games that could do with a 1:1 conversion to a brand new engine?

Jodie hit the streets - or pavilion floor it seems - this week to see what people think of three music rhythm band games - Wii Music, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band.

Not a huge surprise in the answers at this point really. On a different note people, we need a new name for the genre of music rhythm games which involve bands. Suggest away!

Creative Assembly - the guys behind the Total War series - are working on an RTS for consoles at the moment and they've got a new Dev Diary out.

As the team behind Stormrise is based in Brisbane, their Dev Diary for the game has a very familiar tone to it. It's a decent watch as well - hopefully they really flesh out the armies in the game to give them truly different playing styles.

Watch the Stormrise dev diary now to see more info on the unique vision CA has planned for the game.

Our man Andy snapped up interviews with some of the winners at the GDAA Awards last weekend - there weren't many as Melbourne based developers Blue Tongue Entertainment snapped up the lion's share for their title De Blob.

Dung - the game created by other Melbournites Firemint for the Project Joystick competition - also won an award at the show.

Andy wraps up with not just his opinion on the planned net filter - he and Jodie asked some others for their opinions at Melbourne's (Melbourne again!) eGames event.

Rockstar Games sent us through a nice little tutorial video for their Grand Theft Auto IV video maker feature, a how-to on what you need to do to make your own cinematic masterpiece.

It was supposed to be a helpful tool in our quest to win the Journalist competition Rockstar are running with for the launch of GTA IV PC - something to stave off a thousand entries that look like absolute crap. It's not quite that helpful, but it is yet another cool video in a long line of sweet videos made by Rockstar using the video maker.

You can watch the new video in our videos library, and the other eight videos are listed below it. My favourites are "Super Niko" and "Burgatory"!

Update - Unfortunately it seems that due to regional terms and conditions the only thing Australian Journos can win is bragging rights - it sucks a little but it's one of those things you come across with international competitions and it's not Rockstar's fault. Our video is still going to be pro so we'll make sure to link you anyway!