Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (PlayStation 3 the Best) News

Four gaming companies reach "mutual agreement" with Bareis Technologies over patent claim filed last year.

Texas-based Bareis Technologies contends SOCOM, Tom Clancy, NASCAR franchises violate protected disk-based speech recognition method.

New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside.

[UPDATE] Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls IV, and 22 other full 360 titles available at launch; Adidas, Quiksilver, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 duds added to virtual clothier.

Ubi Montreal's Yannis Mallat, Far Cry 2 lead Clint Hocking, POP producer Ben Mattes, and EndWar director Michael De Plater discuss the French publisher's approach to film-game cross-pollination.

PSPs teaching Hilton hoteliers? Silent Hill artists training Special Forces with RPGs? Grand Theft Auto designers helping police and paramedics? It's all in a day's work for CEO Jerry Heneghan's cutting-edge company.

News of the Rainbow Six publisher's tie-up of military media mogul's empire sends company's share price skyward.

[UPDATE] Author-inspired techno-military media empire--including book, film, and game rights--purchased by Rainbow Six publisher; CEO Yves Guillemot says Ubi looking at massively multiplayer project.

Shooters from Bungie and 2K get most nods for testosterone-infused network's December 9 award show.

New map pack for Ubisoft shooter appears along with update for Relic's real-time strategy game, demo for ThreadSpace: Hyperbol, and more.

First quarter of French publisher's fiscal year shows revenues up more than 90 percent on strength of Rainbow Six Vegas, Surf's Up.

Pulled content update for Ubisoft's sin-city shooter now free on Xbox Live, reimbursement incoming; Red Edition also free beginning July 6.

Ubisoft releases five new maps for recent Tom Clancy title, while free modes arrive for Sierra's supernatural action game, with multiple map packs on the way.

Movie-based games headline a heavy week of releases alongside Pokemon's Wii debut and 2K Games' The Darkness for PS3, Xbox 360.

Darkness descends on Australia this week; DiRT racing to 360 and PC.

Long-delayed Ubisoft shooter storms PS3; Madden-maker offers free football; Sierra offers piece of history; Austin Powers on XBL.

Expanded awards from Entertainment Merchants Association give nods to Gears of War, God of War 2, Guitar Hero II, WOW.

GRAW2, TMNT help French publisher rake in more than $252 million in the first three months of '07, a 37.4 percent increase; annual sales top $870 million.

Player's Pack: Red Edition ready for download on Xbox Live Marketplace; 800 Microsoft points ($10) nets gamers a pair of new game modes, five new maps.