Capcom sends word on when Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers will be able to get their grubby little hands on Street Fighter IV. US gamers will be firing it up on February 17th. Put it on your calendars now Street Fighter fans, it’s been a long time coming…

SCEA has just sent word that they’re having to delay Little Big Planet for PS3. In the final review process leading up to the release, they’ve found that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an.

SCEA is taking action to rectify the situation and will be shipping the game to retail the week of October 27th rather than next week’s release. The interesting thing about the whole situation though? Retail stores have a Little Big Stash of the game on hand already.

We’ll have more as well as our Little Big Planet review on PopCultureShock shortly.

EA’s sci-fi horror, Dead Space, has shipped to retail. Marking the first title of its kind for the company, EA has big expectations for the title and from what we’ve played of it so far they have good reason to.

Set five hundred years in the future, Dead Space follows the story of Isaac Clarke, a normal systems engineer, who is sent with a small repair team to restore communications aboard an immense mining ship, the USG Ishimura. Once onboard the vessel, Isaac discovers that the crew has unearthed an ancient and malevolent alien presence far beneath the planet’s surface and brought it onboard. It’s a living nightmare onboard the Ishimura, which has turned into a floating bloodbath, as the crew has been unspeakably mutilated and infected by an ancient alien scourge. Clarke’s repair mission becomes one of survival as he fights not just to save himself, but to return the artifact to the planet at any cost.

Dead Space is available now for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Look for more here soon, on PopCultureShock.

Ubisoft sends word that Far Cry 2 has gone gold. The Ubisoft Montreal developed title is the sequel to the game that put Crytek on the map. Fary Cry 2 switches things up and takes place in a war-torn area of Africa. The first person shooter will see players conducting shady dealings with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict to advance their own interests.

Far Cry 2 ships on October 21 and will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

Activision sends word that the multiplayer beta for Call of Duty: World at War is open. They noted that there are two ways currently to get into the beta. The first way that guarantees you a slot is to preorder the title from Gamestop. Regardless of if you preorder online or in store, you’ll recieve a token that will grant you entry into the beta.

The second way is to sign up as a member at CallofDuty.com. The only thing is, this method only has a limited number of tokens available.

The Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer betas will provide players with an opportunity to play as U.S. Marines, German Wehrmacht, Japanese Imperial Army and Russian Red Army factions in a variety of game types (Team Death Match, Free-For-All, Capture the Flag and War), across three different maps:

· Castle: The Imperial Japanese Army faces off against the Marine Raiders in a daytime battle, located on the grounds of an ancient, Japanese castle.
· Makin: The U.S. Marine Raiders square off against the Imperial Japanese Army in a nighttime fight, set in an outpost on the Makin Atoll in the Pacific.
· Roundhouse: The Wehrmact will fight the Red Army to the bitter end in a daytime struggle that features tank and infantry combat, set in a desolate, war-torn European train depot.

The PC multiplayer beta is coming soon, however there was no word of the PS3 multiplayer beta. Call of Duty: World at War hits retail on November 11.

Bethesda sends word that Fallout 3 has gone gold. Fans of The Elder Scrolls titles already know what to expect here, but for those of you that don’t. Fallout 3 is an open world title set 200 years after the events of a nuclear war that happened circa the 1950’s. You’re able to create any kind of character you want as you explore and fight to survive in the open wastes of Washington D.C. Mash-up Mad Max with Oblivion and you’ll get an idea of what’s going on here.

Fallout 3 will release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 28th. Stay tuned.

Tokyo Game Show is an event where many surprises are often made regarding Japanese videogame companies and Microsoft certainly did just that along with Namco Bandai today. The two companies announced that Tekken 6 will be coming to the Xbox 360 in 2009. While Tekken 6 was one of the teaser titles show years ago to hype up PS3 hardware, things have been very quiet for a very long time regarding the title coming to a home console.

This will mark the first time that a title in the Tekken series will be released for a non-PlayStation platform. More details as they break.

EA Sports has announced that the playable demo for NBA Live 09 is available now for Xbox 360 and PS3 via Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Network. This will give gamers just a little bit of time to get used to the game ahead of the October 7 release. Full details can be found below.

A full playable demo of NBA LIVE 09 is now available on the PLAYSTATION® Network™ and Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace. Play as the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics and re-write history as you play out this legendary rivalry. Choose from current rosters, or replay one of two games from the 2007-2008 season using NBA LIVE Rewind that will emulate conditions of each game with absolute precision using Dynamic DNA. Powered by Synergy Sports Technology – the premier analytics provider using NBA data for 25 NBA teams – Dynamic DNA is the brain behind the game that evaluates Player DNA that breaks down how a player scores, Team DNA that rates how the players on the floor play as a unit, and Tendencies that refer to the percentage a player drives left, right or shoots from each spot on the floor.

Feel the difference Pau Gasol made in the Lakers style of play by replaying games before and after he was traded to Los Angeles. Grab a copy of NBA LIVE 09 on October 7th and watch Dynamic DNA come to life with NBA LIVE 365 as it will update daily once the season begins. NBA LIVE 09 is now constantly evolving and accurately reflects what you see on the court in your virtual experience. NBA LIVE 09 is made fresh daily, all season long.

New York – Tokyo sends word that their New York – Tokyo Film Grand Prix Festival is about to start. Essentially the festival, sponsored by MTV, will be comprised of eight films beginning September 28 and ending October 16 across three venues. The material is comprised of everything from a collection of anime shorts by Studio 4.C (The Animatrix) to tragic love stories to a ghost story and everything between.

For all the true otaku out there, everything will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Many of the pieces are making their North American or International debut. Be sure to check out the film festival website for more information on the film listings, showtimes, venues and pricing.

As if the first title ever got old, EA and MTV Games have announced that Rockband 2 has shipped to retail for Xbox 360. The title will release on Sunday, September 14 for Xbox 360 and later on other consoles. Thankfully, gamers will be able to purchase the title in a variety of ways from day one this time in case they’re not looking to have a room full of plastic instruments.

The Rockband 2 SKUs are as follows:

* Rock Band 2 Standalone Software (Xbox 360) $59.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Wireless Drums (Xbox 360) $89.99 MSRP
* Rock Band 2 Standalone Wireless Guitar (Xbox 360) $69.99 MSRP

For those of you looking to take your virtual instruments to the next level, have a look at this. For only $299, you can have the Rockband ION Drum Rocker. What does that three hundred dollars buy you? A real electronic drum kit with up to three color assignable cymbals that functions as a Rock Band game controller. A drum conversion kit is also available to transform the kit from a game controller to a real instrument (sold separately).

Gamers will be happy to know that in addition to shipping with 84 songs on the game disc (compared to the 58 of the original game), there will be an additional 20 games available for download for free following the game’s launch.

The wait is almost over.