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The last time we were in control of Sam Fisher — aka the X10 demo — he was sneaking, shooting and (neck) snapping his way through a mansion in Malta, tracking down the man he believed had information about his daughter Sarah’s killer.

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Hands-on: Splinter Cell: Conviction

In an interview with Joystiq during the 2010 Game Developer’s Conference , THQ’s executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson let a few new details slip about the upcoming sequel to the critical-smash hit Red Faction: Guerrilla .

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Next Red Faction planned for March 2011, focus on franchise’s roots

We have no doubt you’ve been counting the days (likely via tick marks on the wall), waiting for more information on Zootfly/SouthPeak Games’ Prison Break , so you’ll be glad to hear that the game finally got a solid release date (March 30) and a price ($49.99 on 360/PS3, $39.99 on PC) today from its publisher. Along with the mess of new screens we’ve dropped below into a gallery, this is just about the most flush we’ve been with Prison Break info in the entire history of the game’s development cycle — and it’s coming out in just under three weeks! As the game’s coming from the developer of Mr

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Prison Break escaping March 30; new screens released

[ Hardcore Gaming 101 ] You may not remember this, but in the days before Magna Cum Laude , Leisure Suit Larry games were adventure games. And funny. Series creator Al Lowe has revealed what would have been the plot for Leisure Suit Larry 8: Lust in Space , had upheaval at Sierra not prevented it from ever happening.

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Al Lowe reveals the ‘real’ Leisure Suit Larry 8 plot

EA’s been keen on in-game advertising since 2006, and, two years ago, signed a pretty big deal with in-game ad provider Massive. Apparently, though, EA won’t be re-upping that agreement.

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EA shifting ad sales in-house starting with Madden NFL 11

Surprise! Major MMOs cost batty-bonkers-cuckoo amounts of money to produce. Eurogamer reports that Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown said as much today, describing Star Wars: The Old Republic as the “largest ever development project, period, in the history of the company.” EA is apparently betting big on having something like Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft with The Old Republic . Brown guesstimates that WoW cost about $100 million to launch back in 2004 — the game makes something like that now in a month.

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SWTOR is EA’s most expensive project yet

Does your dead-eyed Home avatar lack a bit of that buccaneering spirit ? LucasArts has a sure-fire way to fix your lack of nautical flair: During its pirate-themed party at GDC , the company announced that Monkey Island costumes (pictured above) would soon make their way to PlayStation Home. Now, we rarely get excited over virtual duds for our virtual manifestations — but Stan’s coat could really add a certain savoir-faire to our terrifying craft

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Monkey Island Home costumes allow for Dread Pirate Quincy

Even the not-so-keen-eyed observer has probably noticed by now that the PlayStation Move ’s logo doesn’t really look like a letter “M.” That’s because it’s a letter “A,” as in “Arc,” the name which, according to multiple Sony sources who wished to remain anonymous, is what the peripheral was to be called at retail until the company was refused a trademark on the Arc name. In fact, we’ve been told that the change to “Move” was made quite recently, which further explains the incongruous logo.

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‘Arc’ lives on in PlayStation Move’s logo

Click to enlarge The PlayStation Move -equivalent of the minigame compilations released for PS2’s EyeToy, Move Party is an excuse to use Sony’s motion controller to look like a fool in front of your family and friends.

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Hands-on: PlayStation Move’s ‘Move Party’