Not that this is "old, old news", necessarily, that's actually a quote from John Romero! Oh man, what a fake-out! Seriously though, here's some old news. From Shacknews: John Romero has co-founded a new development studio and is — even as we speak — working on some kind of "new game". Romero had this to say: "Daikatana's old, old news now. Like, over 5 years ago. And the fact that everyone remembers that particular game instead of the dozens of other games I've made just shows how negatively slanted the media is - negativity sells. When news of my new game somehow gets out, I think everyone will be a bit shocked." Anyway, prepare to be sold some negativity: People not currently working on new games include around 10,000 Sony employees. They were laid off as part of a "major restructuring", which included the closing of eleven plants and fifteen "unprofitable operations". This is apparently the handiwork of new Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer, who, in unrelated news, had this to say about the upcoming PlayStation 3: "We will galvanize groupwide resources like never before to ensure its success". Ubisoft, who have previously been going back and forth on whether or not they would allow themselves to be bought out by EA (EA currently owns 20% of Ubisoft) have now gone back. Or forth. One of the two. In recent months Ubisoft have vowed to stay independent, then it turned out that they only really wanted to remain independent of EA... and now EA may not be that bad. CEO Yves Guillemot: "We are not safe from a hostile action from Electronic Arts, which it would be difficult to block if they make a genuinely interesting offer... If somebody is interested in our competitive advantages and this person is willing to pay for those at their right price, then we will choose what is best for our shareholders and our employees". And finally, in news totally unrelated to CEOs and corporate restructuring: Stubbs the Zombie will have co-op mode, there will be a Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for Xbox, which is basically the Double Pack but with the inclusion of San Andreas. Speaking of which, San Andreas has a special edition on the way, which features a prequel movie and the 'Sunday Driver' movie. And even though it's a special edition, there is still very little sex. :( Microsoft and Nintendo are both having their birthday today. MS is 30 years old. Nintendo has been around for 116 years now.