Don’t you hate it when cheap substitutes are used? Well, that won’t be the case for the new 007 game, Quantum Of Solace. Activision has just announced that they’ve obtained the major cast of the upcoming James Bond film to reprise their roles for the videogame version of the flick. That means Daniel Craig will be the voice of 007 and Judi Dench will be his boss, M. In fact, since the game takes place over Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale, they’ve even got Eva Green as Vesper Lynd and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre. Quantum of Solace, the game and the movie, will be out this November, and I can hardly wait for either.

Electronic Arts has revealed the cast of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. They’ve got a little bit of everybody, and I mean everybody. Movie stars, TV stars, even a former Playboy Playmate and a former UFC Champ. The cast includes Tim Curry, George “Mr. Sulu” Takei, Kelly Hu, Jenny McCarthy, and former UFC heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture. Like we said, everybody. Red Alert 3 is coming this fall.

The DC Universe is strengthening their roster. Midway unveiled some new characters for Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe. Joining the ranks of Batman and Superman, fellow Justice Leaguers Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern are now members of the Mortal Kombat fight club. No word yet on whether Atom or Plastic Man will be involved.

Traveller’s Tales has revealed another playable character in LEGO Batman. Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl, will be featured in the game. Batgirl will be part of the game’s roster of 30 playable Batman heroes and villains like Robin, The Joker, Two-Face and of course, The Dark Knight himself. LEGO Batman: The Videogame will be in stores next month. And I’ll be first in line.

A new trailer for the much-revered Resident Evil 5 is here. The game follows the crusade of Chris Redfield as he tracks down evil. The latest bioterrorism threat takes place in Africa, where players will learn to fear the daylight as much as the dark shadows.

LucasArts has just released a demo for the highly anticipated Star Wars The Force Unleashed. The game casts players as a secret apprentice of Darth Vader between Episodes III and IV. By the way, you can also play as the apprentice in Soulcalibur IV. The demo can be downloaded from both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. The full game is coming this September. And remember, once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. I know what I’m doing after the show.

Electronic Arts is headed to Wimbledon. Currently in development at EA Canada in Vancouver is a new tennis game for the Nintendo Wii. Although there is nothing to show of the new game just yet, it will be the first EA Sports game to utilize Nintendo’s MotionPlus accessory.

Those little gibberish-talking Sims are getting ready to take over your life once again. Electronic Arts has revealed the official release date for The Sims 3. The game will be available digitally and at retailers on February 20th, 2009. EA also announced that they will release a Collector’s Edition with additional Sims merchandise and an in-game Italian-style sports car that won’t be available anywhere else.

It looks like your Miis are forming a band. Your cleverly created Miis will now be participates in Guitar Hero: World Tour. The Nintendo Wii version of the upcoming game will allow you to play with your Miis in a Mii Freestyle mode. Additionally, you can use your Wiimote and Nunchuck to play air guitar and air drums. So you better start creating a Mii version of Zack Wylde to play along side Ozzy Osbourne.

Microsoft is joining the music party. Just days after Sony announced that they were working with third party publishers and developers to make music peripherals compatible with one another, word now comes from Microsoft that they too are doing the same. Now the whole world can sing and play in perfect harmony.

In 2000 a simple little matching game was released. Eight years later, it’s sold 25 million copies. According to casual game publisher PopCap, Bejeweled is so popular that gamers have logged over 600 billion hours playing it. Yes, that’s billions with a B. I know I must be responsible for at least half of that time.

Temco’s president, Yoshimi Yasuda, is stepping down. Yasuda-san’s resignation comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by former Tecmo legend Tomonobu Itagaki, the creator of the Dead Or Alive series and the more recent Ninja Gaiden titles. Itagaki-san left Tecmo after he was allegedly denied bonuses agreed upon by the former president and board of directors. Additionally, a lawsuit has also been filed by former employees for unpaid overtime. Tecmo’s produced a lot of really great games, so I hope they can turn things around.

Who ya gonna call? Well, in the case of the Poltergeist remake, MGM is calling upon writing partners Stile White and Juliet Snowden. The pair penned the upcoming Nicolas Cage, Alex Proyas horror, Knowing. The production doesn’t have a director attached just yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Death Race hasn’t even hit theatres yet, but apparently a sequel is already being planned. Stars Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson stated that ideas for a second Death Race movie are already being discussed. Stratham said he had a terrific time doing the first film, and would happily do another. Death Race is a remake of the 1975 Roger Corman cult classic, Death Race 2000. The film opens at theatres across the country tomorrow.

American Airlines is making history. By providing in-flight wifi service on Boeing 767-200 aircraft, that is. The fee-based service will cost 13 bucks on flights that are three hours or more.

Deus Ex Machina is an exoskeleton motorcycle that basically straps onto your back. Anyone remember Kinetica? I didn’t think so, but this is like the real life version of the game. An onboard computer interprets body movements, translating them into directional commands. Unfortunately, the bike only exists as deceptively realistic computer illustrations, but the machine’s creator says that the basic technology exists and all of the numbers are based in the real world.