According to IGN, Insomniac Games, best known for the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man series, is planning to release its future games for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. IGN claims that it obtained this information from a trusted anonymous source at this week’s Game Developers Conference.

Nathan Drake might pick up a bit more treasure next month.

Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leads the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, netting 15 nominations including game of the year.

In the game of the year category, Uncharted 2 is up against Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 2, Rocksteady Studios’ Batman: Arkham Asylum, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins.

The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards are over with, and we’ve been covering a lot of announcement and trailer information coming out of the show, but in case you missed the actual awards themselves, we haven’t forgotten about you – we’ve put together the official list of 2009 VGA winners in each category (as well as the nominees).

Don’t forget to check out our own 2009 Game of the Year Round-Up for a more extensive discussion on the most critically acclaimed titles of the year.

The annual battle of Black Friday has begun. Whether you have yet to pick up a next-gen console or you’re looking to get another, the sales offered on Black Friday make it one of the best times to purchase, normally pricey, video game equipment.

Tim Bender, SCEA’s new head of sales, has recently announced the many deals available for anyone wanting to buy a PS3. The deals are all priced at $299 for a 120GB PlayStation 3. The difference among them has to do with what games (or Blu-ray movies) come attached. Amazon offers Killzone 2 & inFamous along with a $10 promotional credit while Best Buy provides buyers with LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time.

Spike announced today on the VGA 2009 website, the nominees for this year’s program. Voting is now open so be sure to stop by and vote for your favorite games! Something a little more interesting though is the announcement of the first of several world exclusive premieres for the VGAs; The first being the world exclusive premiere footage of Halo: Reach that will air on their annual award ceremony.

While the other world exclusive premieres have yet to be announced, this is certainly one of the biggest games they could have grabbed an exclusive from! As for all the nominees and categories, you can check them out below (thanks to 1up).