Home Entertainment Suppliers announced today the development of Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition for PlayStation2, by leading games developer Sidhe Interactive. The game builds on the highly successful 2005 release of Rugby League 2, bringing updated and new content in time for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Judging by the prices quoted by SONY for the PlayStation3 at Monday’s Pre-E3 Press Conference, it seems rational to assume that most PlayStation2 owners won’t be upgrading on Launch Day. It also seems that these are the thoughts of many developers given the solid showing of PlayStation2 software at this year’s E3.

We all knew it was coming, but here’s the proof. SquareEnix is releasing Japan 's biggest-ever-selling exclusive PlayStation2 title in Europe. As part of a new-beginning for SquareEnix, Dragon Quest: The Journey Of The Cursed King (Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey Of The Cursed King in Japan and the US ) is to be published by themselves in Europe, along with Final Fantasy XI for the Xbox360, and will be available in the UK exclusively on the PlayStation2 in April, 2006.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has announced the release of Shadow of the Colossus for February 2006, an epic new action adventure from the creators of ICO, available exclusively on PlayStation2. And, in a move that will delight gamers from all over the world, SCEE will also re-release ICO at the same time, allowing those who weren't lucky enough to play this epic when it was first released the opportunity to do so now.