n the daily grind, it is inevitable that some stories slip through the cracks in favor of breaking news. The news nightcap makes sure you have a second chance to catch all the tasty tidbits from today.

Gears Footage Live At 7:00am Tomorrow
Bright and early tomorrow morning you can look forward to getting your first glimpse into the world of Gears of War 2. In development exclusively for the Xbox 360, the footage will be introduced by Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski. The clip will take a look at chainsaw duels, large scale fire fights against the Locust Horde and the general feel of the action-packed game. Downloads begin tomorrow morning at 7:00am via the Xbox Live Video Store.

New TimeShift Multiplayer Map Pack
Thanks to Sierra Entertainment, TimeShift followers have a brand new map pack available for download. The Futures-Past Multiplayer Map Pack is available for free to download on the Xbox 360 starting today. The map pack features five brand new multiplayer maps that support classic and exclusive multiplayer modes.

Gran Turismo Series Passes 50 Million Mark
Today brought good news for Sony Computer Entertainment, as they announced the cumulative worldwide shipment of the Grand Turismo franchise has passed the 50 million units sold mark. Ten years and 4 months after the launch of the premiere franchise title – Gran Turismo in 1997 – they celebrate the achievement along side the successful launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

"Initially, Gran Turismo was an 'alternative' racing game, kind of an outsider in the genre," said Kazunori Yamauchi, Producer of Gran Turismo. "And we made it thinking that it would be okay as long as it reached out to 'the select few who would agree with us.' So this figure -- 50 million units -- is simply astounding.  If you go to a game store and look for a particular package, and pay for it at the cash register, though the time may be very brief, it still takes at least 3 minutes or so.  It's simply mind boggling and hard to believe that this has been repeated 50 million times all around the world in the last 10 years.  I would really like to thank all the fans who have supported the Gran Turismo series over the years, for all their passion and love of the game.  We'd like to continue making every effort to create cutting edge, high quality games, so that we don't disappoint anyone's expectations."