NanoBITES captures those small but important morsels of gaming information that otherwise might slip between the cracks.

ITEM! Downloadable prequel Dead Rising 2: CASE ZERO is coming to XBLA on the last day of August. It will feature the debut of Chuck Greene, the motorcycle riding zombie wrangler set to take centre stage in September’s Dead Rising 2.

ITEM! Codemasters is preparing to crank out at least three new sequels. Company Vice President Gavin Cheshire told Develop that work has commenced on new iterations of military shooter Operation: Flashpoint and racing titles Dirt and Grid.

ITEM! SOCOM 4 has been delayed. Zipper Interactive’s Move compatible PlayStation 3 exclusive will now be released in 2011, well after the September 2010 launch window of Sony’s motion sensing peripheral.

ITEM! Sony has announced EverQuest II Extended, a free-to-play (micro-transaction supported) edition of its long running fantasy MMO. Producer David Georgeson told Gamasutra that Extended will co-exist with the subscription based original.

ITEM! Activision has revealed that Call of Duty: Black Ops is on its way to the Nintendo DS, courtesy of n-Space. The developer describes the game as a “companion product” to the home console versions.

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