Starting Nov. 23, Nintendo gives the holiday season a fresh blast of color with the launch of two special-edition NDS bundles. The new Gold edition comes with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, while the Metallic Rose edition comes with the "Best Friends" version of Nintendogs.

Akella's forthcoming naval RPG title City of Abandoned Ships, developed by Seaward.ru, will combine compelling gameplay and wonderful graphics thus bringing a new experience to all the fans of daring sword duels and ship-to-ship combats.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity (Wii)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dark Motives (NDS)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (PS3)
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS)
• Geometry Wars (NDS/Wii)
• Ghost in the Sheet (PC)
• Ghost Squad (Wii)
• Godzilla Unleashed (NDS/PS2)
• Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
• Medal of Honor Airborne (PS3)
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PS2/X360/PC)
• Rock Band (PS3/X360)
• Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
• Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii)
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Legion of Man is an upcoming arcade shooter/slasher, by Diezel Power Studios, also known for DogTag. Face up to 100 enemies at once in ultra-fast top down 3D action game, and kill enemies by the hundreds.

Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.

Kynogon announces that its Kynapse AI middleware has been chosen by Sony Online Entertainment for the development of their upcoming massively multi-player online action game set in the DC Comics Universe.

Creators of the FinnWars Battlefield modifications have founded their own game development company, Iceflake Studios and are currently working on FinnWars 2, an action packed multiplayer experience that concentrates on the battles between Finland and Soviet Union in Eastern Front during WW2.

Currently scheduled for a Fab. 2008 released in Japan, Space Invaders Extreme is a remake of one of the first games ever released. While the core of the game has not changed much it seems the developers went all psychedelic with the backgrounds.

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer. Now that the Massive has launched the v1.003 patch, it has also issued new versions of the server and broadcast tool, as well as released a map editor.

2K Sports has released a 720mb demo for its latest installment in the College Hoops basketball franchise featuring Ohio State and UNC, while THQ has issued a 910 mb demo for Rainbow Studio off-road racing game MX vs. ATV Untamed.

Super HIND is a PSP exclusive action-based tactical air combat game, where you play as pilot Warrant Officer Dante Griffin, you have been put in charge of the deadliest military helicopter known to man. Developed by the multinational Consortium to fight the rebel groups left after the fall of the old order of nations.

After numerous complains from people experiencing problems with the v2.0 firmware update, Sony has released a new v2.1 edition of its PS3 system software improving not only stability of the system, but also PS3 and PS2 titles, and the Internet browser. There was also a problem with unintended power on through the Remote Start feature, which let you turn on the PS3 remotely using the PSP, which has now been disabled.

Puchi Puchi Virus does not resemble the ordinary puzzle game. The usual “object drop” style was replaced with a more intuitive system of “object linkage”. Its simple design and surprisingly in‐depth game play can addict even the most demanding puzzle game enthusiasts.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Axiom Overdrive [X360] - OTF Trailer
• Conflict: Denied Ops [ALL] - Developer Diary #1
• Operation Darkness [X360] - Gameplay Trailer [JAP]
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus - Trailer
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Codemasters and Epic Games are the latest publishers to join the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers, expanding the association's membership to 29.

With advanced next generation visuals, hundreds of new animations, and a wealth of new innovative features, including all new crowd atmosphere that can affect the game performance of teams, College Hoops 2K8 is set to run the competition off the court with authentic college basketball game action.

At last weekend's Wizard World Texas event, Top Cow Entertainment's Phil Hester, who is currently working on new episodes of The Darkness comic together with artist Michael Broussard, revealed that a sequel to 2K Games' action/horror title is currently in the early stages of development over at Starbreeze. A platinum edition of The Darkness video game ($29.99) will hit stores next summer.

Currently scheduled for release in Japan on March 13, 2008, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, known in Europe/North America as Monster Hunter Freedom, is an expansion for Capcom's multiplayer RPG, adding new equipment, new monsters, and all-new missions.

ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this team-based online strategic shooter. Splash Damage has released the ETQW Linux client, which requires you to copy over the media pak files from the PC version of the game.

In Undertow you navigate the stormy seas as one of four unique, upgradeable unit types, earning points by killing enemies, completing objectives, and taking checkpoints. Undertow includes two multiplayer modes for up to 16 players, and a robust 15-level single player and co-op campaign.