Sierra announced The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, the third chapter in the popular Legend of Spyro trilogy. Reprising their roles as the characters of Spyro and his mentor Ignitus, are Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films), as well as Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady, rounding out an all-star voice cast.

Valve's physics-focused puzzle game Portal has been denied access to Xbox Live Arcade according to Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi. Currently part of the Orange Box, Microsoft was approached to have Portal downloadable through XBLA but turned it down due to "size limit and all kinds of other things," although Doug did say it might be possible somewhere down the line, "I think it's a trade-off, we'll see it one day."

In Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant, a rejuvenated Neo Cortex is taking over the world one brain at a time! Cortex and N. Brio devise a new kind of evil — a text-messaging, do-anything device that controls both mutant and bandicoot minds. Armed with his wits and lightning agility, Crash must free his friends, the titans, and save the day!

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:

• Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
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SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.

Today Nintendo added yet another classic game to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following title: Double Dragon.

JoWooD announced it is soliciting proposals from independent developers who wish to create a new Action RPG game for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, based on one of JoWooD’s established brands, known for its epic background story as well as exceptional graphics and polish. Deadline for the submission is May, 16th 2008.

Samurai Warriors 2 is a beat-'em-up features 20 characters to select from, each offering different ways of fighting, no load times when the action changes from interior to exterior battles, and new combo configurations and better special attacks. KOEI continues its recent trend of bringing its lineup to PC.

Digital media company SilverBirch Inc., known for announced an agreement to acquire Netherlands-based Lighthouse Interactive with offices in Montreal, Toronto and London, England.

Save the city of Potters Field from an infestation of zany zombies in the quirky and comical Zombie Wranglers, attacking XBLA in 2008! Armed with a trustworthy Wrangler-Pack and your own unique special abilities, play as one of the four gallant apprentice Wranglers and rescue your neighborhood before it’s too late!

Make a splash as an underwater photographer tasked with capturing the most incredible pictures of wild sea life. Use your camera skills to bring out the bubbly personalities of exotic creatures, from the silly clownfish to the legendary kraken sea monster! Entice your subjects into playful poses, provoke photo worthy reactions, and reel in those picture-perfect scores!

Grey Dog Software's latest sports management simulation title, Total Extreme Wrestling 2008, allows you to take on the role of a wrestling promoter, where it is up to you to try and steer your chosen company to the top of the industry.

Before Hitler attacked Russia, he unleashed the bestiary of his German blitzkrieg on Allied forces in the Aegean peninsula. This update includes a few minor fixes to issues related to victory point calculations and the handling of static units that were discovered since the third update.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Check what is most likely the last batch of screens.

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:

• Windchaser - Trailer [German]
• World in Conflict: Soviet Assault [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer #2
• Battlefield Heroes - Trailer #2
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LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame is a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

X Motor Racing is an arcade racing game with next generation physics model, including all classes of cars from old RWD to modern sports cars, physics, and various graphical features. This demo includes 3 tracks, one car and is now updated with new physics surfaces, damage model, etc.

Sony Europe released the first SingStar title on PS2 in 2004, and to date the series has sold 12 million units across PAL territories, 5 million of them in the past 12 months alone, and the brand is now expanding further into digital business via SingStore on PS3.

Capcom's Devil May Cry series starring Dante, the gunslinging demon hunter, returns for the fourth time and will introduce a new hero, Nero, who possesses a demonic arm that can pull in enemies or use them as projectiles. With a demo coming soon, the PC version of Devil May Cry 4 will feature new modes, enhanced graphics options and some additional content.

TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve confirmed that somewhere next week it will release the new Goldrush map/mode, the medic's 3 new weapons (The Blutsaugher, Critzcrieg and the Ubersaw) as well as 36 new achievements.