Twin Skies is an 3D MMOG that will target players of all ages with all new content, accessible gameplay and advanced socializing options where players will be able to interact with and even impact the online game world in entirely new ways, including through a series of extensive web-based activities, mobile applications and social networking capabilities.

Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. According to a Sony Pictures spokesperson it is working with Activision Blizzard “to evaluate various options surrounding the release of the Ghostbusters video game, to potentially coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original film in ‘09.”

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 is the forthcoming installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, which will debut for the PS3 and X360, promising to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Shipping Announcements 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:

• FlatOut Ultimate Carnage (PC)
• Little League World Series 2008 (NDS/Wii)
• Great Invasions (PC)
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Race Driver: Grid has been specifically designed for the NDS and offers the most complete pick-up-and-play pocket racing package. Take inspiration from competing in the world’s most exciting racing cars on legendary circuits and iconic city streets and then get creative with the most powerful track editor in portable gaming.

Cyanide's PCM 2008 lets you manage one of the 65 teams, with improved AI, a better recruitment system, more realistic rider progression, extensive customization, and improved gfx, as well as introducing in-door circuit elimination racing.

WoW: Wrath of the Lich King will open the forbidding wasteland of Northrend to exploration by the hardiest adventurers. New levels of power, challenging new dungeons and encounters, an exciting new character profession, and the game’s first hero class are just some of the new features awaiting players in Wrath of the Lich King.

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed delivers an all-new sci-fi action gaming experience, where players control Crypto as he travels the world in the 1970s, unleashing massive destruction on foot, in his UFO and for the first time, in the Big Willy mech. Released on Wii earlier this year, Big Willy was also scheduled for PSP, which according to THQ has been canceled due to the controls not porting over well to the PSP.

Call of Duty: World at War, using the Call of Duty 4 engine, completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.

Fury is a competitive online RPG, taking the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blending them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types. The writing's been on the wall ever since Auran laid off its employees and filed for Chapter 11 protection, but now the curtain has dropped, the developer notified players that the game, and its website, will shut down within 48 hours.

Check out the following new screens & trailers from Microsoft's E3 2008 lineup:

• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (X360) - 10 New Screens & Trailer
• Fable 2 (X360) - 13 New Screens & Trailer
• Gears of War 2 (X360) - 5 New Screens & Trailer
• Halo Wars (X360) - 10 New Screens & Trailer
• Lips (X360) - 8 New Screens & Trailer
• Scene It? Box Office Smash (X360) - 5 New Screens & Trailer
• UNO Rush (X360) - 7 New Screens & Trailer
• Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (X360) - 5 New Screens & Trailer
• You're in the Movies (X360) - 11 New Screens

Check out the following new screens & trailers from Nintendo's E3 2008 lineup:

• Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) - 12 New Screens
• Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? (NDS) - 7 New Screens
• Kirby Super Star Ultra (NDS) - 12 New Screens
• Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) - 12 New Screens
• Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir (NDS) - 14 New Screens & Trailer
• Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (NDS) - 13 New Screens
• Rhythm Heaven (NDS) - 3 New Screens & Trailer
• Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) - 10 New Screens & Trailer
• Wii Music (Wii) - 7 New Screens
• Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 11 New Screens

Check out the following new screens from Southpeak Interactive's E3 2008 lineup:

• Monster Madness: Grave Danger (PS3) - 12 New Screens
• Ninjatown (NDS) - 4 New Screens

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 will feature dynamic, personalized gameplay via Tiger Woods' personal coach, Hank Haney, a more intuitive and customized EA Sports GamerNet++ experience as well as an all-new game engine powering online play.

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:

• Afrika [PS3] - Trailer [JAP]
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [ALL] - Trailer
• Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising [ALL] - Tank Fire Trailer
• Flower, Sun and Rain [NDS] - Trailer
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Codemasters' Rise Of The Argonauts is an action/rpg, developed by Liquid Entertainment, set in ancient Greece where you will embark on an epic quest, and encounter legendary figures such as Jason, Hercules and Atalanta.

A Thai 18-year-old high school student confessed to robbing and murdering a 54-year-old taxi driver with a knife on Monday, claiming he wanted to find out if it was as easy in real life to rob a taxi as it was in GTA IV. Police said the teen was an obsessive player of the video game, showed no sign of mental problems and confessed committing the crime explicitly because of the game. If found guilty, he faces death by lethal injection. Thailand currently has no game ratings, but the Thai distributor dropped the game due to this incident.

A game of tactics, combat-heavy action, and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new sci-fi themed action-RPG. At your disposal will be futuristic weapons and armor, cybernetic upgrades and a robotic partner that you can customize and command.

Zombies across America will meet their match as D3Publisher is not only bringing the popular bikini-clad samurai sisters Aya and Saki to our shores in Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers on the Wii, but also prepping an Xbox 360 version under the Bikini Samurai Squad name.

Atlus U.S.A. announced Eternal Poison, released in Japan as Poison Pink, delivering a riveting narrative with sweeping themes and memorable characters, complimented by classic tactical gameplay and a uniquely dark aesthetic. Prepare yourself for an adventure rife with action and intrigue in this grand strategy RPG drama.