Fearless Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is part of the Franchetti crime family helmed by vicious cousin Paulie. On the eve of his 21st birthday, Jackie is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of the Darkness. The official blog reveals a demo is coming to Xbox Live in June, although no details as to its contents...

The Xbox Live Arcade library continues to expand and provide every type of gamer with accessible, pick-up-and-play game experiences. An electrifying lineup of racing games, card and board games, and both original and classic action games will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade in the future.

Stranger combines epic role-playing with some of the best elements of real-time strategy. The never-before-seen spell and item enchantment system allows a never-before-seen flexibility as players simply have to swap the amounts of used crystals to adapt to their enemies' strategies.

NCsoft reported Q1 2007 sales of US$91.2M (up 9%), net income of US$15.2M (up 107%), and while sales dropped 6%, operating income rose more than 10%. More interestingly, NCSoft plans to released Aion in Korea within the year and Dungeon Runners this summer, while Tabula Rasa and Guild Wars: Eye of the North are both expected late 2007.

Action Forms' Cryostasis is a first person horror/action game where you play a meteorologist caught inside the "North Wind," an old nuclear ice-breaker, frozen in the ice many years ago. This steel beast once fought for its country, but it fell into an ice trap as did every living thing onboard.

CellFactor: Revolution redefines physical interaction, combining multiplayer gameplay with massive environmental destruction where you can manipulate thousands of objects simultaneously, control vehicles and fight against AI-controlled opponents or challenge friends to a match in the networked gameplay modes.

Harmonix, and Electronic Arts announced that Fender Musical Instruments Corporation will have their instruments exclusively featured in the upcoming videogame Rock Band. In addition, Roland Corporation and BOSS have agreed to have their brands featured within Rock Band.

The Golden Horde, using Ancient Wars: Sparta's AWE engine, is a historical RTS based on real events that took place at the beginning of XII century. Those were the times of mighty warriors and military leaders whose power and daring instilled courage in common soldiers.

Sporting various new features, and a new graphics engine, Arena Wars Reloaded is an action strategy game focusing once again on fast-paced RTS action and multiplayer mayhem. Pushed back from its original May release, Arena Wars Reloaded is now scheduled for June 22.

Battlefront.com and 1C announce the upcoming Theatre of War: Battle for Moscow Add-on, featuring a whole new campaign (Battle for Moscow, 1941, 10 missions) as well as a powerful Map Editor! Better yet, the Add-on will be released for download to Theatre of War players completely for free!

Bethesda Softworks announced that actor Liam Neeson, known for Schindler's List, will lead the cast providing voice work in Fallout 3. Neeson will play the role of the player's father and will appear prominently throughout the game.

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:

• Penumbra: Overture (PC)
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (PS2)
• Island War Deluxe (PC)
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Hydrophobia is a survival adventure about conquering fear in a series of entirely dynamic flooded environments, featuring the unique technology of Blade’s recently unveiled HydroEngine.

WinSPWW2 features true combined arms warfare from 1930 through 1946, an era that saw the theories of J.F.C. Fuller and Giulio Douhet put to the test as the world burned. This v2.5 patch provides several fixes, tweaks, and enhancements.

The Witcher is an action RPG, combining features of such games as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights, incorporating a simple-yet-interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3D graphics.

THQ announced the company's 2007 Nickelodeon video game lineup, including the debut of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, as well as all-new titles based on some of the top-rated kids TV shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zoey 101 and Drake and Josh.

Square Enix has revealed Final Fantasy Dissidia, an all-new original titles in the FF franchise, however not part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. No details were provided yet, except that the game may not be an RPG but it is listed as a "Dramatic Progressive Action" title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known from Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the character designer of the game..

Nobilis and Capcom Europe announced a distribution agreement that names Nobilis as the official Capcom distribution partner for France and Benelux, starting with Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, X360, and PC), Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC), MotoGP 07 (PS2),Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP), new titles from the Mega Man franchise and more.

Revealed a few weeks ago, Samus Aran's entry into the bumper-and-flipper world is a sleek, sci-fi classic gaming adventure that has her careening into gigantic boss monsters and bouncing through a variety of exciting pinball tables.

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:

• Skate [PS3/X360] - Spike Gameplay Trailer
• Swashbucklers: Blue vs Grey - Trailer #3
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