Take 2 is looking for people who can come and play BioShock in the 2K offices in SoHo, for 3 hours a day, for 3 days in a row. You'll get $10 an hour, and get to play 9 hours of BioShock. Please fill out the questionnaire if you are interested. Time blocks are a bit flexible: 3-6, 4-7, 5-8, or 6-9 are all possible. You must be able to come for all 3 days (i.e. Wed.-Fri. of this week).

UPDATE: Apparently Take 2 jumped the gun on the announcement.

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles : Mario Kart 64, Contra III: The Alien Wars, Bonanza Bros., and Comix Zone.

TLotR: Shadows of Angmar will allow players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.

Silverfall is a fantasy-style 3D action RPG that casts players into a world torn between science and nature. Monte Cristo has released an English version of the demo, replacing the earlier French edition, allowing you to try out 3 maps, all the characters, which includes male and female, as well as the four races from Level 1 to 15.

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. This v1.25 retail patch, not for the Steam edition, fixes a slew of issues, crashes, and makes a bunch of tweaks.

Nobilis Group and Lighthouse Interactive have been working together for some time on distributing French versions of the Lighthouse catalogue in the Benelux. Now they have jointly announced that they will extend their co-operation, so that Nobilis Benelux will now also distribute, PR and market the English and/or Dutch versions of Lighthouse games in the Benelux.

Overlord is an original next-generation title from Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios. A groundbreaking action adventure, Overlord is set in a seriously warped fantasy world where players can be evil (or really evil).

Dawnspire is a team-based online action-rpg set in an original fantasy world. The game focuses on teamplay, tactics and player skill, all put into a frenzied and exciting mix to bring a new angle to the gaming experience you normally find in action-rpg's.

Set 18 years after the original PS2 title, Tales of Destiny 2 introduces two new heroes, Kyle Dunamis and Reala. The game uses mostly 2D, except for map movement, battle sequences are real time using the new Trust & Tactical Linear Motion Battle System (TT-LMBS).

Blast! Entertainment has agreed a major deal with Little Britain’s licensing agent Granada Ventures, to publish Little Britain The Video Game, based on the long running popular British comedy show on TV.

Driver: Parallel Lines returns to its gameplay roots with a sophisticated, adrenaline-pumping car chase AI and unprecedented vehicle dynamics and physics. Driver: Parallel Lines is set in a photorealistic interpretation of New York City, features a seamless open mission structure, and is one of the first console racing games to incorporate online play.

City Interactive announced the signing of an IPO agreement with the IDM S.A. brokerage. Planned for the second quarter of 2007, the IPO will turn the Polish developer into a public company whose shares will be traded on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Touchmaster DS will feature 23 of Midway's classic Touchmaster games, popularized in bars and arcades across the country. A wide variety of card games, puzzles and skill-based challenges, such as Solitaire, Mah Jongg, Hot Hoops and Trivia, are translated perfectly to make use of the touchscreen and stylus controls of the Nintendo DS.

For the first time in 13 years, Blue Byte will be bringing The Settlers franchise to a new platform, the NDS. You are stranded on a deserted island after your ship sunk, now you and your crew need to build your settlement as efficient as possible, mine ore, provide food, and raise an army to protect it from invaders.

Earlier this month Activision released 5 all-new Call of Duty 3 multiplayer maps for online, split-screen, and System Link play. Unfortunately the Valor Map Pack (800 Points) wasn't working & pulled shortly thereafter. Treyarch has now fixed whatever issues it had, while at the same time also releasing a patch which remedies key issues regarding Ranked Lobbies and Ranked Matches that some users have experienced.

Taking advantage of the Wii remote and Nunchuck, in Prince of Persia: Rival Swords players will be able to clash swords with enemies, execute speed kills and perform the Prince's well-known acrobatic moves such as running on walls.

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:

• Stranglehold [PS3/X360/PC) - John Woo Interview
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - Hobbits Race Trailer
• Ar Tonelico [PS2] - Worlds of Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will feature the most complete Mortal Kombat roster ever, including every character from the Mortal Kombat fighting universe, Create–A–Fighter and Create–A–Fatality modes, plus a brand new Konquest mode.

Silverfall is a fantasy-style RPG using advanced 3D graphics and fascinating storyline, featuring large free-roaming environments, 4 customizable and playable races, 150 monsters, single- and multiplayer (co-op and PvP), ragdoll effects, day/night cycle, particle effects and the latest shaders. Monday Jan. 29th, Atari will release the English demo allowing you to try out the first few levels of the game, which we of course will have on our fileserver network.