The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences) announced the finalists for the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, dominated by Uncharted 2: Among Thieves with an astounding fifteen nominations from industry leaders and members of the interactive entertainment software creative community.

The loveable characters from the original Super Monkey Ball, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby, are back with all new mind-blowing puzzles and party games specifically designed to fully utilize the Wii Balance Board accessory and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Just Cause 2 stars Rico Rodriguez, back to wreak havoc once again, this time with a new destination – the huge playground of the Southeast Asian islands of Panau, in an over-the-top Hollywood-esque blockbuster of a video game.

Featuring an in-depth career mode with a full tennis tour of 66 tournaments New Star Tennis throws you into the world of a rising young tennis star.

Nothing is as it seems in Nier, an action adventure game set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus.

FF XIII provides tangible, intuitive controls while delivering seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and stunning in-game cinematics. The latest in cutting-edge technology has been utilized in development of Final Fantasy XIII, thus making this newest addition to the Final Fantasy series worthy of the title next generation.

Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 is based on the last strategic offensive the Germans were able to mount in the east, resulting in a decisive Soviet victory which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Future Wars is a round based strategy-title that will bring the game back to the genres’ roots by creating definite rules, a rich story and classic gameplay elements. Players of the older generation, fans of customizing and also newbies of the genre will feel themselves homelike in Future Wars.

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, knocking 50% off all Kalypso Games (except ) as well as 1C Racing Mega Pack, and Sword of the Stars Ultimate, while also dropping the price on Alganon, Tropico 3, Sins of a Solar Empire, King's Bounty Gold Edition, and Grand AGes: Rome - Rise of August.