LucasArts' The Secret of Monkey Island has been a classic since its release on the PC/Amiga back in 1990, but it's still being referenced as the quintessential adventure game. If we may believe the German ratings board, Activision (the European distributor for all things LucasArts) is working on breathing new life in the franchise with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, bound for the Xbox 360, most likely an Xbox Live Arcade remake. More details to follow, presumably at E3.

Nihilistic Zombie Apocalypse is action packed, arcade-style shooter that will test your dual analog stick shooting skills and ability to survive 55 days of relentless zombie attacks.

Legendary Pictures has been in the gaming news several times the past few years, with making theatrical movies based on Warcraft and Gears of War, at one point rumored to be interested in buying Epic, and most recently its involvements in the Watchmen movie and game adaptation. Now Legendary is taking it one step further according to Variety, as it has appointed former EA/Activision exec Kathy Vrabeck to run its gaming division, with its first title most likely being The Lost Patrol, due for release in 2010.

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:

• Batman: Arkham Asylum [ALL] - Free Flow Combat Trailer
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [ALL] - Ensemble Trailer
• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP] - Tutorial Trailer #1
• Fat Princess [PS3] - Dev Diary Trailer #1
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Promising to revolutionize the fighting genre, Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic interpretation of the sweet science to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power.

Distant Guns: The Russo-Japanese War at Sea delivers all the action you would expect from a top notch 3D simulation combined with all the detail you would expect from a serious historical simulation. This demo lets you play 30 turns in 30 days, playable in single and multiplayer, now with updated environmental, graphical, and gaming features.

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. The sniper revamp is scheduled for Thursday, and Valve revealed today that it will add a new weapon for the Spy, the Ambassador, a handgun that has pinpoint accuracy of a sniper rifle, but reloads slowly.

Darksiders: Wrath of War is an action/adventure game that gives players the ability to experience the supernatural destructive power of WAR, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as he explores a demon ravaged world -- seeking revenge and ultimate redemption with a vast array of modern and mythical weaponry.

ACE Team has begun planning the next game of the series which will continue the adventures of Ghat, who will struggle against new and old conflicts. Father Mother, the mysterious Golem and new characters will be making an appearance in Zeno Clash 2.

In the new My Hero adventure simulation franchise, players experience firsthand the heroic acts of the role models they look up to - a daring astronaut, a courageous firefighter, and a life-saving doctor - by completing a variety of challenging missions relating to each profession.