A new study by Iowa State University researcher Douglas Gentile revealed that 8.5% of American youths between ages 8 to 18 who play video games show multiple signs of behavioral addiction, skimp on homework, lie about how much they play, steal games or money to play more, and struggle, without success, when they try to cut back.

Alternativa is a classic point & click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that lead us through the lives of individual characters as well as the fictional world of the future. Centauri revealed that the game is ready but Russian publisher Akella's internal issues are the reason the game has not been released yet.

Blood of Bahamut is an RPG is set in the world of Altail, where people inhabit countries built on the back of long sleeping giants who are considered their gods. When the giants awaken and grow violent, all peace is lost. Thinking that they’ve been forsaken by their gods, people begin to flee their towns, leaving only seven warriors to restore the peace.

Last week Scratch DJ Game filed suit against Activision and 7 Studios, alleging that they had engaged in intentional interference with contract, breach of contract, conversion and misappropriation of trade secrets. Activision then issued a statement that the L.A. Superior Court found that there was no evidence of any wrongdoing, but today Scratch DJ Game claims the L.A. County Superior Court has granted it a temporary restraining order and ordered 7 Studios to turn over all source code, tools and technology related to Scratch: The Ultimate DJ game.

Packed with new features, for the first time ever SingStar lets you personalize your play lists by downloading the songs of your choice – so you can sing along to what you want, when you want it.

Marvelous Entertainment's Muramasa: The Demon Blade (known in Japan as “Oboro Muramasa Youtouden”) is a unique, highly stylized action RPG, is currently in development, but its North American publisher, XSEED, confirmed it will no longer be publishing the game.

NwN 2: Mysteries of Westgate features a non-linear, open-ended single-player campaign with numerous side quests covering more than 15 hours of game play, as well as 3 new companions; a host of new monsters, including some truly epic foes; an original musical score; and thousands of new lines of professionally recorded dialogue.

LEGO Battles pulls LEGO Castle, LEGO Pirates and LEGO Space themes together to create a unique extension of the LEGO build-and-play experience that stays true to the customization and humor that are the foundation of LEGO videogames.

Earlier this year Disney confirmed it had laid off 30 people at Propaganda Games for economic/financial reasons. Today, it was announced that former BioWare executive producer and project director Dan Tudge has taken on the job of vice president and general manager two oversee the operations of the 130-person studio as it continues to work on two unannounced games.

Domino Master brings the old pastime into the present with colorful graphics and five game modes to play through.