Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from previous Guitar Hero titles. Step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to date — Guitar Hero Smash Hits.

Trion World Network and XSEED Games have joined the membership ranks of the Entertainment Software Association.

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] - Harley Quinn Trailer
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger [PS3/X360] - Drive Trailer
• Fight Night Round 4 [PS3/X360] - Boxer Style Trailer
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game [Wii] - Trailer
• Terminator Salvation [ALL] - Attack Action Trailer
• Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier [NDS] - Trailer
• GTA: Chinatown Wars [NDS] - WiFi Mayhem Trailer
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On-field authenticity and emotion is taken to another level in Madden NFL 10. With more control over the outcome of the play than ever before, players can drag defenders towards the first down marker, fight for a fumble at the bottom of the pile, and avoid the rush by stepping up into the pocket.

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.