World Cyber Games  welcomed over 600 of the world's most elite gamers from 65 countries to the 2009 Grand Finals in Chengdu, China.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a 2D fighter featuring twelve, extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn characters in true HD glory, each with unique “Drive” attacks that can turn the tide of battle instantly. While it is also scheduled to come to the PSP, French distributor Tradewest Games revealed that it is bringing BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger to X360, PS3 and PC.

Six Degrees Games announced that it has raised $7 million in equity financing, funding that will be used to accelerate its growth in the sports entertainment space and to enhance in-house development capabilities.

Siege of Mirkwood will expand the online world of Middle-earth where players will join forces to press further eastward into the dark, foreboding and treacherous forest of Mirkwood and take part in the epic conclusion to Volume II of The Lord of the Rings Online.

Introducing new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes, C&C4 offers players new, innovative and compelling strategic depth. Fans who can't wait until the March 16 release date can now pre-order and get early access to the upcoming beta program, the game's official soundtrack and an exclusive prequel bonus mission.

Final Fantasy XIV, a massively-multiplayer role-playing game set in the vast realm of Eorzea, has been rebuilt from the ground up, and centers on the core concept of rebirth, featuring a new world to explore and storyline to experience.

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Following on yesterday's story that MW2 doubled the UK's fastest selling record, comes word that it has sold 4.7 million units in UK and North America on its first day.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• My Baby First Steps (NDS/Wii)
• Murder, She Wrote (PC)
• Remington Great American Bird Hunt (Wii)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

3D game engine provider Trinigy announced that TimeGate Studios, who recently finished up Section 8, has chosen the Vision Engine for a new AAA, next generation MMO that is now in development.