SOE's 2003 Planetside was the first real MMOFPS, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions with first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents. Current Planetside players have received a survey from SOE asking for help with the design saying "We plan to expand the Planetside universe with another game."

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. EA is conducting a survey asking members of the C&C community what they would like as pre-order bonus, ranging from extra units, maps, levels, beta access, soundtrack and more...

Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. Gearbox CEO Pitchford revealed that so far what we've seen is only a small part of the game, and with 60+ hours of questing available to the player in just the first play through, there's much more to explore as they've deliberately been holding back showing off too much content.

The weekend is off to somewhat of  a weak start. The BBQ that I was SO looking forward to didn't happen. An odd change of plans stood in the way of my grilled steak, dammit!

I'll have to make up for it when we hit the town with some other friends tonight, Vinnie's, here I come!

Hope you all checked out our Nathan Fillion interview yesterday! If not, you better be on your way right now! It's good, and it's kind of funny to read about a Hollywood celebrity actually being into gaming, unlike other actors who "claim" they are gamers just to promote a game. Nathan, beware, I'll be sneaking up on you with an energy sword or whack you with the (gravity) hammer of doom!

As I mentioned earlier this week, we'll probably be doing a few site updates, little tweaks here and there, and catching up on some Tokyo Game Show coverage, so there'll be plenty to read around these parts of the Internets.

In an original storyline developed exclusively for the game, Ben and the Omnitrix will journey to outer space and distant never-before-seen planets for the first time ever in the series, using his alien forms and their special powers in an effort to thwart a grand scheme to conquer the universe one planet at a time.

Fortune hunter Nathan Drake returns in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog's blistering PS3 exclusive 3rd person action adventure shooter. SCEA is giving fans a chance to get down with Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on the big screen before the game releases in  Chicago, LA, San Francisco, or Seattle areas.

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:

• Risen [X360/PC] - Cinematic Story Trailer
• Brutal Legend [ALL] - Dem-o-thon Trailer
• Assassin's Creed II [ALL] - TGS 09 Trailer
• Obscure: The Aftermath [PSP] - Launch Trailer
• Ion Assault [XBLA] - Multiplayer Trailer
  

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Based on the animated TV series Bakugan, the game tells the story of Dan and his friends as they battle their Bakugan Brawlers to save the planet of Vestroia and, ultimately, Earth from destruction.

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, knocking 50% off the regular price on East India Company, Project Aftermath, Capitalism II, and Age of Booty, while GalCiv II - Ultimate Edition and Fairy Tales - Three Heroes get a $10 reduction. Nemesis of the Roman Empire, Warlords Battlecry III, and Restaurant Empire get 40% off and Scrapland gets a 30% reduction.

Kenka Bancho is a Japanese beat'em up for PSP which puts you in the role of a high school student on a class trip to a historic Japanese city, includes no shortage of fist-to-face and knee-to-gut action, and all in the name of pride and bragging rights.