Mount & Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat. The Warband multiplayer expansion will focus on battles, not the campaign, and let up to 32 players (and bots) duke it out in a variety of modes such as DM/TDM and Siege. Originally scheduled for Q3 2009, Paradox now plans to release it in Q1 2010.

Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed Shift is built by racers for racers, delivering an authentic and immersive driving experience.

Set within a near-fictional, historical WWII setting, players take on the role of the OSA agent BJ Blazkowicz as they are thrust into the unknown and unexpected to battle against combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force hell-bent on world domination.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore August 2009, demos for Worms, Crystal Defenders, Rag Doll Kung Fu, Batman, DLCs for Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3, LittlebigPlanet, Savage Moon Waldgeist Add-On, Call of Juarez, Cross Edge, GTI Club, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show (PSP), and Rock Band (Unplugged), as well as the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and downloadable PSP games (Dynasty Warriors ($14.99).

With two handfuls of cash and a dream of creating a legacy, you will build, cook and hire your way to the very top of the culinary world, where tasty food is king and smart management reels in the dollars.

R.U.S.E. is a strategy game in which the players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 benefits from tuned-up car-handling physics system, a new damage engine effects, a new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in the original, as well as a roster of off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. Fans who pre-order at Gamestop get a DVD with footage from rally pro Ken Block performing stunts, a 10% off coupon for DC merchandise at Journeys stores, and a DiRT 2 T-shirt (online only).

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, but instead of dropping prices on regular titles, you can now pre-order Kalypso's upcoming strategy title Tropico 3 (Sept. 25) at 10% off, as well as its action/rpg Time of Shadows (Sept. 14) also at 10% less than full price.

Brütal Legend is a 3rd person action/adventure starring Jack Black in the role of roadie Eddie Riggs, who sets on an epic quest to build an army of rockers with only a broad axe, a big block V8 and his faithful guitar in hand. In June, Activision filed a lawsuit against Double Fine to stop the release of Brütal Legend, claiming it never gave up the rights. DF countersued, and a preliminary hearing was postponed by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Craig Karlan, while saying it'll be a close call but also stating he doesn't think Activision will be able to win its argument. Re-scheduled for today, the hearing was canceled as both parties have settled out of court, although no details were revealed.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade is a unique, highly stylized action RPG players take on the role of a male ninja or female kunoichi, utilizing their ninja prowess to traverse the clever side-scrolling levels that feature vertical progression as well as the traditional horizontal stage advancement.