CDV announced the games it will be showing at the Leipzig Games Convention (20-24 August, 2008) such as the X360 version of Velvet Assassin, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars, Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi, NDS titles Dementium: The Ward and Insecticide, as well as party title Hail to the Chimp.

Eidos and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Comics announce Batman: Arkham Asylum, a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock.

In limbo since CDV dropped it in 2004, resulting in developer UDS shutting down, KORE was acquired by Daydream Software and then picked up by Playlogic and never released. Zoink and SnapDragon Games have revived the project. In KORE, you explore a vast game universe packed with action, puzzles and countless surprises. Meet strange characters and even stranger creatures as you unravel the game's off-the-wall storyline.

In Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise players will inherit a neglected garden on Piñata Island and turn it into a piñata paradise by tending to all aspects of cleaning the garden, growing and maintaining vegetation, caring for and breeding piñatas, as well as attracting new piñata species.

EA Black Box announced Need for Speed Undercover, an intense action racing title starring international movie star Maggie Q as the lead character in the live-action sequences that propel the original story forward, taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

Imperium Romanum II is a city-building game where the player takes the role of a Roman patrician, a nobleman, who has just started his political career. His ultimate goal is to become the Governor of Rome.

Rockstar's open-ended crime series debuts on next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around the protagonist Nikolai Belic who is trying to escape his past by moving to New York, but gets sucked into the underworld.

Meridian4 has signed a publishing agreement with Hermitworks Entertainment Corporation for their unique, habit-forming action/trading game; Space Trader: Merchant Marine.

GamersGate has signed 2K Games as the latest publisher to join the ranks of the PC digital download portal, starting with the strategy titles: Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete and Shattered Union. Additional titles will follow, including the titles: Sid Meier’s Railroads!, CivCity Rome and the classic action-adventure game Sid Meier’s Pirates!.

Deer Drive meshes hunting simulation with arcade style pick-up-and-play action and pacing for an exciting gaming experience. Deer Drive is the first deer hunting game that features two player simultaneous play.