Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. Ensemble Studios, founded in 1995 and best known for the Age of Empires series, has laid off non-essential employees and plans on shutting down after completion of Halo Wars according to online reports. We contacted Microsoft and Ensemble but so far have yet to receive a reply.

More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined. EA has revealed the specifications for its $699 dedicated Crysis PC, which is supposed to run the game smoothly at 30FPS.

Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Apart from the previously announced new conquest mode and maps, DICE is working on an update to add trophy support, fix Server/Dog Tag lag, PS3 VOIP, various game tweaks, and unlock the pre-order, newsletter and Demo weapons.

Resistance: Retribution is a 3rd person adventure with an all new story, levels, weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system and game engine that pushes the system to its limit, allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. Fans who pre-ordered Warhammer Online will be able to get the jump on creating their characters and exploring the world when the game’s “Head Start” program begins on Sept. 14th.

Virtual World developer Mindark and rock icon Lemmy from Motörhead announced a partnership to create Motörhead Stadium and Lemmy's Castle within Entropia Universe, giving fans access to unique quests, exclusive music as well as battle Lemmy's Guardians in hopes of joining his private Virtual Army.

Phantasy Star Portable includes the original PSU content, the Ambition of the Illuminus expansion pack, 4-player local multiplayer, PSP exclusive bosses and weapons, and a new History mode playable as a new character Vivienne.

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Due to overwhelming demand, the SOCOM beta servers choked, causing abnormal latency, disconnects, long load times, login errors and community features such as clans and stats not functioning correctly. A 1.10 patch has been issued to addresses a number of stability and late joining issues.

LocoRoco 2 further plunges you into a colorful world where jelly-like creatures sing, roll and bounce their way through levels to reach their goals. Guide your LocoRoco through the various worlds using a simple tilting and bouncing gameplay mechanic.

Chocobos are probably one of the most recognizable characters of the Final Fantasy universe, and that is why Square Enix decided to give the yellow featherlings their own RPG. In Chocobo's Dungeon some dark power has stolen your friends' memories and you need to retrieve their identities.