FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to take advantage of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability to produce an entirely new, breathtaking FlatOut experience. Originally scheduled for a worldwide release in June, it is currently scheduled in Europe for July 11, 2008.

Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur IV. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV will be the definitive fighting game experience.

Linden Lab announced that it will hold a two-week long Virtual World Fair to celebrate the 5th birthday of its 3D virtual world Second Life, hosting a series of roundtable discussions, parties and exhibits that showcase the vast creativity of Residents as well as groundbreaking organizational uses of the Second Life platform.

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away.

SS3: Arms For Victory is the 3rd installment in the RTS franchise, adding interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs demonstrating that size does matter. The free Ardennes Offensive add-on features two multiplayer maps, a new campaign (2 missions) and one additional standalone mission.

NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves.

X-Blades, previously known as Oniblade, is a third-person, anime-style action/adventure. Your heroine wields two magical blades that can be used as swords or guns, and has magical abilities, all of which are upgradeable. All fan-submitted Ayumi illustrations received by Aug. 31st will be judged by a jury of specialists, with the winner taking home $3,000.

Set in the prehistoric ages, StoneAge 2, DigiPark's casual MMORPG, brings a mixture of dinosaurs of unimaginable heights and invisible spirits who help humans roam altered terrains such as dungeons and arid desserts. Manga and anime fans can register for the closed beta test.

Warfare is a real-time global war simulator with real material and it's devoted to a conflict in the Near East. The main goal of the first campaign (USA) is taking full control of the region; the second one is coming to power in Saudi Arabia and achieving the withdrawal of all American troops.

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:

• Rock Band (Wii)
• Alone in the Dark (PS2/Wii/X360/PC)
• Belief & Betrayal (PC)
• Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3) - Europe Only
• Supreme Ruler 2020 (PC) - Europe Only
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (PC) - Europe
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...