2K Sports announced that former Ohio State All-American center and future top pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Greg Oden has been named the cover athlete and official spokesman for College Hoops 2K8.

Sword of the New World is modeled after Europe’s exploration of the New World, allowing players to create and simultaneously control a family of characters utilizing its Multiple Character Control system. K2 Network announced that the open public beta for its MMORPG Sword of the New World: Granado Espada is now live...

Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.

The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that Tecmo is once again teaming up with Ntreev Soft to make a sequel to last year's Super Swing Golf, also known as Pangya! Golf with Style or Swing Golf Pangya. Taking advantage of the Wii’s motion sensing controller to give you the full 18-hole golfing experience the new version will include a Tour Mode, unlockable costumes from Ninja Gaiden's Rachel and Ryu Hayabusa, and of course new courses.

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:

• Overlord (X360/PC)
• Hoshigami Remix (NDS)
• GrimGrimoire (PS2)
• Nervous Brickdown (NDS)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

City Interactive's Overspeed, developed by Groove Games, gives the player an opportunity of participating in illegal street-races in the USA - the tracks invite you to speed down the L.A. avenues at night-time. A wide scale of tuning options is one of the most important game elements.

King Features Syndicate has announced that it has awarded a license to Destination Software to publish and distribute video games based on the classic cartoon character, Betty Boop.

Game publisher Playlogic Entertainment has signed a French-territory distribution agreement with Koch Media France for its next three titles published in Q3 2007: Xyanide Resurrection (PS2/PSP), Obscure 2 (PC/PS2) and Evil Days of Luckless John (PC).

Building off of the success of the enormously popular People’s Tactics, Matrix Games and VR Designs announce Advanced Tactics, a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones!

On the back of significantly growing external and internal expectations related to its MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Funcom yesterday completed a private placement and through this received additional funding of approximately 30 million USD.