2K Games' Mafia 2 features a deep mobster-driven narrative packed with both behind-the-wheel and on-foot action, developed by the original creators Illusion Softworks.

Postal 2: Share The Pain offers 14 multiplayer maps, 25 playable characters,11 crazy weapons and four multiplayer options, including a Capture-the-Flag variant dubbed "Snatch" that employs the booty-full Postal Babes.

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, and thrusts players back into a deep and harrowing story of humankind’s epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. UK's X360 magazine has plenty of multiplayer details revealing new weapons, game types/modes, features etc (thanks Rhemelious.)

The Sam & Max episodes let players guide the Freelance Police through a series of bizarre—and often sidesplitting—mysteries. While DreamCatcher will be bringing Season One to the Wii this August, Telltale revealed fans aching for Season 3 on PC will have to wait until 2009. Apart from the Wii, Telltate is also considering bringing Sam & Max to X360 and PS3.

Even if trivia isn�t your thing, the first trivia and party game to hit Xbox Live Arcade is one in which players can win by making educated guesses, playing the odds or just knowing the interests of other players, whether they are local or online. Break out the Big Button Pad controllers or play couch vs. couch for a trivia party extravaganza.