Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.

COD: World at War changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP] - Phenomenon Trailer
• Crime Scene [NDS] - Trailer
• DemiGod [PC] - Queen of Thorns Trailer
• Jumpgate Evolution [PC] - Making Of Trailer #1
• Battlestations: Pacific [ALL] - Attract Mode Trailer
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #2
• Zeno Clash [PC] - The Corwid of The Free Trailer
• Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao [PS3/X360] - Trailer
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Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock. A few weeks ago, we revealed a $100 Batman collector's edition, which has now been confirmed.

Speed Zone is a furiously fast and silky smooth futuristic racing game, running at a bar-raising 60 frames per second with terrains set on colorful planets, floating asteroids, and space stations. Speed Zone features three core game modes - Solo, Race, and Battle – each with multiple goals and a progressive, level-unlock structure.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items. WiiWare sales of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People have more than doubled since Nintendo's new storage solution was unveiled at GDC 09.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PULSE 4/9 Edition (free), Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic ($9.99), Flock!($14.99), LittleBigPlanet Rag Doll Kung Fu Costume Pack ($5.99), song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, and Rock Band, demos for Flock and Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

Vogster Interactive's CrimeCraft, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, is an MMO that combines the action of a tactical shooter with the strategy of an RPG. Set in a modern world you take part in the political, economical and social life of a big city.

Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from previous Guitar Hero titles. Step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to date — Guitar Hero Smash Hits. Fans can now cast their votes online to determine the order in which songs will be revealed.

Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game Lost Empire: Immortals is set in space featuring six playable races, each with their own compelling storyline who battle for domination of a vast empire.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless environment for everyone who loves to compete, with no tracks, and no rules, allowing players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in a recreation of LA.

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

Deca Sports 2, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island 2, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, a hi–def re-imagined version of 2004's Escape from Butcher Bay, features an entirely new chapter in the Riddick Saga and for the first time, intense online multiplayer combat. Reminiscent of the Spore debacle, the Starbreeze and Atari forums are on fire with fans complaining about the irrevocable three-installation limit caused by the copy protection, leading to gamers writing scathing reviews on Amazon (thanks Blues).

Cities XL expands upon all that make city builders fun and interesting, with cities that are bigger, more realistic and sophisticated than ever before, while letting players take their game online, as they interact with others in a massive online environment.

OutRun Online Arcade delivers online multiplayer racing for up to 6 players, with fast paced OutRun, Heart Attack and Time Attack modes, the draw to the open road has never been so appealing.

Atlus U.S.A. has acquired the North American publishing rights for Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament for PSP, an action game overflowing with intense mech customization, an open-world mission structure, and fast-paced arena style combat.

Ubisoft's Rabbids Go Home, developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, will benefit from a new engine designed specifically for the Wii, offering the Rabbids a hilarious adventure in a brand new universe.

Pangya: Fantasy Golf features beautifully rendered fantasy golf courses, thousands of character and equipment customization options and 18 playable characters, thrusting players into a world of golf gameplay filled with beauty and unlimited imagination.

A new report predicts that while console shipments decline during the global recession, growth in online gaming subscriptions is expected to be strong due to a sizable console installed base and growing consumer awareness of online gaming.

An ancient, dreaming evil stirs. Dangerous creatures awaken. The Earth is in mortal peril. The wonders and horrors of the secret world are re-emerging in our world. The time has come to take up arms in the war between good & evil. Warriors and champions of Gaia, your training is about to begin. Rise. You have been chosen.

With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!

Bungie has rolled out the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, making available to everybody three new multiplayer maps (Assembly, Orbital and Sandbox) that were previously part of the Halo Wars Limited Collector's Edition.

In Spore: Galactic Adventures fans will experience deeper Space stage gameplay as for the first time space faring creatures will be able to beam down from their spaceships to explore new planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions.

Good Old Games is launching a new promotion before the Easter weekend. You can grab seven bundles of great classics with a 25% discount, including Giants: Citizen Kabuto + Sacrifice ($8.98), TOCA Race Driver 3 + Screamer ($11.98), Arx Fatalis + Stonekeep ($8.98), Painkiller Black Edition + Redneck Rampage ($11.98), Second Sight + Messiah ($11.98), Freespace + Freespace 2 ($8.98), and Perimeter + Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising ($11.98). If you already own one of the games from a bundle, you can still grab the other one at a 25% discount.

EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis puts the racket in the palm of your hand and offers the deepest tennis experience ever. As the home to all four Grand Slams, and exclusive to Wimbledon, you can take your customized created player on a quest to win the four slams in Grand Slam career mode.

Many people in the gaming community may not know Dave Arneson, who was best known for co-creating Dungeons & Dragons/Advanced D&D with Gary Gygax, who also passed away a little over a year ago. Their work inspired many RPG video games such as Bioware's Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls series and more. Suffering from health problems, Arneson passed away at the age of 61.

1C Company's King's Bounty: Armored Princess, developed by Katauri Interactive, will be an add-on to its RPG King's Bounty: The Legend. Players will take on the role of Princess Amelie who travels around the world of Teana and searches for the renowned knight, and her tutor, Bill Gilbert.

Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. A while back a beta tester leaked info saying Borderlands reminded him of Crackdown, which puzzled the community, but that might have been closer to the truth than expected. Info on the game has been slim for months but fans who have already received the new PC Gamer describe the new art style as cel-shaded/anime, but still retaining the grittiness. While the change has been confirmed, scans of the article have been removed by the forum administrators.

Need for Speed World Online takes the race into the largest open world in the franchise's history. This Play 4 Free action racing game will give fans access to licensed cars, parts, multiple game modes, sophisticated online matchmaking features and fully customizable profile and rides.

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. Crysis Warhead's multiplayer component Crysis Wars, will be available to play from today until Friday, April 17, 2009.

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.

Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive announced Dungeon Raiders, a new fun and crazy action/adventure game in which you control a team of unlikely heroes with suspicious biography to undertake the maddest quest ever!

The next expansion for Kerberos Productions' 4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars: A Murder of Crows, adds never-before-seen weapons, ships and tactics, but also introducing a new race, The Morrigi.

Blood Bowl, based on Games Workshop's board game, is a "game" of American football played by the insane warriors of the fantasy Warhammer universe, allowing you to create and manage teams that will take part in epic battles where fair play is for sissies.

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:

• Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC)
• Elven Legacy (PC) - Europe Only
• Reel Deal Slots Adventure (PC)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (PSP/PS2)
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The non-linear plot of Officers preserves the established facts of the origins of WWII and allows gamers to lead any of three sides to victory: USSR, Germany and Allies (GB and USA). The game recreates the real structures of all participants' armies, using the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques.

The online games market grew more than 63% to reach $2.8 billion in 2008. A new study by Pearl Research forecasts the online games market in China will exceed $5.5 billion in 2012.

Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced their weekly deals for the week of April 6-12, 2009, selling such titles as Dark Horizon and Tarr Chronicles at 85% off, Company of Heroes Gold Edition and Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor for only $39.95, and several others...

Inspired by the film and Mario Puzo's Corleone family drama, The Godfather II game goes beyond the film's story by setting players in the world of organized crime in 1960s Florida, Cuba and New York.

Hell's Kitchen allow players to experience the show's high-pressure kitchen and dining room challenges to find out if they have what it takes to be a "Five-Star" chef. as a faithfully rendered 3-D Chef Ramsay watches their every move.

World War One: La Grande Guerre is a historical turn based grand strategy game, offering you to play the full conflict, leading the destiny of the seven main fighting nations. The v1.06d update includes many crash fixes and scenario tweaks, some balance changes, and improvements to the rules for rail systems.