Rare's favorite gung-ho future field operative finally gets the chance to relive That Thing With The Skedar on Xbox Live Arcade. Whether it's your first, second or tenth time facing off against the sly dataDyne Corporation and their allies, just be sure to keep a steady grip on your Falcon 2 as you prepare for infiltration.

PES 2010 will benefit from the most exhaustive raft of new features in the series’ history, with every aspect of the game benefiting from key improvements and major gameplay additions.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

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:

• Section 8 [PS3/X360/PC] - Dynamic Combat Missions Trailer
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• NBA 2K10: Draft Combine [PSN/XBLA] - Trailer
• MX vs. ATV Reflex [ALL] - Terrain Deformation Trailer
• James Cameron's Avatar: The Game [ALL] - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! [XBLA] - Trailer
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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. The long promised v1.50 patch is coming next week Tuesday, followed by v1.60 which will include free DLC.

Based on the animated series, players will assume control of over 10 of their favorite ninja, including the dreaded Akatsuki, promising to deliver fierce ninja action as players re-live the Naruto Shippuden storyline and experience a brand new adventure.

LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots — and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers via PSN. Media Molecule plans to roll out an update that adds water to the game, and is looking for people to help them test it.

NHL 2K10 redefines the sports gaming experience with a new emphasis on social gaming. Whether you're a die-hard NHL fan or a casual player, NHL 2K10's pick-up-and-play controls, true-to-life authenticity and variety of on- and off-line multiplayer modes promise hours of entertainment for any gamer.

Diablo III is an action RPG where you create a hero from one of five distinct classes, each equipped with an array of spells and abilities, and adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline and engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses. While the Monk class was revealed earlier, Blizzard's Paul Sams stated that it is in talks to bring Diablo III to consoles, and CEO Mike Morhaime said only the WoW expansion and SC2 are planned for 2010.

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game that mixes FPS style with traditional RPG mechanics, where six factions are struggling to emerge from the collapse of civilization brought on by viruses and environmental disaster. In order to further optimize the game, the Fallen Earth team has pushed the MMO's launch by a week.

WoW: Cataclysm brings sweeping changes to the world of Azeroth, with two new playable races, new levels of power, challenging quests, dungeons in all-new zones, and dramatic changes to familiar aspects of the game in the wake of a world-shattering disaster.

DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero's signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance (thanks Joystiq).

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Nintendo's GamesCom 2009 lineup:

• 'Glory of Heracles ' (NDS) - New Screens
• 'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer
• 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story' (NDS) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Wii Fit Plus' (Wii) - New Screens
• Golden Sun DS [NDS] - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• 'Kirby Super Star Ultra' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer

The epic saga continues with Halo 3 as Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax.

Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

Rack ‘em up and hustle your way to the top of the leaderboards, set in contemporary and stylish pool bars, the Hustle Kings game allows players to hone in on their billiards skills in one of the most realistic looking billiards settings ever realized.

MTV Games' Scott Guthrie revealed that with The Beatles Rock Band due in stores soon, it is not going to flood the market with different products in the same genre, like Activision with Guitar Hero, but rather focus on DLCs to keep its fan base happy. It's not really much of a surprise, but Harmonix is currently working on Rock Band 3 and is looking at new technologies to incorporate, such as Microsoft's Natal camera.

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. Map Pack 3 (3 multiplayer maps and 1 new Zombie map) has sold over a million units in its first weekend.

In Big Game Hunter 2010 you combine precision, guts, and technology to earn a place among world's most respected hunters.

Introducing new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes, C&C4 offers players new, innovative and compelling strategic depth.

Diablo III is an action RPG where you create a hero from one of five distinct classes, such as barbarian or witch doctor, each equipped with an array of spells and abilities, and adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline and engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses.

Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII, offering endless hours of 24-player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations: Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. As we hinted at last week, the PC version of BF1943, originally slated for Sept., is getting delayed until early 2010, according to producer Gordon Van Dyke.

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

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:

• Raven Squad (PS3/X360/PC)
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Final Fantasy XIV, an all new massively-multiplayer role-playing game set in the vast realm of Eorzea, is planned for a simultaneous global release on PS3 and PC, with the possibility of it coming to X360 as well, but no confirmation as of yet.

Gravity Crash is a vintage arcade shooter where armed with an arsenal of main and special weapons, a rechargeable shield and a carefully watched fuel gauge, players battle gravity and inertia through 37 planets that each feature environmental dangers, enemies and other obstacles.

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. IW has revealed that Kevin McKidd (Rome, Made of Honor, Journey Man), Craig Fairbrass (CoD 4, Stargate SG-1), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, Prototype), Keith David (Mass Effect, Saints Row 2, Arbiter in Halo 2 & 3) and Glenn Morshower (24, Transformers 2) have wrapped up their voice sessions.

bitComposer's Jekyll & Hyde is a new PC adventure based on the famous novel, ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,’ by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson.

Rocket Riot is an action-packed side-view shooter featuring a bazooka-wielding jetpack soldier. With a highly stylized 8-bit era feel, players blast their way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes online.

Space Bust-A-Move is a match-three arcade puzzle game starring the Bub and Bob dinosaur brothers from the Bubble Bobble game. Players will embark on a magnificent adventure set in space as they help battle against powerful enemies who are trying to rule the entire universe.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.

Four great games from Australian developer Halfbrick are on the way to the PSP minis downloadable service, a series of smaller, casual games designed for quick play and instant action.

R.U.S.E. is a strategy game in which the players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

In a vast open world environment, Assassin's Creed II invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, and seeking vengeance.

Silent Hunter 5 ventures into uncharted territory and takes players behind the periscope of a German U-boat to take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Might & Magic Clash of Heroes is a puzzle RPG in which, through five unique and epic quests, players will alternate exploration and turn-based puzzle battles in the game to save the world of Ashan from demonic chaos.

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).