Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is not a sequel, but a complete rebirth, a phoenix from the ashes flying at three times the speed of sound built from the ground up, with new technology fueling a passionately realized vision of a game that puts players in the dark heart of the fight like no aerial combat game has done before.

Pirates of New Horizons is a singleplayer action adventure game mixing platformer elements with puzzles and skill-based combat, in which the player takes control of the young space pirate Annha, who travels the void on her search for hidden treasures.

In Solatorobo: Red the Hunter you enter a world of epic fantasy action in an RPG set on the mythical floating islands of the Shepherd Republic. Take on the story of Red Savarin, an anthropomorphic dog with the ability to take a human form, battle giant robotic mecha and other enemies as you explore the floating islands.

Tribes: Ascend, developed using the Unreal 3 engine, is being positioned as the multi-player successor to the much lauded Tribes 2 and a re-introduction of the franchise to the gaming world.

Trinity 2 is a 3D side-scrolling online action RPG that combines dynamic action with a vibrant, finely-detailed high-tech and fantasy hybrid theme.

Rise of Nightmares offers a spine-tingling horror experience which uses the innovative new controls of Kinect to give players new encounters filled with fearful anticipation and terror.

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:

• Boulder Dash-XL (XBLA)
• Ms. Splosion Man (XBLA)
• Section 8: Prejudice - Frontier Colonies Map Pack (XBLA)
• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (XBLA)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII delivers an action-packed aerial combat experience as players assume the role of one of four pilots taking on the Axis alliance during four different air campaigns, including the intense Battle of Britain, the war in Africa, the Eastern Front and the Pacific island-hopping campaign.

Ms. Splosion Man is a 2.5D action/platformer based around the simple concept of 'splosions and the ridiculousness that ensues, featuring up to co-op multiplayer, local and online, a story mode chock full of hilarious cinemas seamlessly integrated into gameplay, and epic boss battles.

NHL 12 is the latest installment on the hockey franchise, where you can play your way to super stardom in the revamped Be a Pro mode and experience the authentic action and energy of real life hockey with the Full Contact Physics Engine.

Following the success of several mobile and downloadable console titles including Fruit Ninja, this relationship will strengthen Halfbrick's production capabilities while equipping the company to grow its IP across all gaming and entertainment platforms.

Every gamer's favorite domestic goddess is back in the kitchen working her magic, and this time the kitchen gloves are also off in an all new outdoor environment.

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced a three-year, $20 million dollar investment plan to support the development of first-party studios PSN exclusive games as well as financial support for the independent developers program, Pub Fund.

Cities XL 2012 is the newest version of the city-building simulation, which allows you to build, develop and then connect huge cities.

Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria.

Call of Juarez: The Cartel is an FPS set in present day and brings the best elements of the Wild West to a new and modern setting with an immersive and mature story, where players can expect to embark on a journey like no other.

Lightning McQueen and Mater take their friendship to exciting new places in "Cars 2" when they head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix. The road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

In PixelJunk Shooter 2, players pilot a subterranean exploration vehicle to explore the interior of diverse cave-like complexes. The player must affect the surrounding and dynamic terrain to progress. The goal is to safely navigate through each vivid stage and rescue survivors scattered about the cavernous environment.

Pirates of Black Cove is an RTS with action-RPG elements. Cruise the Caribbean, loot settlements and see if you can become the best pirate on the high seas.

EA announced that servers for the games listed below will be shut down on the indicated dates, just like it has the past few years. Fans may continue to play the games online up until these dates, but certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates.

To prepare for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, we started watching the previous movie, sort of our first part of Part 1, so to speak. So far so good, although I needed a little refresher of what had transpired in the last movie to be able to put it all together. We're not going to be in line to see it during opening weekend. We're not THAT big Potter fans, so we'll let the crazies trample each other first, and maybe see it in a week or two after the rabid fans have gone home.

Soundgarden concert next week. haven't seen them in almost 20 years, so I'm pretty stoked.