Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, that exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. An article comparing Warner Bros. recent Marvel acquisition with Disney's DC Entertainment restructuring  reveals that Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold two million copies since its release last month.

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.

L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games, adding melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more. Valve's Chet Faliszek confirmed the 10 melee weapons in L4D2 being: Baseball Bat, Cricket Bat, Crowbar, Electric Guitar, Fire Axe, Frying Pan, Katana, Machete, Tonfa (police baton), and the Chainsaw.

In Supreme Ruler 2020, it is up to the player to lead a nation in a world that has fallen into anarchy. In Global Crisis, players face an even more devastating and realistic experience through a sandbox-style campaign that takes into account real-world headlines for a chilling portrayal of tomorrow’s chaotic world.

Littlest Pet Shop Friends will be brimming with new elements that girls love, from an all-new, adorable collection of pets and their pet best-friends, to a large array of customizable accessories, fun mini-games, and a deep story with all new adventures set in a vibrant world that features delightful new graphics.

Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed Shift is built by racers for racers, delivering an authentic and immersive driving experience.

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 1,000 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.

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:

• Trine (PC)
  
• Dungeons & Dragons Online:  Eberron Unlimited (PC)
• Operation Barbarossa: The Struggle for Russia (PC)

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

GOG.com announce that Kalypso Media has joined the movement and will release some of its notable back-catalogue titles like Incoming + Incoming Forces, Expendable, Mobile Forces and Port Royale, most of them for just $5.99 each and DRM free.

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars pairs well-known characters from Capcom's roster of games with some of Japan's most beloved characters from anime powerhouse Tatsunoko Production.

3D game engine provider Trinigy announced that it will be one of the first middleware developers to have built-in support for Microsoft DirectX 11 graphics processors.

In MySims Agents you take on the role of a special agent hired to foil the sinister plans of Morcubus, lord of the underworld. By recruiting different MySims, each with their own special characteristics, you can build up your very own crime-busting team.

505 Games have unveiled its plans to publish the  Nintendo DSi exclusive title Hair Salon in Europe, as well as launch Little Book of Big Secrets, an NDS title which delivers Nintendo DSi compatible content.

Iceberg Interactive is eager to announce the UK Q4 release dates for 6 of their upcoming PC games, including Adam’s Venture The Search for the Lost Garden, Return to Mysterious Island 2, Benoît Sokal Pack (includes Amerzone, Syberia and Syberia 2), Dracula Trilogy (includes Dracula, Dracula 2 The Last Sanctuary and Dracula 3 The Path of The Dragon), Dark Fall: Lost Souls, and Zeno Clash

Buccaneer is a single and multiplayer game where players strive to become the most infamous pirate captain of all time and etch their name in The Hall of Infamy.

Elven Legacy delivers a world filled with magic, and a thrilling nonlinear storyline, gauged to provide many hours of gameplay for strategy enthusiasts. Through an epic quest to restore the former glory of the Elven race, this fantasy strategy game offers both depth and scope, all in colorful and inspirational settings.

Taito's classic Space Invaders game gets extreme once again with new features that bring the retro franchise up to speed with the Joneses such as a new Bingo and Multiplayer WiFi mode.

To help customers find additional value in their used video games, Toys"R"Us introduced a video game trade-in program at its stores. Now, gamers who are ready to move onto new challenges can exchange their used video game titles from almost any system, including classics like Intellivision or the newest platforms, for a Toys"R"Us gift cards.

Beaterator is a powerful music mixer with robust beatmaking features, as well as a highly addictive collection of original music and rhythm games and challenge modes - all available in the palm of your hand.

Sony announced that it will release the v6.00 system software update for PSP in the near future, and while the version # would indicate a major update it is not. For user looking to customize their XMB (XrossMediaBar), a few new colors will be added under the Theme Settings. These new theme colors can be used on PSP models 2000 or after (PSP-2000, 3000 and N1000). Apart from that, a security patch has been added, and [Network Update] has been renamed as [System Update].