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.

In Stop Stress: A Day of Fury you play Jack, a man with dangerously high blood pressure and possibly the most stressed man on earth, whose manic urban life is driving him nuts. As our stressed out hero, you have only one objective - to fulfill the ultimate dream of escaping from the city into a stress free Zen like existence.

Nintendo added two VC, three NDSi, and three WiiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem Points to download: Carnival King, “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game, Family Card Games (Wiiware), Sparkle Snapshots, Viking Invasion, Battle of Giants: Dragons – Bronze Edition (NDSiWare), Fighting Street and R-TYPE (VC).

Originally released in 2004, Dark Fall: Lights Out is the 2nd title in the adventure horror series. The new version includes many additional features such as new graphics and effects, new puzzles and an enhanced story, new spooks and thrills with more ghostly encounters, as well as new additional music and sound to bring the game world even more to life.

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:

• Style Savvy (NDS)
• Wine Tycoon (PC)
• Rabbids Go Home (NDS/Wii)

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

Umbra Software announced that BioWare has licensed its visibility optimization/occlusion culling technology for the sci-fi space epic Mass Effect franchise, its immiment role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins and other future titles.

EA and Spicy Horse have signed a publishing deal for an all-new title based on EA's 2000 American McGee's Alice.

For the first time, players will be able to wage World War II across the massive expanse of the entire planet. From battles in Europe and North Africa all the way to Asia and the Pacific, WWII Global Conflict features the largest map yet.

Originally released on the PS2 in 2002, Armored Core 3 is getting ported to the PSP, with the addition of a multiplayer mode. The game is based around one entity that ruled the world, The Controller. As time went on several powerful Corporations came on the scene, waging war with each other in their struggles to gain absolute power.

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. BAtman:AA having sold more than 2.5 million copies, Rocksteady's Sefton Hill stated in a recent interview that "there are definitely lots of exciting stories to tell in Batman's world, and I can say that we’re really privileged to work on it, and excited about future possibilities."

Bayonetta is a stylish and cinematic action game, directed by Hideki Kamiya. A witch with powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces-off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions, in a game of 100% pure, unadulterated all-out action.

Samurai Warriors 3 is an evolution of the Warriors series, featuring an innovative new game mode and a completely fresh storyline. In addition to a host of new characters and combat and game-play elements, the game also will test players with new tactical and strategic challenges on the battlefield.

Vampire Hunters is a 3D role-playing game with adventure-like elements that will charm the player with its dark atmosphere of old docks where a mysterious clan of vampires rages free.

Bounty Bay Online takes players into a 15th century historical setting where adventurers can start an online career as merchant, buccaneer, fisherman or one of many other professions. Fight on land and water, complete enthralling quests and start guilds with other players.

Kenka Bancho is a Japanese beat'em up for PSP which puts you in the role of a high school student on a class trip to a historic Japanese city, includes no shortage of fist-to-face and knee-to-gut action, and all in the name of pride and bragging rights.

With the licensed use of the Lahman Database, PureSim Baseball 2 gives you the opportunity to go back to any season since 1900 and begin your baseball dynasty. Can you accomplish the feats of your favorite team or perhaps rewrite history and lead your favorite club down a different path?

Get ready to shake your pom-poms and show your team spirit with We Cheer 2, using two Wii Remotes as you perform full body motions to hit music of the past and present.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising features a new playable army, the traitorous Chaos Space Marines, and continues the epic journey of the Blood Ravens as they battle this new, more personal enemy. Chaos Rising offers new single-player and co-op campaigns, a level cap increase from 20 to 30, more powerful war-gear and a suite of innovative multiplayer options.

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.

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, knocking 50% off the regular price on The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, and The Dracula Files, 40% off Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare, 25% off Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War Collection (now $37.49), dropping the price on a slew of titles like Sacraboar, Tweak7, Gratuitous Space Battles, Aaaaa! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, Hinterland - Orc Lords, Restaurant Empire, Nemesis of the Roman Empire, Warlords Battlecry III, and Capitalism II.