The on-again, off-again Halo movie roller coaster is back in the news with IESB claiming that no other than Steven Spielberg is now slated to produce the movie project. Last year Stuart Beattie, known for writing the Pirates of the Caribbean and Gears of War movies, was said to have written a script based on Eric Nylund's first Halo book, The Fall of Reach, which chronicles Master Chief's emergence from the other Spartans which eventually led to the discovery of Halo. Spielberg, who has recently gotten into video games with EA's Boom Blox and is said to be a BioShock fan, was "blown away" by Beattie's script.

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.

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. Online outlet GameFly has pushed the Oct. 20 launch by two weeks, and while the developer initially didn't confirm the change, EpicBattleAxe claims to have received word from Bioware's Matt Atwood that DA is now scheduled for Nov. 3 (Nov. 6 in Europe/PS3 later in the month).

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. 50 Cent's official Web site revealed that the rapper is doing some voice-over work/squad voices for MW2, which is confirmed by Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling, in addition to other unspecified celebrities. The previous Call of Duty game featured work from movie stars Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman.

Join an elite squad of the French Foreign Legion, given by the president an emergency right to operate in France, on its first mission in the country of origin. With a nation-wide social crisis in the background, fight a malevolent crime organization who plans to take advantage of the situation and mount a large scale weapon theft that could destabilize the world.

With two handfuls of cash and a dream of creating a legacy, you will build, cook and hire your way to the very top of the culinary world, where tasty food is king and smart management reels in the dollars.

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will allow fans to create their own custom player with the utmost detail and, for the first time in the NBA 2K series, begin their career by experiencing the on-court life of an NBA hopeful going through the NBA Draft Combine at the world-renowned, ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago.

Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic boxing interpretation to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power. There is an issue with the X360 version of DLC Pack 1 where the controller config will change to button punch controls without warning and the button controls are not yet available as a feature via the Settings screen.

Ready to set the standard for fighting games with stunning realism and uncompromising quality, Tekken 6 promises to deliver a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat experience with bone-jarring punches and gut-wrenching grapples.

Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. There's a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with food to fatten her up and it's going to take most of your army working together to carry her back across the battlefield. While the patch is available in North America, Euro gamers will have to wait for approval until next week..

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:

• Champions Online [PC] - Melee Combat Trailer
• Championship Manager 2010 - Behind the Scenes Trailer
• Command & Conquer 4 [PC] - Director's Cut Trailer
• Dante's Inferno [ALL] - Dev Diary Trailer #3
• Dead Space Extraction [Wii] - Story Trailer
• Guitar Hero: Van Halen [ALL] - Trailer
• Hearts of Iron III [PC] - Launch Trailer
• Space Ark [XBLA] - Trailer
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The story of Valkyria Chronicles II takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. A group of young Gallian Military Academy cadets find themselves plunged into a bitter civil war when the newly formed Gallian Revolutionary Army stages a coup. As the epic drama unfolds in the game, players will experience stories of friendship, love and growing pains during a time of war and revolution.

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with a modern-crafted production approach. While currently only on the PlayStation Network, Sidhe revealed that Shatter is not a PS3 exclusive, but was chosen because of Sony's excellent benefits (royalties, tech). However, the game is running on both XBLA and PC, so a release on those platforms is possible.

Scooby-Doo! First Frights is an action-adventure game that complements the upcoming Warner Bros. movie and lets you take on the role of young Scooby-Doo and teenage versions of the newly formed Mystery, Inc. crew to solve their very first cases.

Taking place in various settings, your mission is to save the Hangman from his enemies by guessing the hidden word correctly. By guessing incorrectly, he is put one step closer to being shot, strangled, erased, or hanged by his enemies.

NBA 2K10 is expected to deliver the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise – from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features.

QuakeCon 2009 takes place Aug. 13-16, 2009 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, located just north of Dallas, and as always, this event is free thanks to the support of the QuakeCon volunteer staff, id Software, the event sponsors and exhibitors.

NHL 10 begins a new era with gameplay innovations that deliver a new standard of toughness, the emotion of playoff hockey on the ice and in the arena, and over 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse that every fan sees throughout the NHL playoffs.

Good Old Games has added two new strategy titles, Republic: The Revolution ($9.99), Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus ($5.99) and is offering its catalog from Enlight Software for only $25.00 (Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, Seven Kingdoms 2: The Fryhtan Wars and Warlords Battlecry 3). If you have one (or more) games from the promo, you will receive a 30% discount for the rest of the games.

Based on the legendary book series by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is a first-person fantasy role-playing game that takes players on an elaborate adventure through the Firetop Mountain Keep, the scene of the first entry in the renowned literary line.