Takeda 3 is a game of epic Samurai action, set in 16th century feudal Japan, putting the player in the role of Daimyo, a feudal lord fighting for the title of Shogun, supreme military commander. You are in command of one of 25 clans in historical Japan, your mission is to recapture all of Japan’s provinces and remake history.

StuntMANIA!pro is a fast paced 3D car stunt driving game, where you get to perform the most amazing tricks and stunts in some really cool environments. This new version updates the gfx engine, adds general fixes and maintenance, and an issue with the Sand Box level sometimes not loading.

Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Evasive Space (Wiiware), and Life Force (VC).

Nottingham, UK, based Simple Lifeforms is a social game company formed to develop and publish games that combine the best features of online games (such as Runescape and World of Warcraft) and social networks (such as Facebook and MySpace).

On February 16, 2009, you will be able to download and play Rare's action adventure game Grabbed by the Ghoulies on your Xbox 360 for 1200 Points.

Battle Group Commander: Episode One is a real time simulation game that allows players to step into the boots of a Battle Group Commander (imagine that!) and fight a Soviet-style enemy in the Salisbury Plain Training Area of England (analogous to the NTC in the US).

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:

• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (NDS)
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WH 40k: Dawn of War II takes players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-op campaign.

NCsoft's Guild Wars 2, developed by ArenaNet, draws from the original game's mechanics and adds a fully persistent world. Like its predecessors, it will have no subscription feee. NCSoft's recent financial results revealed that GW2 isn't expected until 2010-2011 (thanks VE3D).

Explorers of Sky is an action-packed adventure where players journey as actual Pokémon through a fantastic land untouched by humans. Before the game starts, players take a test to help them figure out which of the, over a dozen, Pokémon best represents their personalities.

SEGA's Sonic and the Black Knight is bringing Sonic into the world of Arthurian legend and offers the worlds most infamous blue hedgehog the chance to become a knight.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense then ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale.

'For the first time in the 15 year history of this 3-on-3 fighter game, The King of Fighters XII has undergone a complete graphical overhaul. All sprites used over the past 14 years have been dropped and replaced with new 2D high definition, high resolution sprites, on detailed 2D backgrounds, drawn 100% by hand.

In the Syphon Filter franchise you assume the identity of Gabe Logan, a highly-trained Precision Strike Operative, commanding a black box United States Agency that legally doesn’t exist. Revealed through PCB Productions, a digital audio recording firm claiming to be doing facial motion capture, Syphon Filter 5 is rumored to be in development at Sony Bend Studios, known for previous installments in the series and most recently Resistance Retribution.

MLB Dugout Heroes is a casual online baseball experience with a three-dimensional, cartoon-rendered graphic style and easy to pick up and play mouse-only controls. The game will offer four different modes of play for fans to choose from: tutorial, practice, single player and multi-player.

Luminary: Rise of the Goonzu is a highly unique political and economic RPG designed to simulate reality. Players will choose their profession and rise through the ranks of society, eventually becoming a leader of the community, a Goonzu.

Study results to be published in the April 4, 2009 edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society are the first to show definitively that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and attention in older adults.

GTA IV: The Lost and Damned features a new main character and plot that intersects with the storyline of GTA IV; new missions that offer an entirely fresh way to explore Liberty City with new multiplayer modes, weapons and vehicles.

When Renegade Kid shipped its horror game Dementium: The Ward and was wrapping up its sci it shooter Moon, it revealed that it was already working on a new, unannounced, title inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula. Shortly thereafter its publisher GameCock was bought up by Southpeak and the Dracula title hadn't been heard of since. Renegade Kid has issued an update saying that the official name for the title was Son Of The Dragon, but that development has been halted in favor of another new project, but that it hopes to revisit the canned title in the future.

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:

• Arma II [X360/PC] - Chernarussian Movement Of The Red Star
• Halo Wars [X360] - Vid Doc Trailer #3
• Resident Evil 5 [ALL] - Trailer #15
• SuperCar Challenge [PS3] - Trailer
• Wanted: Weapons of Fate [ALL] - Beyond the Film Trailer
• World in Conflict: Soviet Assault [PS3/X360/PC] - Berlin 1989 Trailer
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