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. Released late March, CoD: WaW Map Pack 1 has so far been downloaded more than two million times.

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. Green Ronin Publishing will launch a pen and paper RPG, extending the universe, and making it more accessible to passionate RPG fans looking for another way to experience the epic fantasy world of Thedas.

The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to create unique Sims and immerse them in your own living neighborhood of endless possibility!

EA Phenomic's BattleForge is a new fantasy online RTS game where you assemble your own army with collectible trading cards. Win, trade and buy your cards online to create your ultimate deck. In the hope of attracting more players, EA has lowered Battleforge's retail price from the original $49.99 to $29.99.

Robocalypse: Beaver Defense will offer madcap weaponry and uproarious destruction in a tower defense-style game. Set in a world of wise-cracking, battling robots, players will need to create and strategically position static and mobile defenses to stop the waves of enemies that are intent on destroying the player's HQ.

Set in 2012, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (high-altitude warfare) is the first air combat game in the Tom Clancy’s universe, featuring cutting-edge technology, devastating firepower, and intense dogfights. Soon, flying at Mach 3 becomes a right, not a privilege.

THQ and WorthPlaying are looking for three worthy recruits to join the ranks of the Red Faction at the World Premiere Red Faction: Guerrilla Multiplayer Event. Scheduled for the evening of May 12th at an undisclosed, underground location in San Francisco, CA, the winners will receive free roundtrip airfare and one night's hotel stay. Interested? Try your luck now!

Sudoku Ball is a new take on the popular Sudoku puzzles, consisting of six interlinked Sudoku puzzles mapped on a 3D ball. The ball can be twisted and turned with the easy-to-use interface, while the numbers are entered by using the stylus, Wiimote or mouse.

Freaky Creatures is an interactive gaming platform incorporating collectible toys, customizable characters, an expansive online interactive community and challenging virtual battles with other players’ creatures. Freaky Space expands the universe with new environments, player versus environment combat, factions and epic intergalactic battles...

Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests.

Players use their Xorb ball to navigate through treacherous maze-like tracks and compete for the fastest time. Compatible with the Wii balance board!

Face a variety of tricky MySim opponents on a huge variety of exotic tracks! Take on up to three friends in intense multiplayer racing. During your race, find awesome power-ups such as the heat-seeking jack-o-lantern pumpkin or a bubble dropper that can help you wreck the competition.

MTV Games and The Beatles license holder Apple Corps are developing a new video game that will be an experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles spanning the UK band's entire discography. Replica Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars will be made available as standalone music peripheral controllers for the game.

Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. The Broken Steel DLC lets you continue the adventure past the main quest by joining the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and ridding the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave once and for all. The new DLC is available, but PC users are reporting that the download is broken gand iving a weird cryptographic error, which is confirmed by Bethesda, as they are "looking into it."

Bethesda says a Games for Windows Live DRM issue is to blame, not the actual add-on, so Microsoft is working on it.

Precursors, developed by Boiling Point's Deep Shadow, is a sci-fi action game that leads you into unexplored regions of space, where he can fly with huge battle ships from planet to planet.

In THQ's 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, you play as one of the world's biggest hip-hop stars in an all-out battle to protect 50 Cent's assets and to collect payment from a crooked overlord. At a recent event at the Manhattan Play N Trade store, 50 Cent revealed that, "With the success of this actual project, we'll try to do it again." 50 Cent would like to do a sequel but would also "like to be a part of designing and marketing a video game I'm not actually in. I talked to THQ."

Based on VIZ Media's Naruto Shippuden animated series, players will assume control of over 10 of their favorite ninja, including the dreaded Akatsuki, promising to deliver fierce ninja action as players re-live the Naruto Shippuden storyline and experience a brand new adventure.

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:

• Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: The Last Resort (PC)
• Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (NDS)
• Patapon 2 (PSP)
• Plants vs. Zombies (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

The darkness continues amidst the treasures from the gypsy's lair, as a mysterious book is found in the tiny town of Shadowcrest. Perhaps a book that should never have been opened. A book with pages that chart the passage to the Isle of the Dead...

The world's 32 best virtual footballers came face-to-face on May 2 at Port Olympic in Barcelona, Spain to compete in the grand finale as another incredibly exciting virtual football season came to an end. Bruce Grannec from France won the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2009 Grand Finale.