Music and party game developer Zoë Mode announced that it has opened a new studio in California, Zoë Mode San Francisco, lead by former Sony Studio 5 Producer Sarah Stocker and Sony Computer Entertainment exec Mark Danks.

Expected to make an appearance on the PS3, Capcom surprised everybody in Japan by announcing Monster Hunter 3 for the Wii instead. MH Tri-, pronounced as "try," is an action RPG series where you hunt down fantastical monsters.

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 a recent interview Ubisoft producer Sebastien Puel revealed that the AC2 development team has reached a headcount of 450, three times the size of the original, which took four years to make.

The crazy, zany, world of Katamari is back and better than ever before, complete with new stages, new visual effects, new strategies, and full 1080p HD resolution! The gameplay has generated millions of fans worldwide and the loveable characters are ready to roll again.

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:

• Bionic Commando (PS3/X360/PC)
• Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii)
• EA Sports Active (Wii)
• Halo Wars: Strategic Options (X360)
• I Love Beauty: Hollywood Makeover (NDS)
• Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball (Wii)
• Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock (PS2/Wii/PS3/X360)
• Terminator Salvation: The Videogame (PS3/X360/PC)
• UFC 2009 Undisputed (PS3/X360)
• Warrior Epic (PC)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers (Wii)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 (NDS)
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Under development at Recoil Games, freshly formed by co-founder of Max Payne's Remedy, Earth No More is a Unreal Engine 3-powered single-player action game (with added multiplayer, co-op), currently scheduled for 2009. It's described as Aliens, War of the Worlds, Terminator, 28 Days Later, and The Thing all rolled into one...

Cities XL expands upon all that make city builders fun and interesting, with cities that are bigger, more realistic and sophisticated than ever before, while letting players take their game online, as they interact with others in a massive online environment.

Creating the ultimate competitive go-anywhere racing experience, Fuel will have players competing across wildly different terrain and executing spectacular death-defying stunts as they race dozens of varied two and four-wheeled rides and explore this epic world on an unprecedented scale.

In Spore: Galactic Adventures fans will experience deeper Space stage gameplay as for the first time space faring creatures will be able to beam down from their spaceships to explore new planets and earn rewards for completing challenging missions.

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

Project Aftermath is an arcade RTS where you command up to 4 squads of soldiers in exciting battles in a retro-futuristic world. Equip your troops to suit your playing style, researching new items using the spoils of war; choosing from over 100 different weapons, armor, power-up augmentations and spell-like special attacks.

In Boom Blox Bash Party the destructive fun reaches new heights with richer multiplayer action and more than 400 new levels that will have players of all ages gaming together and solving action-packed puzzles under water, in zero gravity, and beyond!

Conquest! Medieval Realms is a turn-based game where the objective is to conquer up to 7 opposing players (either AI players or other human players) by defeating their armies and capturing their lands - to do this you will need to unite all of your lands, build up a powerful economy, and raise armies to defend the homeland and to take lands from your enemies.

Tak Mojo Mistake follows the shaman’s apprentice as he visits the Spoiled Shrine and accidentally removes a strange crystal that explodes and releases the four giant Grosstrosities. Using all new “parkour” style of gameplay, players will be running on walls, sliding down poles, and swinging on vines to navigate action-packed levels.

SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny brings back the franchise's weapon-based fighting formula to deliver a robust handheld experience. With a roster of more than 20 unique characters, expanded character creation feature, and multiple gameplay modes, SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny provides nail biting, head-to-head brawls that can be played anywhere, at anytime.

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:

• Bionic Commando [ALL] - Launch Trailer
• The Sims 3 - Gameplay Trailer
• Star Wars: The Old Republic - Timeline Trailer #2
• Team Fortress 2 [ALL] - Meet the Spy Trailer
• Terminator Salvation: The Videogame [ALL] - Launch Trailer
• Virtua Tennis 2009 [Wii] - Wii Motion Plus Trailer
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Infernal: Hell's Vengeance is a 3rd person action adventure that is set in a present day scenario, featuring a gripping storyline which takes players on an action-packed journey in a supernatural battle between Heaven and Hell.

Iron Sky, the dark science fiction comedy film set in the year 2018 about the Nazis on the dark side of the Moon will turn into a computer game. The game's story line happens before the films events, setting a background to the films story.

Daisy Fuentes Pilates is the first Pilates workout program for the Wii. Set at a lush tropical resort Daisy Fuentes Pilates features customizable workouts, fitness tracking, real-time coaching, interactive feedback, and Wii balance board support.

TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc. The sniper revamp is scheduled for Thursday, and Valve revealed today that it will add 34 new achievements, and awarded itself the corporate achievement for leaking The Spy trailer last week.