Microsoft unveiled significant updates to its Games for Windows Live service, allowing gamers to connect and play with their friends for free, including features such as Achievements, TrueSkill matchmaking, voice and text chat, and a single identity (Gamertag) that works across both PC and X360.

In Evasive Space you pilot your rocket ship on a wildly dangerous interplanetary mission to save the stars. You’ll be guiding Konki on timed and collection-based missions through 20 stages of mazes and obstacles in five different environments spanning treacherous terrain including asteroid belts, planetary rings, astro-caves, and large space stations.

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:

• World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
• Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (Xbox 360)
• Hasbro Family Game Night (PS2/Wii)
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Patapon 2 is a 2D platform/action adventure game that transforms players into a mystical leader in charge of guiding a tribe of small, quirky warriors called Patapons. Through an innovative use of musical beats, players will march the Patapons against opposing armies and gigantic monsters in an attempt to find the far end of the world.

Featuring five new original cases craft by the writers of the TV show, CSI: NY will allow you to, for the first time in the CSI series, play as actual characters from the hit TV show. Actors from the TV show will lend their voices and likenesses to the all-new video game.

Do you find there are too few hours in the day to run a household, hold down a job and fit in a workout? Or, are you just getting bored of the same old fitness routine? EA Sports Active is a new customizable and personalized fitness product that will get you motivated to move in the comfort of your home.

Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.

Being a common citizen, there is a probability of one in a million of receiving the back mark, a device implanted in your body that emits a signal which can be followed. If you are marked, you have become the main star of The Hunt, the degeneration into a TV show of the governmental cleaning action.

Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

Flowers and fireworks usually don't mix, but Flowerworks turns nature on its head in this accessible and original title. Flowerworks combines puzzle, exploration and action elements in an addictive, explosive adventure.

Lux-Pain is an all-new text-based adventure game set in historical Kisaragi City, a town plagued by mysteries from small mishaps to murders - with no logical explanation as to why these events occur.

JoWooD has signed Moorhuhn: Atlantis and Moorhuhn: The Pharaoh's Treasure for European distribution (apart from Germany, Austria and Switzerland). While you investigate the mysterious paths to an immense fortune in Moorhuhn: The Pharaoh’s Treasure, Moorhuhn: Atlantis takes you on a journey to the sunken city, telling the reasons of its decay!

With World War II: Road to Victory, gamers can wage World War II in Europe from the front lines in France and Russia to the deserts of North Africa and the airfields and convoys of Britain in a riveting turn-based grand strategy format. This v1.21 patch comes with two dozen fixes, including improvements to gameplay and several rule tweaks.

Blueside has teamed up with Phantagram to co-develop a true sequel to Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders and KUF: Heroes. Kingdom Under Fire II will be an MMOARTS and have a new story line, new characters/NPCs, and promises a shocking ending.

Lighthouse Interactive and dtp entertainment have announced the extension of their successful co-operative publishing deal where dtp entertainment will become the exclusive publishing and distribution partner for the entire Lighthouse 2009 release portfolio for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Merchants of Brooklyn, powered by the CryEngine 2, is a fast-paced, futuristic FPS combining an intriguing and unique art style with innovative and exciting gameplay – daring fans of shooters and action games to survive in post-apocalyptic New York gone very, very bad.

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:

• Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades [NDS] - Launch Trailer
• Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge - Gameplay Trailer
• The Last Remnant [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailers (3)
• Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria [PC] - Trailers (2)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [ALL] - Trailer
• Pyroblazer [PC] - Gameplay Trailer #5
• Skate It [NDS/Wii] - Hall of Meat Trailer
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With Football Manager 2009 Sports Interactive's sports simulation franchise, known in North America as Worldwide Soccer Manager, is finally making the move to 3D with a new match engine. FM2009 will use a new activation based copy protection developed by Uniloc, giving users multiple licenses, not require the disc to play the game, and the protection is completely removed upon uninstall, nor are there any blacklists or hidden drivers stopping other applications from running.

Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Xbox Live Arcade is providing an even greater incentive to log-on and load-up: discounted best-selling titles! Download a trio of hit Xbox LIVE Arcade games, including Feeding Frenzy, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Worms for only 400 Microsoft Points each.