In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts the Lord of the Games is tired of the petty squabbling between Banjo and the evil witch Gruntilda over the years, and has arranged a showdown to decide the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain. Earlier this week Rare said it wouldn't fix the reported small text issue with standard TVs, but apparently Microsoft Game Studios PR has other plans as it's "currently working on a title update to be released within the next 30 days that will fix it for those with Standard Definition TVs."

The new Fishing Master World Tour offers over 200 different types of fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in over forty different locations across seven different regions. Fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, on the Amazon River and many more exotic global locations.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win.

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an action-packed game set in the Lord of the Rings universe of J.R.R. Tolkien where players will fight epic battles any way they want, whether it be as the heroic forces of good, or as the legions of Sauron’s evil army, including Cave-trolls, Oliphaunts, the Balrog and Sauron himself.

Starting Sat. Nov. 8 at 8AM, Wal-Mart is giving people who buy the $399 PS3 model a $100 gift card. Unlike the earlier models, the 80GB PS3 is not backwards compatible with PS2 titles. On top of that offer, Wal-Mart is also throwing in a $30 gift card when buy either the $129 PS2 or a $199 Ratchet & Clank PSP Bundle, guaranteeing a minimum of 4 per store for all of the above.

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:

• NCAA Basketball 09 [PS2/PS3/X360] - Tough Places to Play Trailer
• Need for Speed Undercover [ALL] - Battle Gameplay Trailer
• Sacred 2 [PS3/X360/PC] - Intro to Ancaria Trailer #3
• Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Street Fighter IV [ALL] - Seth Gameplay Trailer
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix [PS3/X360] - Combo Trailer
• Sonic Unleashed [Wii/PS3/X360] - Trailers (2)
• Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World [Wii] - Intro Trailer
• A Kingdom for Keflings [XBLA] - Avatar Trailer
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Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Not 24 hours after Valve gave pre-order fans early access to the demo, users have hacked it to pieces allowing you to play split-screen co-op on PC (2nd player using controller), enabling zombies from the versus mode in singleplayer vs. 4 AI survivors, while modders have also found how to import fan favorite Counter Strike map de_Dust into the game.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win.

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4). Activision has just released the Oasis Track Pack and the Quantum of Solace single Another Way to Die as DLC on X360, PS3 and Wii.

NecroVisioN is a next-gen First Person Shooter that starts in the rage battlefields of World Word I and leads player to much darker and brutal underground world of vampires and demons.

Peripherals manufacturer TeknoCreations has launched its InCharge inductive charger for Xbox 360. Designed to charge one or two Xbox 360 controllers, the InCharge uses inductive charging that allows the user to recharge each battery without having to remove the battery pack from the controller.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless environment for everyone who loves to compete, with no load times, no tracks, and no rules, allowing players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in a recreation of LA. Go toe-to-toe with the R* San Diego developers of Midnight Club: Los Angeles on Sun., Nov. 16, from 4-7pm EST.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise as Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. Last month Criterion revealed it had more four DLC packs in the works, and one of them will include "legendary" cars.

The New Xbox Experience will give X360 owners a completely new experience that is fun, social and simple to use -- and puts more entertainment at their fingertips than any other device connected to the TV.

Kombat forces friends to fight, worlds to collide, and unlikely alliances to be forged. In order to save all they know, the heroes and villains of Mortal Kombat must wage war against the combined might of the DC Universe.

The new in-game voice chat function for Animal Crossing: City Folk will be ready to go as soon as the game launches on Nov. 16, using the Wii Speak accessory ($29.99). A separate Wii Speak Channel that people can use to chat independent of Animal Crossing: City Folk will be available in December.

Brash Entertainment hasn't been living up to the hype it caused when it launched last year, so it comes as no surprise that it is the next victim of the weak economy. Variety claims Brash has laid off 20 employees, won't be filling open positions, is selling off some of its licenses, and from its slew of upcoming titles, only two remain "active," Six Flags Fun Park (Wii) and next year's SAW. What happened to titles such as Tale of Desperaux, 300, Clash of the Titans, or Prison Break is unknown, and it seems Brash was even working on a Superman game with Factor 5.

Free Realms is a free whimsical fantasy massively multiplayer RPG from Sony Online offering lighthearted adventuring, aimed primarily at casual female gamers, and optional bonus content via micro transactions. Fans interested in participating in the beta test can now sign up (only North America, Europe to come later).

Cave Story is an action-adventure game overflowing with unmatched charm and character, taking players into a world where a race of rabbit-like creatures, called Mimigas, run free on a serene floating island.

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. TriForce has finalized work on its 1:1 scale Gears of War Locust Drone design maquette, coming early 2009 for $549.99.