CID The Dummy is an all-new action platformer that is sure to grab you with its enjoyable, fun gameplay, featuring a totally original character with charisma and moves, different fighting styles with which to battle enemies from unarmed combat to weapons like the Bazooka that can freeze, hit and burn.

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. At launch, the Xbox Live multiplayer service will be completely free of charge for Live members while playing GTA IV or The Lost and Damned.

We Ski and Snowboard, known in Europe as Family Ski and Snowboard, adds high-performance snowboarding, as well as developed skiing functionality, two new mountains, and a complete snow park with fun boxes, rails and a half-pipe, where both skiers and snowboarders alike can grab huge air and over-the-top aerial tricks.

NecroVisioN is a first-person horror shooter, which sees players taking on the role of American soldier Simon Bukner, who must fight his way through the bleak trenches of World War One and into the very jaws of Hell.

MySims Party turns any gathering into an instant party with 50 mini games (40 in the NDS version) to choose from, each hosted by a different MySim.

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:

• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (PS3/X360/PC)
• X-Blades (PS3/X360/PC)
• Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (X360)
• Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (Wii)
• LocoRoco 2 (PSP)
• NASCAR Kart Racing (Wii)
• Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3/X360)
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With over 250 additions and enhancements to core gameplay, FIFA 09 has been designed and customized to deliver a unique gameplay experience that takes advantage of the hardware specifications of each available platform. EA will add a new downloadable game mode called FIFA 09 Ultimate Team that will deliver a strategic new online experience

The Academy announced the nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards which this year feature 39 different games, lead by Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's seven BAFTA nominations, Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) garners six, Fable II and LittleBigPlanet follow with five each, Steven Spielberg wins his first video games nomination for Boom Blox.

Club Loveholic is a game developed to combine existing dance games, differentiated system, and realistic characters to enable gamers to enjoy a stylish atmosphere and have the actual feel of dance communities and music rhythms.

In Vegas Ventures, after losing your father, a huge construction tycoon, the player takes over his company after his partner runs it into the ground. Starting from scratch you work to build up your company by building several theme locations in Vegas and making a name for yourself and the Casinos, and Hotels you build.

Sirius Entertainment announced that Japanese game music composer Mitsuda Yasunori, known for scoring Chrono Trigger, would be in charge of sound for its currently under development 3D fantasy online game Lime Odyssey.

Tetris Party will feature 18 game modes with 10 never-before-seen single-player and multiplayer variations of Tetris, including modes that utilize the point-and-shoot capabilities of the Wii Remote, as well as the recently released Wii Balance Board. Tetris Party Tournament will test the skills of players in a variety of Tetris modes, including Marathon, Field Climber and Stage Racer.

Battle School is taking on the challenge of emerging as a new genre called 'Horror Online Gun Shooting Game,' which basically involves killing monsters by shooting them with a gun similar to the conventional gun shooting games as well as introducing a new system of mouse action and invasion.

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. While a 4 player co-op enabled demo will be available on Xbox Live Feb. 11, 2009 (2 AM PST), Ubisoft will release a PS3 and PC demo on Feb. 26, 2009, which we'll have available on our fileserver network.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies.

EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

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:

• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
• The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match [PS2] - Trailer
• LocoRoco 2 [PSP] - Launch Trailer
• Sacred 2 [X360] - Trailer
• Star Trek Online - 2009 Comic Con Trailer
• WWE Legends Of Wrestlemania [ALL] - Trailer
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Xfire's latest release includes an in-game web browser, so gamers who already use Xfire to chat with friends, take screenshots and capture game-play video no longer have to alt-tab away from their game. "Scroll Lock + W" or a simple search from the main Xfire window launches the new web browser in-game.

SF IV features a mix of returning favorites (Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li etc.) along with new characters created for this game, such as Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte, and Rufus. Characters and environments are rendered in stylized 3D, while the game is played in the classic 2D perspective with additional 3D camera flourishes.

Inspired by the landmark 1988 arcade hit, Splatterhouse combines visceral, adrenaline-soaked combat with horror elements to deliver an original gaming experience that defies the boundaries of the traditional action category with over-the-top gore and shocking new gameplay mechanics. Namco Bandai confirmed an earlier rumor that BottleRocket is no longer developing Splatterhouse, and has been moved in-house, to the team that just finished Afro Samurai.