Gatheryn is an interactive massive multi-player world of adventure, mystery and romance. You assume the role of a Victorian themed character as you explore, socialize and quest your way through the world.

Handheld gamers will once again have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Vicarious Visions' Guitar Hero On Tour Decades which will now also introduce song share between NDS players with different versions of On Tour.

Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED's Muramasa: The Demon Blade (known in Japan as “Oboro Muramasa Youtouden”) is a unique, highly stylized action RPG, is currently in development and will be released for the North American market.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness will be a comic adventure game, each chapter of the planned episodic series will feature characters from Penny Arcade, including the well-known Gabe and Tycho.

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.

Arc Rise Fantasia is an epic RPG product of old and new, combining gorgeous graphics with modern gameplay while bringing classic Japanese high fantasy role-playing action involving airships and dragons.

In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts the famous bear and bird duo return for a unique adventure of epic proportions. The Lord of the Games is tired of the petty squabbling between Banjo and the evil witch Gruntilda (aka Grunty) over the years, and has arranged a showdown to decide the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain.

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:

• Scene It? Box Office Smash (X360)
• MotoGP 08 (PS2/PS3/X360/PC)
• Monster Jam: Urban Assault (NDS/PS2/PSP/Wii)
• Professional Bull Riders: Out of the Chute (PS2/Wii)
• Neverland Card Battles (PSP)
• Ninjatown (NDS)
• Operation Mania (PC)
• Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons (Wii)
• Six Flags: Fun Park (NDS)
• Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein (PC)
• Wonder Pets: Save the Animals!(NDS)
• Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess (NDS/PS2/Wii)
• Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue (NDS/PS2/Wii)
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Empire: Total War, the new installment in The Creative Assembly’s Total War RTS franchise, will maintain the series 3D battles, grand turn based campaign map and rich historical flavor while for the first time introducing 3D naval combat into the series. The Special Forces Edition includes a range of exclusive elite units and a detailed print of the globe-spanning Campaign Map. Steamworks adds downloadable content, friend-list support and achievements.

Hidden Path Entertainment's Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels, featuring beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack.

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.

Spore Creepy & Cute Parts provides more than 100 new creature-building components (body parts, paint options, animations, backgrounds and more) themed in two distinct styles--charming, cartoon-esque creatures and scary, monster-like creatures.

The second Game Developer Census, surveying all companies working within video game development and publishing in North America, has revealed that the North American game industry has increased in size 13%, from 47,800 to 53,900 staffers.

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Since its mid Oct. launch, SOCOM has been plagued by various crippling issues from controls, to connectivity and beyond, but tomorrow SCEA will release a patch fixing major stability and playability issues.

Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods is an addon for Jwood's action/RPG and will answer many open questions and guarantee a seamless step to Gothic 4. Once more you take on the role of the nameless Hero and again you have to raise your sword in anger to save the world of Gothic.

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:

• Gears of War 2 [X360] - Last Day TV Trailer
• Edge of Twilight [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Spooky Spirits [PC] - Trailer
• Prince of Persia [ALL] - Dark & Light Trailer
• Shaun White Snowboarding [ALL] - Multiplayer Trailer
• White Gold: War in Paradise [ALL] - Combat Trailer
• The Swarm [PC] - Trailer #3
• Chronostorm: Siberian Strike [PC] - Trailer
• The Hunt [PC] - Gameplay Trailer #2
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [ALL] - Finishing Moves Trailer
• Tom Clancy's EndWar [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer (2)
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THQ's Saints Row 2, using Volition's open-world engine, offers vastly expanded customization options, a totally transformed and expanded city of Stilwater, new vehicles, sandbox tools and toys as well as both online co-op and competitive multiplayer. THQ confirmed to us to the PC version of SR 2 will be available in North America on January 5, 2009.

Animal Crossing: City Folk lets you live your life in a virtual community that’s all your own. You can interact with the fun characters in your town, customize everything from your house to your clothing and even chat with other friends in the game using the Wii Speak.

In a move mirroring efforts by food manufacturers and retailers to give consumers a clear and easy way to understand food content, the games industry is close to launching a traffic light system for the ratings on video games.