A sequel to Assassin's Creed isn't exactly a secret, since Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed last year that Assassin's Creed 2 is in development. The new Game Informer reveals the first details, saying that in AC2, players take on the role of Ezio, a young noble whose family was lost through rival ruling families' betrayals. Set in Renaissance-era Venice you will have new weapons, meet famous people like Machiavelli, Caterina Sofrza, and Lorenzo de Medici, as well as feature day & night missions, a notoriety system, new enemy types, and 16 unique mission types.

Momentum AS sequel to last year's cyberpunk adventure Culpa Innata and the continued adventures of Phoenix Wallis. Welcome to the Resistance and the Dark World of...

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:

• Dragonball: Evolution (PSP)
• Braid (PC)
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Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4 allows fans to play as Naruto and his friends in the next generation of the series, introducing gamers to a host of playable characters sporting their updated Naruto Shippuden looks, and wireless multiplayer battles for up to four players.

And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.

Having just finished the latest Valkyrie Profile and Star Ocean for Square Enix, developer Tri-Ace is jumping ship to SEGA for yet another RPG, End of Eternity. The game follows Zephyr, PMC employee Vashyron, and Subject 20 who is condemned to die on her 20th birthday. End of Eternity's battle system involves real-time gunplay elements, along with the aforementioned military theme.

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.

Precursors, developed by Boiling Point's Deep Shadow, is a sci-fi action game that leads you into unexplored regions of space, where he can fly with huge battle ships from planet to planet.

Shinobi is an arcade-style action game where you control a ninja who frees hostages and fights members of a criminal organization using a variety of weapons such as shuriken stars, using special moves, and slashing thugs with a katana sword. Originally released in 1989 on SNES/C64 by SEGA, a new ESRB listing has it coming to Xbox 360, presumably as an Xbox Live Arcade title.

Braid is a unique 2-D puzzle-platform experience that bends all the rules with the manipulation of time. Braid plays with the conventions of video games while posing truly challenging puzzles for the platform gamer.

A witch with powers beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, Bayonetta faces off against countless angelic enemies, many reaching epic proportions. With magnificent over-the-top action and outlandish finishing moves that are performed with balletic grace, Bayonetta brings to life some fast-paced, dynamic climax combat.

Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. The DLC includes 2 new multiplayer maps (Wasteland Bullet and Vekta Cruiser), scheduled for late April.

Celebrating the 5th anniversary of People Can Fly's Painkiller, JoWood announced Painkiller: Resurrection. In Painkiller: Resurrection you play William 'Wild Bill' Sherman, an ex CIA Agent and specialist for dangerous missions in the Black Ops Special Unit has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake.

Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person, open-world action-shooter will return to Mars and once again redefine the limits of destruction-based gameplay. Users with a European XBL/PSN account can claim their free key over at THQ (sign-up required) and start downloading the demo early...

Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.

COD: World at War changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.

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:

• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP] - Phenomenon Trailer
• Crime Scene [NDS] - Trailer
• DemiGod [PC] - Queen of Thorns Trailer
• Jumpgate Evolution [PC] - Making Of Trailer #1
• Battlestations: Pacific [ALL] - Attract Mode Trailer
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #2
• Zeno Clash [PC] - The Corwid of The Free Trailer
• Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao [PS3/X360] - Trailer
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Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, with a dark and gritty setting reminiscent of Bioshock. A few weeks ago, we revealed a $100 Batman collector's edition, which has now been confirmed.

Speed Zone is a furiously fast and silky smooth futuristic racing game, running at a bar-raising 60 frames per second with terrains set on colorful planets, floating asteroids, and space stations. Speed Zone features three core game modes - Solo, Race, and Battle – each with multiple goals and a progressive, level-unlock structure.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items. WiiWare sales of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People have more than doubled since Nintendo's new storage solution was unveiled at GDC 09.