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.

Silent Hill: Homecoming is a psychological horror game thrusting players into a shadowy world of chaos and terror with atmospheric HD graphics, an all-new iconic and chilling soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka, and an original storyline that sheds new light on the desolate, fog-shrouded town of Silent Hill.

NBA Live 09 sports new features like Pick and Roll Control, Defensive Lockdown Control, Signature Playcalling and Quickstrike Ankle-Breakers that will make the game experience fun from beginning to end. Additionally, NBA Live 09 takes you to training camp with the NBA Academy that gives you a chance to hone your skills.

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMOs. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world. Currently in closed beta, sign up here if you want to participate, more people will get added in the next days and weeks to come.

Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the first music game 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. Currently recording their next album, Atlanta quartet Mastodon revealed its Colony Of Birchmen track will be featured on RB2, but also let slip that the PS3 edition is scheduled for Oct. 19, and Wii version will retail on Nov. 16, 2008.

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. In a recent interview Chet Faliszek revealed that Valve plans to release DLC soon after the game's release, and that the X360 game will get dedicated servers for better playability, but also a few tweaks like modified A.I. (so zombies don't attack from behind as often), a subtle aim assist and quick turn button.

A 3rd person action adventure Yakuza 2 features enhanced combat, larger environments and a thrilling storyline continuing a year after Yakuza ended. Yakuza 2 will plunge players deeper into the world of Japan’s notorious underground organization, where honor and respect are not earned easily.

Euro Truck Simulator is a truck simulation game where you can drive across a realistic depiction of continental Europe, visiting its beautiful cities, from Rome to Berlin to Madrid to Prague, picking up a variety of cargo, and delivering them on time!

Tony Hawk’s Motion and Hue Pixel Painter utilizes the Motion Pack to feature accelerometer technology so gamers can twist, tilt and turn through numerous skateboarding sessions and for the first time in franchise history, the game brings snowboarding.

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, marks the 13th anniversary of the Command & Conquer franchise, and to celebrate, EA will be giving away the original C&C Red Alert for free. EA is also offering Red Alert 2 for free for those who pre-order Red Alert 3 before Oct. 27, so C&C fans can walk away with all three titles for the price of one.

Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Earlier this month EA added the new conquest mode to Bad Company, and later this fall DICE will release four new maps, two of which are determined by the fans themselves.

Microïds' Still Life 2, developed by Gameco Studios, is a real-time 3D adventure game where you play FBI agent and profiler Victoria McPherson, investigating some of North America's most difficult and darkest crimes.

Harmonix and MTV Games announced the addition of up and coming rock band Locksley to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content, contributing a 3-pack of songs from their 2007 album Don’t Make Me Wait including title track Don’t Make Me Wait, All Over Again, and She Does.

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:

• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS2/PS3/X360/PC)
• Azada: Ancient Magic (PC)
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The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria expands the online world of Middle-earth to let players explore the ancient underground cities of the dwarves, battle epic characters in the depths, face off with the Watcher, be a part of the fateful release of Durin’s Bane and more!

In Divinity 2: Ego Draconis you will take on the role of a young Dragon Slayer and ultimately become a Dragon Knight, a legendary hero with unique abilities. Discover a detailed world full of twists and turns in which your actions can make a real difference. In a recent interview Larian Studios' Swen Vincke revealed that there will be no multiplayer in the game because "we had to screw up the story so much that we killed it."

EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title, starring movie star Maggie Q as the lead character in the live-action sequences that propel the original story forward, taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

NHL 2K9 will offer fans the opportunity to play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick, and play hockey in a wholly unique experience like never before.

Age of Empires: Mythologies allows players to strategize as legendary heroes, commanding massive armies and shaping the destinies of three unique cultures in both single and multi-player campaigns.