As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop two superpower alliances emerge, join the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

The evolution of virtual hunting has finally arrived as Deer Hunter Tournament gives players a chance to experience the most intense virtual hunting experience. Deer Hunter Tournament is designed to create a massive network of Deer Hunter players by offering for the first time in hunting games organized, constantly updated online tournaments.

Castle Crashers is a four-player game for the Xbox Live Arcade, where players are knights on a quest to regain a stolen idol. Embark on the adventure on your own or with up to three friends and discover the mind-boggling magic and mystery in the mythical world.

Call of Duty: World at War, using the Call of Duty 4 engine, completely 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.

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind.

X Motor Racing is an arcade racing game with next generation physics model, including all classes of cars from old RWD to modern sports cars, physics, and various graphical features. This demo includes 3 tracks, one car and is now updated with new physics surfaces, damage model, etc.

Multiwinia will combine elements of Darwinia, with the addition of multiplayer support which will enable both co-op and competitive battles between massive Darwinian armies. The Introversion store is now taking pre-orders for Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest.

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:

• Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon (PC)
• Sinking Island (PC)
• Mario Super Sluggers (Wii)
• Two Worlds Epic Edition (PC)
• Murder in the Abbey (PC)
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Dissidia: Final Fantasy is an all-new title in the FF franchise, although it's not part of the compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. Not a standard RPG, it's labeled a dramatic progressive action title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known for Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the game's character designer.

Today Nintendo added two classics and two WiiWare titles to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Helix (Wiiware), Ys Book I & II (VC) and Samurai Shodown 2 (VC).

ArmA 2 is set in the near future, year 2009, in a fictional post soviet country called Chernarus. Players will be sent as members of a US Marine Corps Force Recon squad to this country to prevent further civilian casualties and ensure ongoing stability there.

AMD announced that it is working with leading game developers such as EA Phenomic (Battleforge), SEGA's The Creative Assembly (Stormrise) and NHN Games (Cloud 9) to create a new generation of game titles utilizing Microsoft DirectX 10.1 delivering improved features and performance, and an overall better game experience.

Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

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. Valve's Gabe Newell revealed that Left 4 Dead will not be finished in time for its Nov. 4 launch, but will instead be released Nov. 20, 2008.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless, breathtaking environment for everyone who loves to compete. With no load times, no tracks, and no rules, the game allows players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in an unbelievable recreation of LA.

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Codemasters' Games Convention 2008 lineup:

• 'Damnation' (PS3/X360/PC) - 7 New Screens & Trailer
• 'Jumpgate Evolution' - 4 New Screens & Trailer
• 'The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria' - 4 New Screens
• 'Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising' (PS3/X360/PC) - New Screens
• 'Overlord: Dark Legend' (Wii) - 3 New Screens
• 'Overlord: Minions' (NDS) - 6 New Screens
• 'Rise Of The Argonauts' (PS3/X360/PC) - 14 New Screens & Trailer

Sierra's Arcanum, developed by now defunct Troika Games, is an isometric RPG that creates a compelling new world where magic and technology coexist in an uneasy balance. This v080823 patch fixes some of critical bugs, adds some lost content, fixes stats on lots of NPCs, and plenty more.

With more than 203.000 visitors, the Games Convention will be back in Leipzig next year according to Leipziger Messe CEO Wolfgang Marzin, who also revealed that the 2009 edition of the exhibition will be held from Aug. 19 to 23.

Check out the following new screens & trailers from Atari's Games Convention 2008 lineup:

• 'Alone in the Dark' (PS3) - New Screen
• 'Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit' (PS3/X360) - 9 New Screens
• 'Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World' (PS2) - 53 New Screens
• 'Dragon Ball: Origins' (NDS) - 12 New Screens
• 'Family Trainer' (Wii) - 8 New Screens
• 'Heroes over Europe' (PS3/X360/PC) - 7 New Screens
• 'Legendary' (PS3/X360/PC) - 2 New Screens
• 'My Horse and Me 2' (NDS/Wii/PC) - 19 New Screens
• 'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm' (PS3) - 6 New Screens
• 'Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir' - 14 New Screens
• 'RACE Pro ' (X360) - 3 New Screens & Trailer
• 'Smash Court Tennis 3' (X360) - New Screens
• 'The Witcher Enhanced Edition' - 5 New Screens

Rock Revolution will give players a chance to rock out on the bass, lead guitar, and will be available with the most realistic drum peripheral on the market. Offering a variety of innovative single-player and multi-player modes, Rock Revolution features an extensive music selection, along with a wide variety of downloadable songs