Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.

More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined. Ahead of the upcoming free weekend (from Oct. 10th - Oct. 12th) EA is offering the Crysis Wars multiplayer client for download.

In Exit you assume the role of Mr. Esc, a masked individual tasked with rescuing people from buildings under a time limit, avoiding various traps and solving puzzles.

Nintendo added a classic and two WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Midnight Bowling (Wiiware), MadStone (Wiiware), Shining Force II (VC), and Mario Golf (VC).

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. Composer Jason Graves has created a chilling intensely atmospheric orchestral score that enhances the horror and tension of the game.

Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

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 v081004 patch fixes some of critical bugs, adds some lost content, fixes stats on lots of NPCs, and plenty more.

Relive the original 2D classic Mega Man experience with maniacally themed environments, power-ups, and classically inspired bosses, each with their own unique weapons and weaknesses. As promised, Capcom is releasing the first of the downloadable content packs available this week, adding Endless Attack and Proto Man Mode.

A narrative-driven action experience BioShock allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world. The PS3 version is getting new features and content, such as trophies, but also an exclusive Survivor mode, which is a new difficulty mode. Fans noticed various texture issues in the recently released demo and after investigating 2K Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey had this to say, "And you know what, you're right. The texture in the PS3 demo of the downed Big Daddy does not match our level of quality either. This slipped by. We admit it."

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class.

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. While the v1.2.0 was released earlier this week, Kaos Studios is already working on the next update, bringing the X360 DLC content (adding 4 new maps, new air vehicles to both sides, and the anti-air rocket launcher) to the PC. No estimated release date was revealed.

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.

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v5.6 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

Celetania is an MMOG, a never ending simulation of many galaxies, in which the player takes the role of a ruler of an empire. Your goal is to find the Celetania, the spaceship of the guardians over the good and evil, the creators of everything known to mankind and bring your empire to be the most powerful in the whole universe.

Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.

Gamers are invited to return to magical Piñata Island where unfortunately not all is well. Professor Pester, along with his gang of Ruffians, have wiped out Piñata Central’s computer records, which poses a threat to parties everywhere.

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:

• Ride to Hell [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer
• NBA 2K9 [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer #2
• Mytran Wars [PPS] - Trailer
• Prince of Persia [ALL] - Developer Diary Trailer #2
• Zubo [NDS] - Sting Trailer
• Guitar Hero: World Tour [ALL] - Trailer (2)
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