Encore announces the upcoming release schedule of its initial products in the new Mystery Adventure line featuring titles from Microïds, ranging from the dark regions of Transylvania (Dracula 3) to a mysterious island (Sinking Island), and characters ranging from a mass murderer (Still Life 2) to a legendary prophet, (Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy).

Konami unveiled the games that it's featuring at the E3 Media & Business Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The list includes Castlevania, DDR, Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, Rock Revolution, Silent Hill: Homecoming, and plenty more.

At its E3 briefing Nintendo unveiled the previously announced enhancement for its Wiimote controller, as well as new installments in the Wii Sports franchise, the next Guitar Hero, Animal Crossings, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and Wii Music.

Activision revealed that Metallica's upcoming full studio album, "Death Magnetic," will be available simultaneously in record stores and as DLC for both Guitar Hero III this Sept. and Guitar Hero: World Tour when it ships this fall.

Designed specifically to take advantage of the latest technologies Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. Eidos has announced the North American and European release dates for Tomb Raider: Underworld. Read more for further details …

Swords will be honed and weapons optimized in Namco Bandai's Soulcalibur IV. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with unprecedented 3D modeling and animation, SC IV will be the definitive fighting game experience.

Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.

What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver walks players through virtual and real-life cooking situations, from shopping to chopping, dressing the dish to serving up meals.

Conspiracy Entertainment announced that it has entered into an agreement with casual game developer phenomedia to distribute the character-driven jump 'n' run game, Chicken Hunter for the Wii.

Blizzard has released yet another update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v2.4.3 patch mostly fixes a few bugs, crashes, makes tweaks to the various characters, quests, professions, dungeons and so forth...

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:

• City Life 2008 (PC)
• Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society (NDS)
• NCAA Football 09 (Wii/PSP/PS2/PS3/X360)
• Space Chimps (NDS/Wii/PS2/X360)
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Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the NDS. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available in North America and Europe this winter.

Activision’s fall 2008 game lineup includes CoD: World at War, Guitar Hero World Tour, Quantum of Solace and Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. In addition it is currently in development on id Software's Wolfenstein; Vicarious Visions' RPG sequel Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion; Raven Software' new first person action game Singularity; a game based on Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; and Raven Software's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Check out the following new screens from Electronic Arts' E3 2008 lineup:

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (ALL) - Screens & Trailer
• Crysis Warhead - Screens
• Dead Space (PS3/X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• Dragon Age: Origins [PC] - E3 2008 Trailer
• FaceBreaker (Wii/PS3/X360) - Screens
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (ALL) - Screens
• Hasbro Family Game Night (Wii/PS2) - Screens
• Left 4 Dead (X360/PC) - Screens
• Littlest Pet Shop (Wii) - Screens
• The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (NDS/PS3/X360/PC) - Screens
• Madden NFL 09 (ALL) - Screens
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (ALL) - Screens
• Mirror's Edge [PS3/X360/PC] - E3 2008 Trailer
• MySims Kingdom (Wii) - Screens
• NBA Live 09 (ALL) - Screens
• NHL 09 (PS2/PS3/X360/PC) - Screens
• Skate It (NDS/Wii) - Screens
• Spore (NDS/PC) - Screens
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 (ALL) - Screens
• Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Screens
• Zubo (NDS) - Screens

EA revealed NBA Live 09's Dynamic DNA, which emulates an NBA player in every sense of the word with daily online updates throughout the season via the NBA Live 365. EA Online gives gamers the ability to store profile such as likes, dislikes, friends and achievements across all games and platforms. New, more powerful, back-end tools will make micro-transactions a bigger part of the gaming experience, while Rupture will allow you to track and challenge friends across all games and gaming platforms.

Atlus U.S.A.'s Master of the Monster Lair is a dungeon-designing, monster-hunting RPG adventure. In order to trap the freeloading monsters of South Arc, you must become the architect of a vast labyrinth, crafting intricate levels designed to lure and capture all manner of beasts.

Introducing a more lethal and cunningly efficient Bond, the game blends first-person action with a third-person cover combat system that allows players to feel what it is like to be the ultimate secret agent. Seamlessly blending the heart-pounding action and excitement of the “Quantum of Solace” film with the “Casino Royale” movie, the title propels players into the cinematic experience of international espionage.

Atlus USA has obtained the North American rights for Spectral Force 3, the first of the series to land in the Western hemisphere, delivering challenging strategy RPG gameplay, a classic fantasy story, and tons of character and item customization options.

For the first time players can engage with the wild world of animals in their natural surroundings in an immersive and tactile way. In this game you are challenged to engage, touch, move and try to control a wide range of animals as you journey deeper and deeper into the forest.