Square Enix has expressed interest in acquiring troubled developer Tecmo, whose president resigned last week amid legal issues with former Team Ninja producer Tomonobu Itagaki. Square Enix is planning a friendly takeover and has made the Tecmo board of directors an offer to purchase a controlling interest at a 30% premium. Tecmo has until Sept. 4 to accept or reject the offer, after which it will be withdraw with no further action.

The new Fishing Master World Tour offers over 200 different types of fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in over forty different locations across seven different regions. Fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, on the Amazon River and many more exotic global locations.

SouthPeak Games today announced its plans for the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle which starts today until Aug. 31, 2008, where it will show off such titles as Two Worlds: The Temptation, X-Blades, Ninjatown, Raven Squad, Igor, and the first public showing of the upcoming XBLA racer, Things on Wheels.

THQ has had Games Workshop's Warhammer 40K license for quite a while and released a slew of RTS titles with the Dawn of War series, is currently developing Dawn of War II, as well as an MMO in that same universe. THQ Australia is currently recruiting a lead artist, a lead animator, environmental artist, senior designer, audio designer programmer and QA lead for a next-gen brutal, intimate melee combat game based on the IP.

Set in the near future, terrorists and gangs control most of the cities inhabited with innocent and defenseless citizens. What makes it even worse is a nano-virus acquired by criminals and questioning survival of mankind. You are Scorpion, an operative tasked to exterminate a dangerous virus and save people.

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:

• Blackstar Chronicles - Teaser Trailer
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [ALL] - Felucia Level Trailer
• X³: Terran Conflict - Trailer
• Dead Space [ALL] - Animated Comic #5
• Tomb Raider: Underworld [ALL] - Thailand Trailer #3
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Saints Row 2 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. The Col. Ed. includes the game, 1GB Gold Bullet USB 2.0 Memory Stick, artbook, Stilwater map poster, 3rd Street Saints Poster, and exclusive content, including buddy icons and wallpapers, the packaging molded in the shape of a gun.

Strategy First has launched a Take No Prisoners 20 pack promo campaign offering twenty of its games for the low price of $69.99. This limited offer includes titles from the Jagged Alliance Series, Disciples Series, Combat Mission Series, and Space Empires Series, and offers you a saving of $185 if you order now.

KingsIsle Entertainment's Wizard101 is an elaborate 3D virtual world in which magic and sorcery come to life as players embark on a quest that involves a massive cast of good, evil and frequently silly characters.

Legacy Interactive has signed an agreement with Encore to distribute Microïds adventure video games as digital downloads in North America, including Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon, and Benoit Sokal's Sinking Island.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with The Last Guy ($9.99), Warhawk Fallen Star Pack ($7.99), Rock Band Locksley Pack (She Does, Don’t Make Me Wait, Don’t Make Me Wait, All Over Again, $0.99/$2.99) as well as demos for SoulCalibur IV and NHL 09. To top it all off, there's a bunch of game & movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.

Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world with only one rule: everybody pays.

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:

• From The Abyss (NDS)
• Outcry (PC)
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Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be the boss in NFL Head Coach 09, giving gamers the power to make decisions that define their career and ultimately the fate of their franchise as a head coach in the NFL.

Oddworld Inhabitant's classic action adventure titles Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exoddus, ported from PS2 to PC by Digital Dialect, are now available via Steam, Valve's digital delivery service. The individual titles are available for $9.99, and a combo "Oddworld Pack" is available for just $14.99. To celebrate the launch, an additional 10% off these prices until Sept 4.

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion elements of existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

The Entertainment Software Association today applauded the recent sentencing of two convicted pirates to significant prison time, sending a clear message that intellectual property theft and game piracy are serious offenses.

Conspiracy has entered into a publishing agreement to bring Black Bean's fast paced racing game SBK08 Superbike World Championship, developed by Milestone, to North America. SBK08 is the officially licensed WSBK, and will storm the next-gen consoles with brand new features and enhancements.

Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. From today on, fans who pre-ordered the game from the EA Store can pre-load the game, and be ready for launch.

Set in the near future Raven Squad is a unique blending of RTS and FPS genres, as the game puts you in control of two groups of mercenary squads who crash land behind enemy lines in the Amazonian jungles. It will require tactical planning and a liberal amount of brute force to escape to safety.