Paradox Interactive's 4X strategy game Lost Empire: Immortals is set in space featuring six playable races, each with their own compelling storyline who battle for domination of a vast empire.

The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2, Ep. One & Two, where Dr. Gordon Freeman, armed with new weaponry and vehicles, must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly fierce Combine threat. Also included are TF2, a class-based multiplayer addition, and physics-focused puzzle game Portal.

Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, you play the role of Altair, an Assassin intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict and throw the environment into chaos and shape events during this pivotal moment in history. Assassin's Creed on PC will feature four brand new exclusive types of investigations.

BioWare's Mass Effect is a sci-fi action-RPG that will deliver an immersive story driven gameplay experience with stunning visual fidelity. The Bring Down the Sky DLC adds a new uncharted world that introduces the alien race of the Batarians, and a new Achievement (50 points).

Future Games' Tale of a Hero, developed by Blender Artists, is fantasy point & click adventure with a fairy tale atmosphere, spreading dialogues, original characters, elaborate puzzle design and subtle ironic humor.

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.

Microsoft announced it is lowering the estimated retail price for its Xbox 360 family of consoles in Europe. From Friday, 14th March the X360 will retail at an entry-level of £159.99 for the Arcade version, £199.99 for the standard edition, while the Xbox 360 Elite will have an ERP of £259.99.

We all knew it was coming, and it might be a nice break from the zillion Sims 2 expansions and iterations. While EA will presumable make the official announcement March 19, 2008, producer Ben Bell has revealed the first details ...

Experience the first mind exercise game available on Xbox Live Arcade with Gameloft's Brain Challenge and harness the power of the wind to conquer levels in Codemasters' Bliss Island, an updated version of the popular Windows Vista puzzler. Both titles will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade Wed., March 12 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (1:00 a.m. PDT).

Warrior Quest is a free browser based traditional RPG adventure, putting you in the role of a young, aspiring Battle Master. Warrior Quest’s first update adds new and improved functionality to the original game engine, the new build of the game features an optimized battle engine, and new areas to explore, adding a roster of characters to meet and interact with.

Ubisoft Europe will publish My Weight Loss Coach, a program designed,under the guidance of both a fitness coach and a nutritionist, to focus on taking positive steps to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games announced the imminent arrival at retail of a new PopCap Hits compilation for PS2 featuring two of the company’s best-selling puzzle and “arcade action” games, Heavy Weapon and Zuma.

The multi-tasking mayhem ensues, as Majesco and Gogii Games today announced Babysitting Mania for NDS. Based on the hit PC simulation, Babysitting Mania challenges players to manage unruly kids, lists of chores and out-of-control houses without losing their cool.

Mirror's Edge, developed by EA DICE's Stockholm, is a revolutionary new take on the First Person Action Adventure category. You are part of an underground group of concerned citizens who, not relying on technology, use runners to relay messages. If you haven't yet, check our recent Mirror's Edge preview.

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:

• Chicken Hunter (NDS)
• Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Wii/PSP/PS2)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Today Nintendo added yet another 2 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure, and Puyo Puyo 2: Tsuu.

In Speed Racer, based on the upcoming film by the Wachowski brothers, where players will be able to take on the role of the characters from the film, getting behind the wheels of each character's signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film's high-adrenaline, combative racing style.

In Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine, based on the Iron Chef America TV program, players square off in Kitchen Stadium and battle through a series fast-paced and intense culinary challenges. Each victory advances players closer to a final showdown that will determine who will reign supreme as the next Iron Chef America.

Genius Products announced its expansion into the publishing and distribution of video games, and plans to offer a number of new game titles in 2008 across a variety of gaming genres starting with InXile's internet phenomenon adaptation of Line Rider.

FM2008 has been updated with all transfers from the last transfer window, and retains all the depth and realism of the PC version. The X360 version also utilizes Xbox Live to have different online modes to the PC game, permitting you to challenge friends to 1-on-1 matches and even host tournaments, and is a multi-region game, so European copies will work on X360’s around the world.