HB Studios, known for NBA Live 08 on PS2 and PC, is expanding its operations in Nova Scotia with the creation of a new dev studio in Halifax - the provincial capital and largest city in Atlantic Canada.

SEGA is developing the video game adaptation of the theatrical movie release, The Golden Compass, based on the first book in the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy, by British author Philip Pullman.

Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have all joined forces to bring players the Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) as a free playable song for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, downloadable through Xbox Live on Thursday, Nov. 22nd.

SunAge is a futuristic RTS where the player can experience 3 different races with each there arsenal of units, buildings and upgrades, taking place across 2 different worlds. Having gone gold, Lighthouse finally reveals the release schedule...

Mercury Games has secured the European publishing rights from Ertain BV for its fantasy action RPG Warriors of the Lost Empire, known in Japan as Lost Regnum, on the PSP.

Overclocked is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience. This first patch optimizes graphics for PixelShader 1.1 cards, and makes small gameplay improvements.

Aggression: Reign over Europe, previously called Aggression: Europe 1914, spans 4 decades, from 1910 until 1950, and offers players the chance to change the outcome of both World Wars, start the Cold War and decide which country will come out on top to dominate Europe.

Conflict: Denied Ops, previously called Crossfire, is a new paramilitary themed co-op FPS from Pivotal Games, putting you in control of two of these merciless operatives, each of them highly specialized in both weapons and military tactics.

In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled either by human contestants online or by A.I. In December AGEIA will release a PhysX UT3 Mod-Kit offering modders everything they need to create PhysX-powered content. In the meantime AGEIA has released two new PhysX enabled maps.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.

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:

• Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (PS2/X360/PC)
• College Hoops 2K8 (PS2/PS3/X360)
• Harpoon: Commander’s Edition (PC)
• Cabela’s Monster Bass (PS2)
• John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland (NDS)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Toy Home seems to be a miniature car racing game in the same vein as Xbox Live Arcade's Mad Tracks, or Codemasters Micro Machines. While details are unavailable it's pretty safe to assume this will be a PlayStation Network downloadable title.

BlackSite: Area 51 takes next-gen gaming to an all-new level integrating cutting edge technology, game design and story writing to create the ultimate entertainment experience. Midway released its second (988mb) Blacksite: Area 51 demo on Xbox Live.

In No More Heroes, developed by Grasshopper, you play the role of Travis Touchdown, a hardcore anime fan who takes it upon himself to murder the top assassin's in the world, using the Wiimote to wield Travis' beam sword and kill off enemies in gruesome ways.

In celebration of Fallout's 10th Anniversary Bethesda ran a “Design-a-Perk” contest where Fallout fans can design a new Perk for Fallout. Out of 17,000 entries Marc-André Deslongchamps took the top spot with his entry ‘Grim Reaper’s Sprint,” which restores all your action points whenever you kill an opponent.

Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction is an apocalyptic FPS, built around AGEIA PhysX, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.

Take command of one of the many factions in early 19th century Europe! Empires in Arms in a grand strategy turn-based race to prove which nation is the greatest in Europe. In a bid for mastery over the continent, players can succeed where Napoleon failed or try to stop the military genius quicker than his historical enemies could!

The Axiom Corporation announces that the mining colony 'AF128' in orbit above Neutron Star PSR B1913+16 is now in full production. Inside the mine, pilots discover side-scrolling, omni-directional, 3D, physics-based job challenges that will push their piloting skills while dazzling their eyes.

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. This v1.2 patch optimizes the Lean view offset issue, in addition to preparing files for compatibility with the upcoming Mod Tools.

Battle Rage is the 3rd person shooter with elements of the beat-'em-up game that allows a player to control giant robots. Battles between the robots take place on carefully selected battlegrounds/arenas and they are short, quick, brutal skirmishes.