Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.

The Games for Windows Live v1.2 update will add numerous end-user benefits to the service, such as support for offline Achievements, so gamers can continue to rack up Gamerscore when not connected to the internet, the ability to see whether your friends are “joinable” in games, along with additional UI features.

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:

• Fable 2 [X360] - Video Diary Episode 3
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Sega's Wii-exclusive Bleach: Shattered Blade offers relentless action and dazzling swordplay with crisp, highly stylized graphics that deliver an anime experience, authentic to the series. On the NDS, Bleach: The Blade of Fate offers impressive 2D action and a variety of opponents as one of 28 characters in intense action-packed battles.

Game Developer magazine's annual Top 20 Publishers report has debuted for 2007, revealing that the overall winner has changed hands for the first time in the report's history. A resurgent Nintendo has taken the top spot from former victor EA.

Experience112 is a new 3D graphic adventure where you guide Léa Nichols, sole survivor on board of an infected cargo ship, escape by means of the surveillance system. Monitor, control and guide her movement towards freedom, but above all, the truth.

EA's Orcs & Elves, developed by Fountainhead Entertainment, is a first-person fantasy role playing game created by id Software and making the move from mobile phone game, exclusively to the NDS. Fountainhead Entertainment's Katherine Anna Kang tells us more about the experience of bringing a cellphone game to NDS.

Atari announced that its majority stockholder, California U.S. Holdings, Inc., removed James Ackerly, Ronald C. Bernard, Michael G. Corrigan, Denis Guyennot and Ann E. Kronen from the Board of Directors of Atari via written stockholder consent, effective Oct. 5, 2007.

Cooking Mama 2 promises more culinary fun and even tastier gameplay as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a ‘cook off’, Mama style.

EA sings, skates, jumps and races into the holidays with 18 new titles that are sure to please North American gamers young and old, bringing fun and excitement to all major game systems. EA also has various pre-order incentives such as exclusive NfS ProStreet unlockable Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Army of Two insider’s dossier and graphic novel or The Orange Box’s $5 off plus access to the Team Fortress 2 PC beta.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

Hard to be a God is an RPG with adventure and espionage elements based on a storyline of the novel with the same name by Strugatsky brothers.

EA is introducing a new Need for Speed version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for Speed experience where you’re thrust to compete head to head against the best street racers in a multitude of racing showdowns.

FIFA 08 will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player, allowing you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 is Square Enix's latest foray in presenting the FF franchise as a turn-based strategy. The PSP has Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War and now the NDS gets the first Tactics title since the GBA.

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:

• Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Wii)
• Flipper Critters (NDS)
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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a violent and chaotic journey of two men — a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath — and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.

The Golden Compass follows Lyra, voiced by Dakota Blue Richards, as she travels through the frozen wastes of the North collecting items in order to explore, evade and deceive her way to rescue a friend kidnapped by a mysterious group known as The Gobblers. Dakota Blue Richards and Freddie Highmore will voice their characters for The Golden Compass.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ups the ante on traditional puzzle games by incorporating strategy and role-playing elements in a captivating world with a persistent storyline. Also, gamers will get a special treat this week as Toyota brings to life one of their newest model of cars in "Yaris," the first dodger/shooter driving game on the platform, for free!

Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.