SCEA announced the availability of a new 80GB PS3 units at online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States and Canada. The system, available immediately for a suggested retailer price of $599US/$659 CND, comes with the hit online-enabled off-road racing game MotorStorm packed in the box.

Feel what it’s like to be a field general making key personnel decisions on both sides of the ball during the game’s biggest moments in Madden NFL 08. Play to your team’s strengths by reading your opponent’s schemes and reacting to the action as soon as the ball is snapped.

Boasting an exciting new storyline, multi-player battles, and an additional array of playable characters, Namco Bandai's Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 follows the success of its prequel to deliver an original adventure with intense combat.

KOEI announced that its two blockbuster franchises, Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors will finally meet this fall in an unforgettable crossover event. In Warriors Orochi the characters from both franchises must team-up to wage war against a new, yet powerful force.

World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – a showdown between the Soviets and the US, with destructible 3D battlefields, team-based multiplayer frenzy and fast, hard-hitting battles. Best Buy is holding an pre-launch tournament for WiC in San Francisco with some nice prizes, including a new high-end PC, NVIDIA cards, gift certificates, and more.

This Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday, gamers can log virtual track time and exercise their fingers and thumbs with the Konami's 1983 classic Track & Field, now updated with enhanced grahpics and up to four player multiplayer competition on one Xbox 360 or over Xbox LIVE.

NaturalMotion announced that Red 5 Studios has added morpheme to its game development pipeline. Chosen for its intuitive graphical user interface and ability to increase collaboration between animators and programmers, Red 5 Studios is using morpheme for an unannounced next-gen game title.

Forever Blue, developed by Arika, is a Wii exclusive title exploring the life under the ocean, allowing you to take photos, catalogue species you encountered, play a tour guide, or discover hidden treasures. Currently only scheduled for release in Japan, Forever Blue also features multiplayer so you can dive in with a friend...

In Namco's latest RPG, Tales Of Rebirth, a port from the prevoiusly released PS2 version, you will play as a swordsman in a world called Callegeia.

10Tacle Studios announced plans to acquire a 29% stake in Climax Group, as well as the signing of a strategic partnership to jointly develop games in specific genres, with the first two action/fantasy titles already in the pipeline.

A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next.

Industry sources expect the BBC to increase its output and start creating products which will be taken more seriously in the gaming community. Currently it offers a limited number of games, mainly titles for children. Last month Eidos revealed its internal studio is working on a Dr.Who game, and its new media boss Simon Nelson is scheduled to keynote at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival next week.

Namco Bandai revealed it's working on no less than four titles in the Tales Of franchise, one of them being Tales of Symphonia: Knight of Ratatoskr for the Wii. While there has yet to be an official announcement, we do know it is set two years later, and Emile Castanie is the new hero.

Hellgate: London is a first person perspective RPG 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.

Legend: Hand of God is an action RPG set in a fantasy world where you guide your hero in his quest against evil, fighting your way through action filled battles.

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 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: Wave Race 64 (N64), Adventures of Lolo (NES), Galaga '90 (TGfx16).

RTL Games' new publishing label Black Inc. has signed Black Sea Studios' real-time strategy game WorldShift, which is currently scheduled to launch in 2008. WorldShift is a next-gen, cyber-fantasy RTS game set in a dark future of Earth, where today's civilization is only a fading mysterious legend.

Midway has not only signed the European publishing rights to Neko Entertainment's fast and fun-packed GBA title Cocoto Kart Racer, but also for Myst (excluding South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) on NDS.

SimBin announced that its RACE 07 racing title sequel comes loaded with new features and game modes, more than 200 cars in 11 different car classes and host 20 different circuits from all over the world, several of them being city racetracks never before featured in a racing game.

War Leaders: Clash of Nations will expand upon the RTS genre by placing gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield.