Bethesda Softworks announced that actor Liam Neeson, known for Schindler's List, will lead the cast providing voice work in Fallout 3. Neeson will play the role of the player's father and will appear prominently throughout the game.

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:

• Penumbra: Overture (PC)
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (PS2)
• Island War Deluxe (PC)
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Hydrophobia is a survival adventure about conquering fear in a series of entirely dynamic flooded environments, featuring the unique technology of Blade’s recently unveiled HydroEngine.

WinSPWW2 features true combined arms warfare from 1930 through 1946, an era that saw the theories of J.F.C. Fuller and Giulio Douhet put to the test as the world burned. This v2.5 patch provides several fixes, tweaks, and enhancements.

The Witcher is an action RPG, combining features of such games as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights, incorporating a simple-yet-interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3D graphics.

THQ announced the company's 2007 Nickelodeon video game lineup, including the debut of El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, as well as all-new titles based on some of the top-rated kids TV shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zoey 101 and Drake and Josh.

Square Enix has revealed Final Fantasy Dissidia, an all-new original titles in the FF franchise, however not part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VIII or the Ivalice Alliance. No details were provided yet, except that the game may not be an RPG but it is listed as a "Dramatic Progressive Action" title, and Tetsuya Nomura, known from Kingdom Hearts, has signed on to be the character designer of the game..

Nobilis and Capcom Europe announced a distribution agreement that names Nobilis as the official Capcom distribution partner for France and Benelux, starting with Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, X360, and PC), Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC), MotoGP 07 (PS2),Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (PSP), new titles from the Mega Man franchise and more.

Revealed a few weeks ago, Samus Aran's entry into the bumper-and-flipper world is a sleek, sci-fi classic gaming adventure that has her careening into gigantic boss monsters and bouncing through a variety of exciting pinball tables.

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:

• Skate [PS3/X360] - Spike Gameplay Trailer
• Swashbucklers: Blue vs Grey - Trailer #3
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While Activision has just released a Spider-Man 3 game to coincide with the theatrical movie release, it seems that is not all what's in store for the web slinging hero. A freshly launched teaser website reveals Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, without any mention of release date or platform, only "A new twist on the legend; a new take on the movies." More details soon ...

Sam Fisher teams up with Third Echelon to help Anna Grimsdottir, Sam's former intelligence gathering operative, who is in trouble. When Sam Fischer is being fed bogus intel and supplied with wrong equipment, he turns on his former employer, realizing the threat comes from within Third Echelon.

Transformers: The Game lets gamers control the outcome in the battle for Earth as they choose to protect it as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. EBGames will be selling a Xbox 360 only Transformers: The Game, Cybertron Edition with added footage, unlockable levels, comic book, special packaging and more ...

Unreal Tournament: Expanded Multiplayer is a class based multiplayer team game. UT XMP is a total conversion for UT2004, developed by Free Monkey Interactive, and is based upon Unreal II: Expanded Multiplayer, released in 2003 by the now-defunct Legend Entertainment. Public Beta 3.5 has now been released with tons of fixes and tweaks...

The Last Remnant is Square Enix's latest RPG game, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, to be officially announced later this week at the Square-Enix Party. This single-player only title is scheduled to be released in Japan and North America simultaneously, with two main characters, each one appealing to a specific territory.

TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, and the latest graphics technology to create a unique action game experience.

In late 2005, EA announced it had signed a license agreement with Fox Television allowing it to develop games based on the popular Simpsons cartoon series, and it seems we may finally see the results. According to a countdown clock on the freshly launched teaser site, EA will announce the 22nd title in the franchise since 1989, on Wednesday at noon, the same day it is having its Summer preview event, which we are scheduled to attend, so stay tuned...

Unreal Tournament 3 will have dozens of new, unique levels covering diverse environments, along with an even bigger selection of playable characters. The game will feature 7 game modes in total including one all-new game mode, several new vehicles and an armory full of weapons. Sign up for the newsletter on the freshly launched official website.

Battle for Atlantis is an innovative RTS. The action takes place around the conflict between the ancient race of atlantes and present-day mankind. The gameplay is based on the combination of underwater and land battles and maximum full interaction of the game world.

Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. Bethesda has now released the final v1.2.0416 patches, for the Euro editions, fixing the previous ID issue.