When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.

Where do you take an aging platformer franchise that's still got a big following? You apparently turn it into a racing game, and a rather cool-looking one. Then you sneak an action game onto the PSP, starring your franchise's amusing sidekick. Jak X: Combat Racing and Daxter will be able to link up in a way never before seen in Sony products, letting fans unlock even more bonus material and extra gameplay.

Square-Enix's booth this year was awesome, but one game towered over all the rest in terms of storytelling, gameplay, and graphical quality. That game was the #1 RPG of E3, Dragon Quest VIII. This title promises to give players a trip back to the days when an RPG was about becoming the hero of your own story, while still delivering the immersive experience modern fans have come to expect from Square-Enix.

Amid all the hype and screaming about the Xbox 360, which definitely deserves it, Sony's remained silent about its intentions for the PS3. But at E3 this year they finally showed off the first floor models and first teaser footage for this next gen system. Does the Cell processor have what it takes to keep Sony on top for another hardware generation? The answer just might be yes.

What is with platformers turning into racing games lately? Crash Tag Team Racing is the way the Crash Bandicoot franchise handles the transition, by dividing the game equally into platforming and racing halves. With polished, traditional gameplay for the action half and the unique Clash mechanic for the racing, Crash Tag Team Racing is shaping up to be a unique experience.

Admit it. Deep down, the reason why everyone watches racing on TV is in the off-hope of seeing a spectacular crash. FlatOut is a celebration of this human need to watch things explode. The game presents players with a dozens and dozens of obstacle-strewn racetracks and completely wrong body-flinging mini-games. The game’s detailed physics engine will let you feel the effect of every crash and impact on your car’s performance.

Enjoy all the fun of dungeon-crawling combined with all the fun of being a robot with a gun in your head in Konami’s Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory. Climb through the countless floors of the Tower of Purgatory, defeating enemies and seizing their body parts for your own use. The surreal and disturbing designs from Jun Suemi make Rengoku one of the most distinctive PSP games yet on the market

Now you can stomp on evil on the go with Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade. With wireless multiplayer, four character classes, randomly generating maps and items, and dozens of quests, Untold Legends will keep you hacking and slashing for countless hours. Even if you go awhile between play sessions, you’ll never forget where you are or what you’re supposed to be doing with the new Adventure Journal system.

Have you been wanting a bit of humor in your RPGs lately? Look no farther than Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. Featuring a light-hearted storyline, charming characters, and a complex gameplay engine, Atelier Iris is a gaming experience that's both retro and refreshingly unique. With its alchemy system, you'll do everything from summoning meteors to refining bread recipes.

Quick, what's the first thing you think of when someone says "Star Wars?" Whatever it is, it's probably not "Lego"… but after playing Lego Star Wars, that might be different. Relive the Star Wars saga as retold in Lego form, guiding an increasingly large cast through everything from adventures on Naboo to the Pod Race on Tatooine. Sure, the ships are made out of bricks and your characters are all little guys with detachable plastic hair, but that just makes Star Wars better.