Activision revealed that Metallica's upcoming full studio album, "Death Magnetic," will be available simultaneously in record stores and as DLC for both Guitar Hero III this Sept. and Guitar Hero: World Tour when it ships this fall.

Designed specifically to take advantage of the latest technologies Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. Eidos has announced the North American and European release dates for Tomb Raider: Underworld. Read more for further details …

What's Cooking? with Jamie Oliver walks players through virtual and real-life cooking situations, from shopping to chopping, dressing the dish to serving up meals.

Conspiracy Entertainment announced that it has entered into an agreement with casual game developer phenomedia to distribute the character-driven jump 'n' run game, Chicken Hunter for the Wii.

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:

• City Life 2008 (PC)
• Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society (NDS)
• NCAA Football 09 (Wii/PSP/PS2/PS3/X360)
• Space Chimps (NDS/Wii/PS2/X360)
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Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the NDS. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available in North America and Europe this winter.

A slew of changes was announced at Microsoft's press briefing earlier today, including an arrangement with Netflix and the previous PS3-exclusive Final Fantasy XIII coming to the X360. Other additions include the availability of playable game shows — including 1 vs. 100, Lips, You're in the Movies, and Scene It? Box Office Smash — creation of player avatars, and an Xbox Live interface overhaul.

Harmonix and MTV Games unveiled the set list of more than 80 on-disc songs for Rock Band 2. The title will also feature an online World Tour mode, Tour Challenges, a Battle of the Bands mode that lets bands face off against other bands, and customizable set lists. It'll be backward compatible with previous Rock Band downloadable music content, and support for third-party peripherals.

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:

• Beijing 2008 [ALL] - Motion Capture Trailer
• Madden NFL 09 [ALL] - The Offpsring Trailer
• Mercenaries 2: World in Flames [ALL] - Improvise Trailer
• Tales of Vesperia [X360] - Story Trailer [JAP]
• Legendary [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
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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:

• Birth of America II: Wars in America 1750-1815 (PC)
• Unreal Tournament 3 (X360) - Europe
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...