The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered. Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel. The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance.

Set in the year 2025, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into global conflict featuring advanced weaponry, robotics and drone warfare in a new Cold War scenario whose seeds are being sown in today’s headlines.

Hitman Absolution follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted — and now hunted by the police — he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world.

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:

• Awesomenauts (PSN)
• Mortal Kombat (PSV)
• Sniper Elite V2 (PS3/X360/PC)
• Tera (PC)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Diablo III is an action RPG where you create a hero from one of five distinct classes, such as barbarian or witch doctor, each equipped with an array of spells and abilities, and adventure through rich and varied settings, unraveling an epic storyline and engaging in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses.

Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.

In Mario Tennis Open you can use basic button controls like previous titles in the series, but with the addition of gyro sensor and Touch Screen controls, you can enjoy tactical tennis with greater depth than ever before.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, Awesomenauts (+demo), Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich Of Time, Mortal Kombat, Bad Company 2, Disney Universe, demos for Dirt Showdown, GT Academy 2012, Sumioni: Demon Arts, DLCs for Dead Space, MotorStorm RC, SSX, Shinobido 2, Saints Row: The Third, Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City, song packs for Rocksmith, Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games.

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is comprised of HD remastered versions of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, marking the first time these titles have been released for these formats, acting as an introduction to the video game series.

Starhawk is a 3rd person action/shooter set in the lawless frontier of space allowing players to instantly alter the battlefield by calling down offensive and defensive structures in real-time from an orbiting drop ship, all while blasting away at enemies in the middle of huge single/multiplayer firefights.