The newest installment of the fan-favorite Mario Kart franchise brings Mushroom Kingdom racing fun into glorious 3D.

From Dust is set in an extreme version of Planet Earth where nature unleashes her power in a much more violent way than what we are used to. Tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, volcanic eruptions are what the days are made of for the people of Dust. In this kind of God game, users will play with powers to manipulate the world around them.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 continues Konami's determination to create a truly realistic, immersive and utterly playable take on the modern game. Thus, the focus in PES 2012 is the instinctive way the game can be played and on teamwork in particular.

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:

• Brink: Agents of Change DLC (PS3/X360/PC)

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

Players can take their Sims on new journeys to famous real-world inspired destinations around the globe for the first time ever and seek out new adventures. While exploring the landmarks of an exotic city, there is no telling what the Sims will find.

Nintendo added one WiiWare, and four  NDSi/eShop titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download:  Monochrome Racing (Wiiware), Mario's Picross, B Team - Episode 2: Ice & Venom, Go Fetch! 2, Play & Learn Spanish (NDSi/3DS/eShop), and Pizza Quest (video)

Barbie Jet, Set & Style is preparing for an around-the-world journey that will take her to stylish fashion hot spots, as players develop and perfect their skills and prepare to impress the most thrilling client of all: Barbie, who is producing a Global Glam Fashion Show.

Smite is a free-to-play online battleground between gods where players choose from a selection of mythical gods, join session-based arena combat, and use custom powers and team tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player controlled minions.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races. It's overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, and it's designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops takes players behind enemy lines in an entirely new chapter in the first-person action series. Black Ops is set during the Cold War era featuring at least two main characters, multiplayer that will go beyond the single-player story, as well as a two- to four-player co-op mode.