Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore, bringing a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre.

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the development of new talent and creativity, Activision announced a call for submissions for the second Activision Independent Games Competition, an award program designed to foster innovation.

Centipede: Infestation is a post-apocalyptic action experience that features run-n-gun shooting style gameplay with tower defense-style objects, paying homage to the original Centipede while bringing the brand into the 21st century.

Nintendo added one WiiWare, and four NDSi/eShop titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: escapeVektor: Chapter 1 (Wiiware), The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition, Crystal Caverns of Amon-Ra, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Bugs 'N' Balls, and Blue Man Group: Foley Part II (NDSi/3DS/eShop).

Heroes & Generals is a browser-based persistent WWII FPS/strategy game with multiple game modes accessible from multiple platforms. Play the game as the hero on the battlefield, the officer making the tactical decisions to win the battle, the general command devising the grand strategy and everything in between.

A reinvention of the classic action snowboarding franchise, SSX packs adrenaline into every run with compelling characters and heart-pumping adventures as riders battle the most treacherous and diverse mountain ranges on Earth.

The past weekend was quite the cultural outing, with a museum trip on Saturday and The Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary performance on Sunday. It was live at Royal Albert Hall in London, but it was broadcast throughout movie theaters across the world.

We already have our movie for next week picked out, Real Steel (starring Hugh Jackman). The earlier trailers weren't really appealing, but the more recent clips caught our attention. Should be a good time.

Gaming-wise, it should be a good week with RAGE scheduled to launch in a few days, Dark Souls, Just Dance 3, NBA Jam, NBA 2K12, Spider-Man: Edge of Time, among other titles.

Fez is a forthcoming platforming game making use of 2D/3D perspective shifts and optical illusions to drive gameplay. Gomez is a 2D man on a voyage of discovery into the mysterious 3rd dimension.

Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, 62, has finally said "I do" to his girlfriend of 28 years, Shannon Tweed (54). I guess after dating for almost three decades, they know what they are getting into ...

The new season of Dexter (starring Michael C. Hall) starts tonight, as well as the premiere of Homeland (starring Emmy winner Claire Danes and Damian Lewis), so we'll be checking that out later today. I'm really hoping Homeland turns out to be a success. I've been a fan of Damian Lewis since his role as Major Richard D. Winters in the Band of Brothers miniseries.

If you want to have good laugh, check the Tucker and Dale vs. Evil trailer. Not really suited for kids, though, due to the copious amounts of gore and blood.