Pucca Power Up puts you in control of internationally known characters Pucca and Garu! This quirky mismatch between the daughter of a noodle seller and a ninja challenges players to help Pucca and Garu on their quest to true love.

Ms. Splosion Man is a 2.5D action/platformer based around the simple concept of 'splosions and the ridiculousness that ensues, featuring up to co-op multiplayer, local and online, a story mode chock full of hilarious cinemas seamlessly integrated into gameplay, and epic boss battles.

Advanced Tactics is a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones!

Avalanche Studios, developers of the Just Cause franchise, announced the opening of a new AAA game development studio in New York City.

There was a little PR scuffle today with Duke Nukem Forever. The Redner Group, which was the PR firm in charge of the title, threatened to remove journalists from the press list if they gave DNF a low review score. 2K Games took swift action and issued a statement clarifying that they do not condone this type of behavior and that The Redner Group will no longer be representing 2K (AKA fired!).

After months of mediocre weather, summer is rearing its pretty head. The sun is out and about, and the temperatures are rising. About time!

Time to check out Duke Nukem Forever, The Witcher 2 and Red Faction: Armageddon.

Proun is a strange racing game in a world of geometric objects and large colored surfaces. You avoid obstacles by rotating around a cable in order to gain as much speed as possible.

A deranged scientist is abducting students from the Psychonauts boot camp and a powerful new cadet named Raz stands alone against the lunatic. As Raz you must develop and unleash an arsenal of paranormal powers, and take on their inner demons, nightmares and secret memories.

Rugby Challenge will include the All Blacks, ITM Cup, and Investec Super Rugby amongst other licensed teams and competitions, and will feature multiplayer online play, a multi-year franchise mode, extensive customization options, and dynamic real-time commentary.

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:

• Crysis 2 Decimation Pack (PS3/X360PC)
• Steel Legions (PC)

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

Last year, THQ snagged creative director Patrice Désilets, known for Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia titles, from Ubisoft. The french publisher/developer didn't quite like that and blocked Désilets from working on any titles for a year. That statute has now expired, and THQ's Montreal studio revealed it is working on a new project.