Natural Selection 2 is the next evolution in multiplayer action/strategy gameplay and will be targeted for both competitive and public play. New features include dynamically changing environments, a new resource model, flexible game scripting and modes, and new weapons, abilities and upgrades.

Wednesday is my favorite day of the week because we have homemade tacos for dinner. It's not some roach coach stuff or Taco Bell junk (OK, those aren't too bad, either).

Last night, we watched When In Rome, which was nothing special but all right; the latest episode of Entourage; and we started catching up on Caprica, but so far it's not really drawing us in. It seems a bit weird in a sense that there is no clear direction for the series yet.

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a raw and brutal crime shooter designed to take players on an even more intense story experience, following two of gaming's most disturbed criminals, through the gritty Shanghai underworld.

Armada Music, Cloud 9 Music and Foreign Media Games are collaborating to develop Armin van Buuren: In The Mix, allowing players to experience for themselves what it is like to be a DJ like Armin, mixing electronic dance music and interacting with the audience.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a slew of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers (LittleBigPlanet Avatar, MAG Theme, Gravity Crash etc..), Landit Bandit, DeathSpank, Groovin’ Blocks (PSP), demos for Blur, Deathspank, Gladiator Begins (PSP), DLCs for BUZZ!, NCAA Football 11, Trinity Universe, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes.

The Ball is a first person action-adventure game featuring a full single-player experience built on Epic’s Unreal™ Engine 3 technology. As a swashbuckling archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, you get stuck in a cavern. It doesn’t take long before you realize this is more than just a cave.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50% off Aquanox, Aquanox 2: Revelation, Deep Quest, Fishdom H20: Hidden Odyssey, Fishdom Spoky Splash, NG Explorer Ghost Fleet, Sub Command, 60% off BioShock, while BioShock 2 gets you a 30% discount. The Segmented Loyalty Offer for Silent Hunter 5/Silent Hunter 5 Collector’s Edition will get you 50-70% off, while Crusaders Thy Kingdom Come will cost 50 -80% less.

In R.U.S.E. players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the gameplay. This weekend (July 15 - July 19) fans will be able to play R.U.S.E. multiplayer for free on Steam, featuring 7 maps, and six factions, each with its own strategic profile.

Nexuiz is a 3D deathmatch game that is simply first person shooting reduced to the very basics with perfect weapon balancing.

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:

• DeathSpank (PSN/XBLA)
• Disciples III: Renaissance (PC)
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (NDS)
• NCAA Football 11 (PS2/PS3/X360)
• Sorcerer's Apprentice (NDS)

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