FF XIII provides tangible, intuitive controls while delivering seamless transitions between real-time gameplay and stunning in-game cinematics. The latest in cutting-edge technology has been utilized in development of Final Fantasy XIII, thus making this newest addition to the Final Fantasy series worthy of the title next generation.

SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, Leader Boards, as well as the ability to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.

With Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the epic story continues as players once again assume the role of the devastatingly powerful Starkiller - Darth Vader’s secret apprentice set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in Army of Two: The 40th Day, where they must survive and prevail in a city under siege, offering a fresh, innovative and fluid co-op experience with a deep arsenal of customizable weapons so players can team up with their friends online for the fight of their lives. EA revealed that a demo will be released on Thursday, Dec. 17 on PS3 and X360.

SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, Leader Boards, as well as the ability to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.

Operation Christmas Tree accomplished: It's up and running! It's not decorated yet, but we have it sitting — and smelling — rather nicely in the living room. We'll probably get around to hanging up all sorts of trinkets tomorrow, and hopefully our reindeer decorations will be arriving shortly. Christmas has officially started over at the WorthPlaying digs.

In the next few days, we should be rolling out a few minor updates on the site, as well as putting up our contest page again, with some new giveaways coming up (games, laptop, etc.).

Featuring world premiere footage from twelve of the gaming world's most anticipated releases, Spike TV's seventh annual Video Game Awards was a night to remember as the network celebrated the outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the gaming industry over the past year.

Step into the boots of a Spartan III, as Halo: Reach charts the story of Noble Team in their heroic stand to defend the planet Reach, its people and secrets against a ruthless assault by an alien collective known as the Covenant.

Spec Ops: The Line is provocative and gripping 3rd person modern military shooter that challenges players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situation were unimaginable choices affecting human life must be made.

At the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards a slew of new titles were unveiled, with very little details actually announced. Activision announced that it is working with United Front, known for ModNation Racers, on a new installment of its open world crime/action series True Crime, this time set in Hong Kong 2K Games is reviving its a special ops series with Spec Ops: The Line, a multiplatform 3rd person action game set in Dubai involving a big sandstorm. LucasArts was rumored to unveil a new Star Wars game, and while many people thought it would be a new MMO, it instead revealed a sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, with the sequel set right after the original with Galen "Starkiller" Marek returning.