Backbreaker is taking sports video games to a place where the action is never the same and every hit looks and feels as realistic as a Sunday afternoon. Utilizing NaturalMotion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, you’ll never see the same tackle again. Ever.

Mythos is an online, action RPG that is free to download and free to play. Set in the land of Uld, players assume the roles of fantasy heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest through entirely randomized dungeons and environments.

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 benefits from tuned-up car-handling physics system, a new damage engine effects, a new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in the original, as well as a roster of off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments.

In a frantic battle to the checkered flag, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing sees Sonic and friends speed around tracks set in medieval castle ramparts, lush rain forests and bustling cities, all taken from the visually rich and varied universes of Sonic and SEGA.

Awesome Soccer takes its inspiration from the genre defining soccer games of the last decade, blasting them into the 21st Century with the graphical realism, features and polish that today's modern gamer demands.

LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. The v1.21 update contains new features such as Online Create, increased profile space, improved networking, and better saving functionality.

Beginning today and through the month of December, every new and returning member who signs up for a GameFly membership is automatically entered into the sweepstakes. GameFly will randomly select one lucky entrant each day and winners will have the option to choose between an Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii system.

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:

• MX vs. ATV Reflex (NDS/PSP/PS3/X360)
• Men of War Gold Edition (PC)
• Field of Glory (PC)
• Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (NDS/Wii)
• Might & Magic Clash of Heroes (NDS)

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

In Heavy Rain you don’t watch the story – you play it. The dynamic narrative unfolds through the players actions - not cut scenes - and every action has a consequence. The latest Famitsu issue reveals a Feb. 18, 21008 release date, but only for Japan. Hopefully the European/North American release date is shortly before or after that.

Who needs the lyrics? You know them by heart; everyone knows them by heart … more or less. They are the songs that get us out of our seats and into the moment, they get the party started. Lips: Party Classics will let party goers experience their favorite tunes from their beloved karaoke venues right in their own living rooms.