SNK Playmore's classic arcade franchise celebrates its 15th anniversary with The King of Fighters XII. For the first time in series history, this epic martial arts showdown has undergone a complete graphical overhaul.

Girls will be immersed in the fabulous Charm Girls' world where they collect sparkly, virtual charms as they complete challenges that are sassy, fun, and relevant to their world.

Relentless Software announced their new game, Blue Toad Murder Files, a PlayStation Network exclusive episodic series scheduled for Sept. 2009. Executive Director David Amor, comments, "We're really excited to be self publishing this. The murder mystery genre has been a staple in TV, books and movies for years and we think we've come up with a great videogame interpretation."

Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.

When Warner Bros. put its $33 million takeover bid on the table, it made clear it was not interested in the Newcastle studio (known for Wheelman). In a last-ditch effort to stay in business, the UK studio revealed it had a new game in development, Necessary Force, an Unreal Engine 3-powered, open-world action game where you play a Dirty Harry-style cop, but as it turns out, it was all too little too late. Midway CEO Matt Booty informed the employees earlier today that he had failed to find another buyer, and it would be closing down.

WET is a highly stylized third-person shooter that seamlessly blends acrobatics, gun play, and sword kills. With dual pistols and a samurai sword, you can engage in combat while sliding on floors, running on walls, jumping, flipping, and performing amazing acrobatic moves – leaving a massive body count in your wake.

Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim will focus on reinventing many aspects of the original game, updating the franchise for the 21st Century. A key element that will permeate the game is the charm and humor of the original Majesty.

Battlefield Heroes is a Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to a mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play.

In Tropico 3 you will again be able to play the role of “El Presidente” taking over the control of a tropical island. You decide whether you want to use your army to secure your power base in the best traditions of corrupt, unscrupulous tyrants everywhere, or alternatively to lead your people to prosperity in your role as generous elder statesman.

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:

• NCAA Football 10 (PSP/PS2/PS3/X360)
• Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC)
• Birthday Party Bash (Wii)
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