Sanrio Digital has appointed Robert Ferrari as vice president of Publishing and Business Development, who will assemble a US team and network of partnerships to drive Sanrio Digital’s Hello Kitty Online and other initiatives in virtual worlds, gaming, and social networks on PC, console, and handheld platforms.

Warrior Epic is a free to download & play online action/RPG set in an original fantasy universe, where players can utilize a wide selection of warrior classes to go out raiding dungeons in a variety of novel environments. Warrior Epic let you play co-op campaigns or slug it out with friends in PVP.

Nintendo has outlined a list of countries around the globe that remain leaders in denying adequate and effective protection of video game products. In its annual comments to the U.S. Trade Representative under the “Special 301” process, Nintendo has singled out countries where piracy is rampant and has asked the United States to take further steps to combat it.

Game Factory Interactive's Clutch is a hardcore vehicular combat racing game developed by Targem Games, known for Hard Truck Apocalypse and Battle Mages.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game. Glynnis Talken confirmed she will not voice Kerrigan in the sequel, while previous trailers already revealed that Robert Clotworthy was no longer voicing Jim Raynor, who has been drinking, smoking for four years, and the events of the BroodWar have made him a bitter, jaded and somber person.

Avalon Code is an action RPG boasting incredible graphics, a deep and engrossing story and innovative game play mechanics, from the team behind Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, FF III and Final Fantasy IV DS remakes.

Dungeon Party, developed by Cyanide, is a free MMOG where two teams of up to 5 players compete over one or more rounds and victory is only assured when one of them gets out of the dungeon with the treasure.

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of an elite black-ops agent sent on a dangerous mission into a decaying Eastern European city that hides a deadly Cold War secret. Atari Germany has confirmed a March 2009 release date for the PC edition, which will be identical to its console brethren, apart from mouse/keyboard controls and multiplayer for up to 32 people.

Meridian4 has signed an agreement with developer V-Step to digitally distribute Ship Simulator 2006 and Ship Simulator 2008 and its official add-ons.

Revealed last week as a web based MMO, Galactik Football, based on Alphanims animation series, is a vibrant mix of 2D and toon-shaded 3D and follows the progress of the Snow Kids, a futuristic football team from the planet Akillian as they try to win the prestigious Galactik Football Cup.