Set five years after the original, San Vanelona's been rebuild after it was hit by a natural disaster. Equipped with double the bag of tricks, gamers are tasked to rebuild their career and revive the New San Vanelona skate scene. A Skate 2 demo is scheduled to appear on Xbox Live next week, Jan. 8, 2009.

So far, we've revealed the honorable mentions, top handheld and downloadable titles, and top console/PC offerings. Today we're starting the countdown of the top 20 titles – tune in tomorrow to see what WP considers to be the best game of 2008. Read more for the results!

Set 500 years after the original, Fable 2 offers even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. The Fable II DLC adds Knothole Island, where new quests, wondrous items and bizarre characters await.

Merv Griffin's Crosswords combines over a thousand unique and challenging crossword puzzles with fast-paced game show action in an incredibly addictive and entertaining game for the whole family.

General Patent Corporation announced that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against NCSoft in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division on behalf of its client, Worlds.com.

Sierra's Arcanum, developed by now defunct Troika Games, is an isometric RPG that creates a compelling new world where magic and technology coexist in an uneasy balance. This v081229 patch fixes some of critical bugs, adds some lost content, fixes stats on lots of NPCs, and plenty more.

The entire Worthplaying team wishes everybody a Happy New Year! We hope everybody had a safe transition from old into new and may 2009 be even better than last year. We here at Worthplaying have some exciting new stuff lined up to better serve you all. Behind the scenes, we are working very hard to expand the website in various, long overdue, ways which will hopefully start showing in the weeks ahead. Until then, party on & stay safe!

So far, we've revealed the honorable mentions and the top handheld and downloadable titles, and now, we're rolling out the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2008. Read more for the results!

Yesterday we revealed the honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld and downloadable titles. Check us out later for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2008. Read more for the results!

Set in an future-fantasy world, Demigod is a team-based action/RPG/RTS hybrid game that casts you as a hero waging war to obtain a position within the pantheon of gods.