Microsoft will announce awards for the top XBLA games of 2008 later this year, with nine categories decided by the community. Starting Tues., March 3 at 10:00 AM through Tuesday , March 10 at 11:59 p.m. GMT you are invited to cast your vote for the second annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards.

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

Virtual On Oratorio Tangram is SEGA's classic twin-stick arcade mech fighter originally released on the Dreamcatch and now making its way to Xbox Live Arcade.

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:

• Killzone 2 (PS3)
• Cryostasis (PC) - Europe Only
• NecroVisioN (PC) - Europe Only
• Men of War (PC) - Europe Only
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Free Realms is a free whimsical fantasy massively multiplayer RPG from Sony Online offering lighthearted adventuring, aimed primarily at casual female gamers, and optional bonus content via micro transactions.

In July 2008 Capcom, along with Nintendo and other 53 NDS publishers/developers, filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against multiple parties who had been distributing the R4 Revolution game copier.Today the Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs impacted by the sale of these devices, confirming the game copying devices are a violation under Japan laws.

Elite Forces: Unit 77 is a game of action and strategy in which the player must wisely use the abilities of all four members of Unit 77 as you battle your way through inhospitable jungles, scorching deserts, endure harsh and deadly arctic conditions as you fight to rescue the hostages and defeat the terrorists.

GamersGate announced that it has entered into a digital distribution agreement with EA, offering its users titles such as C&C: Red Alert 3, Spore, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (only $32 this weekend).

Blood Bowl, based on Games Workshop's board game, is a "game" of American football played by the insane warriors of the fantasy Warhammer universe, allowing you to create and manage teams that will take part in epic battles where fair play is for sissies.

MySims Party turns any gathering into an instant party with 50 mini games (40 in the NDS version) to choose from, each hosted by a different MySim.