Music instrument retailer Guitar Center announced the findings of a national survey linking games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band to dramatic increases in the gamers' interest to own and play real instruments, but also that most musicians who play the games use their real instruments more frequently as a result.

Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.

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. Bethesda will release the editor next month, and three downloadable expansions, one per month, starting in January.

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.

Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.

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:

• Sonic Unleashed (X360)
• Cake Mania: In The Mix! (Wii)
• Music Wars Rebirth (PC)
• Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp (NDS/PS2/Wii/PC)
• Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (NDS)
• Chrono Trigger (NDS)
• Ultimate Band (NDS/Wii)
• Legendary (PC)
• Winx Club: Mission Enchantix (NDS)
• NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 (PS2/Wii/PS3/X360)
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Step into the world of Too Human, Silicon Knights' third-person epic action game. As the cybernetic god Baldur, players are thrust into the midst of an ongoing battle that threatens the existence of mankind. Nominated Best Original Video Game Score by the Hollywood Music Awards, the game's soundtrack is now available.

Overgrowth takes place in the savage world of Lugaru where rabbits, wolves and other animals are forced to use paws, claws and medieval weaponry to engage each other in battle. Using Wolfire's brand new Phoenix Engine, Overgrowth combines third-person adventure platforming with intricate melee combat.

Traditionally, retailers around the country kick off their holiday sales the day after Thanksgiving (AKA Black Friday). Since Shrapnel Games is not a traditional retailer, though, we're doing things differently. Why wait until the day after Thanksgiving? Why not start it before Thanksgiving? This is exactly why the Shrapnel Games holiday sale begins on Tuesday, Nov. 25 this year.

Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer is a fast and furious shoot 'em up with state-of-the-art graphics, driving soundtrack and classic fun gameplay sprinkled with fresh innovations. This first patch adds features to re-map the layout of the keyboard and joystick(s).