Science fiction and fantasy meld in this long-awaited continuation of the franchise from developer tri-Ace Inc. The refined gameplay features team-oriented combat, while improving upon the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the Star Ocean franchise.

Monumental Games' Hunter's World is a new MMO based on game hunting where you take the role of hunters visiting a massive and varied wild hunting reserve, where you can compete and collaborate with real players in a persistent world. Hunters will be able to roam freely, interact with each other, and hunt everything from varmints to big game.

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will forever change the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe. In the game, players will enlist in quests that will challenge their very sense of what it means to be a true warrior.

Resident Evil 5 promising to revolutionize the survival horror series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. Capcom will take action to a new level with a two-level, playable demo available exclusively on Xbox Live for one week beginning Monday, Jan. 26 (indicating it'll be on PSN Feb. 5, 2009).

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:

• FusionFall (PC)
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Guinness World Records announces the release date of its definitive collection of video game records, facts and trivia — Guinness World Records 2009: Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records 2009: Gamer's Edition, the 2nd installment of the must-have "Gamer's Bible," will hit shelves Feb. 4, 2009 for $21.95.

Microsoft's Get Game Smart Campaign is public service campaign takes a first-of-its-kind approach to educating and engaging American families by helping parents and kids maintain an ongoing dialogue around balanced and age-appropriate media use and, more specifically, video games, in their homes.

Abandon Interactive's Freaky Creatures is an interactive gaming platform incorporating collectible toys, customizable characters, an expansive online interactive community and challenging virtual battles with other players’ creatures.

Jolt Online Gaming announced that it will be publishing Infocom/Activision's classic text based adventure game Legends of Zork, which will give players the chance to once again take up the mantle of Zork, this time via an Internet browser.

SouthPeak Games' Big Bang Mini is a fireworks-based shooter centered around filling the night sky with brilliant bursts of fireworks to take out encroaching enemies.