In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts the Lord of the Games is tired of the petty squabbling between Banjo and the evil witch Gruntilda over the years, and has arranged a showdown to decide the rightful owner of Spiral Mountain. Last week's XBL demo revealed an issue with the game's text on standard TVs, reminiscent of a Dead Rising issue, unfortunately Rare stated that it's "simply something that's too expensive in terms of time, resources and money to alter." Guess we all need to buy HDTVs!

Skate It has players riding with the skate pros, owning the best spots in San Vanelona and pulling off the sickest tricks using the popular FlickIt controls. Loaded with all-new gameplay features, Skate It supports the Wii Balance Board which gives players a fresh way to create their own signature skateboarding style.

While the economy has been beating companies left and right, Capcom's latest financial result shows a different picture. Mainly driven by Monster Hunt G sales, Capcom's net income increased 16.8% compared to last year, which however only accounted for a 1% increase on profit. The brunt of the income was made by its Arcade division, which saw nearly 200% sales increase driven by Street Fighter IV, Sengoku BASARA X (cross), and Fate/Unlimited Codes, replacing last year's 570 million yen loss with a 737 million yen income gain.

Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology.

The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), the consumer rights advocacy group dedicated to providing passionate gamers a voice, is today celebrating twenty-four months of serving the evolving needs of individuals who play computer and video games.

ZEN Studios is working with Capcom to release an officially licensed Street Fighter table for Pinball FX in celebration of the soon to be released Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

D3Publisher announced a worldwide publishing agreement with Imagi Studios for videogames based on the new animated adventure film, Astro Boy, scheduled to coincide the worldwide release of the movie in Oct. 2009.

Set in a fictional post-apocalyptic Tokyo, survivors attempt to restore the city by defeating demons and solving puzzles. Each player acts as a “Devil Buster.” Success relies on forming an alliance with demons or slaying them.

Kombat forces friends to fight, worlds to collide, and unlikely alliances to be forged. In order to save all they know, the heroes and villains of Mortal Kombat must wage war against the combined might of the DC Universe.

Put on hold a few years back, StarCraft: Ghost is a tactical-action console game that refines the epic experience of StarCraft to the level of the individual soldier. Blizzard is sending Starcraft 2 concept / environment artist Jeff Kang to the Korea Gaming Conference, and sharp eyes over at the Diablo III fansite noticed that he is listed on the KGC site as "Concept / Environment Artist – Starcraft 2, Starcraft Ghost." Typo, or slip up ?