ArenaNet has signed a licensing agreement with occlusion culling technology Umbra Software to use its visibility optimization technology in future Guild Wars titles.

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away.

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:

• LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
• All Star Cheer Squad (Wii)
• Guitar Hero World Tour (PS2/Wii/PS3/X360)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the hot tag for the win. The PS3 exclusive collector’s edition includes the game and a Blu-ray disc with making of footage and more than two hours of WWE match footage, delivered in a unique steel cage package (North America) or encased within a miniature ring (Europe and Asia Pacific).

FIFA Manager 09 gives you full control over the management of a football club. You are responsible for the line-up, the tactics and the training of your team – as well as for signing the right players, improving the club facilities and the stadium.

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Pre-order L4D at Gamestop and get early access (starting Nov. 6 until Nov. 11, 2008) to the demo.

Rockstar's open-ended crime series returns the franchise to New York with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. As promised Rockstar has issued an update through the PlayStation Network to unlock the entire Trophy on PS3.

'Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force will introduce kids to all new adventures in the Club Penguin world, giving players a chance to complete secret agent missions, solve mysteries and connect with friends in new ways. The game allows players to take on the role of a covert agent in the Elite Penguin Force.

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away. Eidos revealed that a playable demo will be available Tuesday Oct. 28, and feature a portion of the Thailand level. Be sure to keep an eye out on our fileserver network.

When a newly developed teleportation device malfunctions at the Millennial Fair, young Crono must travel through time to rescue his misfortunate companion from an intricate web of past and present perils.