Set in the Orient, Anno 1404 offers a richness of features never before seen. Exploring a strange and fascinating island world in the utmost East, players will get to know the culture and technology of the ancient Orient while learning the tricks of local trade, diplomacy and economy in order to build their own metropolis. Ubisoft is now accepting sign-ups for the closed beta test, which will start in Jan. 2009.

Crysis Wars is the multiplayer component for Crytek's FPS Crysis Warhead and features three modes, 21 maps, vehicles and more. This v1.2 patch fixes various problems, but mainly addresses balancing issues.

Capcom is working on bringing the original Gamecube (based on the 1996 PSOne game) title in the Resident Evil series to the Wii. Currently only scheduled for a December release in Japan, the port will add no new content or features, apart from making it compatible with the Wiimote controls.

Good Old Games announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com, DRM-free of course.

A recent study by Jon Peddie Research (JPR) estimated that the total market value for PC gaming hardware in 2008 was just over $20 billion, which will grow to over $34 billion by 2012, with an additional $6 billion in software and services sales.

Blood of Bahamut is an RPG is set in the world of Altail, where people inhabit countries built on the back of long sleeping giants who are considered their gods. When the giants awaken and grow violent, all peace is lost. Thinking that they’ve been forsaken by their gods, people begin to flee their towns, leaving only seven warriors to restore the peace.

National Geographic announced the formation of National Geographic Games (NGG), a division that will publish and develop games across major gaming console, handheld, online and mobile platforms.

In Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine players battle through a series fast-paced and intense culinary challenges. Each victory advances players closer to a final showdown that will determine who will reign supreme as the next Iron Chef America.

Bruiser and Scratch is a unique take on a matching puzzle game where the player controls one of the heroes in each level and progressively unravels the puzzle by pushing life-sized pieces around.

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:

• Bolt (NDS/PS2/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
• Castlevania Judgment (Wii)
• Cooking Mama World Kitchen (Wii)
• Cradle of Rome (NDS)
• CSI: NY - The Game (PC)
• EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey (PC)
• Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore (Wii/PS3/X360)
• Left 4 Dead (X360/PC)
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (PC)
• Need for Speed Undercover (NDS/PSP/PS2/Wii/X360/PS3/PC)
• PopStar Guitar (PS2/Wii)
• Rock Band: Track Pack Volume 2 (Wii/PS2/PS3/X360)
• Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (NDS)
• The Sims 2 Mansion and Garden Stuff Pack (PC)
• Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (NDS)
• Tomb Raider: Underworld (NDS/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
• Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 (PC)
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