Sins of a Solar Empire will feature several micro-expansions over the next year, starting with Entrenchment which promises to bring fans a Starbase defense platform, turret upgrades to make them more powerful, mine fields and a Subspace Inhibitor platform that will slow enemy ships within its range.

Stargate Worlds, using Epic's Unreal Engine 3, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPGs that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain. A website probably set up by a (former) employee counting the days Cheyenne Mountain has not been paying salaries (22 days as of today) reveals the Stargate Worlds developer is facing financial difficulties. Cheyenne manager Kevin Balentine made a statement saying, "we face the same cash-flow issues that all pre-revenue companies face... the new economic realities are forcing us to seek out additional sources of funding and that's what we're doing."

All Aspect Warfare chronicles the adventures, mishaps and all around tomfoolery of an “elite” team of combat marines who crash landed on the enemy planet they were sent to completely destroy. Stranded and left for dead on a planet with a deployed thermo-nuclear weapon ticking somewhere, their only chance of escape lies deep within hostile territory.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features. According to the CMT blog, Rock Band will receive a track pack (scheduled for Dec 16-18) with nothing but country songs from artists such as Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert and the Dixie Chicks.

Elven Legacy delivers a world filled with magic, and a thrilling nonlinear storyline, gauged to provide many hours of gameplay for strategy enthusiasts. Through an epic quest to restore the former glory of the Elven race, this fantasy strategy game offers both depth and scope, all in colorful and inspirational settings.

Capcom's Resident Evil 5 is the forthcoming installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, which will debut for the PS3 and X360, promising to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. Capcom has released a demo on Xbox Live, but for now only available in Japan. Read more for details on how to set up a free gold acct.

Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil…

Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell.

3 on 3 NHL Arcade, Developed by the team behind NHL 09, is an all-new downloadable experience, a no rules, fast paced, hockey experience that gamers of all types can enjoy.

Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI. Last week's On The Spot mentioned a Feb. 17, 2008 release date, while last night's X-Play episode has it set for Feb. 27, 2008. Suffice it to say, it'll be in stores late February ...