Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world with only one rule: everybody pays. Pandemic has released a demo on Xbox Live, which will also be available on PSN Sept. 18.

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

With over 250 additions and enhancements to core gameplay, FIFA 09 has been designed and customized to deliver a unique gameplay experience that takes advantage of the hardware specifications of each available platform.

RACE Pro recreates a breathtaking reality giving gamers the ultimate racing simulation experience with precision physics and handling. The game's been delayed until Jan. 2009 to ensure it reaches the highest possible standard of excellence, but SimBin confirmed a demo will hit XBL before Christmas.

Mount & Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat.

SCEA is hosting a LittleBigPlanet Game Jam at the Parsons The New School For Design in New York on Sept. 21-22. The contest will consist of a 24-hour LittleBigPlanet level design competition featuring more than 120 students from disciplines such as technology, music, fashion design, illustration and photography.

NHL 2K9 will offer fans the opportunity to play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick, and play hockey in a wholly unique experience like never before.

While there is no official announcement yet, Sega is working on a new installment in the Phantasy Star franchise. Phantasy Star 0 supports Nintendo WiFi multiplayer and a Pictochat type chat system that supports sending of stylus sketches to other players.

Paradox Interactive Dark Horizon is a stark and atmospheric space combat simulation that aims to hurl its audience through an action-packed adventure, piloting its own ship through the perils that only space could have to offer.

Ignition and SNK Playmore announced that they are bringing Samurai Shodown Anthology to Europe. Containing all 6 titles, the game's setting, use of sword based weapons and varied and memorable characters was a departure from other fighters when it first appeared in 1993.