Beijing 2008: the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will be an authentic simulation of over 35 events from the upcoming Olympic Games and will allow gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues. SEGA announced that it has signed top U.S. gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa to appear on the cover.

Midway Games announced that Miguel Iribarren has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Publishing of Midway Games Inc., and that Martin Spiess has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, International of Midway Games Ltd., a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc.

Rock Band will be joining Mötley Crüe on tour for this year’s CRÜE FEST, a 40-city summer blockbuster that will see the Crüe headlining an all-star bill featuring Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx: A.M. and Trapt. At each stop on tour, the fold-out Rock Band Second Stage Experience will give fans the on-site opportunity to become their very own rock star.

Digital Illusions' Battlefield: Bad Company drops gamers behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all on a personal quest for gold and revenge.

Announced yesterday, No Time For Dragons is an RPG based on Russian sci-fi novels, where you, as young sorceress Telle, must learn and master the magic of the four elements, totem spells, cold steel and fire-arms and take a magical and personal journey of discovery testing your nerve and faith.

Prototype tells the story of Alex Mercer - a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. As the action spirals out of control, a conspiracy tied to his origins threatens the future of mankind itself. Sierra has teamed up with DC Comics to publish an all-new comic book series based on its open-world action game Prototype, set to debut this August via DC’s WildStorm imprint.

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Nintendo's Media Summit 2008 lineup:

• 'Boom Blox' (Wii) - 8 New Screens
• 'de Blob' (NDS/Wii) - 6 New Screens
• 'Rock Band' (Wii) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Samba De Amigo' (Wii) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed' (Wii) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Crossroad DS' (NDS) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Guitar Hero: On Tour' (NDS) - Features & Screens
• 'Kung Fu Panda' (NDS) - 5 New Screens
• 'Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood' (NDS) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Zenses Ocean/Rainforest' (NDS) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'My Weight Loss Coach' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Pokemon Mystery Dungeon' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Space Invaders Extreme' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this team-based online strategic shooter. Splash Damage revealed that Activision is no longer supporting the PC edition of ET:QW but that the v1.5 patch (a beta version was released earlier) is still in development internally and is scheduled for release later this month.

Beltion: Beyond Ritual is Rostok-Games' alternative fantasy RPG, in development since 2004. Beltion allows the player a freeform gameplay with a mix of fantasy and historical reality of medieval Europe.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. Criterion has 3 brand new FreeBurn game modes in the final phase of testing: Stunt Run, Road Rage and Marked Man.