Whether it's an ugly tie, a set of discount golf balls or yet another inspirational desk set, dads always seem to end up with the lousiest gifts. Nintendo's working to change all that this year, with a number of fun ways to keep dad happy for Father's Day.

On Thursday, 14th June, the stakes get even higher as Microsoft announced it will releases eight new Gears of War Achievements for the “Annex” gametype and the “Hidden Fronts” Multiplayer Map Pack on Xbox LIVE.

SKATE delivers the feel of skating through innovative controls, authentic cameras, a fully reactive skateboarding city, as well as a reactive city and relevant in-game cameras. SKATE boasts 45 songs from artists including David Bowie, Nirvana, N.W.A. and The Ramones, as well as 18 exclusive tracks from world renowned DJs.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare delivers amazing special effects, including use of depth of field, rim-lighting, character self-shadowing, real time post-processing, texture streaming as well as physics-enabled effects to enlist players into the most photo-realistic gaming experience yet.

Aeria Games & Entertainment Inc. announced their next free-to-play title Project Torque, the first Free-to-Play Competitive Online Arcade Racer or COAR.

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

Scratches is an atmospheric mystery adventure game, and this Director’s Cut features an exciting new chapter, alternate ending, over two additional hours of gameplay, new clues, higher supported resolutions, enhanced graphics, plus much more. This update completely remakes the game's graphics, up until the smallest texture.

Dark Sector is a new and original next-gen action-thriller, developed by Digital Extreme. A dark, gritty experience packed with fast action, incredible superpowers and an engaging story. D3Publisher has "decided to pull Dark Sector out of a very crowded holiday season and it is now slated for release in Q1 2008."

Wildlife Park 2: Crazy Zoo is an expansion pack for Deep Silver's zoo tycoon game, adding 30 new species of animal and plants, new stunt, new attractions, and numerous new features.

Deep Silver has released a new patch for B-Alive's zoo management game Wildlife Park2. This v1.23 patch works for the original and its Crazy Zoo addon, improves performance, fixes gfx bugs and adds balance tweaks.