Earlier this year, Pocket Books acquired the rights to publish the novelization of Ubisoft's upcoming action/adventure game Assassin's Creed, but it turns out the deal has been abandoned. Author of the two first novels, Steven Barnes, revealed Ubisoft wanted to remove religious references and have the books vetted by an expert, which "disenchanted" Pocket Books, and the deal died.

Since signing the license back in late 2006, 10Tacle's UK studio Blimey Games!, known for racing titles such as GTR, GTR2, and freely downloadable BMW M3 Challenge, has been quite mysterious about its next-gen racing title codenamed Ferrari Project.

In search of the centuries-old fabled treasure of El Dorado, Nathan Drake becomes stranded on the island and hunted by mercenaries. Outnumbered and outgunned, Drake and his companions must fight to survive as they begin to unravel the terrible secrets hidden on the Island. On Nov. 8, a four-level demo is expected on PSN.

Viva Pinata brings a vibrant world of living pinata animals to video games, television and beyond. The Viva Pinata universe showcases an engaging cast of colorful, wild-roaming pinata animals that entertain and challenge imaginations.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII is an action based Final Fantasy title exclusively for the PS3, from the creators of Kingdom Hearts and Advent Children.

Mass Effect is a science-fiction action-RPG created by BioWare, previously known for Jade Empire, KotoR and Neverwinter Nights. Mass Effect will deliver an immersive story driven gameplay experience with stunning visual fidelity.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune [PS3] - Trailer
• Alone in the Dark [PS3/X360/PC] - Central Park Trailer
• Gears of War [PC] - Editor Trailer
• Condemned 2: Bloodshot [PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Theseis [X360/PC] - Haunted House Flythrough Trailer
• Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 [NDS] - Trailer
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COH: Opposing Fronts allows players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic WWII liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. THQ has released a v2.103 patch (only English/French for now) for the original COH, as well as the recent expansion, fixing a few bugs and crashes.

As promised Sony has released a new update for Insomniac's shooter Resistance: Fall of Man, adding Dualshock 3 support, ability to snap screens with USB keyboard, weapon balancing, and the usual bug & crash fixes.

EverQuest Online Adventures is an MMORPG, allowing PS2 owners to experience an open-ended, persistent virtual world, filled with thousands of other players. On Oct. 31, EQOA will kick off fishing season with its first ever in-game fishing tournament. Players can grab their rods and reels and seek out the best locations, as weekly prizes will be awarded for catching special tagged fish.