In the MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea, you play a bold sea captain in the 18th century Caribbean as you seek glory and adventure, featuring high seas action and swashbuckling adventure in a world of pirates and plunder.

Microsoft announced a plan for Halo development studio Bungie Studios to embark on a path to become an independent company, although Microsoft will retain an equity interest and own the Halo franchise, in addition to other future properties that Bungie may develop.

SEGA Rally Revo will set a new benchmark in its genre with a high-tempo driving experience that will challenge the racing skills both on and off-road, with revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing.

Ubisoft's squadron-based flight combat game Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII shows World War II from a different perspective, that of an elite pilot who is part of a secret team.

Kwari is an FPS, developed by Micro Forté, where players make money off each other in real-time. The game will be free to download online, but instead of being subscription-based it will use a unique free-to-play/pay-to-play model whereby Kwari sells the player ammunition.

EA announced the acquisition of Atlanta-based software tools and gaming client applications provider Super Computer International (SCI), not to be confused with Eidos parent company SCi, which will be integrated into EA's Online Technology Group, headed by SCI CEO Jesper Jensen.

Escape from Paradise City blends action-RPG and strategy asking the player to infiltrate a gang-infested city on the Eastern seaboard in order to root out rampant corruption and violence.

Gears of War blends action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The PC version includes a variety of all-new content, including three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DX10 support.

A year after the demise of DICE Canada through the purchase of DICE by Electronic Arts, former DICE Canada lead designer Armando "Aj" Marini, once part of the Battlefield development team, is now heading TUSK Interactive, which is currently looking for a a technical director. It's a safe bet that given Marini's track record in multiplayer online shooters, the new studio may have something going on in that genre.

Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to construct not only the cities they desire, but create their cultures, societal behaviors and environments as well.