Microsoft announced that EA's executive vice president John Schappert will be joining the Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) in a newly created position as corporate vice president of LIVE, software and services.

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:

• Medal of Honor: Airborne [ALL] - Multiplayer Trailer
• Avencast: Rise of the Mage - Trailer #3
• Heavenly Sword [PS3] - Legend of the Sword Part 1
• Madden NFL 08 [ALL ] - Player Weapons Trailer
• Luminous Arc [NDS] - Trailer
• Dragoneer’s Aria [PSP] - Summoning Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ..

A contract clause rewarding long time share holders resulted in Electronic Arts increasing the amount of Ubisoft shares it owns to 24.86 % (up from 20 % in 2004) according to Forbes.com. This technically means EA now has more shares in Ubisoft than the actual founders, as the Guillemot family has only 22.8%.

Wild ARMs 5 is an RPG that follows the journey of a group of young travelers as they try to unlock the mysteries of their ravaged land and unknowingly become involved in a struggle that will decide the fate of the entire world. All launch units will contain an 80-page full color "The Art of Wild ARMs" art book, packaged in a special embossed foil box.

Space Trader is an action-trading game where you assume the role of Space Trader in an alternate future universe. Your goal is to make as much money possible, within a time limit, by leasing cargo ships, traveling to planets and trading with merchants.

GrimGrimoire is a fantasy RTS, co-developed by Nippon Ichi Software and Vanillaware, in where players will take on the role of Lillet Blan, a young magician who is admitted to a prestigious yet mystical magic school; however, on the 5th day of school, everyone mysteriously vanishes.

FIFA 08 will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player, allowing you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club.

Dead Island is a FPP shooter that combines elements of the survival horror genre and adventure games. The game tells the story of acouple being tossed ashore onto the sandy beaches of a desolate, zombie infested, island.

Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.

Saga is a new MMORTS game, bringing persistency to RTS gaming. You build cities and armies to defend and manage a persistent online kingdom in a persistent fantasy world. Saga Games and Silverlode Interactive announced that they have amicably split from Wahoo Studios to enlarge their team and focus on the expansion of Saga.