Microsoft Game Studios, Ensemble Studios and Big Huge Games Inc. today unveiled the first details about Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, introducing gamers to Asian civilizations, a host of new gameplay features, and a new developer that will provide a unique spin to a classic favorite.

In Attack on Pearl Harbor, history's yours to shape: Either nation can win the war depending on your actions as players battle for supremacy behind the cockpits of some of the most prolific fighters, bombers and torpedo-bearing aircraft of the WWII Pacific Theater. The demo contains 4 missions (out of the more than 50 included in the full game) across two expansive maps.

In an interview with Canadian MusiquePlus Eidos France's director Patrick Melchior revealed that the freshly formed Montreal studio's "first mission" is working on a new Deus Ex game, the 3rd (not counting Deus Ex: Clan Wars which was later renamed Project: Snowblind) in the franchise since its conception in 2000. No platforms or release date were mentioned.

Earlier this week Sony Computer Entertainment America held its annual gamers/press day, where various third party developers/publishers showed off plenty of upcoming titles. Check out our SCEA Gamers Day 2007 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :

• 'The Transformers' (ALL) - 2 New Screens
• 'TimeShift' (PS3/X360/PC) - 3 New Screens
• 'The Bigs' (PS3) - 3 New Screens
• 'Surf's Up' (ALL) - 3 New Screens
• 'Stranglehold' (PS3) - 3 New Screens & Trailer
• 'Rainbow Six Vegas' (PS3) - 3 Screens
• 'Hellboy' (PSP/PS3/X360) - 4 New Screens
• 'Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer' (ALL) - 4 New Screens
• 'Devil May Cry 4' (PS3/X360/PC) - 3 New Screens
• 'The Darkness' (PS3/X360) - 2 New Screens
• 'SEGA Rally Revo' (PS3/X360/PC) - 4 New Screens
• 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' (ALL) - 5 New Screens
• 'Ninja Gaiden Sigma' (PS3) - 7 New Screens
• 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' (ALL) - 3 Screens
• 'Dynasty Warriors: Gundam' (PS3) - 8 New Screens
• 'Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2' (PS3) - 3 New Screens
• 'Dark Sector' (PS3/X360) - 3 New Screens
• 'Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles' (PSP) - 4 New Screens
• 'NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja Heroes' (PSP) - 9 New Screens
• 'Final Fantasy II' (PSP) - 4 New Screens'
• Final Fantasy' (PSP) - Screens
• 'Crush' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Silent Hill Origins' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars' (PSP) - 6 New Screens
• 'Dead Head Fred' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Dungeons & Dragons Tactics' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Monster Hunter Freedom 2' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Hot Brain: Fire up Your Mind' (PSP) - 12 New Screens

Experience the thrill of white-knuckle aerial combat with bone-crunching armored assaults and infantry combat in a 32-player, all-out war fought both on the ground and in the skies. Sony announced that not only will it release Warhawk as download, but also on Blu-ray. On May 24th PS3 owners will be able to participate in the online beta, sign up here.

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:

• Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle [NDS] - Trailer
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The ESA announced that it has chosen former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information Michael D. Gallagher as the next president of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). Serving as the chief telecommunications and policy advisor to the Bush Administration, Gallagher will start the ESA position later this month.

K2 Network's Sword of the New World is modeled after Europe’s exploration of the New World, allowing players to create and simultaneously control a family of characters utilizing the exclusive Multiple Character Control system.

A financial analysis document from Nollenberger Capital Partners reveals that EA might already be working on The Godfather 2. "Interestingly, we learned that EA is leveraging the significant amount of development time and costs that went into The Godfather game. The open-world engine was built from the ground up for Godfather, and is now being used by five different franchises, including The Simpsons. Godfather 2 is also in development currently, though timing is unknown."

Earlier this week Sony Computer Entertainment America held its annual gamers/press day, where they showed off plenty of upcoming first and third party titles. Check out our SCEA Gamers Day 2007 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :

• 'Folklore' (PS3) Announced - Screens & Trailer
• 'SOCOM Confrontation' (PS3) Announced - Screens & Trailer
• 'PAIN' (PS3) Announced - Screens
• 'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune' (PS3) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Heavenly Sword' [PS3] - Screens & Trailer
• 'God of War: Chains of Olympus' (PSP) - Screens
• 'Warhawk' (PS3) - 7 New Screens
• 'The Eye of Judgment' (PS3) - 7 New Screens
• 'Singstar' (PS3) - 5 New Screens
• 'NBA '08' (PS3) - 3 New Screens
• 'Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction' (PS3) - 5 New Screens
• 'Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow' (PSP) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice' (PSP) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Hot Shots Tennis' (PS2) - Features & Screens
• 'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) - 9 New Screens
• 'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike' (PSP) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Jeanne d'Arc' (PSP) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Buzz Junior: Jungle Party' (PS2) - Features & Screens
• 'Buzz! The Mega Quiz ' (PS2) - Features & Screens
• 'PaRappa The Rapper' (PSP) - Features & Screens