Namco Bandai are currently working on a new installment in the SoulCalibur franchise albeit a departure from the usual fighting game formula. SoulCalibur Legends will be an action adventure game, using the wiimote to defeat enemies, mostly familiar characters from the SC universe. No projected release date was given, so hopefully an official announcement will follow soon ...

Playlogic Entertainment acquired the right to the survival horror game Obscure II from French development studio Hydravision. Set two years after the original, things are about to go wrong for our students once again ...

IDG World Expo announced that the Video Games Live Concert is set to perform on Friday, October 19, 2007, during E for All Expo, at the new 7000-seat Nokia Theatre - part of downtown's LA Live development across the street from the Convention Center and Staples Center.

Hellgate: London is a first-person perspective RPG with a completely randomized world, a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive. The latest Games for Windows issue reveals that while online play is in fact free, an Elite subscription will cost $9.95/month and offer bonuses such as 24/7 support, expanded inventory, extra characters, additional game modes and more ...

Tomorrow Microsoft will launch Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting friends across X360 consoles, PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. With this spring update to Xbox 360, friends and families can easily connect and chat directly from their television using Windows Live Messenger.

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:

• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon [Wii] - Blaze Trailer
• MLB 07 The Show [PS3] - Trailer (3)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars is a 3rd person action game with RPG elements. The game places players in a fantasy medieval world, where a dimensional portal to the Outer Worlds has opened, and an enemy from the darkness has encroached the world.

While the industry has been beating expectations the past few quarters, EA had less good news today. Net revenue was down 4%, gross profit down 5%, net loss increased, and net income was also down for the quarter, although on an annual basis, net revenue was up, primarily driven by the EA Sports lineup (mainly Madden), Need for Speed Carbon, and The Sims. During the subsequent conf. call EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed that Will Wright's larger-than-life title won't see the light of day until early 2008.

Experience the epic story of Halo 2 as Master Chief delves further into the mystery of the Covenant in the aftermath of Halo’s destruction. What he discovers will soon threaten the fate not only of Earth, but of the Universe itself. Originally scheduled for release today, but delayed to improve the install experience and address other technical issues, Halo 2 Vista is now scheduled for May 22nd.

While in the original you led a squad of 6 axis or allies soldiers into battle, the Faces of War standalone expansion puts the focus on the Russian side between 1941-45, where two friends are sent to the front, and become Brothers in Arms.