Hard to be a God is an RPG with adventure and espionage elements based on a storyline of the novel with the same name by Strugatsky brothers. The main hero is a graduate of a medieval secret service high school, and his mission is to scout and report the situation in the Kingdom of Arcanar, an independent anarchical state.

In Manhunt 2 an experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong, with Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper the only survivors. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out. The first game to be banned since 1997 (Carmageddon) the BBFC has rejected Rockstar's Manhunt 2, meaning it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK.

UPDATE

The ESRB has just given Manhunt 2 an AO (Adults Only) rating.

THQ announced Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command will bring the carnage of the 41st millennium to the handhelds, featuring a new and immersive single-player campaign, along with a robust global multiplayer component.

Based on the MTV crazy-stunts-gone-bad-on-purpose show Jackass: The Game, developed by Sidhe Interactive, features mini-games, story mode and all the raunchy, and craziness you come to expect from the TV show, with likeness/voices from the real cast.

Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is a classic point-and-click adventure game. Nostradamus sends his daughter Madeleine to help Catherine de Medici, who thinks she has been cursed. As practicing medicine is a male occupation, the game allows you to disguise as Madeleine's brother Cesar to interact with other NPCs.

European Street Racing is a fast and furious new street racing game where you can test your driving skills and race through the streets of seven of Europe’s principal cities including Moscow, Warsaw, London, Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Hamburg.

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:

• SKATE [PS3/X360] - Agent Orange Trailer
• Transformers: The Game [ALL] - Intro Trailer
• Age of Conan [X360/PC] - Dev Diary #3 [Part2] - Trailer
• Boogie [Wii] - Duet Trailer
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Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is a puzzle adventure game that utilizes the control mechanics of the Wii Remote and allows player to explore a variety of wondrous environments and stages, solve puzzles and interact with the world in search of a legendary pirate ship and the ultimate pursuit of becoming the greatest pirate ever.

Bizarre Creations and Valve announce the debut of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved for WinXP on Steam. The game is an old school style shooter remixed for the 21st century with next-gen graphics and deep, modern gameplay that is easy to pick up and hard to put down.

Like most other big publishers the past few weeks Namco Bandai held its annual gamers day, where various developers showed off plenty of upcoming titles. Check out our Namco Bandai Editors Day 2007 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :

• 'Time Crisis 4' [PS3] Announced - Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation' (X360) - 45 New Screens & Trailer
• Beautiful Katamari [X360] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM' [PS3/X360] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Culdcept Saga' (X360) - 12 New Screens
• 'Tales of The World: Radiant Mythology' (PSP) - 13 New Screens
• 'Namco Museum Remix' (Wii) - 10 New Screens
• '.hack //G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption' (PS2) - 10 New Screens
• 'Digimon World: Data Squad' (PS2) - 12 New Screens
• 'Eternal Sonata' (X360) - 10 New Screens
• 'Space Station Tycoon' (Wii) - 11 New Screens
• 'Digimon World Dawn' and 'Digimon World Dusk' (NDS) - 11 New Screens
• 'Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2' (PS2) - 8 New Screens
• 'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes' [PSP] - 9 New Screens & Trailer