Halo, produced by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, has finally announced a director. The Halo motion picture will be helmed by Neill Blomkamp, making his feature film debut. Blomkamp is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and original artists currently working in short films and commercial advertising.

Rockstar revealed today that its controversial action title Bully is on track for an October launch. Bully follows teenager Jimmy Hopkins as he tries to survive his crooked classmates and superiors, and navigate the tricky social hierarchy at the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.

In Resistance: Fall of Man, the U.S. and Britain band together in a last-ditch effort to save Europe and Asia from a horrific scourge. Humanity’s hope for survival is slim, and the tide of the battle rests on the shoulders of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale.

Ubisoft announced its participation in Games Convention, taking place in Leipzig from August 23 to 27, 2006 where it will present seven of its products, ranging from Dark Messiah, Double Agent, to Open Season and Horzes.

Destineer announced today that it has chosen Raleigh, North Carolina as the location where it will open its next development studio, with at least 100 engineers, artists, designers, QA staff, and management. The new studio will initially develop commercial videogames and training simulations based on Destineer’s work with the US intelligence community.

Bringing fast and furious bite-size gaming, Atari's PSP-exclusive Hot PXL is comprised of 200 deviously crafted micro-games based on a quirky and original story premise, drawing inspiration from street culture and the digital lifestyle.

Talk about short notice... SEGA today announced Sports Interactive's NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2007, which will already be available next month via digital download.

GMX Media announced today that its tactical FPS Specnaz: Project Wolf has gone gold, and will be released across Europe shortly.

Atari today announced a publishing agreement with Japanese AQ Interactive for the forthcoming X360 neo-apocalyptic action game, Bullet Witch, signifying the beginning of an on-going co-publishing relationship between Atari and AQ Interactive Inc.

Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is turn-based and has a great PBEM system for head to head play. This v1.12 update adds major new gameplay features and also resolves several minor issues.