Musicians looking for immortality, this is your calling. God of War II Battle of the Bands where one lucky solo artist or band will win the chance to have their song featured on the God of War II soundtrack alongside major, yet to be announced, recording artists.

Hellboy lets players step into the muscle bound frame of Hellboy, a hulking crimson-skinned warrior of supernatural creation. On the trail of a crazed witch, Hellboy uncovers a fiendish plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann von Klempt before he can exert his evil will on a hapless world.

Goon World: Organized Crime Online, developed by Nemesis Studios Entertainment, is an MMO world based on exaggerated mafia characters called Goons, where thousands of players will take the role of their own customized Goon and compete in the battle for wealth and control mafia-style.

Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads.

Sid Meier's Railroads! marks the return of the watershed title in simulation/strategy gaming that launched the popular “tycoon” genre, and inspired a new generation of games. 2K Games will issue a playable demo for its just released Sid Meier's Railroads! strategy game on Thursday October 26, which we will of course have available on our filesever network...

Konami announced Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits, featuring more than 12 of the most memorable quarter-munching arcade hits of all-time, the game will let players enjoy these timeless classics in both their original and remixed dual screen forms and also enjoy them with friends in special wireless modes.

Konami announced that for the 20th anniversary of the Castlevania series, people who pre-order Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin will receive, at the time of purchase, a highly collectible limited edition wax-sealed box set at no additional cost containing items that document the history of the franchise. Read more for details ...

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP)
• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.

Pandemic Studios announced today the creation of a 2nd development team at its Brisbane, Australia studios. Pandemic is poised to build on the success of its Australian operation, which has grown over its six year history from a dozen to nearly one hundred employees.