Sony issued financial results for its July-September quarter which revealed that net profit dropped 94 & (from 28.5 to 1.7 billion yen) compared to same period the previous year. Main reason are the major setback due to the massive 9.6 million Sony laptop battery recall, a big investment in the upcoming PS3 console, resulting in yet another $366 million loss, and less than expected PSP sales.

Guitar Hero II arrives with a new track list, new venues and additional play modes – including the ability to transform the original controller into a rhythm, lead or bass guitar. Several readers have sent in confirmed sightings of Guitar Hero II at their local (so far Alabama) Wal-Mart. Earlier this week Wal-Mart already leaked the hidden/bonus tracks. Red Octane is aware of the matter but reiterated GH II's official launch date is November 7th.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent will completely revolutionize and reinvent the spy action genre by introducing an unprecedented double agent concept and an entirely new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a sci-fi action game with stunning high-definition graphics, promising gorgeous Mobile Suit battles and the opportunity to participate in thrilling epic battles taking place on the futuristic Earth.

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. Stardock has released a v1.40x patch that adresses some memory leaks, but mainly general tweaking and balancing.

Call of Duty 3 delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the battle for the Liberation of Paris, the most harrowing campaign of WWII, known as The Normandy Breakout.

In a somewhat belated press release announcing the newest trailer, it was revealed that Deep Shadow's sci-fi action game Precursors is also coming to the Xbox 360. Precursors leads you into unexplored regions of space, combines FPS gameplay, RPG elements and space combat.

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. This demo includes a toutorial and one small 2-player map.

In Terrorist Takedown: Covert Operations you are special ops team leader Lt. Jake Morche. Your unit is sent into Columbia to take out a cartel boss, while being outnumbered and hunted down by the heavily armed drug mafia. This demo includes 2 playable missions..

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:

• Guild Wars Nightfall (PC)
• Star Trek: Tactical Assault (NDS)
• ATV Offroad Fury Pro (PSP)
• Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe Edition (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...