Focus Home Interactive announced a licensing partnership with the organisers of the 32nd America’s Cup and Alcatel-Lucent, Official New Media Provider to the 32nd America’s Cup, for the rights to create a new Virtual Skipper title featuring all the best facets of America's Cup racing.

Crackdown is an action-driving hybrid introducing the first-ever truly 3-dimensional persistent playground, highly innovative co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system all while taking place in a massive and stylized urban center. Crackdown will receive a launch day update addressing some matchmaking and minor stuttering issues during certain co-operative play sessions via Xbox Live and System Link.

Mushroom Men shows gamers the mundane world from the surreal perspective of a three-inch-high Mushroom Man. Unnoticed by humans, a war rages between the spore factions. As a brave Bolete Mushroom Man, players are given the opportunity to wreak havoc by transforming common household trinkets and trash into weapons and tools.

The villain Jacques has stolen the Treasures of the Ages so he can harness their mystical powers in his evil plan to rule the world. You must help Will Scout and Anna Lyze find unique items on their quest to defeat Jacques and rescue the Treasures!

Lionsgate has acquired screen rights to Eidos' Kane & Lynch, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter will produce (currently working on Hitman movie), Howard Sun will co-produce. Mercenary Kane meets with schizophrenic Lynch while being transported to death row, only to be attacked and kidnapped by Kane's former team. The unlikely duo is forced to retrieve a stolen fortune that Kane has hidden. Askarieh and Alter are also working on 2 movies basic on comic book series, while Askarieh is also producing videogame based Spy Hunter at Universal.

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:

• Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike - Trailer #2
• Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - Race of Man Trailer
• TrackMania United - Webisode #4
• Jade Empire Special Edition - Viper Style Trailer
• Virtua Tennis 3 [PSP/PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer (2)
• Samurai Warriors 2 Empires [PS2/X360] - Trailer
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Firefly's Hero is an action RPG using a dazzling new HD engine, allowing the player to storm heroically through underground halls while taking in the detail and complexity of a world previously unseen.

Gamecock announced it has signed Auran's Fury, the ultimate competitive online RPG, for North American distribution. It takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types.

Crackpot Entertainment announced they will be working with Gamecock Media Group to launch their first game title, Insecticide, an action adventure with a unique visual appeal that is immediately accessible for everyone.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, this special delivery won't break the bank, but just might break some windows! The much-loved arcade classic from the 1980s, Paperboy, will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST).