Pirates: The Key of Dreams is a frantic nautical shoot-em-up. Sail your way across the Caribbean, cannons blazing, looting booty, running blockades, and ultimately, battling Blackbeard himself.

Previously set to expire over the weekend, EA today that it has extended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to Monday, June 16, 2008, unless further extended.

GGL and SCEA have teamed up to bring you an Official Warhawk Team Tournament, where the top squad can win Warhawk Limited Edition Statues from Gentle Giants Studios (ARV $50 each) and a tournament exclusive in-game special weapon called the Champion’s Blade!

Downstream Panic! is an unpredictable, fast-paced, tactical puzzle-action that places players in the position of a sea-creature preservationist out to save the world from a fantastic cyclone that has blasted the world's fish into the Earth's atmosphere.

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, developed by EA's Redwood Shores Studio, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Sony Computer Entertainment America's (SCEA) Gamers Day 2008 lineup:

• 'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) - 12 New Screens
• 'Siren: Blood Curse' (PS3) - 19 New Screens & Trailer
• PixelJunk Eden (PS3) Announced - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Killzone 2' (PS3) - 2 New Screens
• 'Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2' (PSP) - 10 New Screens
• Buzz!: Quiz TV' (PS3) - 7 New Screens
• 'SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation' (PS3) - 20 New Screens
• 'Buzz! Master Quiz' (PSP) - 13 New Screens
• 'Resistance 2' (PS3) - Facts, Features & Screens

When it rains, it pours! Ever since Activision revealed it would not be renewing its ESA membership nor attending E3, several other companies announced they would not be attending (NCSoft, Foundation 9, Her Interactive), while others confirmed their presence (D3P, Warner Bros., Majesco, Bethesda, EA, etc.). One name still missing from either list was LucasArts, and today PR director Margaret Grohne announced that while LucasArts will no longer be an ESA member, it would still be attending the E3.

Harmonix and MTV Games announced the latest slate of downloadable tracks available for Rock Band is a special collection of singles featuring the nine tracks showcased in the Euro version of the game including some of Europe's heaviest hitters: UK's Blur, Muse and Oasis, German rockers Tokio Hotel, Die Toten Hosen, H-BlockX and Juli, and French natives Les Wampas and Pleymo.

SCEA announced a line up of software titles set to launch over the remainder of 2008 and early 2009 exclusively for PS3, PS2, PSP and PlayStation Network. A mix of original concepts as well as franchise mainstays, the upcoming list of software includes more than 15 games across all PlayStation platforms.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. LucasArts PR rep Adam Khan revealed in a recent interview that the X360/PS3 versions of the game will have no multiplayer, "there isn't multiplayer and that's kind of how it is..." The Wii, PSP, and DS editions do have some sort of multiplayer capabilities.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with updated visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode. Originally scheduled for release this month, Capcom's John Diamonon revealed it is being pushed until July.

Women's Murder Club: Death in Scarlet, which features the characters from the WMC books and an all-new, never-before-seen storyline, is a thrilling seek-and-find adventure letting fans experience the suspense of James Patterson’s stories interactively.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.

The Sims 2: IKEA Home Stuff brings a selection of must-have items from IKEA to key living spaces in your Sims’ home focused on the bedroom, the living room and the home office. Now you can give your Sims’ home a makeover with new furniture and décor based on stylish designs by IKEA!

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII takes fans on an exciting journey through the origin of the FFVII saga in an all-new action-packed experience, featuring inspiring visuals, full 16:9 widescreen presentation and an engaging battle system.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. After yesterday's beta announcement, Funcom today revealed that its 3-day Early Access program has sold out...

Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation gaming console to break the 10 million mark in the U.S., making it reach 19M worldwide, with a total of 12 million Xbox Live members.

Last week, Activision teased with an upcoming announcement that it would reveal the Guitar Hero franchise's "leap forward," but it seems the latest Game Informer issue is ahead of the game. The June issue reveals that GH4 will add vocals and a six-piece drum set (3 pads, 2 cymbals and foot pedal) on top of the usual guitar/bass line. More importantly, it will feature the ability for gamers to create their own tracks from scratch, sans vocals, and share it with other users. So far Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime are confirmed to be contributing songs.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.

Live Gamer, marketplace for real money trading of virtual items, has entered into an agreement with Sony Online Entertainment to offer real money trading (RMT) in The Agency and Free Realms.

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Electronic Arts' Spring Break 2008 lineup:

• 'BattleForge' - Screens & Trailer
• 'Mass Effect' (PC) - 8 New Screens
• 'Battlefield: Bad Company' (PS3/X360) - Screens
• 'Skate It' (NDS/Wii) - Screens & Trailers
• 'Battlefield Heroes' - New Screens
• 'Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning' - 6 New Screens
• 'Rock Band' (Wii) - 9 New Screens

Major League Gaming announced the launch of the MLG PC Circuit played on HP Blackbird 002, to be held alongside MLG's Pro Circuit event in San Diego June 13-15 and will feature World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade and over $20,000 in prizes.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. At a press event in Tokyo, MGS 4 director Hideo Kojima announced, after four years in development, the game has gone gold...

Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy.

Earthrise, Bulgaria based indie developer Masthead Studios' debut title, is a post-apocalyptic science fiction MMO.