War Leaders: Clash of Nations will expand upon the RTS genre by placing gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield.

While Turtle Rock Studios and Valve are showing off their forthcoming Source Engine powered survival co-op game Left 4 Dead at QuakeCon this weekend, some disappointing news came to light. While gamers lined up for hours to play and meet the design team, it was revealed that we'll have to wait even longer for the game itself, since it has been delayed until early 2008.

Dreamlords combines the accessibility of a web game with RPG character development, RTS battles and long term tactical strategy in a never before seen gaming experience.

During QuakeCon, id Software revealed Rage, described as a mixture of 60% shooting and 40% driving. Rage is set in post-apocalyptic wasteland after a meteor hits earth and wipes out civilizations. You are tasked with helping various villages against mutants, monsters and an oppressive regime. As it's part racing, you will of course be able to upgrade and tune your vehicle. While not racing, you'll be able to explore the world, with a 20-hour single-player campaign and co-op.

Valve announced it has signed an agreement with id Software to bring id's entire portfolio of PC titles to digital content delivery platform Steam, including most Quake and Doom titles, as well as Hexen, and even Commander Keen.

ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this online strategic shooter. Featuring team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles. The PC version is set for release in Europe on Sept. 28, and North American Oct. 2, 2007.

According to an inside source, IESB.net claims that Underworld/Live Free or Die Hard director Len Weismen is in negotiations with New Line Cinema to direct the Escape from New York, as well as Epic Games' Gears of War. Variety is reporting that Silent Hill writer Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction) and producer Samuel Hadida (Resident Evil) have been tagged to bring id's Wolfenstein to the big screen.

Ready At Dawn Studios today announced that Dan Arey, former Creative Director of Naughty Dog, has joined the company to work on a new original intellectual property already in development.

SKATE will deliver the feel of skating through innovative controls, authentic cameras and a fully reactive skateboarding city. The game features professional skaters such as Danny Way and PJ Ladd, as well as a reactive city and relevant in-game cameras that capture and deliver the most authentic skateboard experience to date.

EA and FIBA announced a multi-year licensing agreement that will bring 8 international teams, including 2006 World Championship winners Spain, runners up Greece and USA, as well as France, Germany, Italy, Argentina and China, to a videogame for the first time ever

After Sierra recently shut down multiplayer support, it seems EA is following suit, as it announced that as of September 1st, 2007 (and a few others on Nov. 1st) it will terminate multiplayer support for 49 of its older titles, such as FIFA 06, Madden 06, NFS Underground/Most Wanted, NBA Live 06, and several others ...

Midway's financial result reveals an upward trend of higher revenue ($31.8M, compared to last year's $25.9M) and less loss ($14.3M compared to $31M over the same period last year), with disappointing sales for Wii's Mortal Kombat, Lord of the Rings Online, and Hour of Victory. In the conference call, Midway announced it was delaying BlackSite: Area 51 (from Sept. to Nov. 5,) and Wheelman (all the way back to 2008).

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion. Hinted at earlier today, EA officially dated Crysis for Nov. 16, 2007.

EA also revealed its latest financial results showing a lower revenue ($395 million, compared to last year's $413 mill.) and a higher loss ($132 million compared to $81 million same period a year ago). During the conference call EA executives announced Crysis is pushed back until Q3 (same as FIFA 08), expecting Crytek's FPS to be released in November. EA is giving Spore extra time for polishing and tentatively plans to release it anywhere from March to May 2008.

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure is a puzzle adventure game, allowing you to explore wondrous environments and stages, solve puzzles and interact with the world in search of a legendary pirate ship and become the greatest pirate ever. The Council on American-Islamic Relations contacted Capcom after receiving a complaint that the phrase Allahu akbar (God is most Great) was being inappropriately used, which has now been removed.

THQ released its financial results for the Q1 2008, revealing lower revenue ($104 million compared to $138 mill. last year), but less net loss ($9.3 million, compared last year's $12.1 mill.). Sales were mainly driven by Ratatouille, and older titles such as WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 and Cars. In the subsequent conference call, CEO Brian Farrell confirmed it is developing Red Faction 3.

Heavy Duty is a 3rd person action shooter where the player controls a huge war robot to save his planet from enemy attacks. The game utilizes advanced technology with innovative gameplay features never before achieved in video games.

Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media announced the creation of ZeniMax Online Studios. The division will be headed by Matt Firor, a well-known expert in the field of online gaming, and will focus on the MMO market segment.

GameTap announced an expanded partnership with Codemasters that now includes multi-year exclusive North American rights for their new titles to be featured in GameTap’s subscription service, as well as for purchase online, both day and date with retail release.

In NCAA Football 08 players will look to be a leader and become a legend on the field with a new and deeper recruiting system and an all-new Campus Legend mode. EA and The Weather Channel Interactive announced that NCAA Football 08 features the ability to experience real-time weather conditions and updates.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the official prequel to its survival FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, bringing the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011.

Matrix Games, Dan Verssen Games, and Storm Cloud Creations announce Hornet Leader PC, allowing gamers to take to the skies and experience the tactical thrill of commanding some of the most elite aircraft in the world in historical/plausible missions with fantastically realistic equipment and enemies.

While rumors about a new World of Warcraft expansion have been floating around the past few weeks, Germany's ESRB counter-part, the USK, might have revealed more than it should. Unlike the ESRB, the German ratings board also handles demos, and yesterday a new listing for WoW: Wrath of the Lich King popped up, with a Addon/GC Demo tagged onto it. Could the Games Convention, late August, get a demo for the next WoW expansion? Will details be revealed at BlizzCon later this week?

The Sam & Max episodic game series will return this fall for another round of online mayhem. Feature the same quick wit and bizarre scenarios, Season Two will see some changes to the world, and general improvements born out of player feedback.

Virtual Heroes Inc. announced that it has signed a license agreement to use Epic's Unreal Engine 3 in the development of serious games and/or advanced learning technologies, giving Virtual Heroes access to a complete development framework including a vast array of core technologies, content creation tools, and support infrastructure.