Hot on the heels of releasing the second episode in the once dead and now revitalized Sam & Max franchise, Situation: Comedy (demo available here), Telltale puts the pressure on itself by revealing the titles and release dates for the next 3 episodes. Next up is Ep 3: The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball on January 25th, Ep 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! on February 8 and Ep 5 : Reality 2.0 on March 28, while Ep 6 is still untitled, but due April 28.

Pendulo Studios is working on a follow-up to last year's hit title Runaway: A Road Adventure, an adventure game with 3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.

SEGA announced five titles from its SEGA Genesis library, Streets of Rage, Bio-Hazard Battle, Gain Ground, Comix Zone and Bonanza Bros. will soon be available on the Wii Shop Channel for download and play on the Wii's Virtual Console.

Zoo Tycoon developers Blue Fang Games announced that award winning game designer Steve Meretzky, known for creating The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is joining its team as Senior Designer.

Earlier it was revealed that Microsoft would be releasing two new multiplayer maps for Gears of War, but first Epic is going to be rolling out the promised patch. The patch will fix gfx and voice issues, bugs, crashes, better anti-cheat code, multiplayer adjustments and other tweaks. Read more for detailed fix list...

Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive. Hellgate: London is currently scheduled for summer 2007.

Tortuga: Two Treasures will have players setting sail as pirate captains in search of action, adventure and of course, treasure. Ascaron has released a multilanguage demo, allowing you to try out 2 levels of the full game and they will lead you across sea as well as land.

The celebrated arcade-style football franchise is back and better than ever with a new treatment of America's most popular sport. Blitz: The League exposes the harsh and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Midway has released a 1.3 Gigb demo allowing you to try out part of its football based sports game, currently available on Xbox Live Marktplace, only for Gold members

Hinted at by Epic a few weeks back, it is now official. Microsoft will be releasing two new Gears of War multiplayer maps, sponsored by the Discovery Channel's new show Future Weapons, which will be available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Valve announced that it is overhauling its Steam digital delivery service next week, adding new features such as Guest Passes, Background Client Updating, and a completely updated user interface, and more.

Headplay announced the unveiling of the its Personal Cinema System's final production ready design at the 2007 CES, a portable, visual headset and media center that delivers an immersive, high resolution, cinematic, big screen viewing experience for gaming, movie watching and Internet use.

While there has not yet been any official announcement, it seems Atari is working on a sequel to last year's first-ever DBZ game on the PSP, and adding a NDS edition to the mix. Currently scheduled for March 2007, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Another Road will furhter give players the ability to experience intense WiFi multiplayer battles with the most thrilling aspects of DBZ combat, including counter-attacks, super high-speed bouts, flight and Ki (energy) management.

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. Lockpick Entertainment announced that Dreamlords will open to the public Feb. 15, 2007.

The latest issue of PC Zone UK has the first details on the next expansion pack for Bethesda's RPG TES 4: Oblivion. Scheduled for Q2 2007, Shivering Isles features no less than 30+ hours of gameplay, new quests, monsters, branching sidequests, and an all new land that you can watch change according to your vital life-or-death decisions. A gate on Nibben Bay has opened, a portal to new realm, the Shivering Isles, ruled by the god of madness and dementia Sheogorath.

2K Sports announced today the return of New York Yankees' All-Star Shortstop Derek Jeter as cover athlete and official spokesperson. MLB 2K7 features true, next-gen details, all-new throwing mechanics, a revolutionary presentation system, stunning, lifelike player models, signature style animations, inside edge data and more...

German fansite bf2142-union revealed some information indicating EA might be working on new Battlefield 2142 content for either a patch, addon or boosterpack. In-game ads started popping making mention of new vehicles "coming soon" for both sides, EU and PAC. An ad featuring a huge EU APC clearly states "The Goliath Heavy IFV is finally combat ready," while indications are that PAC might receive a 2-person armored vehicle, TYPE 36 Hachimoto. Earlier, various sources noticed EA testing new maps and a possible new mode, so this might all be a ramp up for some new boosterpack content...

Dragonblade: Cursed Lands' Treasure is primary a first person shooter, but for variety's sake it also includes a spectacular hand-to-hand combat system. Player can choose from wide range of punches, kicks and 18 kinds of both: melee weapons and firearms.

Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios announced two new ways for gamers to receive an invitation to participate in the Halo 3 multiplayer beta program coming this spring through Xbox Live Marketplace.

Rockstar Games announced the immediate appointment of Gary Dale as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dale was the European Managing Director for Capcom since 2003, prior to which he was President of BMG's interactive media before it was acquired by Take Two in 1998.

Set in futuristic international military environments, BattleZone puts players in control of highly maneuverable hover tanks, challenging them in close combat scenarios against their rivals.

It's a whole new ballgame! Major League Baseball 2K7 redefines the pure baseball video game experience with true, next-gen details, all-new throwing mechanics and a revolutionary presentation system. Featuring stunning, lifelike player models, signature style animations, inside edge data and more...

Originally founded in the early 80's Rare went through a few name changes, started off as a C-64/Spectrum, NES developer, scored a hit with GoldenEye on the N64, and went from being a Nintendo studio to being one of Microsoft's flagship developers. Now after more than 2 decades, two of its 3 founders, the Stamper brothers, decided to call it quits and pursue other opportunities. The parting is amicable and has nothing to do with disappointing sales of recent titles, according to Microsoft, which promoted Mark Betteridge and Gregg Mayles from withing to replace Tim & Chris.

The celebrated arcade-style football franchise is back and better than ever with a new treatment of America's most popular sport. Blitz: The League exposes the harsh and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league.

A Ubisoft Europe release schedule reveals that it is making good on its promise to support the Wii, as four new titles are included for Q1 2007. Brothers In Arms: D-Day, Cosmic Family, Driver: Paralel Lines, Spelling Spree ae all confirmed in development as well as PoP: Rival Swords, Blazing angels, and TMNT. The schedule also includes 6 DS titles (Rayman, Mind Quizz, Dogz DS, Brothers in Arms D-Day, Settlers 2, and TMNT)

The entire Worthplaying team wishes everybody a Happy New Year! We hope everybody had a safe transition from old into new and may 2007 be even better than last year. We here at Worthplaying have tons of exciting new stuff lined up to better serve you all. Behind the scenes, we are working very hard to expand the website in various ways which will start showing in the months ahead, starting with the long overdue all-new layout/design. Until then, party on & stay safe!