Payday: The Heist is an action-filled first person shooter for the PlayStation Network that lets you take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next "big score."

NBA 2K12 delivers the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise – from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features.

Tekken characters such as Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams will make the transition into the Street Fighter universe, while retaining their unique characteristics and signature moves as they go head-to-head with classic brawlers from the Street Fighter franchise.

The newest chapter of the fight franchise marks a return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the Fatality is back, presented in more gory detail than ever before, as well as a number of new game-play features and a deep story mode.

Disney Interactive Media Group has appointed seasoned video game executive Bill Roper, previously at Cryptic Studios and Blizzard, as Vice President, Marvel Franchise.

The creepy cool campus goes virtual in Monster High Ghoul Spirit where monsters new to the campus will embrace all their freaky flaws in seven brand-new episodes that have been created especially for the first-ever Monster High video-game experience.

Red Orchestra 2 is a sequel to Tripwire's realism-based multiplayer WWII shooter. The game will focus on one of the most brutal battles in all of human history, the Battle of Stalingrad and the surrounding operations, both German and Russian, from July 1942 to Feb. 1943.

Delivering the definitive gaming experience for Sonic fans old and new, Sonic Generations sees Sonic the Hedgehog playable as both the much loved classic 1991 character, and the modern day video game hero he has become in this exciting new fast paced adventure.

Bringing the new generation of World Warriors to new consoles, Street Fighter III: Third Strike – Online Edition takes one of the deepest, most sophisticated fighting games of all time online with an arcade perfect re-creation.

Star Wars: The Old Republic will let you explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining your personal story and determining your path down the light or dark side of the Force.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword introduces full motion  control to synchronize player movements with Link's actions while offering the most  intuitive play control of any game in The Legend of Zelda franchise to date.

Two more days of patience, and Captain America: The First Avenger will be upon us! Adam got to see an advance screening today, and while his review is under embargo until later this week, he did let me know "you won't be disappointed." I'm going to hold him to that!

While we're impatiently awaiting Friday, we watched the two-hour season finale of Leverage, and it lived up to expectations as well. Maybe Eliot's slow-mo bullet time segment was a bit over the top, but it sure looked cool, so I'm all for it.

A new patch for APB Reloaded is being rolled out tonight, and hopefully it will resolve the frequent lag spikes that have been occurring over the past week or two. Even though it's only a few seconds every time, it's happening too frequently to dismiss.

Family Guy Online is a free-to-play, browser-based, 3D multiplayer game.

Dead Island is a FPP shooter that combines elements of the survival horror genre and adventure games. The game tells the story of a couple being tossed ashore onto the sandy beaches of a desolate, zombie infested, island.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, an action-RPG title that will put you in control of individual units throughout a narrative-driven story campaign and in wide-scale online battles.

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record sees photojournalist and original hero of Dead Rising’s Willamette incident, Frank West take center stage as players experience a re-imagining of the Fortune City outbreak. Forget what you know about Dead Rising 2, ”Frank West is back in the game!”

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 takes the epic battle to new heights with new iconic characters from the Marvel and Capcom universes, a refined fighting system, eight new stages and new modes.

Card Hunter is a browser based strategy game that will have all the twists and turns of Magic but which requires learning a whole new set of strategies.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 continues Konami's determination to create a truly realistic, immersive and utterly playable take on the modern game. Thus, the focus in PES 2012 is the instinctive way the game can be played and on teamwork in particular.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings features all new dialogue, updated graphics engine, realistic environment, revamped day/night cycle, actions that affect AI behavior, more dynamic/spectacular/bloody finishing moves and plenty more.

Homefront is set ten years after the economic collapse of the United States and follows the American Civilian Resistance as they fight to reclaim their homeland from an oppressive North Korean occupation, featuring a personal, story-driven single player campaign and a full suite of multiplayer options.

Sony announced that UK-based game development studio Double Eleven had signed a deal which would see the company, currently working on LittleBigPlanet for PS VITA,  developing games exclusively for SCEE and Sony platforms.

Tor Books is excited to reveal the title, cover, and release date for the second novel in the Halo Forerunner Saga, Halo: Primordium, written by legendary science fiction author Greg Bear.

It's mid-week, so it's time to get you guys warmed up for our Friday giveaway on Twitter. This time, we'll be giving away a bunch of codes for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, so if you've wanted to check it out or have the original SSFIV and want the AE DLC, then keep an eye on the official WP Twitter feed.

The new season of Hell's Kitchen started, so since we're foodies, we had to watch that. It's always good entertainment to see Gordon Ramsay go all donkey on his minions.

Mid-week also means that there are only three more days until Captain America (be quiet, Adam!!). This had better be good!

The Syndicate, a legendary criminal fraternity with pawns in play all over the globe, has turned its eye on the Saints and demands tribute. Refusing to kneel to the Syndicate, you take the fight to a new city, playing out the most outlandish gameplay scenarios ever seen. Strap it on.