While a fifth installment in the Hitman franchise is not really much of a surprise, Eidos has yet to officially announce its existence. With last year's movie having done quite well and rumors of a second one in the planning stages, CEO Ian Livingstone revealed a few months ago that IO Interactive would be in charge of Hitman 5, but according to actor Mark Sloan's resume, he has done mocap work for UK-based Rocksteady Studios, which is currently finishing up Batman: Arkham Asylum.

In Resorting to Danger, you assume the role of Nancy Drew and set out to foil a prankster bent on sabotaging the Redondo Spa.

The MotorStorm festival has ripped-up the Monument Valley desert, it’s obliterated everything that stood in its path on The Island, and now it’s set for a whole new challenge. MotorStorm Arctic Edge sees the music, the festival and the brutal off-road racing arrive in the breathtaking yet lethal and unpredictable setting of Alaska.

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors.

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:

• Section 8 [PS3/X360/PC] - Dev Diary Trailer #2
• Sacred 2: Ice & Blood [PC] - Trailer
• Tony Hawk: Ride [Wii/PS3/X360] - First Ride Trailer
• Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream [Wii] - Trailer
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Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced that this week is the Meridian 4 5th anniversary week, so you get 50% off on all their titles, or get the entire Meridian 4 catalog for $79.95/€79.95/£69.95 and save $500 (86% discount). This coming weekend (Aug. 13-16) GSC World's S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is 50% off, and next week will see the launch of new titles such as All Aspect Warfare, Angel of Attack, and Return to Mysterious Island 2.

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will allow fans to create their own custom player with the utmost detail and, for the first time in the NBA 2K series, begin their career by experiencing the on-court life of an NBA hopeful going through the NBA Draft Combine at the world-renowned ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago.

Inon Zur's orchestral music from Ubisoft's Prince of Persia games will be performed in front of a live audience for the first time as part of the "A Night in Fantasia 2009" at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia, on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009.

Mini Fighter is a frenetic, side-scrolling fighting game that features massively multiplayer online battles of up to 210 combatants. Players can level-up their fighters and compete in a wide variety of modes, from Survival and Tag Team matches to Boss fights and daily Siege Warfare.

For the first time ever, you can customize the makeup of your band with any combination of instruments in-game: two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, etc. while also adding new gameplay modes. With every purchase of specially marked copies of GH5 during the month of September, fans will be able to rock out with an advance copy of the unreleased Guitar Hero Van Halen long before it takes the stage in stores.

While the game shares its twisting plot with the original PlayStation game, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories takes a different path in many, many ways. Characters can be approached but will offer different responses and be found in different places, while new clues and gameplay paths can be followed.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

Introducing new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes, Command & Conquer 4 offers players new, innovative and compelling strategic depth.

dtp's Drakensang: The River Of Time is going to tell a new story within the Drakensang universe, bringing as much innovations as tried and true game elements to Radon Labs' fantasy RPG.

Dragonica is a free-to-play, cartoon side-scrolling, micro-transaction-based casual MMO mixing elements of action and arcade.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before.

In Fate/unlimited Codes, handheld fighting will reach a whole new level of drama and excitement, where warriors clash in a battle royale for the Holy Grail.

Microsoft has rolled out a major dashboard update for its Xbox 360, improving aspects such as the Netflix streaming video experience, video display options, but also adding new items like premium avatar clothing (with a marketplace), user ratings, and Games on Demand (in August).

On-field authenticity and emotion is taken to another level in Madden NFL 10. With more control over the outcome of the play than ever before, players can drag defenders towards the first down marker, fight for a fumble at the bottom of the pile, and avoid the rush by stepping up into the pocket.

Featuring an innovative new action drawing feature and enhanced drawing tools, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter will give players new creative tools and immerse them into new worlds they create and explore. THQ has launched a nationwide competition to find the UK's most imaginative and creative up-and-coming child artists.

Set in a medieval world on a volcanic Mediterranean island, Risen unfolds over 4 chapters and offers multiple ways to develop the story by your actions and decisions. An intuitive user control interface will support both casual and hardcore gamers alike. Citing inappropriate sexual material and drug use, Australia's video game classification board has denied Risen a classification, even its MA15+ mature rating, making it illegal to be sold in stores.

Industry veteran Louis Castle, former EA and Westwood exec, has joined IAC's InstantAction as its new CEO. Under his leadership, they will pursue an expanded business strategy that will build upon the vision of web-based games publishing and more effectively connect developers to consumers while creating all-new IP across multiple gaming platforms and genres.

Swedish developer GRIN has been around for over a decade, founded in 1997, but it was not until 2006's PC edition of Ubisoft's GRAW that it became widely known. Shortly thereafter, it grew rapidly, opening offices in Barcelona and Gothenburg, to deal with a slew of high-profile titles (Bionic Commando, Wanted, Terminator) in development. However, sales on all of them were disappointing, and earlier this year GRIN closed all but its main office in Stockholm, which is now also rumored to be in trouble, with employees being asked to not come to work. Oddly enough, earlier today, one of its subsidiaries announced a new title.

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:

• Batman: Arkham Asylum [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #3
• Brutal Legend [ALL] - Rubik's Cube Challenge Trailer
• Deca Sports 2 [Wii] - Teaser Trailer #2
• King Arthur [PC] - Dev Diary Trailer #1
• Need for Speed Shift [ALL] - Gameplay Teaser
• Champions Online [ALL] - Road to Champions Dev Diary Trailer
• NBA Live 10 [ALL] - Gameplay Advancements Trailer
• Spectrobes: Origins [Wii] - Unique Features Trailer
• Shorts [NDS] - Toe Gameplay Trailer
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