Simon the Sorcerer: Who'd Even Want Contact?! features a humorous and thrilling sci-fi story, in which the weird magician is being confronted with nasty martians who are threatening the world.

Escaping with 10 outstanding awards, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ran over the competition at the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas

Shot Online combines the social aspects of an MMO role-playing game with the physics and play mechanics of a serious golf simulator, all in full 3D.

After our little trip to the Apple store last weekend to fix my iPod, it died on me again yesterday. While the customer service was great in fixing the issue, I thought it was quite weird that a re-format was done so quickly — it seemed more like an erase than a clean wipe — so I decided to go into disc mode, do a low-level format it, and restore the functionality. So far so good, as everything seems to working again.

Finally managed to watch Halloween II, Rob Zombie's remake of the classic, and I thought it was better than the first one he redid. We also checked out the latest Psych, Human Target and some more winter Olympics.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with the final week of the Ubisoft sale, Topatoi pricedrop, 50% off Marvel vs. Capcom 2, The Tester Season Premiere: Ep.1, demos for Yakuza 3 and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, DLCs for BUZZ!, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Assassin’s Creed II, Dante’s Inferno, LittleBigPlanet PSP, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, Resident Evil 5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, song packs for Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 and Puzzle Chronicles).

Nothing is as it seems in Nier, an action adventure game set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus.

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:

• Splinter Cell: Conviction [ALL] - Story Trailer

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Epic Games announced the final winners of the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest, a competition that rewards aspiring game developers for making exceptional game modifications (mods) for Unreal Tournament 3.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault features accessible and exhilarating gameplay, comprehensive online multiplayer options, while the nail-biting close-quarters combat and incredible visuals are completely re-designed to deliver maximum intensity and an accessible and fun experience for any fan of flight action.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising features a new playable army, and continues the epic journey of the Blood Ravens as they battle this new, more personal enemy. Chaos Rising offers new single-player and co-op campaigns, a level cap increase from 20 to 30, more powerful war-gear and a suite of innovative multiplayer options.

Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.

Super Street Fighter IV features the full roster of 25 characters from Street Fighter IV such as Ryu, Ken, Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus, while adding about eight characters new to the world of Street Fighter IV, such as classic combatants from previous SF games like T. Hawk as well as all-new characters such as the mysterious and deadly female fighter, Juri.

Rage of the Gladiator is a first person fantasy fighting game where you control a gladiator, fighting for your life in an arena. Armed with your magical warhammer and a trusty shield, you must defeat fantastic bosses including a Chimera, Beholder, and a Dragon.

Clover: A Curious Tale updates the hand-crafted watercolor political platform puzzler and invites players to put their puzzle-solving skills to the test by confronting the mysteries of its fascinating medieval world. Now with a fully remastered piano score, new puzzles, voice acting, localisation and a plethora of new ambient effects.

Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with a new engine built from the ground-up. Players are introduced to a new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience providing hours of entertainment as players build and defend their empire on their quest to become the greatest ruler the world has ever known.

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is the latest flight simulation game from Ace Combat developers Project Aces. Holding the Nunchuk in the right hand as the flight control stick and the Wii Remote in the left hand as the throttle, the unique controls of the Wii are fully utilized to simulate the controls of sitting in an actual cockpit.

Bakugan Battle Trainer lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before, introducing players to a different part of the Bakugan world by putting an emphasis on mastering the secrets of Bakugan training by improving their skills, leveling up G-Power and then ultimately going up against challengers in a familiar but innovative way.

After Burner Climax is an arcade-style flight combat title that features fast and frantic feats, putting you in the cockpit of the world's top fighter jets. Players dodge planes, rockets and bullets while trying to target multiple on-screen enemy aircraft to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game.

M.U.D. TV pays homage to the ultimate game classic of traditional game development: MadTV! In M.U.D. TV, you will take over the position of a program director at a small TV station. Build up and extend your offices, hire staff, actors or directors and produce your own films, television series or shows.

Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge follows the misadventures of Herbert – a vegetarian polar bear who can’t swim and dislikes the cold, introducing new mini-games and feature mission-based gameplay that’s been embraced by kids around the world.

Reign: Conflict of Nations is a large-scale real-time historical strategy game covering three centuries of medieval Europe. The player becomes a monarch testing their skills by controlling one of 26 unique fractions as they develop smart economics, work political maneuvers, maintain thoughtful diplomacy, take care of resources and wage war.

Embark on your adventure to become the one mighty ruler of them all and take control of vast worlds, sprawling towns and cities or even control the world's horrific monsters to wreak havoc on your cowering enemies.

Set 25 years after the events of the original game, Supreme Commander 2 begins with the assassination of the newly elected president of the Colonial Defense Coalition. The CDC members – the United Earth Federation, the Order of the Illuminate, and the Cybran Nation – deny involvement, blame each other, and a galactic war ensues!

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:

• Distant Worlds [PC] - Expansion Trailer
• Just Cause 2 [ALL] - Gravity Trailer
• TrackMania [Wii] - Teaser Trailer
• Nier [PS3/X360] - Giant Shade Gameplay Trailer
• Red Steel 2 [Wii] - Some Days Trailer
  

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

God of War III will bring epic battles to life with stunning graphics and an elaborate plot that puts Kratos at the center of the carnage and destruction as he seeks revenge against the Gods who have betrayed him.