Inspired by the popular and addictive “tower defense” genre in PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, the player controls a defender-of-the-forest character in a lush 2D environment. The player’s goal is to strategically defend the pathway to his homebase from an onslaught of various threatening monsters.

Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests. While Sacred 2 has been quite a success, it was the demise of publisher Ascaron, and the developer recently closed down. Deep Silver will be publishing the addon later this year, and revealed at GamesCom that it has acquired the license, and Sacred 3 is already in the planning stage.

Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPGs that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain. Last month, it looked like Firesky/Cheyenne was about the go under, but according to studio head Shane Hensley, it has received new funding to continue development.

Rare's favorite gung-ho future field operative finally gets the chance to relive That Thing With The Skedar on Xbox Live Arcade. Whether it's your first, second or tenth time facing off against the sly dataDyne Corporation and their allies, just be sure to keep a steady grip on your Falcon 2 as you prepare for infiltration.

PES 2010 will benefit from the most exhaustive raft of new features in the series’ history, with every aspect of the game benefiting from key improvements and major gameplay additions.

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.

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] - Dynamic Combat Missions Trailer
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• NBA 2K10: Draft Combine [PSN/XBLA] - Trailer
• MX vs. ATV Reflex [ALL] - Terrain Deformation Trailer
• James Cameron's Avatar: The Game [ALL] - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! [XBLA] - Trailer
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LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots — and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers via PSN. Media Molecule plans to roll out an update that adds water to the game, and is looking for people to help them test it.

WoW: Cataclysm brings sweeping changes to the world of Azeroth, with two new playable races, new levels of power, challenging quests, dungeons in all-new zones, and dramatic changes to familiar aspects of the game in the wake of a world-shattering disaster.

DJ Hero expands Guitar Hero's signature social gaming to all-new consumers with the addition of diverse music genres including hip-hop, R&B, Motown, electronica and dance (thanks Joystiq).

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Nintendo's GamesCom 2009 lineup:

• 'Glory of Heracles ' (NDS) - New Screens
• 'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer
• 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story' (NDS) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Wii Fit Plus' (Wii) - New Screens
• Golden Sun DS [NDS] - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• 'Kirby Super Star Ultra' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer

Rack ‘em up and hustle your way to the top of the leaderboards, set in contemporary and stylish pool bars, the Hustle Kings game allows players to hone in on their billiards skills in one of the most realistic looking billiards settings ever realized.

In Big Game Hunter 2010 you combine precision, guts, and technology to earn a place among world's most respected hunters.

Introducing new class-based gameplay, mobile bases and persistent player progression throughout all game modes, C&C4 offers players new, innovative and compelling strategic depth.

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.

Gravity Crash is a vintage arcade shooter where armed with an arsenal of main and special weapons, a rechargeable shield and a carefully watched fuel gauge, players battle gravity and inertia through 37 planets that each feature environmental dangers, enemies and other obstacles.

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. IW has revealed that Kevin McKidd (Rome, Made of Honor, Journey Man), Craig Fairbrass (CoD 4, Stargate SG-1), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan, Prototype), Keith David (Mass Effect, Saints Row 2, Arbiter in Halo 2 & 3) and Glenn Morshower (24, Transformers 2) have wrapped up their voice sessions.

R.U.S.E. is a strategy game in which the players use their brain as the ultimate weapon, fighting a war of perception, where the ability to deceive and mislead the enemy determines success. A first in a strategy game, R.U.S.E. reinvigorates the genre by using deception to give new-found depth to the game play.

In a vast open world environment, Assassin's Creed II invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, and seeking vengeance.

Silent Hunter 5 ventures into uncharted territory and takes players behind the periscope of a German U-boat to take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Might & Magic Clash of Heroes is a puzzle RPG in which, through five unique and epic quests, players will alternate exploration and turn-based puzzle battles in the game to save the world of Ashan from demonic chaos.

Guitar Hero: World Tour will feature guitar, vocals, drums, the ability to create your own songs (and upload them on GHTunes), four-player on/offline co-op, and an eight-player battle of the bands multiplayer mode (4vs4).

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Warner Bros.' GamesCom 2009 lineup:

• 'Scribblenauts' (NDS) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'TouchMaster 3' (NDS) - New Screens
• 'Where the Wild Things Are' (ALL) - New Screens
• 'The Clique: Diss and Make Up' (NDS) - New Screens
• 'LEGO Rock Band' (NDS) to be Peripheral-Free - Screens
• 'LEGO Rock Band' (Wii/PS3/X360) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Game Party 3' (Wii) - New Screens
• 'Scooby-Doo! First Frights' (ALL) - 36 New Screens

John Cena, Undertaker, Randy Orton, Edge and Rey Mysterio will headline the new game, which promises to deliver player freedom never before experienced in the SmackDown vs. Raw franchise.

South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! is a fast-paced action/strategy game that combines these lovable characters with snowball battles and tower defense tactics.