Hello Kitty Online is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) featuring Sanrio’s lovable characters, including Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Dear Daniel, Keroppi, Pochacco, and many others.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Backyard Football '10 (PS2/Wii/X360)
• Jam Sessions 2 (NDS)
• Mahjongg Artifacts: Chapter 2 (PSP)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer FPS where teams of players experience realistic zero gravity combat and fight to survive in the aftermath of a catastrophic Moon mining accident which throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space.

Originally announced in 2006, 4A-Games' Metro 2033, based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's novel of the same name, is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.

An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he's been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions. After proclaiming the game to be an X360/PC exclusive on numerous occasions, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat said in a recent interview, "there's always hope."

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. Konami Europe has revealed that they will be "adding downloadable updates and content shortly – free of charge of course – so watch out for those."

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theatre of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before, while an extensive multiplayer component will create battles on an incredible scale. Codemasters previously revealed a first patch as well as DLC is in the works, but in a recent interview Codemasters' Sion Lenton stated both will be coming soon, possibly at the same time.

Next week, we are invited to have a look at the first movie trailer of a big game-movie adaptation. While seeing the clip will be cool, the more interesting bit is the fact that the original creator will be present and available for an interview, so hopefully, we should have more on that next week.

Not much else exciting happened yesterday. If it did, you probably read about it during the day, so I'll keep it brief.

We watched the new NCIS and Castle episodes and while both were good, next week's Halloween-themed episode of Castle is what we're looking forward to. Nathan Fillion will be decked out in his browncoat outfit, a nod to the devoted fans of the "Firefly" series.

Players can take their Sims on new journeys to famous real-world inspired destinations around the globe for the first time ever and seek out new adventures. While exploring the landmarks of an exotic city, there is no telling what the Sims will find.

Heresy War is a combat space simulator set in a future where the humanity has reborn from the ashes after a catastrophic world war. The game puts the player in the cockpit of the most technologically advanced fighters in the human military fleet as he witnesses the start of a civil war.

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:

• Star Trek Online - The Future Past Trailer #1
• Fort Zombie [PC] - Intro Trailer
• Academy of Champions [Wii] - Story Trailer
  

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Borderlands is an all-new sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat. Gearbox Software's Scott Velasquez stated that the reported friends list issue and the long connection times for finding public games are identified. A fix is in the works and Gearbox hopes to have a fix implemented before the game gets released outside of North America (on Friday).

UPDATE:  Gearbox sends word that the friends list issue has been resolved.

CSI: Deadly Intent is an all-new experience with cases written with CSI show writers, a new rendering engine allowing for more realistic graphics, and enhanced character acting and lip sync with the voices of the actors from the show, including newcomers Ray Langston (Laurence Fishburne) and Riley Adams (Lauren Lee Smith).

Atlantica Online is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world, a thinking person's game, giving you the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.

Young FBI agent Nicole Bonnet receives a mysterious package. Inside she finds a complicated logical puzzle that appears to be a message from a serial killer. This is just the beginning of an epic duel of minds between Nicole and the ruthless murderer, who leaves playing cards by the bodies of his victims as signature.

Pandemic Studios' new open-world environment stealth-action thriller, Saboteur is set against the dramatic backdrop of occupied France and based on a true story, the personal tale of one man’s fight to find and kill the Nazi thugs who murdered his friends.

MX vs. ATV Reflex introduces revolutionary physics that allow for real-world terrain deformation and an intuitive, dual-stick control scheme that separates man from machine, as well as a wide variety of race modes, vehicles and worlds to explore while utilizing the all-new Rhythm Racing 2.0 physics engine.

On The Street Where You Live, based on Mary Higgins Clark's 2002 best selling novel, tells the story a woman who is haunted by two grisly murders separated by more than a century, yet somehow inextricably linked.

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.

Space Rangers 2: Reboot is the enhanced version of the multi-genre computer adventure Space Rangers. Besides being packed with new text quests, galaxy map sectors and new graphics, the game now offers all planetary battles in full 3D.

King Arthur is a turn-based empire-building strategy game set in a medieval, mystical Britain where you will play the role of legendary Arthur, the Once and Future King. You build Camelot, enlist the Knights of the Round Table, unite the country and ultimately challenge the powers threatening the essence of all their previous endeavors.

In Rocket Knight, a 2D side-scrolling released on the SEGA Genesis and SNES, players take on the role of a fiery opossum named Sparkster who returns home to the Kingdom of Zephyrus after 15 years to find it in shambles. Using wits and a trusty rocket pack, players must steer clear and overcome a hostile wolf army looming to take the lives of the Zephyrus people.

In Painkiller: Resurrection you play as an ex CIA Agent and Black Ops Special Unit who has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake.

Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes allows players to fight as both Jedi Knights and Clone Troopers through over 30 unique missions, all created incorporating the same ground-breaking, stunning visual style from the TV series.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• FIFA 10 (NDS/PSP/PS2/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
• MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP)
• Elven Legacy: Ranger (PC)
• Smugglers IV (PC)
• Littlest Pet Shop (Wii/NDS)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...