Handheld gamers will once again have the freedom to unleash their inner rock star anywhere, anytime with Vicarious Visions' Guitar Hero On Tour Decades which will now also introduce song share between NDS players with different versions of On Tour.

EA Black Box's Need for Speed Undercover is an intense action racing title taking the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces breakneck cop chases, the world's hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

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:

• Scene It? Box Office Smash (X360)
• MotoGP 08 (PS2/PS3/X360/PC)
• Monster Jam: Urban Assault (NDS/PS2/PSP/Wii)
• Professional Bull Riders: Out of the Chute (PS2/Wii)
• Neverland Card Battles (PSP)
• Ninjatown (NDS)
• Operation Mania (PC)
• Build-A-Bear Workshop: A Friend Fur All Seasons (Wii)
• Six Flags: Fun Park (NDS)
• Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein (PC)
• Wonder Pets: Save the Animals!(NDS)
• Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess (NDS/PS2/Wii)
• Go, Diego, Go!: Great Dinosaur Rescue (NDS/PS2/Wii)
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Psyonix Studios announced Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, an arena-based online vehicle sports game for PlayStation Network that brings together animated vehicles in sports-like gameplay.

The second Game Developer Census, surveying all companies working within video game development and publishing in North America, has revealed that the North American game industry has increased in size 13%, from 47,800 to 53,900 staffers.

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:

• Gears of War 2 [X360] - Last Day TV Trailer
• Edge of Twilight [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Spooky Spirits [PC] - Trailer
• Prince of Persia [ALL] - Dark & Light Trailer
• Shaun White Snowboarding [ALL] - Multiplayer Trailer
• White Gold: War in Paradise [ALL] - Combat Trailer
• The Swarm [PC] - Trailer #3
• Chronostorm: Siberian Strike [PC] - Trailer
• The Hunt [PC] - Gameplay Trailer #2
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe [ALL] - Finishing Moves Trailer
• Tom Clancy's EndWar [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer (2)
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Animal Crossing: City Folk lets you live your life in a virtual community that’s all your own. You can interact with the fun characters in your town, customize everything from your house to your clothing and even chat with other friends in the game using the Wii Speak.

In a move mirroring efforts by food manufacturers and retailers to give consumers a clear and easy way to understand food content, the games industry is close to launching a traffic light system for the ratings on video games.

Aion is the ultimate MMORPG with strengthened interaction between players. Aion’s world consists of 3 realms - the heavens, the devildom and the dragon realm. Players will experience dynamic communications with the world of Aion as they conduct strategic battles. NCSoft let us know that the open beta launches in Korea Nov. 11 and that the game is currently being localized and plans for testing phases in North America and Europe are being made.

Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants. Similar to Gamestop's pre-order campaign from earlier Valve is now also allowing you to pre-order (with an additional 10% off) also giving 5 days early access to the demo.

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away. Eidos has released a 1.2Gb demo on XBL, with the PC version to follow on Friday.

Supreme Ruler 2020 is a strategic and tactical geo-political game where direct control of the military and the policies of a nation becomes the key to survival. The Global Crisis add-on adds new single- and multiplayer maps, new sandbox map, improved UI/AI/graphics, and plenty more.

World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience where players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world.

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). Activision issued a statement about the faulty drum kit reports, acknowledging that people are having issues with the sensitivity of the drum pads, but it thinks this is limited to an early run production batch. A tuning kit will be released shortly, and people with faulty kits should contact Activision support immediately.

Designed to accommodate the expanding functionality of PSP, the Media Manager grants access to the PlayStation Store through the PC, easing the process of browsing, purchasing, and downloading of games, movies and television shows. The Media Manager also allows for organizing and syncing your music, photos and other digital content.

In Monster Racers, players will embark on a quest that will take them around the globe in search of monster breeds to train, nurture and race. Throughout their journeys, players will build lasting friendships with new allies, and encounter daunting challenges from a bevy of rival trainers.

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). Activision revealed that in November, it will release three-song pack DLCs for Jimi Hendrix (Nov. 13) and The Raconteurs (Nov. 20); the latter will also be on the Wii.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will make its downloadable debut on the XBLA and PSN by utilizing the original game code, while creating a fresh upgraded experience with new artwork and high resolution 1080p graphics.

Offering an original story line and an off-the-wall cast of characters, D3Publisher's third-person shooter Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard parodies some of the most beloved genres of games and pop culture.

Sports Interactive's long running sports simulation franchise is getting a new installment with Football Manager 2009, known in North America as Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009, which is finally making the move to 3D with a new match engine. A demo, in the usual 2 flavors, will be available later this week...

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:

• MotorStorm Pacific Rift (PS3)
• Ben 10 Alien Force: The Game (NDS/PSP/PS2/Wii)
• Bejeweled Twist (PC)
• Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell (NDS)
• Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (PC)
• MySims Kingdom (NDS/Wii)
• MySims (PC)
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Originally created as a dream match for players to pit their favorite KOF characters against each other, KOF '98 UM takes that one step further by introducing new characters, game systems, game modes, stages, and a soundtrack not seen in the original.

Kombat forces friends to fight, worlds to collide, and unlikely alliances to be forged. In order to save all they know, the heroes and villains of Mortal Kombat must wage war against the combined might of the DC Universe. Series co-creator Ed Boon revealed that Midway has toned down several fatalities (The Joker's headshot and Kitana's head slashing) in order to keep the ESRB's Teen rating.

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:

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 [X360/PC] - Launch Trailer
• Gears of War 2 [X360] - Blockbuster Trailer
• Guitar Hero: Metallica [ALL] - Teaser Trailer
• Need for Speed Undercover [ALL] - Controls Dev. Diary Trailer
• Pyroblazer [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
• Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis - Trailer
• Skate It [NDS/Wii] - Progression Dev Diary Trailer
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