Acclaim Games announced that industry veteran Mark Skaggs, known for EALA's C&C and Lord of the Rings titles, has become the latest Advisory Board member to join David Perry's Project Top-Secret game team, and he will be contributing his time to the largest community-developed videogame project ever created.

Plunge deep into a fantasy world full of mystical creatures when you join the Grace children on their quest to discover the secrets of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Based on Paramount Pictures’ movie adaptation of the book series, the video game lets players take on the roles of Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace as they enter the hidden world of the unseen.

Smersh was the Soviet counterintelligence departmens during WWII tasked to secure the Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal elements. Moment of Truth is an addon for the original with 7 new missions set in various countries (Germany, UK, US) adding even more disguises, stealth kills, drivable vehicles and multiple ways to complete your objectives.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake. After a long wait, a few delays, SSBB has hit retail today, although with a snag. Several people are reporting their Wii can't read the dual-layer discs. Nintendo recognizes the issue, and is asking for people to send in their console for a lens cleaning, making you unable to play any games at all. Joy!

With the German CeBIT (information and telecommunications technology) exhibition wrapping up this weekend, an interesting report has surfaced, Germans are switching from PC to game consoles. Traditionally one of the strongest PC gaming markets in all of Europe for decades, German games software sales were up 21% last year, in particular 65& for mobile devices, 38 % for PS3/X360 and Wii, while PC sales have dropped by 3%.

The Legend Of Heroes III: Song Of The Ocean, developed by the studio that brought you Ys and Brandish, will embark players on an entirely new journey in a vast world with beautifully illustrated characters.

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:

• Legendary [ALL] - Trailer #3
• Mushroom Men [NDS/Wii] - Trailer #7
• The Bourne Conspiracy [PS3/X360] - EXtended Trailer
• Street Fighter IV [ALL] - Chun Li vs C Viper Trailer
• The Chronicles of Spellborn - Azrael & Raznilof Trailer
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SEGA's Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller immersing players in a world of psychological terror, featuring all-new fighting mechanics and online multiplayer functionality.

Game Developer magazine and Game Developer Research division announced a new study ranking the top 50 game development studios worldwide featuring a first-ever holistic view of the top game developers, using both sales and reputation data.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

The C&C series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. As the expansion pack to C&C 3 Tiberium Wars, this RTS game returns to the Tiberium universe with Kane at the center of an epic new single player campaign.

EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire, offering a thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique. While the game sports 50 playable nations, 5 are more likely to succeed than others ...

In Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens players take control of the witty sorcerer during his new quest in the Magic World. In this point and click adventure the story unravels when Simon travels around and interacts with dozens of characters, solves puzzles and brings order to the chaos his double has caused.

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:

• Bangai-O Spirits [NDS] - Trailer #2
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [ALL] - Trailer #2
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Age of Pirates: Captain Blood is an action/rpg, based on the novels by Rafael Sabatini about the notorious Captain Blood. You assume the role of brave and noble pirate captain, Peter Blood, and follow his intriguing and amazing adventures in 1685 on the Spanish Main.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Capcom's Rocketmen: Axis of Evil ($9.99), fl0w ($7.99) and Ape Escape: On the Loose ($14.99). Guitar Hero III: Modern Metal Track Pack (Avenged Sevenfold's Almost Easy, Thrice's The Arsonist, and Deftones' Hole in the earth, $6.25), Grateful Dead six-song pack (Casey Jones, Sugar Magnolia, Truckin, Franklin’s Tower, I Need A Miracle, and China Cat Sunflower, $1.99/$9.99). Apart from that, there was also a bunch of game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 adds new innovative features, enhancements and customization options to the franchise. Battle through 20 unique stages using more than 40 of the most loved and feared characters from the animation phenomenon. Unleash the hidden chakra from within and experience the best yet from the series.

In celebration of the release of the inaugural Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008 on Mar. 11, Guinness World Records will sponsor a record-setting Guitar Hero event in New York City that will witness the world's #1 Guitar Hero player establish the record for Single Player High Score.

XIII Century: Death or Glory is a 3D RTS that combines Risk-style global strategy gameplay with real-time tactical action, immersing you in the Middle Ages, into a world of noble knights, ruthless nomads, courageous deeds and internal wars. GamersGate announced today that it has secured the exclusive digital release of the highly anticipated strategy game.

Activision revealed that two new Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock track packs are set to storm living rooms. Available today on XBLA/PSN is the Modern Metal pack, which includes Deftones' Hole in the Earth, Avenged Sevenfold's Almost Easy and Thrice's The Arsonist. On St. Patrick's Day, three songs from Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys will become available for free.

Bus Driver is a realistic simulation of a bus driver's duty, offering over ten different kinds of buses to drive, an expansive city environment with various districts, and over two dozen routes with varying weather conditions set at differing times of day.

Majesco announced a partnership with Codemasters to distribute a number of new titles to PAL territories, including: Nanostray 2, Toy Shop, Cake Mania 2 and Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society (NDS), and Wild Earth: African Safari, Our House and Cake Mania (Wii) along with several unannounced games for both platforms.

Paradox Interactive announced a new expansion for its grand strategy game Europa Universalis III. EU III: In Nomine (requires Napoleon's Ambition) start in October 1399 and the coronation of Henry IV of England, offering over 50 more years of gameplay, experiencing the Byzantine Empire, Tamerlane and the end of the Hundred Years War.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

NCAA Football 09 focuses on wide-open collegiate style gameplay featuring unique animations that you will only find in college football, unveiling the new Break Away Animation Engine which allows gamers to break in and out of moves. Each platforms gets his own cover athlete, the first being two time All-American recipient, Darren McFadden.