SEGA's Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity is a fast-paced new Sonic racing game created by Sonic team that takes Sonic into never-before seen worlds with edge-of-your-seat racing intensity and all-new gravity controlling moves.

MTV Games announced an exclusive deal with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer to build a game incubation studio where a team of experienced video game experts, artists and storytellers will seek out and deliver new game concepts and intellectual property.

Operation: Omega Dawn is the first downloadable expansion pack for Warhawk, delivering a new gameplay experience that expands the title’s strategic gameplay elements by offering a new world to explore and introducing a unique aircraft: the KT-424 Combat Dropship.

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:

• Burnout Paradise [PS3/X360] - Guns 'N Roses Trailer
• Devil May Cry 4 [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer #9 [JAP]
• Frontlines: Fuel of War [PS3/X360/PC] - Airstrike Trailer
• Agon: The Lost Sword of Toledo - Trailer
• Ankh: Battle of the Gods - Trailer #2
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Art of Murder: FBI Confidential, created by by the team who made Schizm, Sentinel and Reah, is a point & click adventure where the player takes on the role of an FBI agent, whose task is to solve a series of macabre murders of wealthy, well-to-do citizens.

This is not an early/misplaced April Fool's joke; 3D Realms' George Broussard revealed that tomorrow, it will release the first Duke Nukem Forever footage since 2001. At the company Christmas party, some 3D Realms employees surprised attendees with a teaser trailer. The decision was then made to share it with the public, and while it's just a teaser, rest assured that more is coming. Come back tomorrow around noon (CST), 10am (PST), or 7pm Euro time...

NetDevil announces a new web games division, along with the development of a new web-based flash title for children based off the popular LEGO Racers brand of toy products.

Gas Powered Games' strategy game Supreme Commander is coming to the Xbox 360, which has been confirmed as being under development by Aspyr and Hellbent Games.

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:

• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii)
• Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge (Wii)
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38 Studios, founded by Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, announced that Michael Kosenski has been appointed Vice President of Product Development. Kosenski will oversee all aspects of the game development process, working closely with President and CEO Brett Close, Vice President of Creative Development Scott Cuthbertson, and CTO Jon Laff.

In Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition, Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches you to grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master the game through exciting courses and tutorials.

EA's Tiberium is an intense tactical action and visceral first-person shooter set in a stunning sci-fi world with spectacular visual effects and dramatic environments. Tiberium takes players on an adventure through an environmentally-devastated world and places them in the heart of an epic battle for control this powerful energy source.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more. SOE has completed rolling out its update #3, giving players more customizing options with raid group management tools, new raid specific content, more than 50 new quests, six new islands for player housing, and special holiday gifts including a flying Reindeer mount!

Red Mile Entertainment announces Heroes over Europe, an action/flight game developed by Transmission Games (formerly known as IR Gurus). Powered by an all-new engine, Heroes over Europe revisits the action in the key European air battles of WWII, following the stories of three allied pilots and their actions in the war, from the invasion of France to the devastation of Berlin in 1945.

Flight Simulator X is the 10th installment in the long running franchise, featuring jaw-dropping realism and exciting new content. Microsoft has released SP2 makes FSX multiplayer compatibility with FSX: Acceleration and includes virtual cockpit shadowing, HDR bloom, water enhancements, and efficiency improvements to increase performance in some areas.

Soldier of Fortune Payback continues with the organization know as The Shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary, blasting their way through high-intensity combat situations in the world's most dangerous hot spots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

Activision was the #1 U.S. console and handheld publisher for the first eleven months of calendar 2007, according to The NPD Group, in which it increased its market share to a record 16.8%, a 7.9% increase over the same period last year, with Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4 leading the way.

Aspyr has released the first patch for its PC port of Guitar Hero III, which will update any earlier version to v1.1, adding many general fixes and improvements so it is recommended that all users apply the update.

The game that inspired a generation, Sensible World of Soccer, and a game that will have players reliving their quarter dropping days, Tempest, arrives on Xbox LIVE Arcade Wed., Dec. 19th at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST).

Ignition Entertainment announced that it will be expanding its development capabilities by opening new studios, one in Tokyo (Japan) and another in Florida (USA), further developing the company’s capabilities to create original and innovative intellectual properties for the electronic entertainment industry.

Based on the best selling series of novels, the Women's Murder Club game is being designed by author and game designer Jane Jensen, creator of the classic Gabriel Night adventure series. Working closely with James Patterson, Jensen aims to capture the gritty plots and female strength of the super-sleuth detectives in the online casual game.

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:

• MX vs ATV Untamed (NDS/PSP/PS2/PS3/X360)
• Rock Band (PS2)
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The BBFC is applying for a judicial review of last week's decision by the Video Appeals Committee to overturn the Board's rejection of Manhunt 2, because in its view, it is based on an incorrect interpretation of the Video Recordings Act. The BBFC's challenge also seeks suspension of the Committee's decision that the game should be classified, which would have fundamental implications with regard to all of its decisions, including questions of unacceptable levels of violence.

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.

The Witcher is an action RPG, combining features of such games as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights, incorporating a simple-yet-interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3D graphics. While CD Project has currently no official projects in the works, it seems the polish developer is looking for an Xbox 360 programmer, maybe to port its recently released action RPG to X360.