Egosoft's X³: Terran Conflict is a brand new, stand-alone game set in the universe of X³. It is the culmination of the X trilogy, with a grand finale that takes us all the way back to Earth's own solar system.

Reshape the battlefield - and the fate - of a broken nation in Fracture, Pacifica and the Atlantic Alliance, boast soldiers with powers beyond those of ordinary men. The differing states of superhumanity result in balanced yet stylistically different combat tactics that have never been seen before. At a recent press event we sat down with senior producer and art director Dan Hay, and associate producer Deke Waters.

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. Epic will be showing off the new Horde co-op mode at E for All. When you pre-order at Blockbuster you get the first issue of the GoW comic, while GameStop throws in an exclusive GoW 2 New Xbox Experience theme, and Best Buy's Limited Edition includes a remote control version of the Centaur tank.

Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. LucasArts revealed that TFU will be getting a new campaign (Jedi Temple on Coruscant) and playable characters (Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Kit Fisto) as part of two upcoming DLCs later this year.

IGA Worldwide announced a multi-year agreement with Activision to deliver dynamic in-game advertising into multiple video game titles on PS3, starting with integrated ads in Guitar Hero World Tour.

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:

• CellZenith (PC)
• Princess Debut (NDS)
• Commander: Napoleon at War (PC)
• Mortal Kombat: Kollection (PS2)
• Unsolved Crimes (NDS)
• Pipe Mania (NDS/PSP/PS2/PC)
• Combat Arms (PC)
• We Cheer (Wii)
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ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.

Robomodo officially launched as a new game developer dedicated to producing top-tier products for current and next generation console platforms. Formed in January 2008, Chicago based Robomodo has entered into a development agreement to work on a title that will be published by Activision on multiple platforms.

2K Sports' MLB Superstars takes America's favorite pastime into a totally new realm by bringing fans’ favorite players and teams out of their natural environments and showcasing them in over half a dozen different mini games that speak to the kid in all of us.

Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan. With former game director Gaute Godager resigning earlier this month, the MMORPG hit another snag as his replacement revealed that Funcom will be merging servers in order to increase population and increase the game experience.

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:

• Blitz: The League II [ALL] - Hit Targeting Trailer
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts [X360] - Showdown Town Trailer
• Quantum of Solace [ALL] - Environments Trailer
• Skate 2 [ALL] - New Tricks Trailer
• Motorstorm Pacific Rift [PS3] - Carnage Trailer
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Duke Nukem Forever is the long-awaited follow-up to 1997's Duke Nukem 3D. While details are slim, longtime Duke voice actor Jon St. John returns, as well as music composed by Jeremy and Julian Soule.

THQ's Saints Row 2, using Volition's open-world engine, offers vastly expanded customization options, a totally transformed and expanded city of Stilwater, new vehicles, sandbox tools and toys as well as both online co-op and competitive multiplayer. At a recent press event, we sat down with lead designer James Tsai.

PES 2009 has undergone a graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game. A 5 minute play time single/multiplayer demo (playable as Man.U, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona or the Italian and French national team) will be release on Oct. 2, 2008 for X360, PS3 and PC.

Former Rainbow Studios senior developers Panya Inversin, Patrick Bergschneider, and Daniel Pratt have started a new development house Coin App. With prior game credits such as the ATV Offroad Fury series, Splashdown, The Punisher, and Baja: Edge of Control, Coin App. is currently in production of its first console title.

Valhalla Knights 2 is making a return with more features, content and freedom of customization, allowing players to create the ultimate battle party. Additional races, job classes, weapons and monsters enhance the real-time tactical team combat.

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.

Lighthouse Interactive's Dead Mountaineer's Hotel, developed by Akella, is a 3D point-and-click adventure in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.

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:

• Disgaea DS (NDS)
• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (NDS)
• Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines (PC)
• Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk (Wii)
• Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)
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An original game based on the popular Japanese GAME CENTER CX TV series, Retro Game Challenge reinvents how classic games are played. Featuring a story-driven progression, players complete short challenges in a wide-variety of fictional retro-games, ranging from shooting, racing, action and even an epic RPG.

300 movie director Zack Snyder, currently working on Watchmen, has signed an agreement with EA to develop three original games with EA’s Los Angeles studio in Playa Vista. While the IPs will be owned by EA, Snyder’s Cruel & Unusual Films will have the option to produce film adaptations based on those properties.

Warhammer: Battle March includes the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos as well as all-new features, intuitive control schemes and support for online play via the Xbox Live. Players will be able to control six unique armies as they battle for supremacy in a world torn apart by constant warfare.

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.

Call of Duty: World at War, using the Call of Duty 4 engine, 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 (thanks shooterplanet).

Set 500 years after the original game, Fable 2 will offer even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. While declared gold earlier this week, Microsoft revealed that the retail version of the game will not have online co-op included, but that a few days after launch a patch will be released to enabled it.