Blizzard Entertainment announced that it has conducted a review of its business based on current organizational needs, and is conducting a global reduction in workforce of approximately 600 employees.

With an all-new pirate-based theme, Risen 2: Dark Waters aims to combine the most loved classic RPG gameplay mechanics of the original Risen with a fresh theme and setting on a huge variety of themed island locales.

Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story.

The Last Story features time-honored RPG gameplay and story elements but also adds modern twists to the traditional RPG formula. Customize your items and character and master the innovative combat system to succeed in this epic new RPG universe.

Duet will build faithfully on all the essential elements of the beloved original; players will still be creating music by bending dazzling rivers of light and color through brain-twisting puzzles. But it’s also going to be so much more. The last time around we invited you into our Auditorium. Now we want you all to come back and play together!

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore, bringing a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre.

Game of Thrones is an action RPG based on the internationally bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series of books by George R. R. Martin and critically acclaimed HBO television series, Game of Thrones.

What would people do if they could see others' deaths before they come to pass? As devastation and ruin begin to spread, the player will have to use a mysterious website with the power to predict casualties in order to save lives, save themselves, and ultimately, save the city.

Laika Believes is a classic Metroidvania platformer, where a talking dog fallen from the sky is seen by the resistance as a sign of god to rid the world from the Soviet oppression.

Heroes of Newerth is a session-based multiplayer Action-RPG heavily inspired by the popular Warcraft 3 mod, Defense of the Ancients (DotA), but with vast improvements in graphics and gameplay.

DJ Professor K, Beat, Gum, and all the GGs are taking to the streets in this upgraded HD version of Jet Set Radio, which sees players vying for control of the futuristic Tokyo-to by marking their turf with graffiti tagged across walls, billboards and rival gang members.

Zero Escape is a Japanese puzzle-adventure title that is the spiritual sequel to 2010's Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors. Zero Escape features some returning characters from the prequel as well as new additions, a 3-D environment, 24 unique endings, and dual language support.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, Killzone 3 Multiplayer, demos for Dynasty Warriors Next, Modnation Racers: Road Trip, Reality Fighters, Touch My Katamari, MLB 2K12, Top Gun: Hardlock, FIFA Street, The Simpsons Arcade Game, DLCs for FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, Neverdead, Saints Row: The Third, Blazblue, Soulcalibur V, Crazy Machines Elements, Disgaea 4, Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, song packs for Rocksmith, Rock Band 3, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games.

Battles in space aren't won and lost in the cockpit of a fighter ship, but on the bridge of a mighty battle cruiser! Nexus Conflict is a tactical real-time strategy game where players jump into the past of Black Prophecy's universe to take command of one of these titans during the height of the Species Wars.

Tribes: Ascend, developed using the Unreal 3 engine, is being positioned as the multi-player successor to the much lauded Tribes 2 and a re-introduction of the franchise to the gaming world.

Major League Baseball 2K12 returns to the virtual diamond featuring advanced pitching & hitting controls, detailed player tendencies & scouting reports, and immersive game modes for any level of fan.

GOG.com has signed a digital distribution agreement with iEntertainment Network, expanding its catalog with classics like Apache Longbow, priced at $5.99, both Win7/Vista compatible, and DRM free.

Sniper Elite V2 will be a modern take on the classic Sniper Elite for the current generation of consoles – revitalizing a genre all of its own.

PS Vita incorporates a 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" finger motions.

Pit makes his return in Kid Icarus: Uprising. The world is 3-D, and combat is split between land and air.

Binary Domain is an original squad-based shooter that puts players in the middle of a fast-paced and intense battle for humanity in robot-invaded 2080 Tokyo.

Blacklight Retribution will set the new standard for free-to-play shooters, by fully leveraging Unreal 3 technology and implementing DirectX 11 to give gamers cutting-edge graphics that will blow away expectations as well as minds.

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:

• Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 (PS3)
• Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (PS3/X360)
• Order Up!! (PS3)
• PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond (Wii)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (NDS)
• SSX (PS3/X360)

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

Warriors Orochi 3 combines the much loved heroes of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series in an all new story that for the first time also features characters from Ninja Gaiden, Warriors: Legends of Troy, Bladestorm, Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll and Dead or Alive!

Powered by the FIFA Soccer gameplay engine, and introducing Street Ball Control, FIFA Street will deliver an arsenal of groundbreaking street dribbling styles and trick moves that ignite the one-on-one battles within matches.