TrackMania Nations Forever is a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively difficult tracks. TrackMania Nations Forever unites an even larger number of players thanks to its multiplayer modes, online functions and interactivity between players.

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:

• Theatre of War - Trailer #13
• Precursors [X360/PC] - Trailer #2
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures [X360/PC] - Launch Trailer
• Age of Pirates: Captain Blood - Trailer
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Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Play through Aerosmith's career, bands they performed with, venues they played. Pre-order Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and get access to a special bundle which includes the game, guitar, exclusive Aerosmith faceplate, and a Aerosmith tour book.

Beijing 2008: the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will be an authentic simulation of over 35 events from the upcoming Olympic Games and will allow gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues. SEGA announced that it has signed top U.S. gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa to appear on the cover.

Prototype tells the story of Alex Mercer - a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. As the action spirals out of control, a conspiracy tied to his origins threatens the future of mankind itself. Sierra has teamed up with DC Comics to publish an all-new comic book series based on its open-world action game Prototype, set to debut this August via DC’s WildStorm imprint.

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Nintendo's Media Summit 2008 lineup:

• 'Boom Blox' (Wii) - 8 New Screens
• 'de Blob' (NDS/Wii) - 6 New Screens
• 'Rock Band' (Wii) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'Samba De Amigo' (Wii) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed' (Wii) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Crossroad DS' (NDS) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Guitar Hero: On Tour' (NDS) - Features & Screens
• 'Kung Fu Panda' (NDS) - 5 New Screens
• 'Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood' (NDS) - Facts, Features & Screens
• 'Zenses Ocean/Rainforest' (NDS) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer
• 'My Weight Loss Coach' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Pokemon Mystery Dungeon' [NDS] - Screens & Trailer
• 'Space Invaders Extreme' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

ET: QW pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in this team-based online strategic shooter. Splash Damage revealed that Activision is no longer supporting the PC edition of ET:QW but that the v1.5 patch (a beta version was released earlier) is still in development internally and is scheduled for release later this month.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. Criterion has 3 brand new FreeBurn game modes in the final phase of testing: Stunt Run, Road Rage and Marked Man.

Haze puts you in the boots of a new recruit in the privately run Mantel army. Your conflict begins in a war-torn country where you have been sent to fight a vicious rebel faction, the Promise Hand. Ubisoft announced the imminent release of a playable demo giving gamers a taste of not only the single-player campaign in Haze, but will also allow up to four-player, drop-in drop-out co-op play online.

TrackMania United bundles all TrackMania games & addons released until now. The Stadium environment from TrackMania Nations will benefit from a new version with twice more blocks, while integrating a whole new set of functionalities both for online and solo play. This free addon brings your retail game up to par with the TrackMania Nations Forever release, coming tomorrow.

Tusk interactive, founded by former DICE Canada lead designer Armando "Aj" Marini, announced that it is using Microsoft's XNA game studio for the development of its upcoming title.

Croatia based developer Ocean Media has been granted NDS developer status by Nintendo. After being a innovation contest winner at the Game Connection Event, Lyon 2007 a lot of inquiries were made for NDS/Wii titles, so henceforth Ocean Media's doors are open to publishers, production houses, media groups and license holders to start discussing potential DS projects. Ocean Media plans to port its advanced Xtrema Physics 2D technology to DS and prototype several innovative games.

Wii Fit uses the Wii Balance Board for an extensive array of fun and dynamic activities, including aerobics, yoga, muscle stretches and games. Many of these activities provide a "core" workout, a popular exercise method that emphasizes slower, controlled motions. Wii Fit and the Wii Balance Board will be bundled and sold together for $89.99.

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is a documentary-style boxing game, developed by Rocky: Legends' Venom Games, featuring a documentary-style narrative career mode, training, and will require you to also manage personal relationships outside of the ring.

SouthPeak Games has signed a publishing agreement with Lexis Numérique for its newest old-school 2D side-scroller action adventure game, Mister Slime, featuring clever “elastic” controls.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. EA revealed that on Thursday, May 17, it is shutting down the servers that allow the demo's online games to take place.

Rock Band allows you to perform music from the world’s biggest rock artists with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone, in addition to offering online connectivity. On top of the 3 tracks revealed last week, Mötley Crüe will be the first group to release a brand-new song as playable track on Xbox Live and PSN later this week.

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:

• LittleBigPlanet [PS3] - Play Create Share Trailer
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - The Dope Bag Trailer
• Hail to the Chimp [PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
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Moon, previously known under the working title Project M, is a sci-fi, action-adventure title, placing gamers on the cold lunar surface in the year 2058. Researchers are shocked to find a sealed, alien hatch during construction of a new lunar base, but it's a shock that soon pales in comparison to what they find beyond the hatch.

People looking to get into the game industry might be interested to know that Game Developer magazine has released the results of its 7th annual Game Developer Salary Survey, calculating an average American game industry salary in 2007 of $73,600, slightly up from 2006’s figure of $73,316.

The Ant Commandos announced its upcoming lineup of products hitting retail this spring. The new lineup includes the first-ever guitar controllers to offer 4-in-1 compatibility, with all of its new guitars being 100% compatible with all Guitar Hero and Rock Band games for PS2 and PS3

Think the attributes of the great historical leaders in the Roman era could not be applicable today? Then think again! Take our "Which historical ruler are you?" quiz and find out if you share personal traits with the likes of Hannibal and Marcus Antonius or if there is a Caesar lurking inside of you! Europa Universalis: Rome is scheduled to ship tomorrow in North America and on Friday in Europe.

SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. SEGA has released a 545 mb demo that features Novus and the Hierarchy, two of the three factions you can play as in Universe at War: Earth Assault!

MMO provider OGPlanet announced that it is bringing La Tale, a side-scrolling MMORPG featuring whimsical art style and detailed 2D worlds, to North America.

Atlus U.S.A.'s fast-paced medical action is back, along with all of your favorite Trauma Center characters, numerous enhancements, new difficulty modes and new operations. Rejoin Derek and Angie as they deal with the unpredictable aftereffects of GUILT.