Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through combining the use of real-time physics and environmental interaction to deliver an exhilarating action-orientated experience within a highly detailed, open environment. Eden Games' Lead Designer Hervé Sliwa tells us more about the development process ...

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

Overclocked, developed by House of Tales team, known for The Moment of Silence, is a psychological thriller which uses many technical innovations and a surprising narrative approach to form an eerily real gaming experience.

Panzer Command: Kharkov is a 3D tactical game in which players control a core force of vehicles and squads while battling through individual scenarios and historical campaigns as well as new random battles and campaigns across the Eastern Front of WWII.

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.

Harmonix and MTV Games announced the latest slate of downloadable tracks available for Rock Band. Starting the week of March 12, 2008 players will be download not 3 new master tracks, Black Tide's Shockwave, Paramore's Crushcrushcrush, and Serj Tankian's Beethoven's C***.

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:

• Viking: Battle For Asgard [PS3/X360] - Intro Trailer
• Exteel - Pinket BattleMech Trailer
• Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds [PS3] - Trailer (2)
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The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2, Ep. One & Two, where Dr. Gordon Freeman, armed with new weaponry and vehicles, must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly fierce Combine threat. Also included are TF2, a class-based multiplayer addition, and physics-focused puzzle game Portal.

Future Games' Tale of a Hero, developed by Blender Artists, is fantasy point & click adventure with a fairy tale atmosphere, spreading dialogues, original characters, elaborate puzzle design and subtle ironic humor.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

Microsoft announced it is lowering the estimated retail price for its Xbox 360 family of consoles in Europe. From Friday, 14th March the X360 will retail at an entry-level of £159.99 for the Arcade version, £199.99 for the standard edition, while the Xbox 360 Elite will have an ERP of £259.99.

Warrior Quest is a free browser based traditional RPG adventure, putting you in the role of a young, aspiring Battle Master. Warrior Quest’s first update adds new and improved functionality to the original game engine, the new build of the game features an optimized battle engine, and new areas to explore, adding a roster of characters to meet and interact with.

In Speed Racer, based on the upcoming film by the Wachowski brothers, where players will be able to take on the role of the characters from the film, getting behind the wheels of each character's signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film's high-adrenaline, combative racing style.

In Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine, based on the Iron Chef America TV program, players square off in Kitchen Stadium and battle through a series fast-paced and intense culinary challenges. Each victory advances players closer to a final showdown that will determine who will reign supreme as the next Iron Chef America.

Genius Products announced its expansion into the publishing and distribution of video games, and plans to offer a number of new game titles in 2008 across a variety of gaming genres starting with InXile's internet phenomenon adaptation of Line Rider.

FM2008 has been updated with all transfers from the last transfer window, and retains all the depth and realism of the PC version. The X360 version also utilizes Xbox Live to have different online modes to the PC game, permitting you to challenge friends to 1-on-1 matches and even host tournaments, and is a multi-region game, so European copies will work on X360’s around the world.

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.