Rise of Nightmares offers a spine-tingling horror experience which uses the innovative new controls of Kinect to give players new encounters filled with fearful anticipation and terror.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance's story promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3-D debut on a handheld title. In addition to new worlds, Kingdom Hearts 3D will feature never-before-seen gameplay elements for the series.

Back in 2006 Multiverse optioned the rights from 20th Century Fox to develop an MMOG based on Joss Whedon's sc-fi TV series Firefly, as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in 2008). Now neither of those franchises will see the light of day as Multiverse has shut down due to lack of funds.

Featuring more than 30 hot new music tracks, electrifying choreography, a huge variety of new dance styles and brand new arenas, Zumba Fitness 2 invites players to dance their way into shape with a fun and proven program.

While we're trying to deal with the unavoidable jetlag, the first leg of our flight back was quite pleasant mostly due to the fact that the fairly new Boeing 777 was equipped with personal monitors and your own private cinema. The nine-hour flight passed by rather quickly since we were able to watch Colombiana, Contagion, 30 Minutes Or Less, as well as Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, all back to back and free of charge, even in economy class.

Just watched Attack the Block. It's not a bad flick, but it had a little too much social commentary and an overload of pop culture references. While poking fun at all of the above is quite enjoyable in moderation, the non-stop barrage of it stopped being fun about halfway through the movie (and that's being generous).

Lollipop Chainsaw is an all-new third person action game, the ‘un-deadly’ story of sweet and killer zombie hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak.

Star Wars: The Old Republic will let you explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining your personal story and determining your path down the light or dark side of the Force.

The Fantasy/Role-playing RTS returns in a sequel set to push the boundaries of the genre even further. King Arthur II will feature a new and dark fantasy setting. No longer a valiant ruler, King Arthur is now the Maimed King trying to mend a land almost beyond repair in a stunning new plot.

Whether they were on the go or at home, whether they played in 2D on the TV or in glasses-free 3D in their hands, gamers of all ages celebrated the holidays with Mario and Zelda.

Yesterday retains the unique graphic style from the developer's previous titles, but the comedy aspect has been given up in favor of an original and dark thriller.

Featuring an 83-song set list and access to far more music than ever before, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, All Zombies Must Die, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD, Splinter Cell HD, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD, Carnival Island (demo), MotorStorm Apocalypse, DLCs for Saints Row The Third, MotorStorm Apocalypse, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Klonoa: Door to Phantomile).

South Park: The Stick of Truth is an epic role-playing adventure that will allow the user to befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and explore the quiet little mountain town like never before.

Diving: Jurassic Monsters is the new project from the authors of Diver: Deep Water Adventures, sporting a new engine, new features, new adventure, but old atmosphere.

Aaaannnnndd we're home again ...

After a whopping 15 hours of flying, with an additional five-hour layover in Washington, D.C., we're back at the homestead safe & sound (OK, maybe just safe).

We had a great holiday vacation, lots of food, drinks, and being merry with friends we hadn't seen in a few years. Good stuff.

Now we're going to do a little bit of catching up and see about shedding a few pounds we magically seem to have picked up along the way. Who knew?

So far, we've revealed the honorable mentions, top handheld and downloadable titles, top console and PC offerings, and the countdown of games 11-20. Today we're finishing up the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2011. Read more for the final results!

The entire WorthPlaying team wishes everybody a Happy New Year! We hope everybody had a safe transition from old to new, and may 2012 be even better than last year. Thank you for sticking around, spread the word, and let's make things even better!

So far, we've revealed the honorable mentions, top handheld and downloadable titles, and top console and PC offerings. Today we're starting the countdown of the top 20 titles – tune in tomorrow to see what WP considers to be the best game of 2011. Read more for the results!

So far, we've revealed the honorable mentions and the top handheld and downloadable titles, and now, we're rolling out the top console and PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2011. Read more for the results!

Yesterday we revealed the honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld and downloadable titles. Check us out later for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2011. Read more for the results!

After a few weeks of deliberation and voting, our top games of 2011 are finally being unveiled! We're starting with titles that garnered honorable mentions; these nominees received a significant amount of votes but fell just short of making the cut. Come back tomorrow for the top handheld and downloadable titles, which will then be followed by the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2011.

Engage your mind with diverse and challenging puzzles. Take the game on the go, play on breaks, or relax at home. Offering a variety of games at several difficulties, Nikoli's Pencil Puzzle brings fan-favorite puzzles to your fingertips.

Heavy Fire: Afghanistan is a super fast-playing, high-intensity military action experience set in modern-day Afghanistan.

Invizimals allows players to interact with their environment, using the PSP Camera to look for invisible creatures that lurk around every corner. Shadow Zone features 100 new creatues to collect, the ability to modify the Invizimals' name and colors, as well as the ability to choose from a larger selection of attacks.

The entire WorthPlaying staff would like to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS" to our readers all around the world. We hope everybody has a wonderful holiday, loads of good food, and a joyful time with friends & family. May Santa bring you all the games you wished for, but above all, stay safe! Our news coverage will not slow down, but the news itself might be lacking. If there is anything worthy of your attention, you can be sure to read it here ....