In The Thirty Nine Steps, based on John Buchan's spy novel, players will step into the world that exists in the book and experience the incredible adventure of Richard Hannay in an interactive-cinematic way.

In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines. As the first boots on the ground, players will experience heart-pounding missions across diverse locations including Paris, Tehran and New York.

Ashlands: Retribution is a twitch dual-stick shooter that really ramps up the difficulty. It follows the trend of what might be considered Bullet Hell or Danmaku sytle of gameplay but with a few twists.

When a mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot with unimaginable consequences, a team of Navy SEALs is dispatched. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race against the clock in an ever-widening mission to hotspots around the globe, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home.

Fuel Overdose is a tactical action racing game that takes you to a dark and violent universe where car races have become bloody fights between fearless racers willing to risk it all to save their tribes.

Happy Friday!

Later in the day, you may experience some hiccups where WorthPlaying will not be reachable as we are migrating to a new server. Usually the DNS updating process only takes a few hours to propagate, so hopefully the switching will go smoothly.

We have no specific plans for this weekend, so if you are like us and you weren't planning on it yet, go see Act of Valor. A mix between documentary and a movie, it made me think of Call of Duty the way the different parts of the mission are portrayed, showing their next location on an overhead world view map and pinpointing their next area of operation.

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

Indie Royale has launched a new initiative in indie game development: the Alpha Collection, a bundle is comprised of three games still in the development process. Buyers will be able to purchase and play these alpha versions and their contributions will go towards helping the developers finish making the games. 

The latest issue of OXM confirms that Danger Close is developing a new installment in the Medal Of Honor series, switching from the Unreal Engine used in 2010's game to DICE's Frostbite Engine. No details are available yet, but it is safe to assume we'll be following in the footsteps of more Tier 1 operators.

Stellar Impact is an online strategy game that takes place in a sci-fi universe and now has a myriad of new features and enhancements.

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear, a faithful adaptation of the Conflict of Heroes board game, takes you to the Eastern Front of World War II during Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.

Nintendo added one WiiWare, and three NDSi/eShop titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: 2 Fast 4 Gnomz (Wiiware), nintendogs + cats (demo), Box Pusher, and Dillon's Rolling Western (NDSi/3DS/eShop).

They may have won the Football Frontier tournament but Mark Evans and his friends will need skills that are out of this world to take on their latest challenge in Inazuma Eleven 2.

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

Sine Mora takes advantage of the newest in 3D display technology to deliver n horizontal side-scrolling shooter unlike any other, mixing traditional side-scrolling gameplay with a unique twist on time manipulation.

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.

Rhythm Heaven Fever is a simple and infectious rhythm game that anyone can play. If you can tap your finger in time to music, you'll get the hang of Rhythm Heaven in no time!

Big Bass Arcade puts the fun and excitement back into fishing games. Big John Games leverages 17 years of fishing game experience to bring you incredible fish behaviors, spectacular animations and second-to-none fish AI.

A unique blend of old-school and contemporary racing gameplay, MotorStorm RC is an addictive racer, with social interaction at the fore.

While Guild Wars 2 adds a persistent world, it retains the unique characteristics of the original game, including a strong narrative, extensive instanced game play, an anti-grind design philosophy, and strong support for competitive play.

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.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 will once again provide fans the opportunity to play on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National Golf Club and will feature all-new experiences around Tiger Woods’ memorable golf accomplishments throughout his lifetime.

Xenoblade Chronicles asks players to use the Monado blade to take on a seemingly endless series of invading Mechon robots in a sweeping role-playing adventure.

Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.