Happy Friday!

Two days of Microsoft madness are over! We saw lots of good stuff from a variety of publishers/developers for either PC, X360 or XBLA. Beyond Good & Evil HD looks nice, Fable III on PC and in 3-D looks amazing, Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack was quite fun, Homefront had me glued to the screen for almost an hour, Crysis 2 in 3-D was spectacular, and, of course, you've already read our Gears Of War 3 coverage.

We've got some interviews coming with Epic's Cliff B. as well as Lester "Cole Train" Speight, so keep an eye out for them in the next few days.

Not sure what the plans are for this weekend, but they include watching "Unknown" and "The Eagle."

Super Monkey Ball offers a whole new level of interactivity and fun, whilst completely immersing you in the world of your favorite monkeys - AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby – as they truly come alive in front of your eyes.

ExerBeat offers an interactive fitness experience where players workout to the beat by utilizing the Wii Remote to perform more than 150 simple yet challenging exercises.

L.A. Noire is an interactive detective story set in the 1947 classic noir period situated in an exact recreation of mid century L.A. drawing players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders, but also side missions based on real events from that period.

A white-knuckle blend of action and strategy, Orcs Must Die! challenges players to defend fortresses under siege.

Doctor Who: Worlds in Time is a free-to-play multiplayer online game which allows players to enter the TARDIS and be set a challenge by the mysterious Time Lord to help him defend civilized culture against infamous Doctor Who enemies.

Metal Assault is a fast-paced massively multiplayer online 2D shooter that promises to win over hardcore and casual players alike with a sizable helping of exciting player-versus-player and player-versus-environment game modes.

In Fable III, you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss.

Rift: Planes of Telara is a graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional “rifts” that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.

Insane 2 is a new off-road simulator, second game in the series, featuring 10 multiplayer and single-player game modes, vast, aggressive and detailed environments, ruthless rivals and huge selection of off-road vehicles.

Mayhem is a demolition derby-inspired racing game featuring a distinct noir comic book aesthetic, where players are challenged to crush or be crushed in the white-knuckle racing and car destruction.

Take control of both Naruto and Sasuke as they go their own ways to seek out the mysteries and power behind Genryu, the mighty Elemental Dragons, in an all-new epic adventure.

In World of Tanks 30-player teams are fighting action-packed PvP battles. The game features more than 150 armored fighting vehicles from the pre-WW2 era up to the Korean War: light, medium, heavy and super heavy tanks, tank destroyers, self-propelled howitzers and rocket artillery. The game includes American, German and Soviet tanks.

Epic Games announced Unreal Engine 3 support for the next generation portable entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced that CCP Games, the Iceland-based developer of Eve Online, will relocate its CCP North America headquarters, which is expected to create 150 new jobs over three years, bringing the company’s U.S. staff total to 300 by 2013.

The Samurai Warriors hack-and-slash experience is being brought to a handheld console.

Din's Curse is a single player and co-op multiplayer action RPG with 141 class combinations, infinite number of dynamically generated towns, real consequences, and a dynamic, evolving world.

Everyone now has the opportunity to become a global movie star with Yoostar2. In an instant you can step into the shoes of famous characters from hundreds of movies, play out the part and then share your performance with the world.

In Petz Bunnyz Bunch, care for the cutest and most remarkable bunch of bunnyz. Choose between eight different breeds, each with unique personalities and preferences.

Developed as the supreme 3D fishing experience, Angler's Club offers the right ingredients for all types of fishermen to hook and catch the largest bass in the lake using the Nintendo 3DS built-in features. 

Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. Dead Space 2 will get an animated feature, Dead Space Aftermath, and a graphic novel, Dead Space Salvage, as part of the game's pre-launch campaign.

Steel Diver is a new action-packed submarine combat game from Nintendo that immerses players in the 3D action with unique game controls and lush 3D environments.

Terminal Reality, maker of the Infernal Engine and titles like Ghostbusters: The Videogame and Def Jam: Rapstar, announced a new suite of technology improvements to the Infernal Engine which now includes a terrain system that will allow developers to create open game worlds.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Space Ace, Days Of Thunder: Nascar Edition, Alien Breed 3: Descent, demos for Dragon Age 2, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Yakuza 4, MLB 11 The Show, DLCs for Killzone 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Bulletstorm, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, The Sims 3, Fight Night Champion, Deadliest Warrior, Hyperdimension Neptunia, EyePet, The Fight Lights Out, song packs for Rock Band, Def Jam Rapstar, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (YS: I & II Chronicles, Xenogears).

Dead meets Lead is a fast paced zombie slaying game where you take the role of an 18th century commander who sets out to rid an island from its zombie infestation.