The Entertainment Consumers Association announced the promotion of Jennifer Mercurio, formerly Director of Government Affairs, to the newly created position of Vice President and General Counsel where she will oversee all legal, policy, research, advocacy, action, lobbying, and government affairs for ECA.

Solutions 2 GO, founded by founder and former CEO of SVG Distribution and Crave Entertainment Nima Taghavi, is a new distributor of video games in the United States. The company will offer full distribution services for video game console and handheld systems, games, accessories, and related products.

Metaboli has signed a 3 year agreement with Epic to offer the Unreal series through its European digital distribution service.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Crystal Defenders is a defensive strategy game where players can must return to Ivalice and protect the world of Final Fantasy Tactics from hordes of enemies and keep your party alive.

TF2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, unique weapons, a signature art style, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve is working on revamping the sniper, which is shaping up to be the largest TF2 update yet, with multiple new maps and a bunch of gameplay tweaks. Prior to that there will another update that will include new content for all classes. The X360 patch turned out to be technically more difficult than anticipated (memory wise) but is still in the works.

Realtime Worlds, Crackdown developers currently working on All Points Bulletin, announced that it has boosted its Operations Team in North America with the appointments of Will Leverett as Director of Customer Service, and of Patrick Bays as Manager of Game Operations.

Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed Shift is built by racers for racers, delivering an authentic and immersive driving experience.

Halo 3: Recon is a new chapter in the Halo saga that lets gamers experience events leading up to the story told in Halo 3 through the eyes of a new hero in the Halo universe. Bungie revealed that while they will work on Halo for the next two years, mostly in terms of support, there are no plans for further Halo content beyond Halo 3: ODST.

Already revealed in our preview earlier today, G-Force revolves around a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs that take on a mission for the US government to stop an evil billionaire who plans to destroy the world with household appliances.

G-Force, based on the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Disney movie, revolves around a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs that take on a mission for the US government to stop an evil billionaire who plans to destroy the world with household appliances.

Deep Silver and Apogee Software announced an open search for the next live-action Duke Nukem actor in North America to represent the upcoming Duke Nukem Trilogy games. The talent contest will travel to three cities this spring, culminating at the E3 in June with the naming of a new Duke Nukem representative.

Astrum Online Entertainment and BigWorld announced the signing of a license agreement for the use of BigWorld’s technology software suite for developing a new online game.

During his keynote speech, SOE president John Smedley revealed that its spy-themed MMO, The Agency, and superhero-themed MMO, DC Universe Online, are both scheduled for 2010.

With Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure having just released, lead designer Peter Ong and lead programmer Ryan Pijai have departed Electronic Arts and announced the creation of the independent studio DreamRift.

Based on Walt Disney's G-Force, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the game revolves around a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs that take on a mission for the US government to stop an evil billionaire, who plans to destroy the world with household appliances.

Windows gaming took center stage at the Game Developers Conference, as Microsoft announced new features coming to the Games for Windows Live online gaming service and community, such as anti-piracy solution, in-game marketplace, and roaming.

OnLive is a revolutionary, on demand video game platform delivering the latest and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost any PC or Mac.

All Points Bulletin is an MMO freeform combat and driving-based game, designed by the creator of the original GTA franchise, bringing players into a living, breathing city where cash is king and territory equals respect.

LightBox Interactive is a new independent game studio founded in January 2009 by former team members of Incognito Entertainment (known for Warhawk, Twisted Metal), and are currently engaged in a multi-year, multi-title parternship with SCEA developing games for the PlayStation

Further strengthening its senior management team, Activision announced that Dan Rosensweig has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of RedOctane, known for the Guitar Hero franchise and soon-to-be-released DJ Hero.

Korner Entertainment is a Spain based developer headed up by Sergio Rincón, former Managing Director for Planeta DeAgostini Interactive, On Games and Gammick Entertainment, with its first project being Math Blazer for Wiiware/PC.

Designed to deliver a true driver’s experience that reflects contemporary motorsports, Need for Speed Shift is built by racers for racers, delivering an authentic and immersive driving experience.

For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This v1.82 patch includes some minor bug fixes, improved AI during sieges, some balance changes, and additionally, realistic mode now has 25% reduced supply.

ACE Team's Zeno Clash, powered by Valve's Source Engine, is an action game with a strong focus on melee combat set in a punk fantasy world with the beautiful environments, where you will encounter incredible challenges.