Colin McRae: DiRT 2 benefits from tuned-up car-handling physics system, a new damage engine effects, a new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in the original, as well as a roster of off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments.

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. Fans who pre-order the game at Gamestop will receive exclusive access to the BMW E92 M3 GT2.

Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

Hidden Path Entertainment's Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels, featuring beautiful environments, spectacular effects, and a dynamic, engaging soundtrack.

Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

Set approx. 10 years after the events of the original, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. All along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to Rapture. You will play as the first Big Daddy as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival. Fans who pre-order the game at Gamestop, will get 2 extra multiplayer skins (Zigo The Fisher, and Blanche the actress).

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince you'll engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class, take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory, get sidetracked by Ron's romantic entanglements and journey toward discovering the identity of the Half-Blood Prince.

The on-again, off-again Halo movie roller coaster is back in the news with IESB claiming that no other than Steven Spielberg is now slated to produce the movie project. Last year Stuart Beattie, known for writing the Pirates of the Caribbean and Gears of War movies, was said to have written a script based on Eric Nylund's first Halo book, The Fall of Reach, which chronicles Master Chief's emergence from the other Spartans which eventually led to the discovery of Halo. Spielberg, who has recently gotten into video games with EA's Boom Blox and is said to be a BioShock fan, was "blown away" by Beattie's script.

In Fate/unlimited Codes, handheld fighting will reach a whole new level of drama and excitement, where warriors clash in a battle royale for the Holy Grail.

NHL 2K10 redefines the sports gaming experience with a new emphasis on social gaming. Whether you're a die-hard NHL fan or a casual player, NHL 2K10's pick-up-and-play controls, true-to-life authenticity and variety of on- and off-line multiplayer modes promise hours of entertainment for any gamer.

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. Online outlet GameFly has pushed the Oct. 20 launch by two weeks, and while the developer initially didn't confirm the change, EpicBattleAxe claims to have received word from Bioware's Matt Atwood that DA is now scheduled for Nov. 3 (Nov. 6 in Europe/PS3 later in the month).

CID The Dummy is an all-new action platformer that is sure to grab you with its enjoyable, fun gameplay, featuring a totally original character with charisma and moves, different fighting styles with which to battle enemies from unarmed combat to weapons like the Bazooka that can freeze, hit and burn.

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. 50 Cent's official Web site revealed that the rapper is doing some voice-over work/squad voices for MW2, which is confirmed by Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling, in addition to other unspecified celebrities. The previous Call of Duty game featured work from movie stars Kiefer Sutherland and Gary Oldman.

Join an elite squad of the French Foreign Legion, given by the president an emergency right to operate in France, on its first mission in the country of origin. With a nation-wide social crisis in the background, fight a malevolent crime organization who plans to take advantage of the situation and mount a large scale weapon theft that could destabilize the world.

With two handfuls of cash and a dream of creating a legacy, you will build, cook and hire your way to the very top of the culinary world, where tasty food is king and smart management reels in the dollars.

NBA 2K10: Draft Combine will allow fans to create their own custom player with the utmost detail and, for the first time in the NBA 2K series, begin their career by experiencing the on-court life of an NBA hopeful going through the NBA Draft Combine at the world-renowned, ATTACK Athletics gym in Chicago.

Fight Night Round 4 features an all new physics based gameplay engine that brings the most authentic boxing interpretation to the video game world. The action inside the ring will be faster than ever, delivering a true representation of the sport's incredible speed, accuracy, timing, and power. There is an issue with the X360 version of DLC Pack 1 where the controller config will change to button punch controls without warning and the button controls are not yet available as a feature via the Settings screen.

Ready to set the standard for fighting games with stunning realism and uncompromising quality, Tekken 6 promises to deliver a pulse-pounding edge-of-your-seat experience with bone-jarring punches and gut-wrenching grapples.

Fat Princess pits two hordes of players against each other in comic medieval battle royale. Your goal is to rescue your beloved princess from the enemy dungeon. There's a catch though: your adversary has been stuffing her with food to fatten her up and it's going to take most of your army working together to carry her back across the battlefield. While the patch is available in North America, Euro gamers will have to wait for approval until next week..

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:

• Champions Online [PC] - Melee Combat Trailer
• Championship Manager 2010 - Behind the Scenes Trailer
• Command & Conquer 4 [PC] - Director's Cut Trailer
• Dante's Inferno [ALL] - Dev Diary Trailer #3
• Dead Space Extraction [Wii] - Story Trailer
• Guitar Hero: Van Halen [ALL] - Trailer
• Hearts of Iron III [PC] - Launch Trailer
• Space Ark [XBLA] - Trailer
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The story of Valkyria Chronicles II takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. A group of young Gallian Military Academy cadets find themselves plunged into a bitter civil war when the newly formed Gallian Revolutionary Army stages a coup. As the epic drama unfolds in the game, players will experience stories of friendship, love and growing pains during a time of war and revolution.

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with a modern-crafted production approach. While currently only on the PlayStation Network, Sidhe revealed that Shatter is not a PS3 exclusive, but was chosen because of Sony's excellent benefits (royalties, tech). However, the game is running on both XBLA and PC, so a release on those platforms is possible.

Scooby-Doo! First Frights is an action-adventure game that complements the upcoming Warner Bros. movie and lets you take on the role of young Scooby-Doo and teenage versions of the newly formed Mystery, Inc. crew to solve their very first cases.

NHL 10 begins a new era with gameplay innovations that deliver a new standard of toughness, the emotion of playoff hockey on the ice and in the arena, and over 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse that every fan sees throughout the NHL playoffs.

Good Old Games has added two new strategy titles, Republic: The Revolution ($9.99), Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus ($5.99) and is offering its catalog from Enlight Software for only $25.00 (Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, Seven Kingdoms 2: The Fryhtan Wars and Warlords Battlecry 3). If you have one (or more) games from the promo, you will receive a 30% discount for the rest of the games.