LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots — and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. The next batch of downloadable content which was due to launch this Thursday, Jan. 22 has been pushed back until next week.

We Ski and Snowboard, known in Europe as Family Ski and Snowboard, adds high-performance snowboarding, as well as developed skiing functionality, two new mountains, and a complete snow park with fun boxes, rails and a half-pipe, where both skiers and snowboarders alike can grab huge air and over-the-top aerial tricks.

GTA IV: The Lost and Damned features a new main character and plot that intersects with the storyline of Grand Theft Auto IV; new missions that offer an entirely fresh way to explore Liberty City with new multiplayer modes, weapons and vehicles; and a diverse soundtrack with additional music.

Last week Edge Online reported that SEGA of America had to lay off several of its employees citing "economic recession, harsh retail landscape, and the reality of business challenges to profitability." Sega has now confirmed that "around 30 people" were laid off from Sega of America, though it offered no details about which divisions were affected by the cuts.

Battlefield Heroes is a Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to a mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. Back in Nov. 2008 EA ended the beta phase promising it would be back in early 2009, and now it is. No start date has been announced yet, but you can go sign up...

World in Conflict: Complete Edition, the retail version of the much awaited add-on to the critically acclaimed strategy game will include the entire original World in Conflict title, as well as the Soviet Assault add-on and other exciting all-new features.

Resident Evil 5 promising to revolutionize the survival horror series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. Revealed through fine print of the RE 5 box cover, Capcom issued a statement that the game does in fact NOT support 2-16 players via system link, only two.

Ubisoft's latest release schedule is a treasure trove of information as it reveals target dates for various titles, but also blows the lid on the often rumored, but never confirmed, PC editions for Tom Clancy's EndWar, as well as its survival game I Am Alive.

Blueside has teamed up with Phantagram to co-develop a true sequel to Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders and KUF: Heroes. Kingdom Under Fire II will be an MMOARTS and have a new story line, new characters/NPCs, and promises a shocking ending.

Logitech is giving you a more realistic driving experience with its Speed Force Wireless racing wheel, the first force feedback wheel for the Wii, compatible with Need for Speed Undercover, paving the way for more force feedback racing titles on the Wii.

Capcom has signed a development agreement with UK based Monumental Games (formed in 2005 by former Climax employees, currently working on Hunter's World, and recently acquired Swordfish Studios' Manchester office) which will develop an as yet unannounced multi-platform title scheduled for release and published by Capcom later this year.

In TikGames' Interpol, players track down the evil and destructive fugitive Dr. Chaos by seeking out hidden clues in exotic locales around the world.

Aspyr Media has entered into an agreement with Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company to release five new PC games in North America, Cryostasis, Death Track: Resurrection, Men of War, NecroVisioN and 4X4 Hummer, all of which will hit stores in the spring of 2009.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies.

YUKE’S Company of America launched Akinai Games, a new division that will focus on developing games for Nintendo’s WiiWare channel, Microsoft's Xbox Live, and Sony's PlayStation Network, while plans for PC and mobile device distribution are under consideration.

Red Alert 3 takes players on an RTS adventure to an alternate future spawned by time travel run amok, featuring a fully co-operative campaign, the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay. The Ultimate Edition includes everything from last year's Red Alert 3, while taking full advantage of the PS3’s Blu-ray disc capacity, offering an extensive array of exclusive bonus content.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Skate 2 (PS3/X360)
• Big Bang Mini (NDS)
• SimAnimals (NDS/Wii)
• Ar tonelico 2 (PS2)
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Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde. Epic has released the promised major title update for GoW2 that addresses bugs, online exploits, and new achievements related to DLCs.

Crazy Circus brings a colorful and charmingly whacky circus throughout 14 action-driven mini games, the player performs extraordinary circus acts. Oleg, the motorbike-riding bear, jumps over dozens of cars, a parrot swings on the trapeze, and clowns throw cakes at each other across the circus ring.

theHunter is a free to play online hunting game that artfully combines the most realistic hunting action, with the community and functionality of a social networking site. Emote Games has partnered with the Boone and Crockett Club to promote core values of hunting and land ethics, as well as its big game scoring and records keeping program.

A new survey by the University of Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center determined that fans who play the Madden NFL are 60% more knowledgeable about the game of football than people who don’t play the game.

Mana Khemia: Student Alliance is a port of the PS2 game but with an all new multi‐player mode so players can now team up and hunt down monsters to get rare items. Also new to the PSP version is a data installment feature which installs part of the game onto the memory stick to make the game load quicker.

Project Origin continues F.E.A.R.'s supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. Alma now has free reign, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

MLB 09 The Show continues to set itself apart from the other MLB games on the market with its attention to detail and unparalleled gameplay. Looking to build on that reputation, the game has added several new features and subtleties that play a huge role in bringing the baseball experience to life.

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:

• Tenchu: Shadow Assassins [Wii] - Rikimaru Killing Trailer
• UFC 2009 Undisputed [PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
• Skate 2 [PS3/X360] - TV Spot Trailer
• Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. [ALL] - Trailer (2)
• The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity [NDS] - Trailer #3
• Deadly Creatures [Wii] - Billy Bob Thornton Trailer
• Battlestations: Pacific [ALL] - Island Capture Trailer
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