Love puzzle games, but also love an adventure? EA's Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is an adventure-puzzle game that adds a new element of fun by combining the action of an adventure game with the challenge of a puzzle game all in one.

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:

• Bangai-O Spirits (NDS)
• Madden NFL 09 (ALL)
• Space Siege (PC)
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Lighthouse has signed a European publishing deal for Arberth Studios' Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches, promising an authentic first-person, point-and-click adventure brimming with Celtic atmosphere.

Danish indie developer frecle will be showcasing the first playable version of Youropa, an original platform/puzzle/action game, at GC Leipzig 2008. With a strong focus on fun, puzzles, action and gameplay, Youropa is set to charm audiences worldwide.

Deep Silver and French publisher Game Life announced a game based on the popular children's TV series The Magic Roundabout, featuring all the well-known characters of the series will appear in a typical, humorous story created especially for the game

While there has yet to be an official announcement, Capcom is working on a third installment in the Mega Man Star Force series for the NDS. No details were revealed, but Capcom launched a teaser site, which unfortunately does not tell us anything either.

Smugglers 4 is a turn-based science-fiction space trading game. You have the option to be a greedy trader, an ambitious bounty hunter, a ruthless pirate and your actions will ultimately have an impact on the galactic scale. You will even be able to board enemy ships and conquer star systems commanding large battleships.

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. Due to the game's violence GoW 2 will not be sold in Germany, and therefor Microsoft has decided to not show the game at the Leipzig Games Convention later this month.

AMD has entered into an agreement with Blizzard that will allow AMD to bundle Blizzard’s best games across all ATI Radeon graphics products, and as the exclusive graphics sponsor for BlizzCon 2008, AMD will power all PCs at the event with ATI Radeon HD 4800 series cards.

Madden NFL 09 marks the 20th anniversary of the franchises, and the game will feature adaptable gameplay tailored to every type of gamer, online enhancements and a broadcast style presentation delivering an authentic NFL experience. As you may have noticed Madden 09 comes with Bret Favre still in his Packers uniform instead of a NY Jets outfit as the transfer was made too late for EA to change the packaging, however you can manually print out the proper X360, PS3, PS2 and PSP covers.

Imperium Romanum is a historical RTS putting you in the role of a governor of a province, where you must strive to build a well organized, prosperous and commanding settlement. The Emperor Expansion includes 4 new campaigns offering 16 challenging missions.

Developed by Fun Labs in close collaboration with fishing equipment manufacturer Rapala, Rapala Fishing Frenzy will supply heart-pounding fishing action in over 20 tournament events.

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Eidos revealed that seasoned gymnast Alison Carroll will be the new face of videogame character Lara Croft.

RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series, featuring an artistic style evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings, and with debates and duels now rendered in real-time 3D animation.

NHL 2K9 will offer fans the opportunity to play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick, and play hockey in a wholly unique experience like never before.

Following last week's departure of several executives, Midway has canceled an as-yet-unannounced project in production in its Austin, TX, facility, and as a result laid off 90 of its 130 employees. The studio will remain open as two teams are working on unnamed prototype projects intended to expand Midway’s portfolio of new IP.

NWN 2: Storm of Zehir hearkens back to the days of the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale franchises by including full party customization, dungeon crawling, and free exploration of a non-linear game world via an Overland Map. The storyline foreshadows the events that will take place in the Forgotten Realms with the coming release of the 4th Edition of D&D RPG.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, the third entry in the series, has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. Gearbox's Randy Pitchford revealed that it is working on demos for all three platforms, with Xbox 360 and PS3 a certainty, and 50% chance for a PC demo, although a timeframe has not been decided upon yet.

Atlus U.S.A.'s Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits.

Available on Aug. 17 for $129.99, the NDS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack features a custom Onyx NDS emblazoned with images of Dialga and Palkia, two of the most legendary characters from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games. The set also includes a never-before-released animated special – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (based on the story of the two newest Pokémon DS titles) – plus a cool Dialga and Palkia carrying case, and collectible mini-poster.

Paradox Interactive 's Mount & Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat.

Set in the late 1980s, Cursed Mountain is a survival horror game where you take on the role of a fearless mountaineer climbing into the Himalayas on a quest to find your lost brother. As you ascends the mountain, he encounters an ancient curse: the souls of the people who died in that region are stuck in limbo, caught in the Shadow World.

Multiwinia will combine elements of Darwinia, with the addition of multiplayer support which will enable both co-op and competitive battles between massive Darwinian armies.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with updated visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode. Fans who pre-order Fable II will be given free access to download the Fable II Pub Games, or you can buy them for 800 MS points.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items.