Today Floating Point Studios is proud to announce their formation as a new independent games development company in Swansea, Wales (UK). Floating Point Studios' focus is to develop new IP and is currently working on two titles codenamed Flight and The Elder, which will both be available through Valve's Steam digital download service at the end of 2008 and spring of 2009, respectively.

Square Enix is bringing Nippin Ichi America's new NDS rendition of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness to Europe, featuring several key improvements will be made to the user interface and game system.

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:

• My SAT Coach with The Princeton Review (NDS)
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America's Next Top Model is the official video game of the hugely popular US TV series. In the game, the player takes control of one of 10 aspiring models who compete in a variety of different categories including: Make Up, Fashion, Catwalk and Photoshoot.

Created by the Fight Night Round 3 team, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

Atari's N+, successor to the flash ninja game N, offers equal parts platformer and action gameplay with incredibly fluid animation, fast action, amazing acrobatics and instant playability.

Mirror's Edge is a first-person action adventure game where you are Faith, a 'runner' framed for murder in a world where communication channels are highly monitored and the movement of human traffic is closely watched. After yesterday's $150 Dead Space Ltd. Ed. EA is offering a $130 Runner's Bag Bundle which includes the game and a handmade heavy duty ballistic fabric messenger bag.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 continues its momentum in Japan and for the second week in a row outsells Sony's PS3. While the NDS remains king, the Wii regains the lead amongst the current gen consoles with 29,921 units sold, while the X360 outpaced the PS3 with 13,777 vs. 8,156 console. The recent price drop and the one-two punch with Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Vesperia are surely the cause of the sales surge.

Set in a modern day survival-horror universe, the co-operative gameplay of Left 4 Dead casts four "Survivors" in an epic struggle against hordes of swarming zombies and terrifying "Boss Infected" mutants.

More brash and aggressive than his Delta Force squadmate Nomad, you'll experience Psycho’s parallel story during the events of the original, finding that life on the other side of the island is even more intense and explosive than you could have imagined. While the game itself did not include any mod tools, Crytek wants to reassure the community that an SDK is in the works, but did not give any timeframe.

In Divinity 2: Ego Draconis you will take on the role of a young Dragon Slayer and ultimately become a Dragon Knight, a legendary hero with unique abilities. Discover a detailed world full of twists and turns in which your actions can make a real difference.

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:

• Dead Space [ALL] - Animation Dev Diary Trailer
• Eternal Poison [PS2] - Trailer #2
• FIFA 09 [PC] - New PC Features Trailer
• Need for Speed Undercover [ALL] - Police Chase Trailer
• Tom Clancy's EndWar [ALL] - WMD Briefing
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Revealed through Australia's OLFC weeks ago, Japanese magazine Famitsu confirms that From Software is bringing its Tenchu franchise to Xbox Live Arcade. Details are slim but Shadow Assault Tenchu is said to be coming to XBLA next month, for 800 Points, will be played from a top down view, much like the Bomberman series, and support multiplayer up to 4 players.

Monster Lab is a blend between action & RPG, allowing you to compose your own fighter by mixing & matching various body parts, taking your creature out to fight others and upgrading as you move up the ladder.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with WipEout HD ($19.99), Burnout Paradise ($29.99), GEON Emotions ($9.99), Mega Man 9 ($9.99), three addon packs for BUZZ! QuizTV ($7.99 and $5.99), Rush's Moving Pictures album ($10.99) and six additional tracks for Rock Band. There are also demos for Mega Man 9, NBA 09 The Inside and NBA Live 09, as well as the usual slew of game & movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.

Silent Hill: Homecoming is a psychological horror game thrusting players into a shadowy world of chaos and terror with atmospheric HD graphics, an all-new iconic and chilling soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka, and an original storyline that sheds new light on the desolate, fog-shrouded town of Silent Hill. The ridiculous Australian rating board OLFC has refused Konami's latest Silent Hill title a classification, banning it from release down under.

Cryostasis is a first person horror/action game where you play a meteorologist caught inside the "North Wind," an old nuclear ice-breaker, frozen in the ice many years ago. This steel beast once fought for its country, but it fell into an ice trap as did every living thing onboard.

NBA Live 09 sports new features like Pick and Roll Control, Defensive Lockdown Control, Signature Playcalling and Quickstrike Ankle-Breakers that will make the game experience fun from beginning to end. Additionally, NBA Live 09 takes you to training camp with the NBA Academy that gives you a chance to hone your skills.

As part of the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts pre-order incentives, fans will receive a redeem token to unlock the famous bear and bird duo's original adventure on Xbox Live Arcade two weeks before its public launch on Nov. 26, 2008 (1200 points). Also included in the XBLA package is Stop N’ Swop, a feature that allows you to unlock content in Nuts & Bolts based on your achievements.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise as Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. After releasing the Bikes Pack (adding bikes, new modes, challenges, locations, as well as a night-time setting) Criterion has now also added trophies to the PS3 edition.

Call of Duty: World at War completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gaming and thrusting players into the final tension-filled, unforgiving battles against a new ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen.The Coll. Ed. comes in a tin box (with room for additional games) a canteen, and unlock codes for a FG 42 Machine Gun, a multiplayer VIP status tag, and an exclusive double experience week.

Damnation features open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.

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:

• Warriors Orochi 2 (PS2/X360)
• Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals (PC)
• Hi! Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Challenge (NDS)
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Buka's Chronostorm: Siberian Strike, developed by Ulysses Games, is a dynamic RTS game about the hot battles that could happen in the near future at the eastern boarders of Russia.

A departure from the traditional online settings of high fantasy, outer space, or military, Global Agenda is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal Engine 3 set in Earth’s near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict.