Gameforge, a German developer and publisher of browser-based multiplayer games, today announced the opening of a San Francisco office to house its newly formed U.S. branch, Gameforge Productions, Inc.

Boasting an exciting new storyline, multi-player modes and a unique real-time turned base-battle system, Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A offers a new role playing game experience and newly-designed characters.

Bethesda Softworks announced today that Inon Zur has created the original musical score for Bethesda's highly anticipated post-apocalyptic video game, Fallout 3. Zur, an award-winning composer, has created numerous scores for films, television, and new media.

Shrapnel Games' War Plan Pacific, developed by KE Studios, is a turn-based computer wargame for one or two players (IP based multiplayer capability) covering the entire war in the Pacific from 1941 until 1945. Shrapnel Games is looking for a few good men to ensure smooth sailing.

Salvation is a third-person shooter game set in the near-future where the world government has staged Judgment Day, replicated Christ and Antichrist in order to kill them off and assume ultimate power. Any dissidents are killed or sent to a cybernetic virtual Hell, causing a human to suffer unbearably.

Microsoft today revealed that the band Pendulum will be tearing up the track with gamers from across the UK in a unique Game with Fame event on Project Gotham Racing 4 on Monday, May 12.

The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes is a whodunit casual computer game of theft, espionage and murder in which the player must tap their own powers of observation to solve puzzles and identify the culprits.

In the culmination of the trilogy, players find Sypro teaming up with an unlikely ally - Cynder, his former enemy, to face his most challenging mission to date. As the Dark Master’s evil envelopes the world like a plague, Spyro must fulfill his destiny and unlock the true power of the purple dragon within him to stop the Dark Master in his tracks.

9th Company: Roots of Terror is a new action-oriented RTS developed by Lesta Studios, creators of Pacific Storm, using their brand-new proprietary engine. hell-tech has signed Lesta Studios' RTS for various European/Eastern countries.

Originally created as a graphical/text adventure game for the Atari ST and then a traditional point & click game for the Amiga CD32/A1600, Limbo of the Lost has evolved over the years to embrace new technologies and new ideas.

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift is moving from the rugged desert to a lush Pacific island with all of the vehicles familiar of the first game (ATVs, rally cars, buggies, motorbikes, race trucks, etc.), while adding a new monster truck class.

Buzz! goes next-gen with Buzz!: Quiz TV, transforming your home into a TV game show studio, but thanks to Playstation Network, the whole world becomes a quiz show as you go online to pit your quiz skills against the best on offer.

THQ has signed a license agreement with DreamWorks to develop and publish video games based on the studio’s 2010 fall animated feature film. Master Mind is a satirical take on superhero movies, in which a notorious villain loses his oomph after he accidentally kills his nemesis.

Re-imagined for an even more intense arcade shooter experience, Assault Heroes 2 expands its horizons into outer space, featuring hijackable enemy vehicles, many more levels and an enhanced cooperative gameplay mode.

High Impact Games is working on a new installment in the Ratchet & Clank series, but this time Clank is going solo. As it has not yet officially been announced details are thin, but in Secret Agent Clank, Ratchet has been imprisoned and you have to clear his name by going all James Bond spy-like.

THQ and JAKKS Pacific announced that WWE Legends of WrestleMania is currently in development for the X360 and PS3. Joining the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw franchise, WWE Legends of WrestleMania is scheduled for release in March 2009 to coincide with WrestleMania 25, in Houston, Texas.

Mass Effect invites players to take the role of Commander Shepard as they set out on an adventure to save the galaxy from imminent destruction. Bioware producer Derek French has caused quite a stir among fans when he revealed today that Mass Effect (as well as Spore) uses SecuROM, and while it will run without the DVD in the drive, it will require an Internet connection to activate and re-check every 10 days.

Sony Europe announced two new titles in its EyeToy series of games. EyeToy Play: Hero comes complete with a toy sword for you to wield on your quest, tracking your movements as you progress through your adventure. EyeToy Play: PomPom Party is your chance to pull off some groovy moves and become the coolest cheerleader around.

Give your trigger finger a boost with split-screen versus mode and split-screen co-op for Super Stardust HD, the reinvigorated, High Definition version of the asteroid-blasting format that's been a classic since the early days of video arcade games.

MTV Games and Harmonix have partnered with McDonald's to offer eight downloadable Rock Band tracks at a discount! MTV Games and Harmonix will release two songs every week over the next four weeks for $.99 a track (80 Microsoft Points) on both PSN and XBL.

Beijing 2008: the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will be an authentic simulation of over 35 events from the upcoming Olympic Games and will allow gamers to experience the thrill of competing in many of the official venues.

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. SCEA never pinned down a release date, but at CES it was set for fall 2008, while Sony Europe had it set for September, which earlier today at the PS day has been pushed until Oct.

EA launched a new sub-brand aimed at a growing, more casual sports gaming audience, Facebreaker being its maiden title coming Sept. EA Sports Freestyle games will be playful, inclusive, casual, and easy to pick up and play for kids and parents, women and men, and casual and hardcore sports fans of all ages.

SS3: Arms For Victory is the 3rd installment in the RTS franchise, adding interface innovations, huge troop numbers and enormous map designs demonstrating that size does matter. Fireglow is working on a free addon with two multiplayer maps, a new campaign (2 missions) and one additional standalone mission.

Savage 2: A Tortured Soul mixes RTS with FPS, allowing players to to opt for either the fast-paced action of a shooter game, or the more tactical planning of a RTS game, with squad-based features and enhanced RPG elements.