In a unique twist on zombie games, gamers can feel what it might be like to be a raging zombie. In Cyborg Arm Games' Cry of the Infected, an entire city of civilians has been turned into zombies as a result of a biological warfare experiment gone wrong. Gamers play as Robert, a zombie trying to find his missing wife in a city torn apart by the outbreak.

A Stroke of Fate is an interactive detective story set in the authentic surroundings of 1940s fascist Germany, giving you the unique opportunity to conduct a compelling investigation of the most mysterious secret veiled by the 20th century – Adolf Hitler's premature death. This feature offers you further insights in the true, authentic assassination plots versus fictional in-game ones.

Maximum-Football 2.0 allows players to experience the thrill of managing a team in any league from pee-wee to all-pro. The latest update includes a few gameplay tweaks and some improvements in recording statistics, especially with fumbles.

Bethesda spin-off company Vir2L Studios announces tow new NDS sports titles. AMF Bowling Pinbusters! puts the excitement of the lanes in the palm of your hands while Ducati Moto lets players experience the thrill of racing while on board the most extreme roadracing motorcycle of today - the Ducati!

Virgin PLAY offers the first details on the five (English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese) new Mind your language titles developed by UK-based indie developer Spiral House specifically for the NDS, turning language learning into an exciting fun game.

Commander In Chief offers a true, realistic, and entertaining simulation of running a country’s government and taking part in economic, military, political, social, cultural, and foreign affairs by giving you the opportunity to become a head of state or government and make decisions on its behalf.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 will unleash a new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the “hot tag” for the win. The franchise’s creation system offers a brand new Create-A-Finisher option, while a new Road to WrestleMania Mode lets players experience co-op storylines for the first time.

Memento Mori is a new adventure game featuring two main characters, Larisa Svetlova and Maxim Durand. It's the player's task to disclose the secret of the St. Petersburg art theft, a mysterious Finnish order and its machinations.

Lighthouse Interactive's Sword of the Stars: Collector's Edition, developed by Kerberos Productions, includes the original game, the Born of Blood add-on (never released to retail in Canada/US), the first ever 150+ page Sword of the Stars novella The Deacon's Tale by renowned sci-fi writer Arrin Dembo and a bonus CD.

Black Mirror 2, developed by former 4Head Studios now called Cranberry productions, is going to be a classical point & click adventure, based on so-called 2.5D technologies, using a combination of highly detailed 2D backgrounds and 3D characters.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with added content such as stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode.

Battlefront.com and Fury Software unveiled the second expansion pack for Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg, titled Patton Drives East. It will allow players to explore the historically possible what-ifs of World War II.

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms offers an unprecedented amount of new content that gives gamers over 75 hours of epic new gameplay, including four new campaigns, 13 new factions with no less than 150 new units. SEGA has pulled the v1.05 patch as it realized it was bugged/corrupt. Proper versions coming tomorrow.

SEGA's Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller immersing players in a world of psychological terror, featuring all-new fighting mechanics and online multiplayer functionality.

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, known in Europe/North America as Monster Hunter Freedom, is an expansion for Capcom's multiplayer RPG, adding new equipment, monsters, and missions. Launched March 27, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Freedom 2G has shipped over 1.5 million units in Japan.

Sony Europe announced that on June 30, 2008 it will be closing down several servers for a slew of PS2/PSP titles. On PS2 you will no longer be able to play online with Amplitude, Destruction Derby Arenas, Everybody’s Golf, EyeToy Chat, F1 ‘04, Jak X, Lemmings PS2, My Street, Syphon Filter Omega Strain, This is Football 2004 This is Football 2005, Twisted Metal: Black Online. On PSP SCEE will close down Lemmings, and World Tour Soccer 2.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. In addition to yesterday's batch, here are some more ...

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:

• Aggression: Reign over Europe - Trailer #3
• Dragon Hunters [NDS] - Trailer #2
• Iron Man [ALL] - Story Trailer
• Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis - Trailer #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

The latest GameInformer has new info on Epic's Gears of War 2. From the GDC 08 trailer we saw the UE3 engine moved from a handful of Locust on screen to hundreds, and the elusive Brumak from the original will be present, but so will even larger creatures making the "Brumak look like a baby panda bear." The fight is being taken to the Locust so expect expansive, multi path, and prettier underground locales, where you will be assisted by 4 new characters (Tai Kaliso, leader of the COG forces Chairman Prescott, Dizzy, the driver of a new vehicle; and Dom's wife Maria Santiago, narrator of the story.) Singleplayer co-op will allow people to play at different difficulty settings when paths split. The cover system has been tweaked to offer better protection, new chainsaw duels have been added, new weapons, achievements, and a War Journal with background story.

Drone Tactics is a game of mechanized strategy RPG warfare that has you command a squad of insect Drones, choosing from over 100 weapons, upgrades, and power-ups to optimize your forces as you confront the oppressive Black Swarm.

Toshiba may have conceded in the HD war, that doesn't mean Microsoft will throw in the towel, even if its only with a new firmware update for the Xbox 360 HD DVD player. Log into Xbox Live and put in a HD DVD disc, you will automatically be prompted to update (adds support for network features and improves compatibility).

On life support for a few years, Interplay announced 2007 earnings increased 520% ($6 million) compared to 2006, mainly due to selling the Fallout license to Bethesda. CEO Herve Caen reiterated that it is securing funds for the Fallout MMO, and sequels to some of its most successful games, including Earthworm Jim, Dark Alliance, Descent, and MDK, are being considered. Interplay plans to launch its new website shortly (thanks NMA ).

Hail to the Chimp is a politically charged party game where players battle one another to become the new leader of the Animal Kingdom. Players use the game's unique team-up mechanic, balancing cooperation with competition, to claw their way to victory.

Last year Computer Gaming World made the somewhat controversial move of renaming itself into Games for Windows, with strong Microsoft support no doubt, but with troubled parent company Ziff Davis looking for ways to boost its revenue it was decided to discontinue, after 27 years, the print magazine and move the staff over to the 1UP website instead.

According to various outlets, SEGA has shut down its Solihull, UK based Racing Studio, known for last year's multiplatform Sega Rally Revo game, effective immediately. SEGA America could not confirm, as they were trying to get confirmation on the rumor as well, which supposedly came from a former employee. If true, SEGA's Racing Studio joins other recent closure victims CastAway, Iron Lore, Pseudo Interactive and Stormfront.