Last week 38 Studios signed BigWorld Technology Suite for its upcoming MMO, and today it has signed am agreement with Epic Games to license Unreal Engine 3 for its original fantasy IP.

The Chronicles of Spellborn is an MMORPG set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Spellborn, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, it uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine. Lets hope this 3rd delay is the last one...

The Fate of Hellas is an expansion for World Forge's 3D RTS Ancient Wars: Sparta, and will feature an updated engine with improved visuals, two new campaigns with 7 missions each, and a new playable faction, the Macedonians.

Drakensang: The Dark Eye, developed by Radon Labs, brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises.

Auto Cross Racing is a top down racing car game in which you have to unlock each successive track by finishing in the top 3 places of the previous race. Cash is earned as each race is completed and new cars will become available for purchase as each new track is unlocked.

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:

• Army of Two (PS3/X360)
• Cocoto Magic Circus (Wii)
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XIII Century: Death or Glory is a 3D RTS that combines Risk-style global strategy gameplay with real-time tactical action, immersing you in the Middle Ages, into a world of noble knights, ruthless nomads, courageous deeds and internal wars.

COH: Opposing Fronts allows players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic WWII liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. This v2.202 allows you to unlock COH & expansion in the Gold Edition with one key.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

Featuring an all-new, revolutionary feature set, SimCity Societies allows players to construct not only the cities they desire, but create their cultures, societal behaviors and environments as well. This new patch adds performance improvements, a variety of user interface enhancements, and the UFO Attack!

Empire: Total War, the new installment in The Creative Assembly’s Total War RTS franchise, will maintain the series 3D battles, grand turn based campaign map and rich historical flavor while for the first time introducing 3D naval combat into the series. Creative Assembly's Writer and Designer Mike Brunton tells us more ...

Zuxxez's Dream Pinball, developed by Topware, is a pinball simulator creating an authentic pinball experience with refined controls that capitalize on the unique qualities each platform.

Neves challenges players to think critically as they align pieces and build figures that correspond to a silhouette. Each puzzle features seven wooden blocks, requiring the player to combine them to form specific figures ranging from simple items, like a sword or key, to more complicated ones, such as birds or airplanes.

Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. Criterion Games is hard at working on a new patch fixing a slew of issues.

Crime City is a fast paced point & click casual game in which speed and strategy are important. You are part of an elite police unit trained in high speed pursuit and motorized urban tactics whose mission is to intervene rapidly and intercept any and all threats to the public before any harm be done.

Revolutionizing your control of the five tools in baseball are brand new pitching, fielding and base-running controls and completely overhauled batting interface. Featuring a totally unique trading card mode, robust Minor League system, all-new Signature Style animations for 2008 and more, MLB 2K8 brings a new level of fun to the virtual baseball world.

THQ's Wii exclusive Big Beach Sports lets gamers compete in a number of exciting outdoor sports including American football, volleyball, soccer, cricket, disc golf and bocce right on the beach.

Austin based Certain Affinity, formed by x-Bungie employees, is working on Plunder, an upcoming pirate-themed RTS game that will be downloadable through Xbox Live and Playstation Network according to the latest issue of EGM. Published by Capcom and scheduled for June, Plunder has you commandeer a ship, hunting down other others, seizing towns and so forth. The game uses a tile based UI, supports 4-player split screen, and will also include an editor allowing users to edit maps and share their creations.

Bringing all of the intense combat, stylized graphics, and ultimate ninja action to touch-screens everywhere, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword features a new storyline and innovative use of the DS Stylus.

At the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference earlier today, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick revealed that a Call of Duty MMO is under consideration. The current market has quite a few MMOs, but, as with the recent Star Trek Online/Perpetual fiasco has shown, even more get canceled, which is why Kotick believes the soon-to-be completed Activision Blizzard merger would put the company be in a good position to make it happen, drawing from the WoW user base, as well as the expertise of Blizzard.

SOCOM Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with support for Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. Additionally, players will be able to modify their appearance through facial and physical customization.

Many people in the gaming community may not know Gary Gygax, who was best known for creating Dungeons & Dragons/Advanced D&D, and as a pioneer of tabletop RPGs. Back in 1974, Gygax and Don Kaye created TSR and released the first D&D rulebooks. There have been numerous revisions and updates since, with the fourth installment due for release later this summer. Gary Gygax's work inspired many RPG video games such as Bioware's Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights, Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls series and more. Suffering from health problems, Gary Gygax passed away at the age of 69.

Ubisoft released the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection 2, a new downloadable premium content package with an all-new co-op campaign and a total of nine maps, seven of which are inspired by classic maps from Ghost Recon’s illustrious history and two that are totally brand new.

In Undertow you navigate the stormy seas as one of four unique, upgradeable unit types, earning points by killing enemies, completing objectives, and taking checkpoints. Tomorrow Chair Entertainment will launch Undertow: Path of the Elect featuring a full, five level single player and co-op campaign and unveils a new playable race known as the Elect.

de Blob is an action puzzle title that allows players to explore and liberate an alien city from the evil, monochromatic I.N.K.T. Corporation that has taken over the city and outlawed all color and fun from daily life, by splattering buildings, landmarks, and citizens with color.