EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique.

Everyone’s favorite hedgehog will be breaking new ground yet maintaining his roots, in the upcoming title, Sonic Unleashed, taking players on an unforgettable high-speed journey around the globe in a way never before experienced in the world of Sonic.

SouthPeak Games announced that Curse of Souls, the second set of downloadable content for Two Worlds, is now available via Xbox Live Marketplace, expanding the online multiplayer world of Antaloor with new maps and weapons and is available now via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 600 Microsoft points.

Emergency Mayhem combines chaotic driving sequences with arcade mini-games. You'll be in stitches controlling the frenzied police, fire service or paramedics as they dash around the city from one emergency situation to the next.

GTR Evolution takes GT and WTCC Extreme cars to the legendary Nordschleife, the holy grail of racing. In GTR Evolution gamers will experience the modern version of the monumental track of Nürburgring Nordschleife along with the Nürburgring GP layout.

Follow up to the original $1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest is an all new competition sponsored by Intel. Winnings exceed $1 million in value, and consist of an Unreal Engine 3 license as a grand prize and other cash awards and prizes, such as Intel Software Development Products and Velocity Micro PCs based on the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform with two Intel Core2 Extreme quad-core processors.

SNK Playmore USA announced SNK Arcade Classics: Vol. 1 for the PS2, PSP and later this year on the Wii, which will include 16 classic titles from the SNK library, such as Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, World Heroes, King Of Fighters and plenty more ...

Powered by an enhanced version of Relic’s proprietary Essence Engine 2.0, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II will take players to the brutal frontlines of war where they’ll experience intense action and visceral combat through a non-linear single player experience and a fully co-operative multiplayer campaign.

Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through combining the use of real-time physics and environmental interaction to deliver an exhilarating action-orientated experience within a highly detailed, open environment.

Later today we will attend a press event where THQ'll show off its fiscal 2009 lineup, with new franchise installments like Saints Row 2, Red Faction: Guerrilla and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, new original games such as de Blob, Deadly Creatures and Darksiders: Wrath of War, and new social and party games for the Wii, including Battle of the Bands and Big Beach Sports.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.

Become a gold-thirsty ninja battling homicidal robots in the enhanced version of the original game “N,” players take on the persona of a ninja who must use deft acrobatic actions to battle robots in the futuristic world of “N+.” Play as a lone ninja or destroy the robots with a friend in Coop, Survival or Race modes.

Deca Sports, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.

Apart from the European announcement, Square Enix is also bringing Arkanoid DS and Space Invaders Extreme to North America this Summer. Decades after their original release, both classic titles are getting revamped gfx, multiplayer modes, new power-ups, sound and other content.

Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. At launch there will be two maps, one infantry and one vehicle based, and depending on user preference DICE will develop more accordingly.

LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame is a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Activision and Infinity Ward are planning a new offensive with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition and the downloadable Variety Map Pack, a series of new multiplayer maps, and while earlier this week indications were that its release would be delayed, Infinity Ward are pushing certification for an on-time release for April 3rd or 4th (early May for PS3).

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. Konami is offering fans of the series a chance to pre-order the Japanese MGS 4 soundtrack for 3045YEN ($30) which will be available May 28, 2008.

Back in 2003 Ubisoft released XIII, an Unreal Engine powered cell-shaded stealth/action FPS game based on a Belgian comic book by author Jean Van Hamme. While the game itself was received well by the critics, it did not result in massive sales, and hasn't been heard from since. According to Comingsoon, NBC will air a four hour mini-series based on the comic starring Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer, currently scheduled for 2009

IBM Research announced that it has created a "rehearsal studio" that enables employees to rehearse their jobs and client engagement interactions in a virtual, three-dimensional world.

You ain't working for the Man any more! You're the owner of your own trucking business and you call the shots. Build your empire one rig at a time to dominate the roadways and outbid the competition. Your American Dream starts behind the wheel of your own big rig.

Gary Grigsby’s World at War: A World Divided gives you complete control over the production, research, and military strategy for any of the major powers during WWII. The v1.02 patch brings several rule changes, a few interface improvements, and tons of new mod-ability improvements.

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:

• Project Origin [PS3/X360/PC] - Abomination Trailer
• Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm [XBLA/PC] - Trailer #2
• Spore [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

When EA announced Madden NFL 09 last week, a slew of platforms were listed but curiously enough it made no mention of a PC version. In updating his blog, EA Sports president Peter Moore confirmed that when Madden NFL 09 launches on August 12 there will be no PC edition due to "very serious business challenges to us in the sports category, particularly because so many of you all are playing your favorite sports games on the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii."

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.