Set in 1191 AD, the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, you play the role of Altair, an assassin intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict and throw the environment into chaos and shape events during this pivotal moment in history. Ubisoft has released a patch to fix the widely reported freezing issue, but so far, it seems only European PS3 owners are able to download the 25mb file.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 is an action fighter features over 30 playable characters, as well as 16 unique stages and the intense head-to-head anime-style fighting fans of the series know and love. Gamers can play through pivotal storylines as well as unlock an original plot in this follow up to last year’s immensely popular Ultimate Ninja.

White Gold: War in Paradise explores the shadowy background of modern low intensity conflicts, where the newest weapons often do battle with the antics of witchdoctors. An FPS with a handful of RPG elements thrown in for a good measure, White Gold offers a rich scenario in addition to the non-stop action.

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.

FIFA/Fussball Manager 08 allows you once again to control is everything in the world of football management, providing all the tools you need to make it to the big time...

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:

• WorldShift - Cinematic Trailer [German]
• Warriors of the Lost Empire [PSP] - Trailer
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The journey in The Sims 2 Castaway begins when your Sims are washed ashore on an uncharted tropical island, and must overcome the forces of nature, craft tools for survival, and explore their surroundings to unravel the island's mysteries.

A new year at the Duel Academy has begun and the Tag Duel Tournament is the year's most anticipated event. Champion duelists from all around the world have accepted invitations to this tournament. Explore the Duel Academy and find your perfect partner to combine your decks to become an unstoppable fighting machine!

Grey Dog Software's World of Mixed Martial Arts, developed by Wrestling Spirit's Adam Ryland, is the company's first entry in the growing world of mixed martial arts fighting. This demo allows you to try out the entire game and permits you to continuously repeat six weeks of game time.

Team Fortress 2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next-gen animation technology, persistent player statistics, etc... Valve revealed new achievement packs will be added to TF 2 in the coming weeks, starting with a batch of 36 achievements for all the hard-working medics out there.

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:

• Dark Sector [PS3/X360] - Webisode Trailer #3
• Frontlines: Fuel of War [PS3/X360/PC] - Vehicles Trailer
• Schizoid [X360] - Trailer #2
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The war on terror is raging. Violence is escalating. Time and again, civilians are being kidnapped for ransom. Despite earlier assertions, the government takes up negotiations to free the hostages. At the same time, they also send a special unit of the US Navy Seals just in case the negotiations take a little too long....

After a few PC patches, SouthPeak Interactive has release a title update for the Xbox 360 edition of Artificial Studios' 4-player co-op online-enabled action game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia, adjust controls, fixing level issues, improving framerate, tweaking weapons, and more...

While there has been no official announcement yet, at a recent press conference in Japan, Namco Bandai revealed it is working on no less than four titles in the Tales Of franchise, one of them on NDS. Offering a Tales of the Tempest like battle system, Tales of Innocence will be in 3D, and is currently scheduled for release in Japan on Dec. 6, 2007.

Both the BioShock PC Patch and the 360 Title Update will be available next week. In additon to these fixes, we will be releasing downloadable content free on both Xbox Live and for the PC, with the DLC bundled into the PC Patch. A full list of bug fixes and everything included in the DLC will be put up on the Cult of Rapture when the downloads become available.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. Announced gold yesterday, SEGA today revealed that the PC edition will be in stores Dec. 10th.

Capcom has signed a development agreement with Camelot Software, known for titles such as Everybody's Golf and Mario Golf, to work on an all-new golf game We Love Golf!, turning the Wiimote into a virtual set of golf clubs, creating the most immersive golfing experience available off the greens.

Earlier this week, the Internet was on fiyah when Midway Austin's creative director Harvey Smith, lead designer of Ion Storm's Deus Ex titles, publicly criticized Blacksite: Area 51, for which he was lead designer, as being "f***ed up." Smith made the controversial statement at a Montreal International Game Summit lecture, blaming poor handling and pressure to share tech to get the title out before it was ready. Studio head Denise Fulton confirmed that the dismissal was by mutual agreement.

PAIN is a creative, user-driven comedic experience that presents players with the unique opportunity to control and capture the irreverent style of humor found in television shows such as Jackass or Viva La Bam. Launched yesterday, PAIN has been removed from the PlayStation Store due to issues with the game, some involving the inability to load some of the characters.

Warhawk is about to get its first downloadable expansion pack with the release of Operation: Omega Dawn, delivering a new gameplay experience that expands the title’s strategic gameplay elements by offering a new world to explore and introducing a unique aircraft: the KT-424 Combat Dropship.

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. Gamers will get the chance to win a 32” 720p LCD HDTV, a digital 5.1 channel home theater system and cool DVDs for each player on the winning team. Interested? Sign Up!

Set 500 years after the original game, Fable 2 will offer even more choices and features, while building on the core gameplay theme of Fable where every choice continually defines who you become, allowing you to truly live the life you choose. In a LiveText interview Lionhead's Peter Molyneux revealed Fable 2 is currently scheduled for late 2008, and that a Dimitri hybrid type title is in the works, a project he calls "absolutely great, revolutionary and ambitious!"

In Cruis'n, Midway's classic arcade racer, you choose your ride from an impressive lineup of licensed cars and experience a rush of adrenaline as you race opponents through different street circuits using the Wii remote to steer and perform outrageous stunts.

Stranger is an RTS game, with RPG elements, set in a world, split in two parts, surface and a subterranean one, which are in a tenuous balance. After a pair of singleplayer demos, its time for some multiplayer gaming ..