Ubisoft revealed its holiday lineup of titles, ranging from Haze, Nitrobike, to Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and Beowulf. While Assassin's Creed is still in the lineup for PS3 and Xbox 360, it seems the PC version has been pushed until early 2008.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned.

LucasArts' theme park sim Thrillville will open its gates for a whole new season in Off the Rails, featuring some of the most outlandish roller-coaster concepts ever imagined, as well as new ways to talk to park guests and a wider array of carnival games.

While there has no official announcement yet, THQ confirmed that the next title in the Saints Row franchise is in development at Volition. The Saints Row PS3 port has been canceled in favor of a simultaneous release on both platforms of the sequel. The game will utilize Volition’s proprietary open-world engine and deliver an all-new, cross platform gaming experience.

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. Infinity Ward community manager FourTwoZero revealed that the game has reached gold status and has been approved by Sony & Microsoft. An official announcement is expected soon.

In PES8, player detail has been taken to incredible levels with full facial animation and high-def to show full movement and subtle details to the various kits during the course of a match. All "next-gen" versions will also benefit from an extensive Edit mode, allowing gamers to customize their PES experience. Konami confirmed the PC edition of the demo is due early next week.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, the 3rd entry in the series, once again has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. It's been delayed until 2008, but here are some new screens ...

Pandemic has constructed a whole new "playground of destruction" from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new and exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world where there's only one rule: everybody pays. We revealed earlier this month, and Pandemic has now confirmed that Mercenaries 2 has been delayed until 2008, to polish the title.

Feel what it's like to be a field general making key personnel decisions on both sides of the ball during the game's biggest moments in Madden NFL 08. Play to your team's strengths by reading your opponent's schemes and reacting to the action as soon as the ball is snapped.

The gang from Mystery Inc. are the stars of a hit reality TV show about ghost hunting. However, when rival show team GSI (Ghost Scene Investigators) question Mystery Inc.'s unscientific methods of ghost detection, the challenge is on to see who can debunk the most ghosts!

Shattered Suns is a new science-fiction, real-time strategy game with unique features such as three-dimensional battles, a moving battlefield, player-designed units, unique economic challenges and an interactive campaign. Clear Crown Studios designer Tom White tells us more about overall game design of the game.

Unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show, Marvelous' Rainy Woods is a new adventure horror game reminiscent of the classic tv series Twin Peaks. Currently only scheduled for release in Japan somewhere in 2008.

Guitar Hero fans will channel their inner rock god using Gibson Guitar's Les Paul and Kramer models, experience new features and content including a new multiplayer battle mode, boss battles, exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Interscope is releasing a GH III soundtrack CD, for $14.99, which includes an unlock code for AFI's unreleased Carcinogen Crush, Flyleaf's Tina, and a Nick Zinner/Yeah Yeah Yeahs remake of Marilyn Manson's Putting Holes in Happiness.

Cooking Mama 2 promises more culinary fun and even tastier gameplay as Mama cooks up a spicy storm with new recipes, twice as many mini-games and an all-new multiplayer mode to challenge other players to a ‘cook off’, Mama style.

In Crysis shooter fans will face a new kind of challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of an alien invasion. Previously scheduled for Sept. 25, EA just let us know the demo has been delayed a month, but to make up for it, Crytek will be throwing in the sandbox editor.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, 3rd entry in the series, once again has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. A beta test is confirmed, but Ubisoft has delayed the game until Q1 2008.

PT Boats is the first simulator of the Mosquito-fleet, created with the use of technologies of a level never seen before in naval combat simulator games. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due to their maneuverability and speed. Earlier this year we reported PT Boats was getting a DirectX10 makeover, and Akella is now showing off the result in a non-interactive/rolling demo.

In Gods & Heroes you become a classic hero of the ancient world, born of immortal blood, pursuing your destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth. Perpetual confirmed 30-40 people have been let go, and as a result of beta feedback, G & H has been pushed to 2008.

Clive Barker's Jericho is a squad-based horror FPS devised by the master mythmaker, novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. The Jericho Team is a seven-man strike force that protects government interests from paranormal threats.

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. Infinity Ward revealed that the CoD 4 multiplayer beta will end Sept. 30, but two days prior, the level cap (currently 16) will be raised to 25.

Everlight: Power to the Elves!, previously known as Everlight: Fairies, Candles and a Wish, is a 3D fantasy adventure under development at Silver Style Entertainment, known for The Fall.

Escape from Paradise City blends action-RPG and strategy asking the player to infiltrate a gang-infested city on the Eastern seaboard in order to root out rampant corruption and violence. Former criminals turned government agents Angel Vargas, Boris Chekov and Nick Porter are playable in specific missions in the single-player campaign, and in the end, players will choose their favorite character for a final battle with the game's ultimate boss.

Treasure Co.'s Ikaruga is a quick-paced Xbox LIVE Arcade shooter with strong strategy elements featuring a slow-motion training mode and co-op play for two, combining of beautiful, manga-style storytelling and refined, ultra-challenging arcade heroics.

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:

• The History Channel Great Battles of Rome (PC)
• Maximum-Football 2.0 (PC)
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Devil May Cry 4 is the fourth installment in Capcom's series starring Dante, the gunslinging demon hunter. DMC4 will introduce a new hero, Nero, who possesses a demonic arm that can pull in enemies or use them as projectiles. Meet Credo, Agnus, and Gloria...