Dutch developer Engine Software announces that Nintendo of America has approved the company as official Licensed Wii Developer. Engine Software has no development projects currently scheduled for the Wii platform, but is looking into Wii Retail, and Wii Ware projects.

Vigilance, powered by Crytek's CryEngine 2, was designed using state of the art 3D technology to help train U.S military personnel to locate and identify Improvised Explosive Devices, and has been selected by the National Training Systems Association as one of the finalists in the 2007 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge.

Fireglow team is now developing a next generation game engine (codename: Sudden Strike Next7) and the first game based on this engine, which now is officially named 'Sudden Strike III: Arms For Victory'. Fireglow plans to develop several other games based on this engine in different setups related to war conflicts.

A spiritual sequel to John Woo's action movie Hard Boiled, Stranglehold redefines the action gaming experience with its acrobatic gunplay, thrilling cinematography, frenetic combat and massive destructibility.

Reprobates, a classic third-person point-and-click adventure, is based on the enhanced engine of Black Mirror and Nibiru and will again stun the players with beautiful graphics, highly detailed 3D character models and a thrilling atmosphere and story.

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix makes its downloadable debut on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and Playstation Network by utilizing the original game code, while creating a fresh upgraded experience with new artwork and high resolution 1080p graphics.

In The Simpsons Game, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting, all-new powers to save the world from rising chaos. To help the Simpsons, gamers at home must journey through all of Springfield (as well as vast worlds beyond!), vanquish an amazing array of villains, and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games.

Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights features unparalleled vehicle customization, an adrenaline packed drift racing experience and ultra-realistic Driver DNA. The demo features 2 tracks, 4 cars (Nissan 350Z, BMW M3, Holden Monaro, Saleen Mustang) and 3 modes.

FreeStyle Street Basketball is a fast-paced online basketball game where players meet on virtual courts to challenge each other in a pick-up game environment, featuring music, fashions and gravity defying basketball moves. Sierra Online announced that there will no longer be a premium upgrade and players can play through all 45 levels for free when they sign up.

Based on the animated TV series, One Piece: Unlimited Adventure, makes its exclusive debut on the Wii. Join Captain Monkey D. Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates as they embark on a search for the ultimate treasure in this all new original quest.

While Level 5 are still working on bringing the newest Dragon Quest IX title the the NDS, several of its prequels, DQ IV, V and VI to be precise, are also getting converted to the NDS, with full 3D graphics. Scheduled for release this winter in Japan, no word whether Square Enix will be bringing it to Europe and/or North America.

THQ announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam! will be one of the first titles in its portfolio of games developed specifically for Xbox Live Arcade, followed by original titles Screwjumper, Elements of Destruction and Rocket Riot.

Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action brings gamers together with friends and family for a casual trivia game. Using the simple and intuitive Big Button Controller, players can challenge their friends to see whose movie knowledge reigns supreme, with real content from their favorite movies and actors.

Packed with the latest news and content from the motoring world, GT TV is a dedicated online channel set to launch on PSN early 2008. BBC will provide 40 episodes of its motor TV show Top Gear, as well as offer the Top Gear Test Track in-game.

Soldier of Fortune Payback continues with the organization know as The Shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary, blasting their way through high intensity combat situations in the world's most dangerous hotspots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

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:

• SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis (GBA/NDS/PS2/Wii)
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Xbox 360)
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A game of tactics, combat-heavy action, and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new science fiction themed action-RPG. At your disposal will be futuristic weapons and armor, cybernetic upgrades and a robotic partner that you can customize and command.

Valve and Codemasters announced an agreement that will see a collection of new and future PC titles being available via Steam, starting with Clive Barker's Jericho, Overlord and DiRT.

Inspired by the forthcoming Winter Olympics, RTL Winter Sports 2008 will see gamers cut through gates, punch through turns and slip through gliding phases as they strive to become number one.

Battersea Evolution in London’s Battersea Park played host to the British Academy Video Games Awards. Wii Sports dominated the evening, winning six out of the thirteen categories (Gameplay, Casual, Innovation, Multiplayer, Sports, and Strategy & Simulation), while Crackdown, Okami, and God of War 2 each took two categories.

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.

Hard to be a God is an RPG with adventure and espionage elements based on a storyline of the novel with the same name by Strugatsky brothers. The main hero is a graduate of a medieval secret service high school, and his mission is to scout and report the situation in the Kingdom of Arcanar, an independent anarchical state.

Fearless Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is part of the Franchetti crime family helmed by vicious Uncle Paulie. On the eve of his 21st birthday, Jackie is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of the Darkness.

Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The PC version includes three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer game type, Game Editor, five new campaign chapters and DX 10 support.

Outfront 2 starts were Faces of War ended and delivers a lot of improvements, such as the complete rework of the sound environment, new interface, new multiplayer netcode, router support, ranking, overworked lobby and new game modes, as well as some performance tweaks.