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:

• Bioshock (X360/PC)
• Jeanne d'Arc (PSP)
• Turn it Around (NDS)
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SKATE will deliver the feel of skating through innovative controls, authentic cameras and a fully reactive skateboarding city, featuring professional skaters such as Danny Way and PJ Ladd, to deliver the most authentic skateboard experience to date. After a few delays, EA has finally released its Skate demo on XBLA.

Two Worlds is an RPG featuring thrilling fight choreographies, gripping characters and realistic worlds, linking the cinematic story with maximum gaming freedom in a medieval fantasy world. Zuxxez has released a demo, allowing you to solve various quests in Northern Antaloor (includes multiplayer for 8 people), as well as a massive v1.5 update fixing bugs, updating gfx and plenty more.

A New Beginning is a cinematic, interactive eco-thriller. In the classic adventure game an impending global climate cataclysm threatens the world, in a story ripped from today’s headlines, dealing with the defining issue of our time. At locations all around the globe, players will have to try and stem the tide – with the whole world hanging in the balance.

Konami announced its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention, August 23-27 in Leipzig, Germany, featuring titles such as Metal Gear Solid 4, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, new Silent Hills and a new take on a much-loved classic.

Rail Simulator will offer the opportunity for players to take charge of steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Challenging and fun gameplay will even enable players to design their own ideal journey routes.

SEGA announced Viking: Battle For Asgard, developed by The Creative Assembly, is a hack'n slasher where you, as Skarin, a new iconic gaming hero, get to experience the violent yet spectacular world of the Vikings and their Gods.

BioShock is a revolution in the shooter genre that will forever change the expectations for the FPS. Going beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. BioShock is the Shooter 2.0.

More than 2,300 participants have entered into the Doritos “Unlock Xbox” challenge, submitting their ideas for an Doritos branded Xbox LIVE Arcade game idea. The five finalists have been selected, and will now begin working side-by-side with Xbox LIVE Arcade development teams to build fully playable beta versions of their game concepts.

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:

• Saboteur [PS3/X360] - Teaser Trailer
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [ALL] - Multiplayer Perks Trailer
• World in Conflict [X360/PC] - GC 07 Trailer
• Need for Speed ProStreet [ALL] - Drag Racing Trailer
• Codename: Panzers - Cold War - Trailer
• Everlight: Fairies, Candles and a Wish - GC 2007 Trailer [German]
• SEGA Rally: Revo [ALL] - Environmental Trailer #2
• 07 Commando [NDS] - Teaser Trailer
• The Continuum - Trailer #2
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SEGA's NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is the long awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed NiGHTS franchise that gave gamers the freedom to fly in a world of dreams and imagination.

BioShock will forever change the expectations for the FPS going beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, creating a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. Already released on Xbox Live, the PC demo features the first part of the game, introducing you with Rapture and the special powers.

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion. The Special Edition is 3-disc set containing art book, original soundtrack, exclusive in-game vehicle, making of DVD, and various other trailer footage.

H-Craft Championship is a classic sci-fi racer, where you get to control a H-Craft, a futuristic vehicle hovering above the ground driven by a gigantic rotor. The v1.2 patch/demo fixes various bugs, and adds Matrox TripleHead2Go support, enabling you to play on 3 screens simultaneously.

With World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets you will enter the largest sporting event in the world – the World Series of Poker, with the challenge to Beat The Brat – Phil Hellmuth!

Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

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:

• Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (NDS)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Epic Games announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Warsaw, Poland-based game developer People Can Fly, best known for Painkiller, but most recently has been collaborating with Epic on the PC version of Gears of War. The two companies are collaborating on a new IP which Epic will be previewing privately at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany this week.

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis follows SpongeBob and the rest of the Bikini Gang as they leave Bikini Bottom and journey to the legendary city of Atlantis. Players will discover the treasures of Atlantis, while experiencing new game mechanics and multiplayer features.

Midway Games announced its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention, August 23-27 in Leipzig, Germany, featuring titles such as Stranglehold, BlackSite Area 51, Unreal Tournament 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, and kid's games like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

FUZZYEYES announced its new third-person action/adventure title Edge of Twilight, a dark, steampunk fantasy in a world where night and day have torn apart.

SEGA Rally Revo will set a new benchmark in its genre with a high-tempo driving experience that will challenge the racing skills both on and off-road, with revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing.

Unlike previously announced, Sierra will release a public demo for Massive Entertainment's action-strategy game World in Conflict on Aug. 24, containing both single player (tutorial + 1 mission) and multiplayer modes (2maps).

Space Giraffe is a psychedelic shooter featuring mesmerizing graphics and 100 levels of out-of-this-world gameplay. Street Trace: NYC is an all-in-one hoverboard racing and arena battle game featuring multiplayer over Xbox LIVE with up to eight players and an up to a four-way split-screen.

A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. The Limited Edition includes exclusive in-game items, dog tags, briefing General British, one month free, Making of DVD, classified maps and plenty more...