Driver: Parallel Lines offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience and features an unfolding storyline of double crossing and revenge. You take on the role of a notorious 18 year old who, free from conscience and rules, is the most sought after driver-for-hire in town.

Nintendo announced WiiWare, a game-creation service that will allow developers large and small to create new downloadable game content for sale through its Wii's Shop Channel, paving the way for smaller, more creative games to make their way to the public at lower prices. The first WiiWare content is expected to launch early 2008.

2K Sports announced that former Ohio State All-American center and future top pick in the 2007 NBA Draft Greg Oden has been named the cover athlete and official spokesman for College Hoops 2K8.

Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.

The latest issue of Famitsu reveals that Tecmo is once again teaming up with Ntreev Soft to make a sequel to last year's Super Swing Golf, also known as Pangya! Golf with Style or Swing Golf Pangya. Taking advantage of the Wii’s motion sensing controller to give you the full 18-hole golfing experience the new version will include a Tour Mode, unlockable costumes from Ninja Gaiden's Rachel and Ryu Hayabusa, and of course new courses.

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:

• Overlord (X360/PC)
• Hoshigami Remix (NDS)
• GrimGrimoire (PS2)
• Nervous Brickdown (NDS)
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City Interactive's Overspeed, developed by Groove Games, gives the player an opportunity of participating in illegal street-races in the USA - the tracks invite you to speed down the L.A. avenues at night-time. A wide scale of tuning options is one of the most important game elements.

King Features Syndicate has announced that it has awarded a license to Destination Software to publish and distribute video games based on the classic cartoon character, Betty Boop.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a genre-bending style of gameplay rooted in a classic puzzle gameboard setting and incorporates role-playing and strategy elements, multiplayer gameplay modes and an engaging storyline that will immerse players in the richly diverse game world and offer a compelling gameplay experience.

Game publisher Playlogic Entertainment has signed a French-territory distribution agreement with Koch Media France for its next three titles published in Q3 2007: Xyanide Resurrection (PS2/PSP), Obscure 2 (PC/PS2) and Evil Days of Luckless John (PC).

Building off of the success of the enormously popular People’s Tactics, Matrix Games and VR Designs announce Advanced Tactics, a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones!

On the back of significantly growing external and internal expectations related to its MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Funcom yesterday completed a private placement and through this received additional funding of approximately 30 million USD.

ValuSoft announced NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the Championship, featuring the most complete drag racing experience to date, console and handheld players will burn asphalt as they go head-to-head against the world's best drag racing champions.

Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM brings the fast-paced action-filled excitement and epic, cinematic gameplay experience of Dynasty Warriors to the futuristic battlegrounds of the rich Gundam universe.

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:

• Hitman The Movie - Trailer
• Ace Combat 6 [X360] - Trailer #2
• CRASH of the Titans [ALL] - Trailer #2
• The Eye of Judgment [PS3] - Trailer
• Railfan [PS3] - Trailer
• Insecticide [NDS/PC] - Trailer #2
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. The GTA IV Special Edition comes in a customized metal safety deposit box, which will include the game in a special packaging, never-before-seen production artwork, selected soundtrack CD, exclusive Rockstar keychain, and a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag.

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution is a North American Wii exclusive title, and will include characters that have never been featured in the Clash of Ninja game series. The game will follow the storyline of the TV series and will take advantage of the Wiimote in fast-paced ninja action for up to 4 players in 9 different gameplay modes.

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:

• American Civil War: The Blue and the Gray (PC)
• The Darkness (PS3/X360)
• Final Fantasy / Final Fantasy II (PSP)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (ALL)
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PS3)
• Ratatouille (GBA/NDS/PSP/NGC/PS2/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
• Transformers: The Game (ALL)
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Echelon Software's Black Powder Red Earth is a multiplayer-only first-person shooter that combines highly stylized visuals and fast-moving tactical action with a persistent virtual marketplace and social network.

The Settlers VI will focus on building larger and more fortified cities as well as planning and optimization in a medieval world. Attributes that are typical of the series are once again the focus of the game, create magnificent cities and inhabit them with hundreds of settlers going about their daily lives.

Everybody’s favourite stealth fighting tough guy Ninjabread Man is the steward and protector of Sweetworld, He must jump, swipe and squash his way to victory across colorful 3D platformer, which has now gone gold.

Yesterday we revealed SOE signed Flying Labs' Pirates of the Burning Sea, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

Battlefield 2142 is set in the future, the world is plagued by a second Ice Age, and wars have broken out over the remaining territories. EA has released a beta version of the upcoming v1.40 patch, which adds the Highway Tampa map, playable in two modes.

Sierra announced Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy, developed by one of Sierra’s internal developers High Moon Studios, combining seminal moments from the best-selling novel and hit film The Bourne Identity with all-new content developed in conjunction with Ludlum Entertainment.

Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation. Codemasters has signed award-winning film, television and videogame composer Michael Giacchino is set to score Turning Point: Fall of Liberty.