Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword focuses on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios.

Konami soccer franchise Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 makes its debut on the PS3, featuring a proprietary adaptive AI system entitled Teamvision, a sophisticated AI programming that learns and adapts according to an individual’s style of play.

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:

• Rock Band [PS3/X360] - Deep Purple Trailer
• MGS Portable Ops Plus [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Neves [NDS] - Trailer
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation [X360] - Trailer #4
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At Austin Game Developers Conference, SOE's Austin studio presented the local Habitat for Humanity with a $10,000 donation to their efforts to end poverty housing in the area. The funds were raised as part of a Star Wars Galaxies in-game event where players were allowed to demolish abandoned or unoccupied player-created houses and buildings.

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas honored Xbox 360’s Halo by immortalizing a life-sized Master Chief figure as the first video game character to be enshrined in the world famous attraction’s 250-year history.

Hellgate: London is a first person perspective RPG with a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, and introduces a demon-ridden environment where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive. EB/Gamestop, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart are offering a pre-order promotion. Depending on which retailer you pre-order from, you’ll get a different color dye kit, a beta code, and a chance to sign up for a lifetime subscription.

Hudson is working on an all-new Wii-exclusive sports title Deca Sports, featuring 10 activities, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.

Experience the thrill of white-knuckle aerial combat with bone-crunching armored assaults and high-intensity infantry combat in a 32-player, all-out war fought both on the ground and in the skies.

Players will embark on a global quest to overcome an evil threat, by controlling Spider-Man and one of numerous Super Hero or Super Villain sidekicks, as they master unique fighting moves and styles while switching between characters to execute team combos and defeat foes.

According to the independent NPD Group, through July Pokémon Diamond is the best-selling video game of the year on any system, while Pokémon Pearl ranks No. 3, having sold more than 3 million copies in the United States alone.

Team Fortress 2 is a class-based, multiplayer team warfare game, delivering new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve’s next generation animation technology, persistent player statistics, and more. Continuing its series, Valve will release the Engineer trailer next week, as well as promising a major announcement on Tuesday..

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:

• Code Lyoko [Wii] - Gameplay Trailer
• Medal of Honor Airborne [PS3/X360/PC] - Weapons Trailer
• Race Driver: Create & Race [NDS] - Trailer #2
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Sonic Rush Adventure will seamlessly utilize both screens of the Nintendo DS to navigate the high seas in search of pirate treasure, delivering Sonic’s classic high-speed 2D gameplay in the ultimate Sonic handheld experience.

SEGA is bringing 2005 arcade gun game Ghost Squad to the Wii, adding a number of new Wii-specific gameplay modes and using the Wiimote as a multi-purpose tool that allows players to easily control the targeting of on-screen enemies, defuse bombs, and rescue hostages.

Namco Bandai Games America's .hack //G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption logs gamers back into the engaging MMO setting where the lines of reality are blurred and danger lurks around every corner. Delivering an epic action-RPG experience, gamers must overcome evil and restore balance to “The World.”

FIFA 08 will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player, allowing you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club. EA revealed the PS3 and Xbox 360 demos are coming Thursday Sept. 13 on PSN and Xbox Live, same content as the PC edition.

SEGA's Bleach: Shattered Blade, based on the hit animated series Bleach, offers relentless action and dazzling swordplay with crisp, highly-stylized graphics that deliver an authentic anime experience.

Baseball Mogul 2008 is a baseball management simulation game that allows players to manage and create a championship dynasty while using players from the past, present, and future.

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.

With the world plunged in eternal darkness and the Gods rendered powerless, Kratos will face the most feared creatures of Greek Mythology, and ultimately be forced to choose between his own personal redemption and saving the ancient world from certain destruction. March 4, 2008 is Kratos day, with the previously announced demo still on track for end of September.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

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:

• Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (PC)
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In feudal Japan, it was kill or be killed for the samurai. Kengo: Legend of the 9, known in Europe as Kengo Zero, lets you battle as one of nine famous samurai warriors while mastering expert techniques to gain an advantage over your foes. Become a Kengo Master as you fight your way through lush, high-definition Japanese environments.

Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of three survivors who join forces with the last remaining human resistance in the heated battle against the ongoing alien onslaught. The acclaimed atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original make a triumphant return armed with a new feature set!

Imagine Sports announced a deal with MLB Advanced Media to bring officially-licensed content (league and team logos, data, player names, and images) to its online baseball simulation game, Diamond Mind Online, making it the most authentic baseball multi-player simulation game available.