The epic saga continues with Halo 3, in this third chapter of the Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. Microsoft and Bungie confirmed that the multiplayer beta will begin May 16 at 5 a.m. PDT and run through June 6 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Naughty Dog's Environment Lead artist Rob Adams, confirmed recent rumors that Naughty Dogs' upcoming PS3 title is indeed called Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

In CellFactor: Revolution gamers can manipulate thousands of objects simultaneously, control vehicles and fight against AI-controlled opponents or challenge friends to a match in the networked gameplay modes. Artificial Studios and Immersion Games announced that CellFactor: Revolution will be available for free download on May 8.

Nobilis announces Kheops Studio' Cleopatra: A Queen's Destiny, an adventure game in which the player will be plunged in the tormented period of the Antique Egypt. Help the young new queen Cleopatra to take the good decisions for her Empire and become the queen of kings.

Namco Bandai Games America announced that Namco Museum DS is bringing its popular arcade games to the Nintendo DS this summer. Namco Museum DS introduces a new generation of gamers to an era of timeless games and non-stop entertainment.

Pirates of the Burning Sea is 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.

Ghostlight announced today it has signed a European publishing agreement for Glory Days 2 DS: Brotherhood of Men, offering classic good versus evil shoot-em-up action, combined with ferocious real time strategy

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation goes online via Xbox Live for the first time, where players will be able to experience Ace Combat on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes. The latest OXM reveals that the Ace Combat 6 Xbox 360 exclusivity has a time limit, so a PS3 version is most likely to follow.

Pieces of Eight is a 1st-person point-n-click adventure game set in New England during modern times, where you have to track down an undiscovered pirate treasure hidden in an elaborate underground complex on one of the islands off the coast of New England.

One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is based on the popular anime series, allowing you to reincarnate yourself into one of the characters, set on a mysterious island filled with treasure.

Take-Two announced the resignation of its CFO Karl Winters, effective immediately. Lainie Goldstein, who currently serves as the Company's Senior Vice President of Finance, has been named interim Chief Financial Officer until a permanent replacement is named.

TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, and the latest graphics technology to create a unique action game experience. At a press event last night, Sierra showed off the new and improved TimeShift, ending with a video clip which revealed the PlayStation 3 logo in the closing credits. When asked, Sierra PR would neither confirm nor deny this news.

Long, long ago, battles were waged with blade and spell. The lush island of Aedis was constantly submerged in bloodshed. Eventually, this hatred and anger gave birth to an entity known as Mugen, which brought an end to all things. Now they call it a fairy tale, a mere child's fantasy.

Eragon is an epic fantasy-adventure which centers on a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Based on the upcoming movie, Eragon, now a Dragon Rider, is swept into a world of magic and power, discovering that he alone has the power to save -- or destroy -- an Empire.

Shrek The Third will take players on an all-new adventure filled with fun and exciting new challenges, never-before-seen characters and environments, plus the same humor we've come to love from Shrek and the gang. After the PC edition earlier, Activision has now released a 760 mb demo on Xbox Live Marketplace, allowing you to play the Far Far Away levle as either Shrek or Puss.

It's not really much of a secret anymore, but Pandemic Studios announced their new open-world environment stealth-action thriller, Saboteur. Set against the dramatic backdrop of occupied France and based on a true story, Saboteur is the personal tale of one man’s fight to find and kill the Nazi thugs who murdered his friends.

The ESRB has been the revealing source of various titles coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, and today a listing was spotted for id Software's multiplayer sci-fi shooter Quake III: Team Arena. If the listing is true, the Xbox Live Arcade version is being ported to the Xbox 360 by Texas-based Pi Studios, known for various Activision titles (Call of Duty) and currently working on the Halo 2 Vista Editor as well as porting Pandemic's Mercenaries 2 to the PS2.

Sovereign Symphony, developed by Turkish Céidot Studios, is an RPG that gives you a chance to enter a new world of a fiction/scenario and be a character of this world. Pending approval Sovereign Symphony is also scheduled for PS3 and X360.

In Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 an experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong. Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper are the only surviving subjects. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out.

Left 4 Dead, developed by Counter-Strike makers Turtle Rock Studios, is a co-operative multiplayer action game, using the Source Engine, and also introducing Turtle Rock's v2.0 A.I. technology.

Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behaviour and mannerisms of individual professional players. This first patch fixes some gfx issues, alt/tab crash and improves general performance.

Double Fusion announced that it has added upcoming titles from THQ to its premium network. The agreement grants Double Fusion advertising representation across certain platforms for a number of THQ's highly anticipated titles, such as Juiced, MX vs ATV and Stuntman franchises.

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The next "free" title update, coming tonight at 4:00 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT), will include a brand-new multiplayer mode called Annex. Read more for details, screens and in-game footage.

Graffiti Entertainment has been granted publishing status for North America from Nintendo of America. Graffiti Entertainment is a new publisher who has recently released various PC (Chain of Command: Eastern Front) and GBA (Mazes of Fate) titles

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:

• Audition (PC)
• Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales (NDS)
• Super Paper Mario (Wii)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...