Stan Lee joins former game designer and current comic writer Brian Reed, along with developers from Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion, for a behind-the-scenes discussion of the creative process, story development and technology used to bring comic book heroes to life in the most advanced Super Hero games ever.

From June 20-22 and June 27-29, Pokémon players are invited to bring their NDS' and Pokémon Diamond or Pokémon Pearl games to the nearest GameStop store where they can receive Deoxys, a legendary character with transformative powers and an impressive set of battle-ready moves.

NVIDIA and NaturalMotion announced that they have teamed up to offer game developers and publishers easy-to-use, highly integrated solutions for adding animation and physics in next-generation games.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, Rock Band gets Disturbed and Jimmy Buffett pack (3 songs each), Guitar Hero III gets Motorhead Track Pack ($6.25), and God of War II's The End Begins (to Rock) for free, the first issue of SCEA's monthly interactive video production Qore, Capcom's Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 ($9.99), Tiki Games' top-down arcade shooter Novastrike ($9.99), demos for Civilization Revolution, Battlefield: Bad Company, and NASCAR 09. And of course there are also the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and Wallpapers.

Conspiracy Entertainment announced that it has expanded its publishing agreement with RTL Games for eleven new RTL SKUs scheduled for release in 2008/2009, including the games Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge and Ski and Shoot on multiple platforms, and will be designed for use on the Wii Balance Board.

When Halcyon Games made its entry into the entertainment industry as a movie/game production company it revealed a game based on the upcoming Terminator 4 was in development. Halcyon Games also has the first-look rights to the 44 novels and 120 short stories of famed sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick (Minority Report, Total Recall). In the past only Blade Runner (EA) and Ubik (Cryo) have been made into games, and Halcyon plans on making movies and two games based on the sci-fi writer's work.

Aptus Games uses Actiga's proprietary motion controllers combined with a revolutionary browser-based 3D game engine to deliver a multi-sensory game experience on the Web.

Red Mile has signed the license to Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels and comic books; signed Flint Dille, known for The Chronicles of Riddick, as designer/scriptwriting; and revealed Sin City: The Game will be powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3. Sin City, currently scheduled for Christmas 2009, is being developed by Transmission Games, formerly known as IR Gurus, and since the Wii is one of the platforms, could they be the mystery developer porting the UE3?

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

Swedish-based publisher Pan Vision Games signed a three year exclusivity agreement with Yuko Shimizu, creator of Hello Kitty, to make games based on the Japanese IP Angel Cat Sugar. The brand story evolves around Angel Cat Sugar, a princess in a world of angels, and her three mice friends Parsley, Thyme and Basil.

Left Behind: Eternal Forces will put players in command of the apocalyptic battles raging in the streets of New York City between the angelic Tribulation Forces and the demonic Global Community Peacekeepers during the End of Days. Left Behind Games has launched its One Million Game FREE Giveaway marketing program, giving a free copy (however you have to pay shipping and "processing fee") to the first million responders.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Go! Sports Skydiving ($4.99) skydiving simulation game, the classic PSOne game Crash Bandicoot: WARPED ($5.99) for PS3/PSP, a free MotorStorm Chinese New Year Skin, new Rock Band content (Calling Dr. Love – Kiss, We Care a Lot - Faith No More, and Roam - B-52s, $1.99 each). A multiplayer demo for Capcom's Lost Planet, as well as various game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PixelJunk Monsters ($7.99 for a limited time), a free Folklore addon (winner of the Create-a-Creature contest), three Oasis songs for Rock Band ($1.99/song, $5.49/pack), Stranglehold map mack (10 multiplayer maps, 21 skins, $14.99). In addition to the Devil May Cry 4 and The Club demos there is also the PSOne classic Jet Moto 2 for PS3/PSP. If there's nothing you fancy, check out the fresh load of trailers and movie clips to watch.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a few Playstation Eye titles (Tori-Emaki & Mesmerize: Trace for $1.99) and a Blast Factor Bundle ($12.99). The weekly Rock Band tracks are now also available (Last Train to Clarksville / The Monkees, All the Small Things / Blink-182, and Action / Sweet for $1.99) as well as two new circuits for MotorStorm (Eagle’s Nest and Diamondback Speedway, $2.99). Also available are playable demos for Disney;s Turok and EA's FIFA Street 3, if all else fails, there's plenty of trailers, and movie clips to watch.

So Blonde, written by Broken Sword's Steve Ince, is an adventure game based around beautiful (anti-)heroine Sunny Blonde, featuring jet black humor that goes far beyond trite clichés, gorgeous cartoon graphics, puzzling riddles and a ton of gameplay surprises.

Sony has rolled out a new PlayStation Store content, starting with 3 new tracks for Rockband (Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden, Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots, and Die, All Right! – The Hives). A demo for Kane & Lynch, two addon packs for Folklore, a remake of Stardust in HD, classic PSOne title Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, vehicle unlock codes for Need for Speed ProStreet, and a flurry of trailers and themes.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling never hid the fact he loved gaming, and when he formed Green Monster Games in 2006, to be renamed into 38 Studios earlier this year, it came as no surprise his first project is an MMORPG under the codename Copernicus. Presenting the new title at CES, Curt Schilling, who has since teamed up with sci-fi author R.A. Salvatore and comic book/action figure creator Todd MacFarlane, revealed that this will be his last season as a professional baseball player, after which he will focus all his attention on developing games.

Sony is ending the year with a bang by rolling out a huge PlayStation Store update. Just like on XBL, EA has released new Rock Band tracks, a free We Three Kings Guitar Hero track, and PS3-exclusive content with Warhawk Omega Dawn Booster Pack ($7.99), Folklore Holiday Add-On (free), MotorStorm Holiday Skin (free) and 2 High Stakes: Poker Edition Add-Ons (free). On top of that, there are 4 new downloadable games: Toy Home ($9.99), Snakeball (free demo, $9.99 full game), Trials of Topoq ($4.99) and Mesmerize: Distort ($1.99). There is also a demo for Midway's Blacksite: Area 51 and the usual slew of game and movie trailers.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, created specifically to take advantage of all the features the DS has to offer, boasts 16 official Olympic challenges including two new events that are exclusive to the handheld game - 10m Platform Diving and Cycling.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

Kuju Studios spinoff doublesix has been established to create addictive, "have another go" video games across all downloadable formats with the intention of establishing themselves as a world leader on digital distribution across all platforms: XBLA, PSN, Wii-Ware and PC.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, created specifically to take advantage of all the features the DS has to offer, boasts 16 official Olympic challenges including two new events that are exclusive to the handheld game - 10m Platform Diving and Cycling.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.