Ubisoft released its first-half of 2010-11 financial results revealing its income is up, but not enough to get itself out of an operating loss. Titles such as R.U.S.E and HAWX 2 preformed below expectation, while the new Ghost Recon and Driver titles have both been delayed once more.

In Patrician IV, the player takes on the role of a young merchant in the area of the Baltic and North Sea during the late Middle Age, the zenith of the Hanseatic League and its naval trading empire.

Gran Turismo 5 promises 1000 vehicles, 20 tracks in 60 different layouts, custom soundtrack support, and while there is a damage model, it will be limited to certain car manufacturers.

Controlled by a group of evil Tikis, the animals in Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong's Banana Hoard and stolen his stash of bananas — and he understandably wants them back. Retro Studios brings Donkey Kong back in a new side-scrolling adventure with familiar characters and new levels that reignite the passion players had for the Super NES original.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50-60% off a slew of action/adventure themed titles such as Death to Spies, Splinter Cell, Safecracker, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and a slew of others, while the Deals of the Weekend is offering Majesty 2, Reign: Conflict of Nations, and Asguaard at anywhere from 30 to 75% off.

Canadian based independent  developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) announced it has renamed into Behaviour Interactive, a return to the name it was formerly known by when it was a small upstart developer of PS1 games in the 90’s.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50-75% off a slew of strategy themed titles such as Men of War, EVE Online, Warlords Battlecry III, Heroes of Might and Magic V, Tom Clancy’s EndWar, World in Conflict, and a slew of others, while the Campaign of the Weekend is offering Sam & Max The Devils Playhouse, and Sid Meier Collection at anywhere from 40 to 80% off.

Activision Blizzard has released its Q3 2010 financials, earning $51 million, triple the amount of last year's Q3 ($15 million). driven by continued strong demand for the latest Modern Warfare 2, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft. In the follow up conference call Activision revealed that it plans new titles in the Guitar Hero, Spider-Man, X-Men, Transformers, and Call of Duty franchises somewhere during the course of 2011.

You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.

NBA Elite 11 will revolutionize the way basketball simulation games are played, with an all-new technology base, a new control scheme and a real-time physics system.

Revealed last week, Hybrid, powered by Valve's Source engine, is a sci-fi shooter that puts you in the middle of a war between two factions, the Paladin and Variant, and from the looks of it is packed with furutustic armor, gadgets, and weapons.

Revealed earlier this week, You Don't Know Jack is a trivia game in which players answer questions from a variety of pop culture topics and subjects. The questions are presented by an off-screen host Cookie, voiced by actor Tim Gottlieb, who makes frequent jokes and irreverent comments.

Days of Thunder: Arcade teams players with Rowdy Burns as the latest recruit to hit the high-octane racing circuit. With Rowdy as their coach, players will learn to drop the hammer, hit the pit and trade paint with other cars.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50-60% off a slew of Halloween themed titles such as NecroVision, The Path, Painkiller, Resident Evil 5, Dead Space, and a slew of others, while the Campaign of the Weekend is offering the CSI, CSI Deadly Intent, CSI NY The Game at 50% off.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50% off a slew of co-op enabled titles such as Street Fighter IV, Splinter Cell Conviction, Unreal Tournament 3, and a few others, while the Campaign of the Weekend is offering the Port Royale 2, Darkstar One, and Rig n Roll at 50-60% off.

Krome Studios, known for Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, PS2/Wii versions of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and most recently Blade Kitten, had a good year in 2006. After first acquiring the remainders of Ratbag Games and setting up a new studio in Adelaide, it also took over Atari's Melbourne House that same year. Fast forward to Aug. 2010 and Krome Studios is in financial trouble and it is shutting down the Adelaide Office while handing out pink slips in the other. All in vain according to Aussie website Tsumea, which reveals Krome Studios is shutting down with only a a few contractors remaining to finish up some work.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50-60% off a slew of city building/management titles such as City Life 2008, Restaurant Empire, Trainz Simulator 2010 and many others, while the Campaign of the Weekend is offering the Stronghold Collection and Reign Conflict of Nations at 50-80% off.

Social Games Developer Kabam, known for its Facebook title Kingdoms of Camelot, added new executive leadership from Blizzard, PlayFirst, and PayPal to its management team,  deepening its talent pool as it expands its operational scope.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a new action-adventure IP, a story of one man’s journey to discover the true meaning of sacrifice amidst murder and betrayal. Set in Southern Europe during the middle ages, Lords of Shadow has beautifully-realized locales that play host to an epic battle between good and evil.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50-60% off a slew of retro titles such as Dark Void Zero, Insectoid, Aveyond and many others, while the Campaign of the Weekend is offering Sega MegaDrive/Genesis Series 1-3 at 50% off.

Live and breathe as Ezio, now a legendary master assassin, in his struggle against the Templar order. Lead your own brotherhood of assassins and strike at the heart of the enemy, Rome.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50% off a slew of puzzle titles such as Flock!, Safecracker, The Treasures of Mystery Island and many others. The price on carious Commandos titles are also getting reduced in half, while the Sales of the Week are on Sylvenia Fantasy Poker and Darkfall Online, both also 50% off.

With more new features than ever before, including real-time contract negotiation, a revamped training system and a number of match engine improvements, Football Manager 2011 will once again raise the bar for Soccer management games.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, starting with 50% off X2 The Threat, X3 Gold Edition, X3 Reunion, X3 Terran Conflict, Fortis, Sylvenia: Fantasy Poker, while Biology Battle, I’m Not Alone, Ikaro, Max and the Magic Marker, Simon The Sorcerer 5 drop 75% in price. This weekend only fans can purchase Real Warfare 1242 at 50% - 80% cheaper.

In Patrician IV, the player takes on the role of a young merchant in the area of the Baltic and North Sea during the late Middle Age, the zenith of the Hanseatic League and its naval trading empire.