THQ announced results for fiscal Q3 2008, with net sales of $509.6 million, compared to last year's $475.7 million, driven by Cars: Mater-National, MX vs. ATV Untamed and SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. In the subsequent investors conference call, THQ CEO Brian Farrell revealed that Red Faction III is being developed by Volition for PS3, X360 and PC. Scheduled for fiscal 2009 (Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2009), RF3 will focus on interactive environments and destruction. First details on THQ's UFC-licensed title are expected during a pay-per-view event on Memorial Day weekend.

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to take advantage of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability to produce an entirely new, breathtaking FlatOut experience. Previously revealed, but not confirmed until now...

EA announced preliminary financial results for its fiscal Q3 revealing net revenue was up 17% ($1.5 billion compared to $1.3 billion for 2006) driven by FIFA 08, Madden 08, NBA Live 08, Need for Speed Pro Street, Rock Band (1.5 million sold), The Simpsons Game and The Sims 2 Castaway. EA expects Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames to ship in fiscal 2009 (Apr. 1, 2008 - Mar. 31, 2009), confirming the latter's previously revealed delay.

The US Army has released a new version for America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v2.8.3, improves performance, reduces installer size, adds instant action mode, and tweaks/bug fixes.

Belarus based indie developer Steel Monkeys, currently working on its story-driven, third-person action-adventure game 2 Days to Vegas, has been granted official Wii developer status from Nintendo.

Originally revealed at LGC, Eidos' Monster Lab, developed by Foundation 9's Backbone Entertainment, is a blend between action & RPG, allowing you to compose your own fighter by mixing & matching various body parts, taking your creature out to fight others and upgrading as you move up the ladder.

At Comic-con 2007 EA Chicago, known for the Fight Night/Def Jam series, had revealed that it was developing a new superhero fighting game franchise using the Marvel license, but when the studio was shut down a few months later, EA said the status of the project was still being determined. Today the verdict came in: EA officially canceled the project, while terminating its license agreement with Marvel according to GameTap.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Ubisoft reported its sales for the 3rd fiscal quarter 2007 revealing sales are up about 50% compared to last year, fueled by Assassin's Creed and its causal line of titles, beating its own guidance by nearly 10%. Uncertainty regarding Haze continues as the recent retail date changes turn out to be unsubstantiated with Ubisoft's vague "will now be released in fiscal 2008-09," meaning April 2008 at the earliest. Also revealed are new titles in the Prince Of Persia and Anno franchises.

Revealed last year, Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit is Namco Bandai's next title in the DBZ franchise. Burst Limit will be similar to the DBZ: Budokai Tenkaichi series (published by Atari in Europe and North America) and have online multiplayer, be cut-scene driven and support 16/9.

Revealed last week, in Assassin's Creed Altaïr’s Chronicles you will discover more about the protagonist Altaïr and his deep history. The game features a full 3D world allowing you to travel and battle through four cities of the Crusade’s Middle East, using acrobatic moves and combo attacks that mix sword skills and high-flying kicks.

Revealed a few days ago, Sony officially announced that late January it will introduce Skype features to the new slim PSP through a firmware update, enabling users to freely communicate with other Skype users around the world over the Internet.

Devil May Cry 4 is the 4th installment in Capcom's series starring Dante, the gunslinging demon hunter, and introducing a new hero, Nero, who possesses a demonic arm that can pull in enemies or use them as projectiles. Sony revealed a DMC 4 special edition PS3 will be released in Japan, for US$422 (47,800yen), which includes the game and a ceramic white or clear black console.

Revealed early this year, Emergency Mayhem combines chaotic driving sequences with arcade mini-games. You'll be in stitches controlling the frenzied police, fire service or paramedics as they dash around the city from one emergency situation to the next.

EA's Tiberium is an intense tactical action and visceral first-person shooter set in a stunning sci-fi world with spectacular visual effects and dramatic environments. Tiberium takes players on an adventure through an environmentally-devastated world and places them in the heart of an epic battle for control this powerful energy source.

Revealed several weeks ago, Capcom officially announced development of Street Fighter IV, the first new entry in its fighting game series in nearly eight years, following Street Fighter III Third Strike.

Ubisoft released its results for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2007, reporting sales are up 52%, driven by Assassin's Creed, which has already surpassed 1 million units sold, as well as Beowulf, Naruto and Rayman 2. Ubisoft also revealed that Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will be released during the Q4 of fiscal 2007-08, which will unfortunately be joined by Haze (originally due Q3). Splinter Cell Conviction has also been pushed until fiscal 2008-09 (second half of 2008).

Codemasters and Epic Games are the latest publishers to join the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers, expanding the association's membership to 29.

Codemasters has reported the results from the most successful period in its 22-year history. According to the NPD Group the past 12 months Codemasters increased sales by 38% to $149million, with a 332% increase in sales of video game software in the US.

Take on the role of a new recruit wanting to join the original filmcast of the Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Atari has finally submitted its delayed quarterly financial report for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007, and it's not looking good. Net revenue is down from last year's $19.5 million to $10.4M, while net loss was $11.9M compared to $7.3M during the same period last year. Atari stated that it has "substantial doubt about ability to continue as a going concern."

Activision's latest financial numbers show a net revenue increase of 69% from last year's $188.2 million to $317.7M. Net income jumped from a $42.6M loss to a $28.5M gain. In the conference call, Activision executives said that while it's only been in stores for a week, GH III is the best launch title in company history, selling $100M in North America alone. Looking ahead, Activision is planning new titles in the Call of Duty, Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero franchises and has plans for new titles in cooperation with Dreamworks (Monsters Vs. Aliens, Madagascar II, Kung Fu Panda,) two unannounced superhero titles and, to top it all off, its first James Bond-licensed title.

EA released its latest financial results, revealing a loss of $195M, compared to last year's profit of $22M. As a result, EA's board approved a reorganization in order to save $25-30M, which unfortunately means layoffs and branch closures, such as its UK office in Chertsey. At the request of EA Mythic's Mark Jacobs, Warhammer Online is facing yet another delay from its original Q1 2008 date. It's been pushed to Q2 2008 (not before April), but EA execs are still excited about the coming holidays and even raised their expectations with heavy hitters such as Crysis, Hellgate: London and RockBand.

Ubisoft sales report for the six months ending Sept. 30, 2007, reveals it beat expectations with a 52% increase compared to last year fueled by GRAW 2 (PSP, PS3), Jam Session (NDS), Blazing Angels 2, The Settlers and Surf's Up. Oddly enough, Ubisoft also decided to push four unannounced titles into 2008, stating its current lineup is strong enough for the coming holiday season. An updated release list indicates a possible delay for Nitrobike, as it is no longer listed.

Already available in stores, Xbox 360 Arcade console is the first Xbox 360 console to include five family-friendly games, a wireless controller, an HDMI connection to enable high-def. output if desired and 256 MB of memory for storing games and entertainment content, for $279.99.