Gratuitous Space Battles is a strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games: The big space battles fought by huge spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!', 'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'.

Sony is about to release a new v3.10 PS3 firmware update, which incorporates Facebook so you have the option for the PS3 to automatically update your Facebook News Feed with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity. This update also enables developers to set specific criteria in their titles to publish additional game information to your News Feed. You can then check out your updates, and those of your friends, on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media favorites.

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience delivering the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. With the original Dead Space released last year, the Wii sequel not selling too well, Visceral wrapping up Dante's Inferno, it is no surprise work on a sequel is proceeding. Not officially announced yet, but hinted at multiple times already, rumors about the inclusion of multiplayer surfaced in a survey earlier this year, with a new help wanted page confirming it further (thanks Joystiq).

Demon's Souls is a groundbreaking PS3 exclusive action RPG experience, beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, the hardcore RPG experience PS3 fans have been waiting for. Atlus U.S.A. Inc. launched the Demon's Souls Official Strategy Guide Replacement Program, allowing eligible customers to receive a brand new strategy guide if theirs is defective.

An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he's been betrayed by his prior agency, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions. The Collector's Edition will be bundled with content and items that will not be found anywhere else. At the Microsoft Advertising's Gaming Upfront Ubisoft revealed that SCC will have strategically placed in-game ads using "heat maps," locations gamers are likely to go and place ads there.

Cursed Mountain is a survival horror game where you take on the role of a fearless mountaineer climbing into the Himalayas on a quest to find your lost brother. As you ascends the mountain, he encounters an ancient curse: the souls of the people who died in that region are stuck in limbo, caught in the Shadow World. Already spotted over the summer, a new product listing on Amazon further gives credence to the rumor that Cursed Mountain is coming to PC.

Starting next week, Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and instant on HD video from Zune will be available on Xbox 360 consoles, transforming Xbox LIVE into the largest social network connected to the TV with exclusive features custom-designed for the living room.

Spore Islands is a simulation game set in a vibrant, playful 2D world. Focused on player-to-player interaction, users choose their own island to live on, create creatures and evolve them, invite friends to live on their island, and send their own creatures to friends' islands, all in a quest to dominate as many islands as possible.

In Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, you assume the roles of both Wallace and Gromit, and spend each episode exploring a vivid world, assembling intricate contraptions, and getting the duo out of the sticky situations they frequently find themselves in.

Gratuitous Space Battles is a strategy / management / simulation game that does away with all the base building and delays and gets straight to the meat and potatoes of science-fiction games: The big space battles fought by huge spaceships with tons of laser beams and things going 'zap!', 'ka-boom!' and 'ka-pow!'.

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience delivering the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. Back in July Variety revealed that a movie is in the works as well as a sequel, an EA survey gauged fans' interest in multiplayer inclusion, while this job application page confirms that DS 2 is in pre-production, while now Reuters is claiming the sequel will be released in 2010.

In Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, you assume the roles of both Wallace and Gromit, and spend each episode exploring a vivid world, assembling intricate contraptions, and getting the duo out of the sticky situations they frequently find themselves in.

It was a rather quiet evening at our place. We played some CrimeCraft and Zuma's Revenge (finished the main adventure mode, now on to the unlockables) and then stuffed ourselves with homemade tacos. As Ricky likes to say, "Those tacos hit me hard," which resulted in us falling asleep 15 minutes into watching a new episode of Flashpoint. Yea, we're troopers all right ....

I'll have to cut it short so we can get on with the news!

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, an action-RPG title that will put you in control of individual units throughout a narrative-driven story campaign and in wide-scale online battles. Originally announced as a console exclusive title, PC gamers have started up a petition, with Relic stating that "we're always looking at feedback on forums and know there are lots of people who are interested in a PC version. If we continue to see a strong desire for a PC version of Space Marine, who knows what might happen!"

Space Giraffe features uniquely beautiful graphics and 100 levels of lovingly hand-crafted shoot-'em-up action gameplay from the makers of Llamatron and Tempest 2000. Collect power-ups to activate Bonus Rounds and master the strategies necessary to maximize your score on every level!

Electronic Arts announces that the Need for Speed franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold life to date, driven by the newest Need for Speed SHIFT release, making it the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world.

Space Rangers 2: Reboot is the enhanced version of the multi-genre computer adventure Space Rangers. Besides being packed with new text quests, galaxy map sectors and new graphics, the game now offers all planetary battles in full 3D.

Kalypso Media confirmed that the Space Unlimited Compilation will be releasing this week in Europe, which bundles four bestselling titles; Sins of a Solar Empire, Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition and sci-fi action games Star Assault and Darkstar One.

This latest PSP installment picks up where Metal Gear Solid 3 for the PS2 leaves off as players take control of the famed Naked Snake. Taking place in 1974, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker features original game design, story and scenario by Hideo Kojima.

Taito's classic Space Invaders game gets extreme once again with new features that bring the retro franchise up to speed with the Joneses such as a new Bingo and Multiplayer WiFi mode.

GRID takes you to locations over 3 continents to compete in a variety of racing events. Packed with the most powerful racecars - new, classic, circuit and drift - you will compete in urban street races, official racetracks and championships.

Naumachia: Space Warfare is a raw and immediate multiplayer space battle simulator featuring a mix of high speed space combat, capital ship management and real time strategy. A rank system will let players customize their ships, play as fighter pilots, command capital ships or manage AI forces from a remote view.

RACE On will target PC owners with a bit of petrol in their blood and comes with a very strong selection of new challenging content including the tracks and cars from WTCC season 2008 which turned out to be the most competitive championship ever.

Designed by Gabriel Knight 3's Jane Jensen, Gray Matter is an epic adventure game with a story that mixes eerie mysteries with supernatural events. Delayed last year until early 2008, a developer switch pushed the game until 2009, which is now scheduled for March 2010.