When Warner Bros. bought up most of the Midway studios/assets, it did not include its San Diego locations, which as it turns out has now been poached by THQ, but oddly enough the deal does not include Midway's TNA Wrestling title. Midway has also sold the shares of its subsidiaries in Germany, France and England to the current execs, who will leave their positions when the deals close.

Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

Set approx. 10 years after the events of the original, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. All along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to Rapture. You will play as the first Big Daddy as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival. Fans who pre-order the game at Gamestop, will get 2 extra multiplayer skins (Zigo The Fisher, and Blanche the actress).

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Champions Online [PC] - Melee Combat Trailer
• Championship Manager 2010 - Behind the Scenes Trailer
• Command & Conquer 4 [PC] - Director's Cut Trailer
• Dante's Inferno [ALL] - Dev Diary Trailer #3
• Dead Space Extraction [Wii] - Story Trailer
• Guitar Hero: Van Halen [ALL] - Trailer
• Hearts of Iron III [PC] - Launch Trailer
• Space Ark [XBLA] - Trailer
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Good Old Games has added two new strategy titles, Republic: The Revolution ($9.99), Ground Control 2: Operation Exodus ($5.99) and is offering its catalog from Enlight Software for only $25.00 (Capitalism Plus, Capitalism 2, Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries, Seven Kingdoms 2: The Fryhtan Wars and Warlords Battlecry 3). If you have one (or more) games from the promo, you will receive a 30% discount for the rest of the games.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming [NDS] - Trailer
• MX vs. ATV Reflex [NDS/PSP/PS3/X360] - Rider Reflex Trailer
• Spyborgs [Wii] - Combo System Trailer
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Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore August 2009, demos for Worms, Crystal Defenders, Rag Doll Kung Fu, Batman, DLCs for Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 3, LittlebigPlanet, Savage Moon Waldgeist Add-On, Call of Juarez, Cross Edge, GTI Club, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show (PSP), and Rock Band (Unplugged), as well as the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes and downloadable PSP games (Dynasty Warriors ($14.99).

Set 50 years after the climactic events of the original Red Faction, this third-person, open-world action-shooter will return to Mars and once again redefine the limits of destruction-based gameplay.

Cities XL expands upon all that make city builders fun and interesting, with cities that are bigger, more realistic and sophisticated than ever before, while letting you take your game online, and interact with others in a massive online environment. The Limited Edition includes 16 bonus items in a special pack..

Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is set in distinctive urban environments combining free-form DJ tricks with great rhythm game-play, and featuring songs from the biggest names in Hip Hop. Designed by DJ technology manufacturer Numark, Scratch Deck gives players an authentic DJ experience like no other.

Ubisoft's Academy of Champions engages players in a rich, story-driven adventure around the world's most popular sport. The journey begins with enrollment at an extraordinary Academy where your coach is the legendary Pelé and U.S. soccer champion Mia Hamm is your team member and mentor.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, that exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.

Cricket Revolution focuses on high adrenaline multiplayer gameplay based around the sport of cricket. With a new and innovative cricket gaming engine at its core, the game brings a new level of depth and engagement to cricket video games.

Looking like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie, the Buckshot Pump-Action Shotgun for Wii packs a nasty punch and is sure to inspire the macho fantasies of gamers around the globe.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Guitar Hero 5 [ALL] - RockFest Multiplayer Mode Trailer
• Wolfenstein [ALL] - Castle Trailer
• League of Legends [PC] - Walk through Trailer
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Champions Online is an MMORPG based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments.

Activision Blizzard posted better-than-expected financial results for Q2 2009, driven by Prototype, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the Guitar Hero, and Call of Duty franchises, as well as World of Warcraft. However, Activision CEO Bobby Kontick revealed that Singularity and StarCraft II are getting delayed until 2010, while Mike Griffith stated that next year we can see new installments in the James Bond, Tony Hawk and Spider-Man franchises.

Vogster Interactive's CrimeCraft, powered by the Unreal Engine 3, is an MMO that combines the action of a tactical shooter with the strategy of an RPG. Set in a modern world you take part in the political, economical and social life of a big city.

NBA 2K10 is expected to deliver the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise – from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features. The Anniversary Edition will come packaged in a specially designed 2K Sports locker configured for game storage, and include exclusive items and a commemorative video.

Ashes Cricket 2009 is set to build on the heritage that Codemasters has enjoyed with its Brian Lara series and will continue to lead the field with great batting, bowling and fielding gameplay and authenticity that made the series a hit with cricket fans.

Section 8 is a futuristic FPS that brings strategy and tactics to the genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly. You are part of an elite infantry squad with a penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

Dead Space Extraction is a prequel that reveals the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura in the original Dead Space game. Dead Space Extraction will marry the innovative motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person perspective to create a new action-packed horror experience.

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers.

Championship Manager 2010, in development for two years, is the definitive football management game featuring a host of unique, cutting-edge technology including a bespoke 3D match engine with over 500 individual player animations.

Blue Fang, known for its Zoo Tycoon series and currently working on World of Zoo, announced that it was forced to lay off 15 members (25%) of its development team.