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.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Announced last year and not heard of since, Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss adds a newly-playable Gargoyle race, never-before seen spells, powerful new weapons and armor, an expansive and dangerous dungeon, and a variety of new, tough-as-nails monsters. Fans interested in participating in the closed beta test later this month can now sign up.

Battlestations: Pacific features a massive U.S. and Japanese single player campaign that offers a unique blend of action and strategy. Players must plan their moves carefully on huge open-world arenas and fight in the air, above sea and underwater to relive some of the most hard-fought battles in WWII history.

Hearts of Iron III will follow the series' tradition of most detailed and complete strategic game on WW2 while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 10,000 provinces.

SBK09 Superbike World Championship offers the ultimate experience of the championship. Tracks, teams, riders, it’s all there unaltered to make the player feel the adrenaline rush of real motorbike competition.

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:

• Colin McRae: DiRT 2 [ALL] - Studio Tour Trailer
• Dawn of Discovery [ALL] - Civilization Levels Tutorial
• Pangya: Fantasy Golf [PSP] - Trailer
• Battlestations: Pacific [ALL] - Road to Hawaii Trailer
• Darkest of Days [ALL] - Trailer #2
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Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Ep. 12 ($2.99), Puzzle Quest: Galactrix ($19.99), demos for Savage Moon, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, DLCs for BUZZ! Quiz TV: Rock Legends ($7.99), LittleBigPlanet Norse Mini-Pack ($2.99), Disgaea 3, Sonic Unleashed, Street Fighter IV, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. - US Eagles Pack ($4.99), Trivial Pursuit TV Pack ($4.99), Wheelman, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

Activision Blizzard announced better-than-expected financial results for Q1 2009, with $981 million in revenues compared to its expected $860 million. While no new titles were revealed, Activision confirmed the Guitar Hero titles (including Guitar Hero Van Halen) announced earlier today, as well as Blur, Modern Warfare 2, Singularity, Wolfenstein and the new Tony Hawk all being on track for the holidays. While Starcraft 2 has no release date yet, Blizzard revealed that the beta will commence this summer, which indicates the final development stretch of the core game, to be followed by two expansions. DJ Hero will have added guitar support, and according to Activision, the GH franchise is gaining ground in the genre (55%), outselling Rock Band 10-to-1.

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.

Xbox, Warner Bros. Entertainment UK and Pathé UK announce a partnership that will bring an extraordinary variety of locally UK-produced films to Xbox Live consumers. Pathé has been behind a variety of successful films, ranging from The Duchess and Hunger to recent Slumdog Millionaire.

In Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition, known in Europe as Safar'Wii, players take on the role of a wildlife photographer exploring the exotic and diverse wildlife of Animal Island.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before.

Brave: A Warrior's Tale brings players expansive exploration and in-game interactivity on their quest to protect their tribe from the sources of evil, continuously offering a significant challenge to players as they advance through a world of untamed wilderness.

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. During yesterday's investors conf. call, THQ revealed that it plans to release a RFG multiplayer demo later this month.

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:

• Fairytale Fights [PS3/X360/PC] - Teaser Trailer
• Risen [X360/PC] - Mood Trailer #4
• Safar'Wii [Wii] - Trailer
• Red Steel 2 [Wii] - Debut Trailer
• Fight Night Round 4 [PS3/X360] - Styles Doc Trailer
• Red Dead Redemption [PS3/X360] - Trailer
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Space Exploration: Serpens Sector is a RPG based on classics like Starflight and Star Control. You are tasked with exploring the mysterious Serpens Sector after a long period of human absence. Each game has a different map and a different set of encounters, drawn from a large list.

Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games will unleash the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, a value-packed compilation that combines all previous Gears of War 2 Game Add-ons with brand new multiplayer and campaign content.

Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. The story of former outlaw, John Marston, Red Dead Redemption takes players on a great adventure across the American frontier.

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.

D3Publisher of America's Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, developed by Infinite Interactive, incorporates a powerful blend of casual and hardcore gameplay elements, similar to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, into an all-new futuristic, science-fiction setting.

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:

• Rocket Riot [XBLA] - Trailer
• Wolfenstein [ALL] - Particle Cannon Trailer
• SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny [PSP] - Trailer
• Terminator Salvation [ALL] - Ground Enemies Trailer
• Red Faction: Guerrilla [ALL] - Convoy Trailer
• Scribblenauts [NDS] - Trailer #2
• Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball [Wii] - Trailer
• Velvet Assassin [X360/PC] - KillReel Trailer
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EA released its preliminary financial results for Q4 and fiscal year 2009. While sales were up 15% over the past year, its losses nearly doubled to a little over $1 billion. Franchises like FIFA 09, Madden NFL 09 and Need for Speed Undercover sold over 5 million copies, Spore surpassed 2 million units sold while its Q4 sales were driven by Skate 2, Rock Band 2, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Left 4 Dead, etc. During the investors conference call, EA CEO John Riccitiello stated that he expects the current hardware cycle to be extended, as indications are that there is no "rush" to develop new hardware.

'Splosion Man is a 2.5D action/platformer based around the simple concept of 'splosions and the ridiculousness that ensues, featuring up to 4 player co-op multiplayer, local and online, a story mode chock full of hilarious cinemas seamlessly integrated into gameplay, epic boss battles, and it's coming to Xbox Live Arcade.

The complete Civilization IV experience contains the classic Sid Meier's Civilization IV as well as the Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, and Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization expansions. Best of all, the entire package is value-priced at $39.99, will be available at retail outlets across North America starting May 12, 2009, and is entirely DRM-free.