Nintendo and Nickelodeon are teaming up for the Wii Fit Family Challenge, hosted by Olympic skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi, a fun-packed competition in which three families will compete for the title of Wii Fit Fittest Family by proving their prowess at Wii Fit.

7Million is a free to play MMO in the exciting world of spectacular heists, daring thieves and glamorous lady larcenists, featuring action filled puzzle games, cool, fully customizable characters and challenging missions – delivered in true style, of course.

After careful consideration, including a management presentation and review of other due diligence materials provided by Take-Two, EA has decided not to make a proposal to acquire Take-Two and has terminated discussions with Take-Two.

Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Game Type, Best Tool and Best Use of Physics category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.

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:

• Cities XL - Trailer (2)
• Fracture [PS3/X360] - Weapons Trailer
• Skate it [NDS/Wii] - Real World Locations Trailer
• Sonic Unleashed [ALL] - Werehog Trailer
• Quantum of Solace [ALL] - Technology Trailer
• The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - Editor Trailer
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Relive the eighties with Intellivision Lives! Play more than 60 classic Intellivision games all in one package. In Destroy All Humans! you are Crypto, an alien warrior sent to Earth to clear the way for the Furon invasion force. Your mission is to infiltrate humanity, control them, harvest their brain stems, and ultimately destroy them. Both titles will be available through Xbox Live on Sept. 15th, 2008 for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Casual games publisher/developer Big Fish Games closed an $83.3 million common stock financing from Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Salmon River Capital that it intends to use to accelerate its global expansion.

The Witcher Enhanced Edition, CD Projekt's action/RPG, adds changes to the game's mechanics, better graphics, shorter load times, improved stability, the recently released D'jinni mod editor, two new adventures, making of DVD, two soundtracks, etc.

Activision has acquired music-based games developer FreeStyleGames, currently developing localized downloadable content for the Guitar Hero franchise, as well as a yet to be announced new, intellectual property in the music genre.

A narrative-driven action experience BioShock allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world. The PS3 version of 2K's genetically enhanced game is getting new features and content, such as trophies, but also an exclusive Survivor mode, which is a new difficulty mode.

Design impressive estates and meticulous gardens for your Sims with three all-new styles. Infuse your Sims' mansion with the intricate beauty of new Moroccan designs, add a touch of retro-modern style with stately and new Art Deco elements, or build in the imposing new Second Empire style.

War Leaders: Clash of Nations places gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory. Available in Germany for month, the game has finally gone gold and will be out in Spain, Portugal, UK and Italy next 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:

• Baja: Edge of Control [PS3/X360] - Trailer (3)
• Saints Row 2 [ALL] - Co-Op Trailer
• Things On Wheels [X360/PC] - Gameplay Trailer
• F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin [ALL] - Name Change Trailer
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood [NDS] - Exploration Trailer
• Guitar Hero World Tour [ALL] - Ted Nudgent Trailer
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Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content starting with a Motorstorm demo (if you ordered Qore issue #4), Jeopardy! ($14.99), PAIN Amusement Park ($5.99), 3 PAIN characters ( $0.99 each), All That Remains trackpack for Rock Band ($2.99), Metallica's Death Magnetic album coming to GH III on Friday ($17.99), FIFA 09 and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith demo, and the usual slew of game & movie trailers, PS3 themes and wallpapers.

Seems KOEI is not only bringing Orochi Warriors 2 to the PSP, but also an adaptation of its Dynasty Warriors 6 title according to the latest issue of Shonen Jump, adding various new features, new stages, and an upgraded version of FW5's Musou Rage with super saiyan effects, and will have multiplayer and co-op support. Characters in Multi Raid have the ability to transform into a more powerful look, similar to the DragonBall Z titles (thanks Andreas).

Combat Mission Shock Force: Marines is the first of several planned expansions of the Combat Mission contemporary warfare setting, adding a significant number of new formations, units, weapons, equipment and vehicles for both the US and Syrian sides, as well as brand new missions, maps and a campaign.

ZeniMax Online, the sister company of Bethesda Softworks, is currently working on the next big MMOG, and are looking for talented developers to add to the team led by Matt Firor (former Mythic). Zenimax will be attending Austin GDC, so if you are experienced in Art, Programming, Design, Server Technology, Customer Support, QA and Marketing, look them up.

Playing the role of Po, Tigress, Monkey or Shifu, gamers must battle Tai Lung who is setting out to capture the Furious Five to harness their chi energy. The game lets players unleash acrobatic kung fu moves using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to chop, kick and punch through hordes of opponents in an epic battle.

Players will experience all the excitement and fun of America’s Favorite Quiz Show as they compete on a photorealistic 3-D set that features clues from the hit TV show.

Set five years after the original, San Vanelona's been rebuild after it was hit by a natural disaster. Equipped with double the bag of tricks, gamers are tasked to rebuild their career and revive the New San Vanelona skate scene.

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:

• LittleBigPlanet [PS3] - Sackboy Documentary Trailer
• Far Cry 2 [ALL] - Africa Diary Trailer #1
• NBA Live 09 [Wii] - Trailer
• Away: Shuffle Dungeon [NDS] - Trailer #2
• NBA 09: The Inside [PS3] - The Life Trailer #2
• Quantum of Solace [ALL] - Movie to Game Trailer
• Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals [NDS] - Making Of Trailer #2
• Stormrise [PS3/X360/PC] - GC08 Trailer
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Red Faction: Guerrilla is a open-world third-person shooter set 50 years after the climactic events of the original, returning to Mars and once again re-defining the limits of destruction-based game-play. The $89.99 Col. Ed. includes the game, a hand painted mining walker figurine, art book and bonus DVD.

Winx Club: Mission Enchantix features a mix of puzzles and exploration, an expanded Magic Closet mode where you can design your own outfits and share them with friends, and an all new mode dedicated to accessing Winx Club artwork, videos and music!

Warrior Epic is a free to download & play online action/RPG set in an original fantasy universe, where players can utilize a wide selection of warrior classes to go out raiding dungeons in a variety of novel environments. Warrior Epic let you play co-op campaigns or slug it out with friends in PVP.

Set between the largely unexplored era between Ep III and Ep IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. LucasArts happily let us know that last week's demo was downloaded no less than 2.3 million times.