Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.

Havok announced the release of Havok 6.0 middleware suite, increasing its portfolio of software to five products. The addition of Havok Cloth and Havok Destruction to the Havok Physics, Havok Behavior and Havok Animation products represents a substantial widening of the Havok product offering.

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:

• Need for Speed Undercover [ALL] - G-Mac Trailer
• Burnout Paradise [ALL] - Bikes Trailer
• Duke Nukem 3D [X360] - Xbox Live Arcade Trailer
• Dead Space [ALL] - Zero-G Trailer
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Epic announced Phase 1 finalists for the Best Weapon category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest.

During Activision's Analyst Day conference CEO Mike Griffith confirmed what most of us already knew, while Treyarch is currently finishing up Call of Duty World at War, Infinity Ward is already developing the next installment in the Call of Duty series, which is expected next year. Griffith also revealed that Activision Blizzard plans to triple the amount of Guitar Hero retail titles and downloadable content by 2010, which was already hinted at with the FreeStyleGames acquisition last week. The music royalty debate got a little bit more interesting as Universal Music Group CEO Zach Horowitz stated that it has seen on average a 200-300% retail sales boost of material which is included in the Guitar Hero titles.

Three of the principal developers of the acclaimed Metroid Prime series have formed Armature Studio, and have signed a long-term, exclusive publishing deal with EA.

Bully: Scholarship Edition tells the story of 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he experiences the highs and lows of adjusting to a new school. Rockstar UK confirms the Games Convention rumors that Bully is coming to the PC, in Europe on Oct 24 and North America Oct. 21, 2008.

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.