Mario and his beloved pals make a spectacular return in Mario Kart Wii, providing the most action-packed, adrenaline-filled racing fun ever seen in the series. Players have to master a host of 16 new tracks in addition to 16 classic tracks from previous Mario Kart games.

Penny Arcade Expo is a three-day celebration of games and gamer culture. The festival includes an exhibition floor filled with playable builds of upcoming tabletop, console, and computer games; a conference program of game-industry speakers on gaming topics; music concerts; freeplay areas; industry parties; game tournaments and more.

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 [ALL] - Trailer #3
• Doodle Hex [NDS/Wii] - Combos Tutorial
• The Incredible Hulk [ALL] - Behind The Scenes Trailer #1
• Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim - Trailer
• Project Origin [ALL] - Combat Trailer
• Theseis [X360/PC] - Mansion Trailer
• Toki Tori [Wii] - Trailer
• UEFA EURO 2008 [ALL] - Celebrations Trailer
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Atlus' Operation Darkness is an epic fantasy WWII turn-based strategy game from Metal Saga developers Success. Set during WW2 you are part of an special ops team tasked with tracking down Hitler, featuring multiple scenarios, mixing historical events with fiction.

Lost Planet: Colonies adds an 11 mission campaign, Score Attack and Time Trial Battle Mode, four new multiplayer maps, four new playable characters, 10 new weapons and no less than seven new game modes, such as Akrid Hunting and Akrid Egg.

The all-time puzzle classic returns for the Wii generation, featuring online gameplay and a new Germ Buster mode! Destroy all the viruses trapped in the bottle by dropping and slotting capsules to create lines of matching colours. The more viruses you clear, the faster the capsules drop.

Replacing Phil Harrison, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida, Senior Vice President, US Studios, as President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, effective May 16, 2008.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with updated visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode. Originally scheduled for release this month, Capcom's John Diamonon revealed it is being pushed until July.

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:

• Drakensang: The Dark Eye - Trailer #5
• Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon [PS3/X360] - Weapons Trailer
• Dracula: Origin - Trailer
• LOL [NDS] - Trailer
• Madden NFL 09 [ALL] - Tackles Trailer
• Haze [PS3] - Korn Interview Trailer #2
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From 21 to 24 August 2008, the Leipzig Exhibition Centre hosts the 7th Games Convention. With considerably more than 500 exhibitors (2007: 503 exhibitors), the fair organizers expect another record. Interest is particularly strong among international game publishers and developers.

An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game's tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes. The Xbox 360 version, a standalone game that also include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, is scheduled for later this year.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.

High-end flight simulation developer Shockwave Productions has rebranded its corporate name to Air to Air Simulations in order to avoid any further confusion with online gaming website Shockwave.

Back in 2006 Texas based Anascape Ltd. filed suit against Nintendo and Microsoft for infringing on one of its patents (3D controller with vibration) it had filed in 2000. While Microsoft immediately settled out of court, Nintendo decided to go all the way and fight the lawsuit. Now Federal court has ruled in favor of Anascape and awarded it a settlement of $21 million. Nintendo plans to file an appeal in order to reduce the penalty.

Back in late 2003 Ubisoft released its action/adventure Beyond Good & Evil to much critical acclaim but unfortunately that did not translate into sales numbers and the franchise was abandoned. In an interview with French magazine JeuxVideo, Rayman's Michel Ancel revealed that we can expect to see Jade again, as BG&E 2 has been in pre-production for over a year, even though Ubisoft has not given its final approval yet.

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:

• Trainz: The Complete Collection - Trailer
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - Femme Fatale Trailer
• Race Driver: GRID [ALL] - Japan Trailer
• Roogoo [X360/PC] - Trailer
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MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries.

Lost Planet: Colonies adds an 11 mission campaign, Score Attack and Time Trial Battle Mode, four new multiplayer maps, four new playable characters, 10 new weapons and no less than seven new game modes, such as Akrid Hunting and Akrid Egg.

Revealed earlier this week, Damnation features open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.

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:

• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots [PS3] - Trailer #9
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures [ALL] - Trailer #4
• The Incredible Hulk [ALL] - Action Movie Trailer
• Facebreaker [X360] - Steve Trailer
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City Life 2008 Edition features 60 more buildings, bringing the total to 360, including famous structures such as St. Paul Cathedral, Royal Opera, etc. New scenarios, 10 new maps and an updated version of the editor allow you to import satellite maps, as well as import from applications such as World-Machine, or GeoControl.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots is set in a war-torn future where huge conglomerates, including those in the Middle East and South America, fight for supremacy using armies of hand-picked mercenaries. At a press event in Tokyo, MGS 4 director Hideo Kojima announced, after four years in development, the game has gone gold...

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan

OGPlanet announced the first-ever Invitational Tournament in Albatross18, its fantasy role-playing golf MMO game.

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:

• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian [ALL] - Trailer (3)
• Rig'n' Roll - Video Interview
• Ninja Gaiden 2 [X360] - Trailer (5)
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