In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

SEGA's Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of Illuminas is not just another expansion pack to PSU, but rather an all new installment with new weapons, locations and monsters.

Set in the near future, terrorists and gangs control most of the cities inhabited with innocent and defenseless citizens. What makes it even worse is a nano-virus acquired by criminals and questioning survival of mankind. You are Scorpion, an operative tasked to exterminate a dangerous virus and save people.

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:

• Hellgate London - Boss Trailer
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Firefly's Dungeon Hero, previously just called Hero, is an action RPG using a dazzling new HD engine, allowing the player to storm heroically through underground halls while taking in the detail and complexity of a world previously unseen.

Bizzare has released a 1.2GB demo for its latest racing game PGR 4, allowing you to try out an exclusive Nürburgring Snow Challenge and unique PGR Arcade Events, drivable in three exotic cars and two bikes. Sierra has released a 580mb demo for its sci-fi shooter F.E.A.R. Files: Extraction Point, which combines FEAR: Extraction Point and the new F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate.

CMP Technology's 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC) returns to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco to bring the video game industry together for a week of networking, learning and inspiration Feb. 18-22, 2008.

A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next.

Dominions 3: The Awakening is a turn-based strategy game set in a world of epic struggle between men, monsters, and gods. This v3.10 patch includes two new nations, some new mod commands, and a witch's brew of bug obliteration.

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:

• Fable 2 [X360] - Video Diary Episode 3
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Game Developer magazine's annual Top 20 Publishers report has debuted for 2007, revealing that the overall winner has changed hands for the first time in the report's history. A resurgent Nintendo has taken the top spot from former victor EA.

In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games players will compete in events (100m track, table tennis, swimming etc.) that take place in venues based on the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, against a supporting cast of characters from the worlds of both Mario and Sonic, including Luigi, Knuckles, Yoshi, Tails and more.

FIFA 08 will create a football experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA 08 challenges you to master the skills required to play like a pro football player, allowing you on the pitch to defy the odds, perfect your skills, elevate your game and rise up to win glory for your club.

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles: Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Art of Fighting.

Revealed a few weeks ago, the Blitzkrieg 2: Liberation add-on is set near the end of the WW2 and will add two new Western Front campaigns set in Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and France, and will of course include plenty of new units, maps, and game modes.

BioShock will forever change the expectations for the FPS going beyond run-and-gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. 2KGames is currently recruiting community people to help with testing the first patch for BioShock. Details about what it fixes and when it's scheduled for release were not revealed, as all information is under NDA.

In PES8 player detail has been taken to incredible levels with full facial animation and high-def to show full movement and subtle details to the various kits during the course of a match, as well as an extensive Edit mode, allowing gamers to customize their PES experience. This patch/mod allows you to alter the demo time limit from 5 minutes up to 255 mins.

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:

• Assassin's Creed [ALL] - Freedom Developer Diary
• Empire Earth III - Behind the Scenes Trailer #1
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [NDS/Wii] - 110m Hurdles Trailer
• Mass Effect [X360] - Character Spotlight #2
• Painkiller: Overdose - Trailer #3
• The Sims 2 Castaway [NDS] - Trailer
• Sonic Rivals 2 [PSP] - Knockout Trailer
• Too Human [X360] - Video Diary #1
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Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a violent and chaotic journey of two men — a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath — and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. Eidos' Jane Cavanagh revealed that, while K&L has yet to be released, a sequel is already in production, showing their confidence in the title. The plan is to make IO Interactive's Mature rated action game into a long-term franchise, and Eidos has set aside its largest marketing budget ever to promote the title.

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.

Ubisoft's squadron-based flight combat game Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII shows World War II from a different perspective, that of an elite pilot who is part of a secret team.

EA announced the acquisition of Atlanta-based software tools and gaming client applications provider Super Computer International (SCI), not to be confused with Eidos parent company SCi, which will be integrated into EA's Online Technology Group, headed by SCI CEO Jesper Jensen.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation will let players experience Ace Combat on a massive worldwide scale as it features an in-depth multi-player online experience that includes a variety of action-packed online modes.

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 Witcher - Locations Trailer
• Army of Two [ALL] - Teamwork Trailer
• Tomb Raider Anniversary [Wii] - Grapple Trailer
• Yakuza 3 [PS3] - Trailer #2
• Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 [ALL] - Rugby Trailer
• Panzer Tactics DS [NDS] - Game Modes Trailer
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Civ. IV: Beyond the Sword will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios. 2K Games has released a new patch for the Civ IV expansion pack, adding a slew of tweaks, overall enhancements, AI improvements, bug and crash fixes...