Heir to the Throne is the 3rd expansion to the preeminent historical strategy game Europa Universalis III, taking the game beyond complete, with improvements across the board.

Epic Games announces the launch of the Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free edition of Unreal Engine 3 that provides community access to the toolset like never before. This software release is available to anyone interested in using 3D game engine technology, including game developers, students, hobbyists, researchers, creators of 3D visualizations and simulations, and digital filmmakers.

Waraming.net announced that its Massive Assault strategy game series is coming to Vavle's digital delivery platform. Massive Assault, Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance and Massive Assault Network 2 are now available on Steam giving its users the unique chance to fight for global domination in one-of-a-kind sci-fi environment.

It was a crowded day yesterday, with two back-to-back press events (Ubisoft and Square Enix) to announce upcoming games. You'll see some coverage on those titles in the near future, whenever the embargoes lift. One more to go later this week ...

Didn't get much watching done yesterday. I watched a bit of Drag Me to Hell but didn't get much more than 10 mins into it before things came up. Later in the evening, we watched another episode of Flashpoint, and I'm glad to see that the tail end of the first season mixes things up a bit with the scenarios. Good stuff.

Gaming-wise, we should be getting a Wii soon, hopefully. It's taken this long because there aren't many games on there that we personally find to be appealing. I'm a sucker for light gun games — can't pass one up at the arcades without popping in a few quarters — and with NERF N-Strike Elite having recently shipped and Capcom's Resident Evil around the corner, it had to happen.

Ubisoft reported its sales for the six months ending Sept. 30, 2009, showing that sales dropped over 50%, similar to its previous financial result, with top sellers being Call of Juarez®: Bound In Blood (900k units sold), TMNT Smash Up, The Price is Right 2, Battle of Giants and, in certain countries Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Academy of Champions.

On-field authenticity and emotion is taken to another level in Madden NFL 10. With more control over the outcome of the play than ever before, players can drag defenders toward the first down marker, fight for a fumble at the bottom of the pile, and avoid the rush by stepping up into the pocket.

In UT3 you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled by human contestants online or by AI, fought with powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles. This Community Bonus Pack includes 11 new levels, 1 new game type, 2 new pickups and 1 new character.

Home Entertainment Suppliers has signed a development agreement with Aussie developer Sidhe to work on Rugby League 3 for Wii, the fourth title in the series.

Easy Piano is the first ever Nintendo DS game coming with a real mini-piano accessory plugged to your console, and which allows you to learn piano without having to take boring music theory lessons!

CBS announced that it has teamed up with the industry's most renowned casual games developers and video game publishers - including Ludia, Ubisoft, Merscom, Legacy Interactive and Mindscape - to develop eight new video games based on several of its TV shows, such as The Amazing Race, CSI, Diagnosis Murder, Criminal Minds, Survivor, and more ...

L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for cooperative action games, adding melee combat to enable deeper cooperative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more. After being exclusive to pre-orders only, Valve has now released the X360/PC demo to all.

Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is a tactical role-playing game for XBL/PSN where two rival kingdoms stand on the brink of war. In a small town on their border is a simple church orphanage, home to young Tobias Martin. Caught in the tide of battle, Tobias and his comrades enlist to fight for peace - and revenge.

The Norsk Film Institutt, Norway's governmental division representing the digital arts sectors, has given Funcom a $260,000 grant to develop On The Edge Of The World, a free-to-play snowboarding title that it hopes will promote Norwegian winter sports. On The Edge Of The World will be developed for both PC and Mac, with both editions featuring online competitions, social networking access, and trans-media integration (thanks Blues).

League of Legends is a session-based online multiplayer game that combines elements of RPG and RTS genres with addictive battle action where rival teams compete against one another for victory on highly stylized battlefields and landscapes.

For the real estate mogul in everybody, Real Estate Empire 2 contains over thirty different levels packed into four different scenarios, now featuring a streamlined upgrade and renovation system that makes the game easier to pick up and play.

In Heavy Rain you don’t watch the story – you play it. The dynamic narrative unfolds through the players actions - not cut scenes - and every action has a consequence. Quantic Dreams revealed that a demo is planned, but whether it will be pre or post release was not revealed.

Returning to Grant City, a boom town gone bust that is falling to the worst excesses of crime, greed and corruption; Dead to Rights: Retribution follows vice cop Jack Slate as he fights to expose shadowy figures that will stop at nothing to exert their deadly influence over the crumbling metropolis.

For the first time, players will be able to wage World War II across the massive expanse of the entire planet. From battles in Europe and North Africa all the way to Asia and the Pacific, WWII Global Conflict features the largest map yet.

SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 lets you join forces with like-minded players to tackle an adventure of realistic military action, tactics and teamwork wherever and whenever you want.

Hurray! It's the weekend, our favorite time of the week! I'm sure most people won't argue with that.

Happy Halloween to everybody out there who partakes in the festivities. Hope you pulled out your scariest costumes, and some of you don't even need to dress up at all! :)

We used to get all dressed up and have a huge bowl of candy ready, but our area must not be very desirable because in the past few years, NOBODY stops by. Last year, we decided to no longer prepare anything since we only ended up eating our own candy stash for the next few weeks. Instead, we are going to hit the town with some friends, grab dinner, and probably see Paranormal Activity, or maybe we'll go off-script and check out Couples Retreat.

In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience delivering the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. Back in July Variety revealed that a movie is in the works as well as a sequel, an EA survey gauged fans' interest in multiplayer inclusion, while this job application page confirms that DS 2 is in pre-production, while now Reuters is claiming the sequel will be released in 2010.

In Rogue Warrior, inspired by Marcinko’s bestselling novels and based loosely on his own military experiences, you play as “Demo Dick” Marcinko, where you are sent on a clandestine operation to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.

Armada Music, Cloud 9 Music and Foreign Media Games are collaborating to develop Armin van Buuren: In The Mix, allowing players to experience for themselves what it is like to be a DJ like Armin, mixing electronic dance music and interacting with the audience.

For the first time ever, you can customize the makeup of your band with any combination of instruments in-game: two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, etc. while also adding new gameplay mode.

SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 lets you join forces with like-minded players to tackle an adventure of realistic military action, tactics and teamwork wherever and whenever you want. Originally scheduled for Nov. 24, SCEA has pushed the release into 2010 in order to give the marketing team more time.