Activision announced that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer beta will launch via Xbox LIVE on Monday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Visit Charlie Oscar Delta at noon for a chance to receive a token...

Activision announced Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys, an NDS exclusive title that will see Shrek & Fiona’s energetic triplets appear along side Donkey & Dragon’s playful offspring, giving handheld gamers the chance to train, play and explore with their mischievous new friends on wild adventures throughout the hilarious world of Shrek.

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles. Sierra released a single/multiplayer demo, with exclusive content.

Nintendo has released new material for the following of its upcoming titles:

• 'The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Super Mario Galaxy' (Wii) - Screens
• 'Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day' (NDS) - Features & Screens

Wii emerged as the month’s best-selling video game system of any type in the United States, outselling all other systems – combined, and achieved its highest weekly sales rates since December, despite pricing shifts in the industry, according to the NPD Group.

Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence.

Rockstar Games announced it has submitted a modified version of Manhunt 2 for the PS2, PSP, and Wii, received an M rating (ages 17 and older) from the ESRB and will release it in North America on October 31, 2007.

Take Two has released new material for the following of its upcoming titles:

• 'Borderlands' (PS3/X360/PC) - 3 New Screens
• 'NHL 2K8' (PS2/PS3/X360) - 11 New Screens
• 'Carnival Games' (Wii) - 9 New Screens

Silverfall is a fantasy-style RPG set in a fantasy world of magic, machines and mayhem, the choices you make during the game take you along the path of nature or technology. The addon features an updated engine sporting better gfx and performance, two new races, over 50 new pieces of armor, 42 new weapons, 20 new maps, and optimized multiplayer.

Everlight: Fairies, Candles and a Wish is a 3D fantasy adventure under development at Silver Style Entertainment, known for The Fall. Not much else is known at this point, so check out some new screens....

In Jam Sessions players will rock out, or smoothly strum, on the lower screen of the NDS, producing an authentic sound digitally remastered from an actual acoustic guitar.

Konami has released new material for the following of its upcoming titles:

• 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2008' (ALL) - 16 New Screens
• 'Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE 2' (X360) - 10 New Screens
• 'Hellboy: The Science of Evil' (PSP/PS3/X360) - 8 New Screens
• 'Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles' (PSP) - Trailer
• 'Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus' (PSP) - 4 New Screens
• 'Silent Hill Origins' (PSP) - 3 New Screens
• 'Metal Gear Online (PS3) - 22 New Screens
• 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee' (PSP) - 10 New Screens
• 'Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots' (PS3) - 12 New Screens & Trailer
• 'New International Track & Field' (NDS) Announced - Screens

PGR 4 tries to create an emotionally-charged racing experience, where players become attached to their careers, profiles and vehicles. Drivers will be rewarded with a growing fanbase that’ll cheer them on, react to their every move and support them through victory. Bizarre Creations revealed that an exclusive Geometry Wars: Waves will be included in the retail product, not to be made available anywhere else, unlike PGR3's Retro Evolved.

War Leaders: Clash of Nations will expand upon the RTS genre by placing 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 on the battlefield.

An Online Game Publishers in Asia study by Pearl Research estimates that the top-10 online game publishers in Asia generated more than $2.0 billion in revenues in 2006, which it expected to exceed $2.5 billion by 2008.

LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use your character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what you build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.

Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through the use of state-of-the-art real-time physics and unprecedented environmental interaction combining to deliver an exhilarating action-orientated experience within a highly detailed, open environment.

BioShock will forever change the expectations for the FPS going beyond run and gun corridors, monster-closet AIs and static worlds, creating a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. 2K Games has been getting a lot of flak for the SecuROM reinstall issues (upped from 2 to 5) and missing true widescreen feature (patch coming).

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:

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue [PS3] - GC07 Trailer
• Ferrari Challenge [ALL] - GC 07 Trailer
• Heavenly Sword [PS3] - GC 07 Trailer
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.