New Super Mario Bros. U is a side-scrolling adventure featuring Mario, Luigi, Toad ... and your Mii character. Now's your chance to step inside the Mushroom Kingdom and explore new worlds, new power-ups and new ways to play.

In Dead Island Riptide the undead nightmare starts all over again, leaving hope drowning in the rising tides. The survivors of Banoi thought they had escaped the terrors of the tropical island and survived the apocalypse on a corrupted paradise. Then their fate took a turn for the worse...

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a cinematic, emotionally-charged action game where two sons set out on a journey to find the Water of Life in an attempt to cure their ailing father and can only rely on one another to survive.

Gamers can pit the NBA's current superstars against classic players in both the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout and Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Rosters for both the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge and 2013 NBA All-Star Game will feature the 2012 All-Stars, with dynamic updates to the 2013 rosters once the participants are announced.

Set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and the surrounding area,  Grand Theft Auto V delivers a world of unprecedented scale and detail bursting with life, from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean.

Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi will offer fans cut-‘em-down action, yet staying true to its Hakuoki roots with a powerful story of  adventure.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Assassin's Creed III (PS3/X360)
• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (PSV)
• Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller - Episode One (PC)
• Dead or Alive 5: Round 3 DLC (PS3/X360)
• Divinity II – Developer's Cut (PC)
• Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Friends (3DS)
• LEGO The Lord of the Rings (3DS/NDS/PSV)
• Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (3DS/NDS)
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (PSV/PS3/X360/PC)
• Okami HD (PSN)
• Primal Carnage (PC)
• Ragnarok Odyssey (PSV)
• Rocksmith: Avenged Sevenfold DLC (PS3/X360/PC)
• Thundercats (NDS)
• Transformers Prime (3DS/NDS/Wii)
• Winx Club: Magical Fairy Party (NDS)
• WWE '13 (Wii/PS3/X360)
• Zone of the Enders HD Collection (PS3/X360)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, pre-orders, downloadable games, demos, DLCs, music tracks, avatars and plenty more.

GamersFirst is celebrating Halloween with festive content and treats for its titles APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth.

Wii U will revolutionize how people connect with games, each other and entertainment through the system's unique and integrated second-screen controller.