In Farm Simulator 2011 players take on the role of a young farmer faced with the test of building a successful business. Beginning with just a thousand acres of rolling countryside and a small collection of vehicles, they progress through the game by completing a range of farming tasks over 18 hour days.

Grim Dawn is an action RPG intended for digital distribution on the PC. As a spiritual successor to Iron Lore's Titan Quest, Grim Dawn will attempt to better perfect the magical formula of exploration, character advancement, and loot collection pioneered by Diablo.

We kicked off the weekend in style! We stuffed our faces with delicious food, plopped ourselves on the couch and watched John Stewart's Daily Show (with President Obama) and Supernatural. Prior to that, I hopped and skipped from one game to another, checked out Dogfighter, Vindictus, Medal of Honor multiplayer and Global Agenda, but nothing could really hold my attention for more than 30 minutes. Not sure why ...

Tonight, we have a dinner date with some friends, and we're in charge of making cupcakes for dessert. Tasty!

Monday's going to be a rockin' evening, as we're going to go see Godsmack, Drowning Pool and Five Finger Deathpunch. Better not be calling on Tuesday because I won't understand a word you'll say.

IO Interactive, known for developing Hitman and Kane & Lynch, has been hit by as many as 35 layoffs, revealed by none other than 3D Realms' George Broussard who tweeted, "Layoffs at Io Interactive (Kane&Lynch/Hitman). As many as 35, and a project canceled. - Tis' the season." Square Enix confirms that an unspecified number of employees were let go, and neither were any specifics given on the so called canceled title.

SOE Austin has built a world where you feel like you've stepped into the DC Universe and become the ultimate super-hero (or villain) along side of Superman, Batman, or Ambush Bug.

Hybrid, powered by Valve's Source engine, is a sci-fi shooter that puts you in the middle of a war between two factions, the Paladin and Variant, and from the looks of it is packed with furutustic armor, gadgets, and weapons.

In Farm Simulator 2011 players take on the role of a young farmer faced with the test of building a successful business. Beginning with just a thousand acres of rolling countryside and a small collection of vehicles, they progress through the game by completing a range of farming tasks over 18 hour days.

When a giant menace threatens the village, the young faeries Delfbert, Wilf and Angelica set out on a journey to save their home. In A Fairy Tale, players will join them on their quest through 100 levels in a unique new type of puzzle game.

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:

• 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures 2 Universe (XBLA)
• Bakugan: Defenders of the Core (NDS/Wii/PSP/PS3/X360)
• Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition (PC)
• Hasbro Family Game Night 3 (Wii/PS3/X360)
• Haunted House (XBLA)
• Vindictus (PC)
• Woody Two-Legs: Attack of the Zombie Pirates (PC)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tagforce 5 (PSP)
• Farming Simulator 2011 (PC)

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

The world as we know it is out of control! As the head of all rescue operations – you must ensure that the job gets done with all fire and rescue services, police and specialist personnel. The world is counting on you – can you handle the pressure?