Little King's Story

• Xseed Games
• Cing
• Strategy
• Release: May 2009
• For : Wii
  

We got a fresh look at this cute Japanese role-playing game and discovered a range of quirky townsfolk, enemies, and quests to complete along the way.

The chaps from Rising Star Games paid us a visit recently and gave us a new look at the upcoming Wii role-playing game Little King's Story. As the name suggests, you'll assume the role of a child king in the game, with a modest kingdom at your command. As you meet your people, explore, and perform quests from them, you'll grow from strength to strength, along the way making a name for yourself in the history books.....More

-By Luke Anderson, GameSpot UK

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

• Square Enix
• 3D Fighting
• Release: Q2 2009
• For : PSP
• Score : 9.9
  

Reunite with a cast of familiar characters and enter a realm torn between two deities, Cosmos and Chaos.

-Gamespot

Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce

• Koei
• Omega Force
• Beat-'Em-Up
• Release: Mar 24, 2009 »
• For : PSP
  

Infiltrate enemy strongholds with three of your friends in Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce.

-Gamespot

Texas Cheat 'Em Hands-On

• D3Publisher
• Wideload
• Casino
• Release: Q2 2009
• ESRB: Teen
• For : PS3, X360, PC
  

If you like poker and being a total jerk, here's your game.

The phrase "don't mess with Texas" must not apply to the Texas Hold 'Em variant of poker, because developer Wideload has taken the popular card game and thrown it into a blender. The result is an upcoming game called Texas Cheat 'Em, an experience that maintains the same overall structure as Hold 'Em, but allows you to take hold of your own fortune with the ability to quite simply cheat at will. The problem is, everyone else can cheat too, so the game becomes a chaotic mix of rapidly changing fortunes and unpredictability. We recently spent a bit of hands-on time with Texas Cheat 'Em at a D3 Publisher press event to see just how this wild formula works....More

-By Shaun McInnis, GameSpot

Guitar Hero: Metallica

• Activision, Activision Bliz
• Neversoft Ent.
• Rhythm / Music
• Release: Mar 29, 2009
• For : X360, PS2, PS3, Wii
  

The legendary Bay Area quartet will be the subject of the second band-centric installment in Activision's popular rhythm game series.

-Gamespot

Battlestations: Pacific

• Eidos Interactive
• Historic Real-Time...
• Release: Apr 29, 2009
• For : PC
  

Battlestations: Pacific gives players the chance to control both American and Japanese forces in the Pacific theater of WWII.

-Gamespot

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

• THQ
• Relic
• Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
• Release: Feb 18, 2009 »
• For : PC
  

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is the full sequel to 2004's bloodthirsty sci-fi real-time strategy game, set in the Warhammer 40K universe.

-Gamespot

Myth War II

• IGG
• Unigium
• Role-Playing
• Release: TBA
• For : PC
  

Myth War II, the first online game developed based on the ATB combat system, features summoning and shapeshifting, destructive weapons and deity beasts, as well...

-Gamespot

The Sims 3

• Electronic Arts
• EA Redwood Shores
• Virtual Life
• Release: Feb 20, 2009
• For : PC
  

The Sims return for a third sequel, offering more excitement and wacky antics on your PC.

-Gamespot

Resident Evil 5

• Capcom
• Horror Action Adventure
• Release: Mar 13, 2009 »
• ESRB: Mature
• For : PS3, X360
  

Chris Redfield returns and heads to Africa where the latest bioterrorism threat is transforming the people into mindless creatures.

-Gamespot

Batman: Arkham Asylum

• Eidos Interactive
• Rocksteady Studios
• Fantasy First-Person...
• Release: Q2 2009
• For : PC, PS3, X360
  

Eidos' comic book-inspired action title follows the caped crusader as he takes on the Joker and other supervillains in the titular madhouse.

-Gamespot