NHL 2K11 for iPhone and iPod touch console-quality hockey video game released Tuesday, August 24th

Available Tuesday, August 24th in the App Store, NHL 2K11 for iPhone and iPod touch features a new control system designed from the ground up; animations and graphics taken from the console version of the game; and fully realized season, shootout and free skate modes of play. To celebrate the launch of the title, 2K Sports is offering the game for the discounted price of $1.99 during its first week of availability.

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue video game Xbox Live PSN

The Summer’s Greatest Downloadable Hero Returns to Save The Day on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the follow-up to the delightfully twisted and fiendishly addictive action RPG, DeathSpank. Featuring the trademark humor found in the original, Thongs of Virtue centers on DeathSpank’s journey through a massive war-torn land; explore the North Pole and the high seas to locate six mystical thongs to bring peace and harmony to the universe. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (T.O.V.) will be available for download on PlayStation Network on September 21, 2010 for $14.99 and Xbox LIVE Arcade on September 22, 2010 for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Win a Chance to Get Your Singing Skills Featured in Square Enix’s Upcoming Game GUN LOCO!

Square Enix is offering you the chance of a lifetime with this GUN LOCO music contest. It’s simple, so listen up! From the 9th September you can download the MP3 and lyric sheet from www.gunloco.com then plug in your mic and hit record. When you've given it all you’ve got, upload your song for the chance to appear in GUN LOCO.

Gran Turismo 5 [GT5] video game New screenshots and video trailer

Gran Turismo 5 features more than 1000 licensed cars from the world’s top manufacturers and more than 20 tracks with more than 70 variations, including famous world circuits, city courses, and other environments. Featuring exciting game play and modes to suit newcomers, automotive enthusiasts, and seasoned fans, Gran Turismo 5 raises the bar on the franchise’s depth of content and unparalleled visuals including lifelike graphics that are difficult to distinguish from a live race. Further reflecting this realism, cars will feature real-time visual damage with adaptive and accurate car deformation based on point of impact and velocity. Additionally for the first time, Gran Turismo 5 will feature an extremely deep online and community feature set.

Crackdown 2 grab the Keys to the City with the New Toy Box Game Add-on full details

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, the action in Pacific City rages on. Coming soon to Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Microsoft Game Studios and Ruffian Games keep the “Crackdown 2” adrenaline pumping with “Toy Box,” the first Game Add-on for the action-packed, open world Xbox 360 exclusive. “Toy Box” offers “Crackdown 2” fans free downloadable content and an additional premium content pack for 560 Microsoft Points to keep the guns blazing and the bodies flying long after you rid Pacific City of crime and injustice.

Kane and Lynch 2 kick Woody and Toy Story 3 off top games chart top

ChartTrack video game chart 21st August 2010

1 KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS EIDOS -
2 TOY STORY 3 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS 1
3 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR 2
4 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 4
5 JUST DANCE UBISOFT 6

New Xbox Indie Game Released: Spatial Rift - with video

Spatial Rift is a fast-paced tatical shooter now available for Xbox Indie Games. Combining shooter based gameplay with a tactical edge, in Spatial Rift you command our fleet of space ships in epic warfare against an alien menace.

* A full single player camapign
* Online multiplayer
* A mere 80 points!

ColorCube Mac PC video game trailer Plus: Free demo download

Free demo download here
The new version includes 48 levels and tools to share new levels.
It is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. No GLSL needed.

Les Miserables: the game of the book PC video game is now freeware - download link Plus free music download

This free release is in fulfillment of a promise made to the Spanish composer Paco Santiago. He allowed his live music to be used in the game on condition that one day the game would be free. This is in memory of his brother, musician Miguel Santiago, who passed away in 2001. Santiago's music, like the game, deals with themes like loss, obsession, desperation, and hope.

Bulletstorm New video game screenshots

Bulletstorm tells the story of a futuristic confederation protected by an elite band of mercenaries: Dead Echo. When Dead Echo members Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato learn they've been working for the wrong side, they're betrayed by their commander and exiled to the far reaches of the galaxy. In Bulletstorm, Grayson and Ishi find themselves surrounded by hordes of mutants and flesh eating gangs in an abandoned paradise. They have two objectives: get off the planet alive, and exact revenge on the man who sent them there.

WARNING - Red Dead Redemption cheats and hackers to be banned - starting 24th August

Starting on Tuesday, August 24th – Rockstar will be swiftly and indefinitely banishing from the world of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer all Gamertags and PSN IDs we’ve detected with hacked game saves. Such cheating is a clear violation of our code of conduct, and punishable at our sole discretion.

If you are one of these people, we are giving you this last chance for REDEMPTION to restore your HONOR: you have one week from today to delete your hacked game save to be spared the hammer’s swift justice on the 24th.

New Screenshots for Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “The new Decisive Campaigns engine is spectacular and The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris is an excellent showcase of what this new series will offer wargamers around the world. Decisive Campaigns offers an unbeatable combination of historical detail and rewarding gameplay along with interesting “what if” strategic options that make for great replayability.”

Battles from the Bulge Is Updated [4.1.235] improved stability, bug fixes, and more.

Comprehensive 4.1.235 first update for their award winning WWII operational-level wargame, Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge. This major update includes fixes for a number of crashes and freezes that affected some players in addition to resolving some AI issues. Also coming in this update are a few tweaks to the scenarios and assorted other bug fixes.

Nintendo Europe downloads Fatal Fury 3, 3D Mahjong, Hospital Havoc, Primrose, Furry Legends and Monsteca Corral

This week sees something for everyone on DSiWare, WiiWare and Virtual Console with Nintendo’s range of relaxing, challenging and downright difficult games. Making a comeback is FATAL FURY 3 on Virtual Console, offering brand new moves, plus bigger and better tactics than any previously seen in the series.