Not satisfied simply watching your favorite characters explore the mysterious island of Lost? Then pick up a controller and dive in to Lost: Via Domus ($60). In the game, you play as Oceanic 815 survivor Elliott, exploring the island, solving puzzles, and interacting with other survivors, including many of the show's main characters. The game takes place during the events of the show's first two seasons, but takes you to places not seen during that time period. The best part?

Sure, it's just a precursor to the full version of Gran Turismo 5, but we're getting Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ($40; April 15) anyway. Offering more than 70 cars from the likes of Ferrari, Lotus, BMW, and more, and with six different tracks to drive on, it's more than a simple preview. Prologue will also offer online racing with up to 16 players, gorgeous graphics rendered in 1080p at 60 frames per second, and as always, legendary Gran Turismo vehicle tuning.

Grant Theft Auto is a series that needs zero introduction, so we'll refrain from telling you that it's one of the most influential (and controversial) video games ever. We won't waste your time telling you that the franchise has sold more than 65 million copies, or that your grandmother is carjacking fools right now from the secrecy of her bedroom. No, we'll just let you know GTA IV ($60) is now available and you want it — you want it badly. The game takes place in an environment with an uncanny resemblance to New York City, but a bizarro version with a lot of crime.

After all this time, why miss out on Snake's final mission? Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ($60) is being touted as the final installment in the long-running stealth action series, and should see the return of some of your favorite characters from previous MGS adventures. Unfortunately, the game has been kept under surprisingly tight wraps, so there are few details to go around — but rest assured, the game will be gorgeous, intense, and, knowing series creator Hideo Kojima, a hell of a lot of fun.

Tiger may be laid up until next year, but that doesn't mean he won't be making an appearance on your TV. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 ($60-$40) ups the ante from last year's version with in-game coaching and improvement tips from Woods' real-life coach Hank Haney, a new Club Tuner that lets you calibrate your clubs to fit your "swing," and 15 mini-games to keep things going after the round is over.

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last few months/years, you've probably heard about Will Wright's latest creation, Spore ($50 Mac/PC). In the game, you develop a species from the slog of microscopic organisms all the way up to interstellar traveling, social, and intelligent being, while in complete control of the species' development. The game's music is procedurally generated and was designed by Brian Eno, and with such a vast scope and countless gameplay options, it's no wonder the game was originally called Sim Everything.

Midway provides us with a first look at their upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe mashup for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.

Unlike its predecessors, the "Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will have split-screen play for online, local versus, and co-op as well as five new maps, two exclusive characters and all of the Epic-created DLC the other versions have seen."

In the Xbox 360 version of Age of Cona, "Funcom has implemented even more brutal fatalities into the game, including a melee slash."

Though it wasn't on display, Funcom informed us that an updated graphics tech has been implemented into Age of Conan, called Cheetah 2, which they claim drastically improves framerates.

In Fracture, "players are equipped with an arsenal of futuristic weaponry to strategically reshape their surroundings on the fly."

Every action they perform dynamically reshapes the earth in ways no videogame has ever seen. When Briggs throws a tectonic grenade on a level battlefield, the ground blasts upward to provide access to an otherwise unreachable area.