Straight from the E3 2008 vaults is brand new Castlevania Judgement gameplay. This Wii game "promises to take the long running vampire hunt in a decidedly punchy direction."

Mercenaries 2 World in Flames is an upcoming video game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to 2005's Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and is due for release in the United States on August 31, 2008 and in Europe on September 5, 2008. The game is set in Venezuela.

The Gamemaker engine is now up to version 7 and they’ve made a lot of improvements. Using Game Maker you can now create platform games, first person shooters, third person shooters, massive multiplayer online games and construction/management games like Sim City.

The games you can make have also improved allowing you to add 3D models as well as particle effects such as rain and snow to your games. The best part is that the Lite version of Game Maker is still free, but if you upgrade to the Pro version for $20, you get even more functions including DLLs and access to Direct3D.

Is the DS evolving to become a mini Wii? I don't think so, but that doesn't mean rumors of a motion-and-tilt sensing control scheme won't be used on an upcoming Tony Hawk game for the DS platform.

A new game has appeared at the Australia Ratings Classificatiosn board (OFLC) and it’s called “Tony Hawk’s Motion’ which carries a G rating. Activision has previously said that this game will launch a with a new technology that has not been seen on the DS yet. So we’re speculating that such a technology could be a motion/titlt sensor…

It is now official, folks! Sony just announced its PSP-3000, offering a couple of revisions over the PSP-2000. Does it come with a better joystick? Nope. How about a built-in SSD? You can forget about that, along with dreams of a hard drive. The only two changes are a built-in microphone and an LCD panel that is touted to work “better outside with no glare”. Well, will we see the Phoenix Wright series being ported over to the PSP since you can now shout "Objection!" into the microphone?

GameRigs is so in love with id Software that they have released a new line of gaming PCs that are officially licensed from the Texas-based company itself. If you're a huge fan of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars as well as Quake 4, you will be in for a treat with gaming desktops and laptops to choose from. Each GameRigs system will be accompanied by a gaming kit that contains a number of gaming accessories to accentuate your experience. In addition, each purchase also comes with the respective game and a gaming mouse pad among others.

The Gran Turismo series definitely ups the ante when it comes to a realistic driving sim, but the GT5P Pod (presumably a short form for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Pod) brings your gaming experience to a whole new level. You will find inside a PS3 and a 40" LCD display to pamper your senses, complete with a comfortable chair, a racing wheel and other necessary racing equipment (video game accessories, of course) to give you the most realistic experience possible.

The Wii might get you involved and more immersed in your gaming experience, thanks to the unique motion control system, but the folks at Manapotions.com decided to go the extra mile where World of Warcraft (WoW) is concerned.

Third World Farmer is a free, online simulator depicting life on an African farm. Originally developed by students in the IT University of Copenhagen, it evolved into its current form with input from professional gamers and relief agencies. The game puts you in charge of an African family who must farm to survive and earn money. Each turn of the game represents a year in which you must plant crops, raise livestock, avoid dodgy foreign investors, survive wars and somehow raise enough money to feed yourself, educate the kids and purchase medicines.

Sega landed the licensing deal to create the official video game of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. They are calling the official game Beijing 2008. It will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC sometime this summer. Sega has announced that U.S. gold medal contenders Amanda Beard, Tyson Gay, Nastia Liukin and Reese Hoffa will be on the box cover for the video game.