Morning Battlefield 1943, it's nice of you to join us. We've been ...expecting you.

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Retail releases should be at North American stores by Wednesday, July 8, with Tales of Monkey Island - Chapter 1 PC debuting via digital distribution on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Battlefield 1943 arrives in the Xbox Live Marketplace Wednesday and the PlayStation Store Thursday, with the multiplayer shooter dropping in on PC come September.

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The promised Green Day downloadable content for Rock Band is set to arrive next week, along with a roaring selection of tracks from artists on the metallicious Mayhem Tour.

Green Day Pack
• Green Day - "21 Guns"
• Green Day - "East Jesus Nowhere"
• Green Day - "Know Your Enemy"
Mayhem Pack
• Behemoth - "Conquer All"
• Black Dahlia Murder - "What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse"
• Cannibal Corpse - "Hammer Smashed Face"
• God Forbid - "Empire of the Gun"
• Job for a Cowboy - "Embedded"
• Marilyn Manson - "Disposable Teens"
• Slayer - "Black Magic"
• Whitechapel - "This Is Exile"

The tracks hit Xbox 360 and Wii on July 7 then PlayStation 3 on July 9, priced at $2 a pop (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points). 360 and PS3 rockers can also snag the whole Green Day Pack for $5.49 (440 MS Points) or Mayhem Pack for $13.49 (1,080 Points).

As DiRT 2 enters the final stretch--it's slated to arrive this September--developer Codemasters has released some new screenshots illustrating the various off-road tracks, including Battersea, Croatia, Morocco and Utah.

Look for DiRT 2 to hit PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.

BIT.TRIP BEAT developer Gaijin Games has announced that the retro rhythm series will continue on Monday July 6 in the downloadable WiiWare game BIT.TRIP CORE.

CORE sees players blasting pixels as they whiz past to trigger notes in the chiptune soundtrack, with a two-player mode to let pairs make beautiful music together.

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Ah football, the beautiful game! And still reasonably attractive when impudently dubbed "soccer" and made into a video game, if the first FIFA Soccer 10 trailer is any indication.

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Along with improved player AI and football mechanics, and a deeper Manager mode, EA claims FIFA 10 sports "the first-ever true 360 degree dribbling system." Charming.

Developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports, FIFA Soccer 10 is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, PSP and Nintendo DS in the fall.

Cultural sensation Grease has spawned a licensed video game for the Wii and Nintendo DS, co-publishers 505 Games and Paramount Digital Entertainment announced today.

Based on the original high school musical and the subsequent John Travolta-starring flick so dear to the hearts of many, the game is said to "allow players to sing and dance alongside Danny, Sandy, The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds."

The Wii version will "take full advantage" of the platform's motion-sensing capabilities and microphone, 505 vowed, with the DS edition more of a touch screen-based affair. No developer was named, nor was there any inkling of the expected release window.

"The 'Grease' movie is a timeless pop culture icon, and 505 Games is eager to bring the first interactive experience based on the film to fans around the world," said 505 Games president Adam Kline. "We're looking forward to working with Paramount Digital Entertainment to put players in the middle of all the fun with this all-new video game."

Telltale Games has brewed up lashings of piratical gameplay footage from Tales of Monkey Island, its episodic continuation of the classic LucasArts adventure series.

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The first of Tales of Monkey Island's five monthly episodes arrives July 7 on PC, with a WiiWare release coming later and an Xbox Live Arcade version not out of the question. Telltale has also expressed interest in reviving other vintage LucasArts adventure titles.

The jolly pirate fun will continue later this summer with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a re-drawn, re-scored revamp of the first game by LucasArts itself.

Look out, Harry! In celebration of your latest theatrical adventure, Lord Voldemort Electronic Arts has issued some new trailers for the accompanying video game release.

Developed by EA Bright Light, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits North American retailers tomorrow, June 30, in PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP form.

"Making of" Part III - Dueling

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Disney has announced that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of G-Force and the Wii's Toy Story Mania! will feature stereoscopic 3D through anaglyphic glasses.

The publisher claims the pair will be "the first games for next-generation systems to fully feature three-dimensional stereoscopic technology," which "adds to the already fun video game... and extends the gameplay by creating entirely new options for players."

Ubisoft's video game adaptation of James Cameron's stereoscopic film Avatar will also feature the technology that Cameron believes will be "the next big thing."

G-Force arrives July 21 with PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PS2 versions developed by Eurocom, and DS and PSP releases by Keen. Based on the Disneyland attraction of the same name, Toy Story Mania! arrives exclusively on Wii in the fall.

Dinosaurs, magic and western shoot-outs--yup, it's time for the weekly release list.

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Barring any delays, most of this week's games should be at North American retailers no later than Wednesday, July 1. The only exception is Trine--it looks like that won't hit North American stores until later, but it should arrive via some digital distribution outlets Friday.

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With all the football teams packed into Madden NFL 10, it wouldn't be fair for Electronic Arts to highlight just one That's (probably) why the publisher has released a whopping 36 screenshots from the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, starring the Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers.

The stylized Wii edition also got some love, with a few new upscaled renders meant to illustrate just how Madden NFL 10 "epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii."

Developed by EA Tiburon, Madden NFL 10 arrives on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PSP come August 14. Among this year's various additions are online fantasy franchise leagues, complete with ability to edit them from the web, and online co-op.

Two demos for the football game are in the works--one for the general public, one for those that pre-order from GameStop--with both due to hit PSN and Xbox Live in late July.

It's no surprise to see Raphael and Casey Jones in a new trailer for Game Arts' Super Smash Bros.-style fighter Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up but the goofy groaning face-on-a-spring of cyborg Utrominator has left us startled and shaken.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up is scheduled for a fall release on Wii, as part of the "radical Shell-ebration" of TMNT's 25th anniversary. The festivities also include a remake of side-scrolling arcade fighter TMNT: Turtles in Time, arriving July 22 on Xbox Live Arcade then later in the summer on PlayStation Network.

After helping form independent-oriented publisher Gathering of Developers (g.o.d.), sold to Take-Two in 2000, and then helping create independent-focused publisher Gamecock, sold to SouthPeak in 2008, co-founders Harry Miller and Mike Wilson have returned once again with another new publishing outfit.

Dubbed Devolver Digital, it's described as a "production and publishing company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in delivering top quality entertainment to gamers worldwide at affordable prices by any and all means available."

"A few other old friends" are also involved in Devolver, Wilson told Big Download.

Word of Devolver first emerged via this morning's announcement of Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD, with the company assisting developer Croteam in producing and publishing its forthcoming Xbox Live Arcade and PC shooter.

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With Brothers in Arms and Borderlands developer Gearbox having recently filed for a quartet of "War Hero" trademarks, the studio today confirmed to Shacknews that the new franchise is "something down the road."

Explaining that the trademarks reveal "a bit about our interests in the development of another original intellectual property," Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford said that "we haven't even talked to any potential partners" in regards to War Hero.

"So we're certainly not ready to talk about it publicly at the moment," he noted.

Pitchford added that the studio is currently "all gaga" over its October-due shooter-RPG Borderlands, with attentions "focused squarely on kicking ass." Gearbox is also working on the long-awaited Aliens: Colonial Marines, due out no earlier than next year. In all, the studio has five projects in the works, with at least two of them remaining mysteries.

Update: Pitchford further tells us that War Hero is not among the three mystery projects currently listed on Gearbox's "games in development" page.

Now available on FileShack is a 595MB demo of EA's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince tie-in game, offering would-be wizards a taste of the magical life.

A new trailer introduced by the dastardly Draco Malfoy features stars and developers discussing the films recreations of spell duelling, Quidditch and and Hogwarts itself.

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Developed by EA Bright Light Studio, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is released for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PS2, PSP, DS and Wii on June 30.

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Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media has just announced its acquisition of well-known video game developer id Software (Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D).

"id Software will continue to operate as a studio under the direction of its founder, John Carmack," vowed ZeniMax. "No changes will be made in the operations of id Software in the development of its games. All the principals at id Software have signed long-term employment contracts, assuring they will continue in their roles...at the studio."

Founded as an independent game developer in 1991, id Software is currently working on the post-apocalyptic shooter RAGE (PC, PS3, 360) and the long-awaited Doom 4.

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New trademark registrations from Gearbox Software seem to suggest that the company behind the World War II shooter series Brothers in Arms and Wii maraca-shaker Samba de Amigo is plotting (or at least protecting) a new "War Hero" franchise.

The studio recently filed for four trademarks related to that phrase--World War II Hero, War Hero, Brothers in Arms War Hero, and Modern War Hero--as noticed by superannuation. Each filing is listed under the general category of "computer game programs and computer game software."

At present, Gearbox has three mystery projects and two known titles--Borderlands and Aliens: Colonial Marines--in development. Borderlands (PC, PS3, 360) is slated to hit this October, while Aliens (PC, PS3, 360) is expected no earlier than next year.

Telltale Games' upcoming Monkey Island revival "Tales of Monkey Island" may eventually make it to Xbox Live Arcade according to design director Dave Grossman. "We didn't so much decide not to put it on Xbox Live Arcade as we decided not to put it on XBLA now," said Grossman to Eurogamer. "Normally what we do is PC and one of the other platforms, and we've been bouncing back and forth between them."

"We might do that one later on," he added.

Tales of Monkey Island, an episodic series starring would-be swashbuckler Guybrush Threepwood, is currently scheduled for a July 7 release on PC. The game will later arrive on the Wii in the form of downloadadble WiiWare.

With a vicious alien scourge running amuck in the ruins of Washington D.C., it's up to you and your rounded "All-Seeing Eye" device to uncover the conspiracy and save the world in The Conduit. "The truth may not be what it seems," warns the back of the game's box.

Developed by High Voltage, packing online multi for up to 12 players, and billed as the "ultimate Wii first person shooter," The Conduit ships off to North American stores today.

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A 240.36MB demo of Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC) is now available on FileShack, allowing you to sample a portion of what publisher Her Interactive refers to as "the 20th installment of the best-selling adventure game series."

As past data has shown, Her Interactive isn't joking about with the "best-selling" part. This time around, Nancy's attempt at a vacation is sidetracked when her friend Bess gets kidnapped. No word if the plot was, in Law & Order tradition, "ripped from the headlines."

The latest adventure of the cultural icon arrives at North American retailers on July 14, with Her Interactive also revealing that male counterparts The Hardy Boys... Read more