Square Enix has just released their planned game line-up for this year's E3. While Final Fantasy XIII didn't pop up anywhere in the list, Square's PR indicates that the PSP's two Star Ocean titles are due for an English port. Details are available in the full article.

Wondering about the current developments happening with SNK Playmore's King Of Fighters XII for the Xbox 360 and the PS3? Wonder no more because we got the latest news: the company will be displaying the game at the upcoming AOU 2008. Details in the full article.

Square Enix is spreading its reach farther as they unveil their plans of acquiring some more local and foreign companies. It's a tried and tested formula to cash in more of that valuable green paper, and there isn't a reason why they shouldn't do it.

Check out what their gameplan is over at the full article.

It's never too early to speculate about what games we'll be having this year, and if you're among those who want to play Nostradamus, the latest trademarks gaming giants like Square Enix and Namco Bandai secured may catch your interest. Find out what titles have been stamped at the full article.

 Microsoft has been trying to appeal to casual gamers by introducing more casual titles on the Xbox Live Arcade. It seems that three more games are coming. The ESRB has already rated Peggle, Bliss Island, and Ultra-Bust-a-Move for the Xbox 360.

In case you aren't too familiar with these titles, hop on over to the full article for more information.

This Wednesday, all of you XBLA lovers out there will have the chance to purchase and download Exit, a puzzle title from Japanese video game developer Taito. Exit was also one of the first titles for the Sony PlayStation Portable.

In Exit, players take on the role of Mr. ESC, an escape artist whose job is to get people out of some of the worst predicaments ever. There are over 220 levels in Exit, and players must use their decision-making skills and quick wit to escape the numerous obstacles they come across while rescuing people.

Exit will be available on Wednesday for 800 Microsoft points. It will be available in all Xbox Live territories with the exception of Asia and Latin America. Check it out.

Shin Nihon Kikaku, or just plain ol' SNK, made the 2007 Tokyo Game Show more interesting by announcing that the fighting game Samurai Shodown 2 will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade and the Nintendo Wii in the coming months. Japan's XBLA will be getting a port of the original Samurai Shodown 2, while the Wii will get the Samurai Shodown Anthology which is a collection of the six main games. No news yet if the port Samurai Shodown 2 will reach the U.S.' XBLA.

Samurai Shodown, also called Samurai Spirits in Japan, was first released for the home console version of the NeoGeo system, and was highly popular among gamers because of its apparent originality when it came to the game's aesthetics, background music, and fast-paced gameplay. Samurai Shodown was ported to different platforms.

SNK also announced that another game from the series, Samurai Shodown Sen (or Samurai Spirits Flash), will be hitting arcades this year. This game will be made in full 3D with the Taito Type-X arcade board's help. The developer's other game, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" 2 is still on schedule and will be in arcades this year. World Gorgeous for the Sony PlayStation 2 was also shown at the TGS.

We'll follow up on these games when more announcements from SNK come in.

One of the PSP's earliest games (and a bit of a smash hit, at that) is about to be reincarnated onto Xbox Live Arcade. As revealed in a recent issue of Famitsu, Taito's EXIT will be heading to the Japanese XBLA network this summer for 800 MS Points. No word yet of a release in other regions, but you can bet you bucks on Mr. ESC to show himself around these waters soon enough.

For those not familiar with EXIT, think Oddworld meets Elevator Action meets Superman Returns meets Mappy meets, uh, Pepsi Man. Categorically speaking, it's an action-puzzler where you have to escape from a building and rescue people along the way. There's going to be obstacles too, so running straight through a level won't benefit either. You're still going to have to use your brains too, all the while under the pressure of a time limit.

The developers have confirmed new and exclusive levels for the XBLA version of the title. The art style and 2D perspective of the PSP version will be retained, however, it'll be in high-def now. More updates? You betcha.

For those of you who haven't been keeping track of releases that are looming large, there's no need to worry. We're filling you in on releases for the week of May 6 and this wave of titles is one of the better ones in quite a while. Here they are:

For the Microsoft Xbox 360:

• Shrek the Third
• Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars

For the Sony PlayStation Portable:

• Heatseeker
• Taito Legends Power Up
• Driver 76
• Winx Club: Join the Club
• Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing

For the Nintendo DS:

• Devilish
• Etrian Odyssey
• Chicken Shoot DS

For the PC:

• The Sims 2: Deluxe DVD
• Mission: Combat Force
• Dream Day Wedding
• Locomania
• Circus Empire
• Concentration

The Games for Windows platform is showing a lot of genre diversity as well as a robust number of titles. More eye-catching, though, is the Xbox 360, which has only two releases but they're big. The game tie-in of everyone's favorite ogre movie comes as Shrek the Third barges in with the rest of the hilarious gang. More serious gamers, on the other hand, are looking out for Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars which promises to innovate the RTS genre and add more firepower to the already immortal franchise.

No releases have been announced for the PS3 and the Wii.

As probably known by the gamers, Activision's much sought-after Spider Man 3 game is launching this week for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3, PSP, PS2, DS and PC. But while Spidey's been the center of attention, The Game Factory's Legend of the Dragon is also expected to jump into this week's fray for the PSP and Wii - we're itching to see how the game fares under the Wiimote.

PC owners will be getting a new horror title by way of Frictional Games' Penumbra Overture, and a new turn-based strategy game via UFO: Extraterrestrials. Just make sure to phone your local retailers before heading out, in case any of these games catch your fancy.

Xbox 360  

• Spider-Man 3

PlayStation 3 (PS3)

• Spider-Man 3      

Wii

• Spider-Man 3      
• Legend of the Dragon      
• Heatseeker      

PlayStation Portable (PSP):

• Legend of the Dragon      
• The Cube      
• Taito Legends Power Up
• Spider-Man 3       
• Ultimate Board Game Collection      
• Winx Club:  Join the Club      

DS

• Spider-Man 3           
• Shrek the 3rd      
• Devilish    

PC

• Spider-Man 3      
• Mission:  Combat Force      
• UFO Extraterrestrials      
• Fairy Godmother Tycoon      
• Penumbra:  Overture      
• Kudos      
• Ciao Bella      
• Circus Empire