Texas-based studio Gearbox has confirmed that that they have indeed trademarked the "War Hero" IP. Superannution has reported that there are actually four titles stringed to this new IP, filed on June 18th of this year. More details after the jump.

SouthPeak Interactive has announced that their stealth-action video game, Velvet Assassin, has gone gold. And just in good time too, cos the game is set to ship out by the end of the month.

Add one more title to the list of RTS games. Ubisoft has just announced a new one called R.U.S.E, is a "one-of-a-kind" RTS game set during World War II whose main selling point seems to be a feature that lets players bluff and deceive their way to victory.

War is hell, for attack dogs and humans alike. Just because dogs happen to be cuddlier than humans doesn't mean that they were spared the horrors of war. Activision has responded back to PETA's complaint about killing hostile attack dogs in Call of Duty: World at War.

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A little history is never a bad thing. That's what this launch trailer of Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC) from Ubisoft gives us as it takes back to the past, all the way to the height of World War II in 1944. It's no quiet time, as you may very well see in the game. It's got guns and blood, and you'll have to think fast and think smart to get out of hell.

Hot off EA CEO John Riccitiello's announcement of a new Need For Speed game, some less exciting revelations were dropped. The publisher revealed that two of their premiere titles won't be coming out until early 2009. The games in question are BioWare's Dragon Age and Pandemic's Saboteur. More details after the jump.

With an embargo still in place for Treyarch's Call of Duty: World at War (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii), several screenshots were recently leaked from the German official Xbox magazine and a couple of European sites. Judging from the screenshots alone, the latest iteration in the  series is definitely shaping up to be another great installment in the long-standing CoD legacy. You can view the images by clicking on the "read more" link below.

One of Russia's most distinguished game developer and publisher, 1C company, has announced two new game projects that will be their first on the next generation consoles. The two games are based on Captain Blood novels and the successful IL-2 Sturmovik flight combat simulation series.  Both are now heading to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (to North America with help), but even handhelds will feel some love as well.

With all the rumors surrounding the latest iteration in the Call of Duty series, it was only a matter of time before we were able to confirm some of them. The latest issue of GamesTM magazine revealed some of the finer details of Treyarch's upcoming wargame title, Call of Duty 5 (officially dubbed as Call of Duty: World at War). Find out more about the nitty gritty of the new CoD title in our full article.

After just a few months of waiting comes the good news that Treyarch's current project, Call of Duty 5 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS), is finally playable. Will we have a demo soon, then? We hope that it won't be a long wait until then. More details in the full article!