You're seen the trailers, you've seen them go at it, now here's your chance to play Blood Bowl (Xbox 360, PSP, DS). Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive opened the registration for you guys to play the beast-bashing football title, and you just might be one of the privileged few to play it first once the beta comes out. Details after the link.

Now here's something cool. If you love roughneck monsters and football, then you'll love Blood Bowl. Actually, you don't have to like either of the two to appreciate this game. There are two video inside that'll show you how cool these monster-jocks are.

The holidays are looking good this year as Electronic Arts releases their line-up with some of the most anticipated games this season. They have everything for everybody from World War games to sports games, from fantasy games to shooters, with music games chucked in as the cherry on top of the icing.

First off is the FPS Crysis which will be out on November 16. Crytek will also be releasing a special edition of the game with a 16-page book full of concept art and other bonuses. Hellgate: London, where demons decimate the home of Big Ben, will be out on October 31.

The sequels to the ever popular Medal of Honor franchise will also be released next month. The PS3 version of Medal of Honor Airborne (also for Xbox 360 and PC, already out) will be released on November, and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (Wii, PSP) will be out on November 13.

Two music games will also be hitting the market this holiday season to get your booties shakin'. Boogie (PS2, DS, Wii) will be out on November 15. Rock Band, whose special editions will be include a guitar, drums and a microphone, will be out on November 20 for the 360 and PS3, and on December 11 for the PS2.

Here are some other titles they'll be releasing before Santa Claus comes calling:

• Army of Two (November 13 for 360, PS3)
• Command & Conquer Saga (October)
• EA Playground (October 23 for Wii, DS)
• FIFA Soccer 08 (October 9 for 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, Mobile)
• Need for Speed Prostreet (November 14 for 360, PS3, ii, PS2, DS, PC, Mobile)
• Orcs & Elves (November 13 for DS)
• Orcs & Elves II (November for Mobile)
• Pictionary (December for Mobile)
• SimCity Societies (November 13 for PC, Mobile)
• Smarty Pants (November 19 for Wii)
• The Orange Box (October 9 for PC, 360, Holidays for PS3)
• The Sims DJ (December for Mobile)
• The Simpsons Game (October 30 for 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)

About two weeks back, we reported that Warhammer: Mark of Chaos was heading to the Xbox 360, according to the German ratings board USK. Well, today we finally got confirmation straight from Namco Bandai. But wait, there's more. The announcement also included Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March, an expansion for the PC version.

First off, the Xbox 360 version of Warhammer will be called Warhammer: Battle March. According to the release, the console version will be sporting content from the PC version, with spanking new features, online play via Xbox Live, and intuitive controls.

Warhammer: Battle March will be featuring six armies to choose from, as opposed to the original PC version's four. Army customization will be available so you'll be able to tell your soldiers apart from others, and you can also make your units as scary as possible to wreck havoc into your enemies' hearts.

Players will also be able to control Hero and Champion units that progress as you play the game. Two control schemes will be available, one for the novice players while the other one is more advance. Online multiplayer on Xbox Live can support up to four players in two modes, head-to-head skirmishes or team-based war.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March on the other hand will sport additional content for the PC version. The expansion's content will include new units for each army, online modes, and an original campaign. The number of armies are also expanded to six to include the Empire, Chaos, Skaven, High Elves, plus the new Dark Elf and Orcs & Goblins forces (same armies as the Xbox 360 version).

Sound interesting? Before you start bouncing off the walls, note that Warhammer: Battle March and Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March are scheduled for release next year. We'll keep our eyes peeled for more info, so stay tuned. In the meantime, feel free to admire the screenshots for both the Xbox 360 and PC versions at the Full Article link.

New legislation proposed in New York State by Rep. Keith Wright is set to block sales of games that depict racist and religious violence to minors. The bill A00547, if passed should block games that depict advocate or glamorize: commission of a violent crime, suicide, sexual violence, violent racism, religious violence, and illegal use of drug and alcohol.

GamePolitics reports that Rep. Wright's bill also calls for Retailers to place such games in an adults only section. Retailers would be required to check ID for buyers who appear to be under 30. The bill has been referred to the Assembly's Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.

GamePolitics further notes that while proposed legislation would affect games sold at retail, it won't affect games that are spread through online, non-commercial distribution.

While we agree with this bill's good intentions, and we note that this is one of the better bills that has attempted to define violence in video games, we have to point out that racism in games is a bit hard to define. Take for example a cliche group of eager heroic knights slaying a bunch of orcs, and calling them "filthy cur" or something. Standard fare for any teen-rated game, or movie for the matter, but it could be considered by some overzealous folks to be "violent racism." And don't get us started on all those WWII shooters.

Moreover, courts have previously disallowed restrictions based on violence alone. This bill might encounter a lot of difficulty getting passed.

The Reality Pump developed game, Two Worlds, will allow its future gamers to be right in the thick of the battle driven by the hunger for supremacy of the Orcs to over the sapient races. Strange and ominous creatures whose origins are traced back to the times before the gods have come, live side by side with the Orcs, Dwarves, Humans and Elves. These creatures came to be known as the Second World. In the end, only one of Two Worlds is to remain. Some deep plot going on there, right?

Unfortunately, if you're one of the many who wants to test their gaming mettle in this one, you'd have to wait a little more. Although there has not been an official release date the game's publisher-- Topware Interactive, announced that it has delayed Two Worlds until Q4 2006 to give the developers additional time to polish the game.

According to Miroslaw Dymek, Technical Director of the Reality Pump development team: “’Two Worlds” is a milestone in our company’s history. We want to be sure that every gamer will have as much fun playing our game as we are having during its’ development. Therefore, the focus of our team will be to create a quality RPG game and not in making the previously mentioned September time frame.”

Xbox 360 gamers are soon to be gifted with to another role-playing game when Two Worlds is released. The game, developed by Reality Pump, is set to thrill players with awesome fights, engaging characters and a cinematic story set in a medieval fantasy world.

In the game, the desire of supremacy drives the Orcs to wage war against sapient races. Strange and ominous creatures whose origins are traced back to the times before the gods have come, live side by side with the Orcs, Dwarves, Humans and Elves. These creatures came to be known as the Second World. In the end, only one of Two Worlds is to remain.

We think the basic storyline is intriguing enough to pique the interest of RPG fans. With The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion hogging the limelight, though,  Two Worlds might just be in for one tough struggle.

Check out these brand-spanking-new screenshots from Zuxxez (via worthplaying.com).

   
   
   

We've got an interview with the Two Worlds folks, so if you want to know anything about the game, or if you have questions on character development or gameplay, let us know through your comments.