Criterion Studios have hopped on the nostalgia train and released what is being touted as the spiritual successor to the massively popular Black, but will it live up to it’s predecessor?

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You know all about it, you’ve waited long enough, Dead Island is available NOW! A schlocky, gruesomely fun action role-playing game awaits you on Dead Island. Bring three friends.

Climb back into the cockpit with Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, another installment in the hit Ace Combat series.

You will experience combat as it escalates to the next level with aircraft that is torn apart, spewing oil and debris across the skies. Engage in combat all over the world while dodging skyscrapers and turning your enemies into fiery debris in both single-player and online multiplayer. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon features a dramatic realistic storyline that is written by New York Times best-selling military author Jim Deflice. You will experience engaging war drama like never before. In addition, there will be entirely new aircrafts to pilot. You will get to experience split-second maneuvering and positioning while having to pinpoint your target. Take to the skies and engage enemy forces in a variety of different modes.

I’ve liked the look of this one for a while, but I had seen the words “PSN exclusive” being bandied around. Reasuringly, the developers Playbrains (who you may remember as the folks that brought us that Madballs game) recently confirmed that yes, Sideway is “definitely coming to PC – via Steam”. That screenshot doesn’t really do the game justice, so embedded beneath is a trailer that shows off the unique set of mechanics that set it apart from the competition.

2D characters in the 3D world? What will they think of next. It’s hard to tell based on the little infomation we have to go on so far whether the plane-switching platforming will result in fun puzzles, or whether its mostly just an aesthetic choice, but it’s certainly grabbed my attention. After 2D platformers declined in popularity at the dawn the the 21st century, it’s wonderful to see their continued resurgence.

From the looks of things, Sideway melds classic 90s era platforming, a new world bending gimmick, and fat beats. A potent combination, I’m sure you’ll agree. It’s due out on October the 11th, and it’ll set you back $10.

Experience the action and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2011, the first rugby game on the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

You will have the choice of 20 different participating nations that will be competing in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Play through national rivalries in an authentic match venue with rugby stars. You will experience one of the most realistic presentations of the world’s third most popular sport. Tackle and score your way to earn a chance to lift the Webb Ellis Cup and become World Champions for your country. You will experience the next generation in rugby games with Rugby World Cup 2011.

Rise of Nightmares will take you into a cinematic world of horrific blood and violence and will be one of the first mature games to hit the Xbox 360 Kinect.

Use your entire body to fight the undead horde with physical brutality. You will navigate through Viktor’s castle with free movement control to uncover the secrets held within. You will delve deeper into the mind of a madman. Combat the undead horde by mastering the different fighting styles and various weapons. Sometimes you will have to sneak around stealthily and also solve puzzles. Rise of Nightmares is an intensely immersive experience that will bring horror to life like never before.

How many trailers manage to accurately convey a design philosophy while also being pretty damn funny? I’ve done some swift calculations on my abaci and mathomancy tells me that the correct answer is this one for Serious Sam 3: BFE. Despite pouring scorn on so many modern gaming conventions, the whole thing is so gleeful that it doesn’t seem spiteful, just completely and incurably insane.

The video says episode 1 and I’ll be very happy to see more of this helpful chap before the game’s release on October 18th. Marketing is not supposed to be this much fun.

Did I mention the goggles? There are goggles, too. Hack-and-slash series Onechanbara is returning to the Xbox 360 with Onechanbara Z: Kagura.

This is the game’s debut trailer. The game will be out this winter in Japan.

Let us walk you through the exciting new puzzle game from the co-creator of Portal. It follows the same room based puzzle format of portal but with different puzzle machanics and a slightly more cuddly asthetic.

A new multiplayer trailer for Mondern Warfare 3 has emerged and fans will be glad to know that Infinity Ward are staying very true to their tried and tested formula. So much so that you could be forgiven for thinking that you were actually watching a Black Ops video. Or a Modern Warfare 2 video. Or a Modern Warfare 1 video!

No word yet on the inevitable map packs but we’ll keep you posted.