Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is proud to announce that Patrick Wilson and Jackie Earle Haley, stars of the upcoming Watchmen film, will lend their voices to the long-form downloadable videogame Watchmen: The End is Nigh. Developed by Deadline Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Watchmen: The End is Nigh will feature the voices of Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl, a refined fighter well-versed in martial arts and cutting-edge gadgetry, and Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, a feral, streetwise fighter who can disarm enemies and use their own weapons against them.

A prequel to the Watchmen film directed by Zack Snyder, the videogame Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be released on March 4, 2009, two days before the movie opens in theaters nationwide. Watchmen: The End is Nigh extends the film experience and will delve into the characters, rivalries and challenges in a mature action-brawler. The game explores the crime-fighting partnership of urban vigilantes Nite Owl and Rorschach, who track and beat down criminals to uncover a dangerous conspiracy. The game is expected to be an episodic downloadable game based on the movie of the DC comic and featuring different characters in each episode.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh will be released on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft on March 4, 2009.

Check out the official Watchmen: The End is Nigh website at http://www.watchmenvideogame.com.

CellFactor®: Psychokinetic Wars is a fast-paced first-person multiplayer shooter where you choose your side in the battle of technology vs. humanity.  Manipulate your environment and kill your enemies with your choice of gunfire and/or telekinetic superpowers.  Use your mind to rip objects from the environment and smash them in any direction or use your powers to create a bullet-proof energy shield.  Flying, teleporting and accelerated speed give you countless ways to kill or be killed.  Take on the three single-player challenge modes (one mode for each character) or battle live enemies throughout the world in one of four multiplayer modes.

The game is being developed by TIMELINE INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSION GAMES™ and being published by Ubisoft for the Xbox LIVE Arcade.  The game’s web site states that the release date for this upcoming title is sometime in February 2009 and with only two weeks left in the month, one can only assume that the game’s release is imminent.  This game has some of the most amazing graphics of any Xbox LIVE Arcade game.  But don’t take my word for it, view the gameplay trailer!

Classic Games!

• Join your host Mr. Potato Head as you play games such as SCRABBLE, CONNECT FOUR, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders.
• Experience new ways to play these best-selling board games.

Full Xbox LIVE Support!

• Show off your skills with Hasbro Family Game Night achievements and compete with your friends to earn a spot atop the Xbox LIVE leader boards.
• Increase your game score and talk while you play online with voice chat.
• Get your Xbox avatar into the game with Hasbro Family Game Night’s avatar support.

More details after the break.

Online Multiplayer fun!

NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe today announced that Namco Museum™: Virtual Arcade is heading to European retailers for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this coming April 2009. Jam-packed with nostalgic favourites and future classics, Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade will keep seasoned and new gamers playing for years to come.

Players can show off their skills and high scores on the leaderboards in a number of titles which originally appeared on Xbox Live® Arcade, including the award-winning Pac-Man Championship Edition™. The compilation also offers the chance to re-live the old school days of classic arcade games with Galaxian™, Super Pac-Man™ and many more rubbing shoulders in a vast compilation spanning over 25 years of arcade hits.

Features of Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade include:

• Over 30 titles: The largest and most comprehensive Namco Museum™ collection to date will keep you and your friends entertained for hours.
• Xbox Live® Arcade Games: No downloading necessary! Now you can get your XBLA fix and play the critically acclaimed and visually spectacular Pac-Man Championship Edition and the underground drilling classic Dig Dug™.
• Leaderboards: Show off your high score worldwide and compete for the #1 spot.
• New Arrangement Games: In their first console debut, 3 beloved games arrive with a new twist, a fresh new look and fun gameplay - Dig Dug Arrangement, Galaga™ Arrangement and Pac-Man Arrangement.
• Legendary Classics: Get nostalgic and play more than 20 retro fan favorites such as Dig Dug™ II, Pole Position™, and Pac-Mania™.
• Multiplayer: Each game supports between one and four players depending on the title.

Forget Valentine’s day. Want to really win some hearts over? Skate your way to victory in this week’s Xbox LIVE Arcade release, “3 on 3 NHL Arcade,” and you’ll have plenty to boast about.

Hockey lovers, there’s no need to reference the rule book in this game as you tear up the ice with NHL’s top players and win big with big hits. Go ahead and challenge your friends in one-on-one matches via Xbox LIVE and tally your wins to earn bragging rights with your opponent …and your sweetie.

“3 on 3 NHL Arcade” slides into action on February 11 at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

Published and developed by EA Sports, “3 on 3 NHL Arcade” will be available for 800 Microsoft Points worldwide. The game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.  For more details on “3 on 3 NHL Arcade” you can visit: http://www.xbox.com/games/3/3on3nhlxboxlivearcade/

Paramount Digital Entertainment has announced that a new gang style brawling game based on the 1979 film The Warriors will be released later this year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie's theatrical release. The Warriors is set to release exclusively on the Xbox LIVE Arcade.

The development of the game is being handled by CTXM, which many of you no doubt recognize from their previous XBLA game releases, including Heavy Weapon, Feeding Frenzy, and Astropop. Some of you might be wishing Rockstar was handling the development but CTXM does have a good amount of experience with XBLA and the game trailer highlights their experience and dedication to this upcoming title that is due out in the Summer of 2009.