EA announced the first expansion pack for The Sims^TM 3: World Adventures. The expansion pack is still in development and is scheduled to  ship  worldwide the week of November 16, 2009.

“We’re thrilled with the global success of The Sims 3 over these last few months and are looking forward to expanding on the gameplay experience with one of the most robust expansion packs to The Sims yet. Players will be able to take their Sims on the adventure of a lifetime and explore lands outside of Sunset Valley and Riverview, pursue thrilling new life destinies in locations around the world inspired by famous destinations, and immerse themselves in the open-ended gameplay where they’ll discover new cities in China, France and Egypt and share new stories.” - Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims at EA.

For more information about The Sims 3 World Adventures or The Sims 3, visit www.TheSims3.com.

Warner Bros. has purchased $33 million of the bankrupted Midway Games assets. The  acquisition gives Warner Brothers the rights to “Mortal Kombat,” “Spy Hunter,” “Joust” and several other game franchises.

Hollywood Reporter

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Release Date October 1, 2009
MAG Release Date November 24, 2009
(Rockstar’s) Agent Available In 2010
Assassin’s Creed 2 Release Date November 17, 2009
Final Fantasy XIII Release Date May 31, 2010
Final Fantasy XIV Available In 2010
Modnation Racers Available In 2010 (demo below)
God of War III Release Date April 1, 2010

PSP Go is scheduled for release in October. The Go is smaller and lighter than the PSP 3000. The PSP Go will download and store games in its internal memory (no discs) The Go is a slider protecting the game controls. It will cost $249. Sony will continue to manufacture and support the PSP-3000.

Sony also unveiled a prototype of a motion-sensitive game controller similar to the Wii’s which should be available in the spring of 2010.

Kingdom Hearts Release Date September 29, 2009

Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Available Fall 2009

Golden Sun DS Available In 2010

Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion Release Date October 13, 2009

C.O.P. The Recruit Available Fall 2009

Mario VS. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again Available For Download June 8, 2009

Wario Ware: DIY Release Date Unknown

Wii

New Super Mario Bros. (with four-player co-op) Release Date November 2, 2009

Wii Fit Plus Available Fall 2009

Wii Sports Resort Release Date July 26, 2009

Red Steel 2 Release Date November 10, 2009

Dead Space: Extraction Release Date September 28, 2009

Resident Evil Dark Side Chronicles Release Date December 31, 2009

The Conduit Available June 23, 2009

Metroid Other M Available In 2010

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Game trailer below)

Beatles Rock Band Release Date 9/09/09
Tony Hawk Ride Release Date 10/13/09
Modern Warfare 2 Release Date 11/10/09
Final Fantasy XIII Release Date May 31, 2010
Metal Gear Solid Rising Shadow Complex (trailer below)
Joy Ride Release Date 12/30/09
Crackdown 2
Left 4Dead 2 Release Date 11/17/09
Splinter Cell Conviction Release Date 11/30/09
Forza Motorsport 3 Release Date 10/31/09
Halo: ODST Release Date 9/22/09
Halo Reach Coming in 2010
Alan Wake Coming in 2010
Games on Demand will allow Xbox 360 owners to purchase and download full Xbox 360 games directly to their hard drive. Purchasers will be given the option to purchase games using a credit or debit card. The Games on Demand channel will launch with a library of more than 30 great games. Microsoft and third-party publishers will also be releasing a range of premium clothing and interactive props for avatars.

Press Release from Paramount Pictures

MTV Games and Paramount Pictures Take STAR TREK
and Rock Band Where No Man Has Gone Before

First-of-its-Kind Promotion to Rock Fans During Month Lead-Up
to the Film’s Release on May 8, 2009

New York, NY, April 1, 2009  MTV Games and Harmonix’s Rock Band are joining forces with Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment to celebrate the May 8th theatrical release of the film STAR TREK from director/producer J.J. Abrams. The first-of-its-kind collaboration will fuse together the massive cultural followings of both STAR TREK and the video game phenomenon Rock Band to engage fans with free music, an in-game battle of the bands, and futuristic avatar creation contest.

Beginning today, fans can register for a 15-day sweepstakes that will give away 500 free
Rock Band Music Store downloads each day from April 7th through April 21st for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation Store for PlayStation3.

And if that’s not enough  fans will want to fire up Rock Band 2’s online Battle of the Bands mode to participate in the STAR TREK Ultimate Battle. Bands of three to four players can battle the Rock Band galaxy. The band with the highest score will win a STAR TREK hometown movie screening for their band and their friends. Additionally, twenty randomly selected players will win an awesome STAR TREK/Rock Band prize pack equipped with STAR TREK and Rock Band gear. The Battle of the Bands component will begin on April 20th and run through April 27th.

The Rock Band and STAR TREK promotion will culminate when the first-ever avatar creation contest launches on April 27th. Fans will be asked to create a futuristic avatar in-game and export it to RockBand.com for the community and Harmonix team to judge the winner. The Duke of Gravity will ultimately decide which avatar has what it takes to rock with the Enterprise crew. The winner will be chosen on May 11th and win “The Future is Now” prize pack including the top of the line Rock Band game accessories.

For more information on Rock Band and STAR TREK’s collaboration, visit www.ROCKBAND.com/StarTrek.

STAR TREK opens in theaters worldwide on Friday, May 8th.

EA Games announced that they were pushing back the release of Sims 3 to June 2, 2009. Below is an updated countdown.