DLC for Worms 2: Armageddon has arrived at the Xbox Live Arcade (320 MS Points). The Worms 2: Armageddon Puzzle Pack is the first of such packs set for release over the coming weeks.

The Puzzle Pack includes brain-teasing puzzles designed to challenge even the most seasoned Worms players. It offers a collection of 20 single-player puzzle missions, 5 achievements, a new landscape theme and a selection of new, puzzle-themed hats, gravestones and speech-banks.

At PAX Prime this weekend Bethesda is letting folks go hands-on with Skyrim. To help kick things off they’ve compiled a look at the preset variations available for each of the ten races in the game’s face creator.

Skyrim arrives November 11.

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A demo for NHL 12 is now available through both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. It features three modes: Play Now, Be A Pro, and Hockey Ultimate Team.

In Play Now, fans can relive the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals as the game inserts you into the third period of a match-up between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks. In Be A Pro mode, play as your created pro with the new ability to simulate to your next shift while the EA Sports Action Tracker tracks and presents every major event that takes place while your character is off the ice. This feature is designed to enhance the gameplay experience, as virtual hockey players will now spend less time watching from the bench and more time playing, while still being aware of the game situation as they step back onto the ice. And in Hockey Ultimate Team, collect card packs and build your ultimate team from the ground up by acquiring top Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League prospects and train them to super stardom, or win now by acquiring current NHL superstars. Earn more card packs by playing the mode and by inviting a friend to try the demo.

At GamesCom 2011, Ubisoft showcased a new gameplay sequence from Assassin’s Creed Revelations featuring master assassin Ezio and, for the first time since the original Assassin’s Creed, Altair in action. As a follow-up to last week’s demo, they’ve released this director’s cut of the walkthrough with commentary.

Assassin’s Creed Revelations arrives November 15.

The release date for Serious Sam 3: BFE has been announced as October 18, and the game is now available for pre-purchase on Steam at a special discount if you already own a Serious Sam HD title.

Everyone who orders now, will receive a 10% discount, but those who already own a Steam version of one of the other Serious Sam games, will get an additional 10% off of BFE. All pre-purchases will also include a Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker multiplayer avatar.

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked, the first RPG/SRPG hybrid for the Nintendo 3DS, is now available in stores across North America. Overclocked adds to its family line with strategy, a mature narrative, and a design that encourages replayability. Want to know what we mean by that? Check out this shiny new trailer.

505 Games and Kung Fu Factory today present an all-new trailer for the upcoming underground MMA fighting game, Supremacy MMA. The video showcases Killer Moves from the actual gameplay that players can expect to find when the game hits consoles September 20.

Supremacy MMA was created in a fast-paced, arcade style that gives players the opportunity to dispatch their opponents by choosing from a cadre of hardcore fighters. Master your abilities to execute fight sequences and become invincible in every match-up with an array of kicks, gravity defying moves and finishing blows.

2XL Games has revealed this first official trailer for their upcoming offroad racer, Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad.

In Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad, players race four-wheeled 800 horsepower off road race trucks over a variety of tracks, through single-player and multiplayer modes in Rally Cars, Pro Buggies, and Trophylite Trucks, all in presented in 1080p with 60 frames per second. The title provides multiplayer support for eight racers, and a full career mode that follows Jeremy’s bid for the PRO-2 championship within the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS).

Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad will be available via the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network later this year.

Ubisoft and Demiurge Studios have announced a joint partnership to help stop the robot apocalypse in Shoot Many Robots™. Developed by Demiurge Studios and published by Ubisoft, the title will be released at the Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and for Windows PC in 2012.

Shoot Many Robots follows P. Walter Tugnut on his mission to kill as many robots as possible after a factory begins to ominously produce killer robots. With an RV full of guns and beer, gamers will experience a four-player co-op run-n-gun side-scrolling RPG shooter that includes both weapon and item customization. The game will also feature two game modes: Traversal (where players must progress linearly through a level) and Survival (where players fight against waves of robot hordes, delivering hours of robotic carnage and fun).

Check out this trailer to get a glimpse of what P. Walter Tugnut is up against.

Fight, struggle, suffer, endure, and live in this brand new Bartholomew trailer for Dark Souls. Prepare for death on October 4 when the game releases for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with musical accompaniment provided by the band The Silent Comedy.

Dark Souls, is an action-RPG developed by FromSoftware, and is the spiritual successor to 2009’s Demon’s Souls.

Don’t remember hearing any Sengoku information coming out of Cologne last week? That’s because while the rest of the Paradox team spent their time mingling at Gamescom, the Sengoku developers were busy putting their finishing touches on the upcoming grand strategy game.

Rise to power in Feudal Japan with your Samurai family in this character driven, strategy title that’s set during the 16th Century. Play as a nobleman and unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist. Use your military might, your smooth talking tongue, and your guile to increase your power. Just make sure that you always have a competent heir, in case you should die before your goals are realized.

Sengoku is set to release via all major digital download portals September 13 for $29.99.

Last week in Cologne, Kerberos Productions and Paradox Interactive gave gamers a sneak peek of the opening cinematics for Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter. The video provides a first look at the Lords of Winter themselves in action, as the ancient Suul’ka have returned to their lost empire and are seeking to regain the power they once had, avenging themselves on their traitorous children. The almost four minute trailer sets the stage for the new empire building game where you, as one of the younger races, must always be on guard against the return of this dangerous and vengeful enemy.

Sword of the Stars II: The Lords of Winter will be available this fall.

Just Dance Kids 2 will soon be available for Kinect™ and Move (a first for the series), and will return to the Wii™. The game will feature more than 40 new songs, including “Love Me,” “Whip My Hair,” and “Just The Way You Are. In addition, the game includes such classic kids songs as “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” and “The Hokey Pokey” in several languages.

Just Dance Kids 2 will be released in North America October 25.

NGames has sent along this fresh batch of screenshots from their new naval-warfare strategy MMO, Navy Force, which is currently in open beta. Of particular note in these screens is the military base.

The military base is where you can view and manage every component of your military constructions. Information is displayed in a tech tree that shows the level of your key warfare buildings, such as the barracks, military academy, and air raid shelters. Increasing the level of these buildings will give you increased military force and power when battling at sea.

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An ancient alien race, known only as Reapers, has launched an all-out invasion leaving nothing but a trail of destruction in their wake. Earth has been taken, the galaxy is on the verge of total annihilation, and you, Commander Shepard, are the only one who can stop them. The War for Earth has begun, and the price of failure is extinction.