Atari has released footage of the fighter class in their soon to be released Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale game. It centers on the desperate struggle to defeat the evil Rezlus and his Zhentarim in their attempt to invade and conquer the Dalelands. Players are charged with the task of restoring order to Nentir Vale by unlocking the secrets of the Mines of Tethyamar, defeating the evil within the treacherous Tower of the Void, leading to the final confrontation with Rezlus himself. The game is playable in solo or co-op modes that supports up to four players who battle their way through a wide range of beastly hordes including skeletons and orcs. The game is set to be released later this spring for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

No not that one, but the alternative D-Day – Dino D-Day. I always thought the Afrika Korps fielded Panzers, 88mm Artillery and PAK Anti-tank guns. I hadn’t realized that they had dinosaurs, too! So much for my history lessons at school. The game is an online FPS shooter to be released via Steam with the idea that the Germans have managed to bring back the extinct reptiles to add to their arsenal. Players have the option of choosing to play as the Allied forces (Six classes) or play as the German army and its dinosaur allies (three human classes and three dinosaur classes).

Dino D-Day launches on Steam April 8.

TimeGate Studios has revealed the release dates and loyalty rewards for Section 8: Prejudice, the $15 downloadable shooter. The game rolls out to the Xbox Live Arcade on April 20; comes to Windows PC via online distributors, including Steam and Games for Windows Marketplace, on May 4; and hits the PlayStation Network sometime this summer.

Section 8: Prejudice features a 5-hour story-driven campaign, large-scale multiplayer modes for up to 32 players, four-player co-op, and offline bot support for all game modes. In it, you can mobilize by drop spawning from 15,000 feet, use Jet Packs to evade enemies, and ram opponents in Overdrive!

Be on the lookout for a preview from Matthew Booth next week!

Registration for the 2011 Blood Bowl World Cup is open, and the competition will exclusively be played online via the official server. The tournament is open to all Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition players, and you can now begin preparing your best team.

Adapted from the board game, Blood Bowl is an ultra violent team sport that mixes football with strategy in the Warhammer universe.

Publisher 505 Games and developer Rebellion today announced that the third-person tactical WWII shooter, Sniper Elite V2, is coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2012. The game will be a modern take on 2005′s Sniper Elite for the current generation of consoles. Players will again assume the role of an American OSS secret agent disguised as a German sniper in Berlin during the final days of World War II.

The Retired Astronaut Collective has released the free word game, Squabble, for iOS devices. Players go head to head to match their wits and their vocabulary in this multiplayer, online app. Users must build the longest word they can within a short time limit. Each letter scores points, but some letters are worth more than others. Using the bonus spaces, players can double and triple their letter points. The final round has a long secret word they can decipher for an even greater score.

Squabble is available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and requires iOS 2.2.1 or later to play.

As you might’ve heard, vaporware superstar Duke Nukem Forever‘s release date has been delayed until June 14 in North America (June 10 in Europe). We’re sure you’re as shocked as we were when we found out. So, to ease some of the disappointment, developer Gearbox has released two new Duke trailers. One of them is too foul and disgusting for a family site such as ours (no surprise there; it’s Duke, after all). But here’s the other one. Enjoy!

Electronic Arts announced today that an all-new digital download of NBA JAM will be available in October. The NBA JAM: On Fire Edition is being developed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and it will be available via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. It will feature such gameplay enhancements as the AI system used in the Fight Night franchise that learns your tendencies and throws them back in your face, JAM Arena mode, the Road Trip campaign, and online roster updates.

Telltale Games has made the complete first episode of the new Back to the Future game series free-for-all on PC and Mac!

Marty McFly and Doc Brown’s adventures continue in the game, with a completely new story created in collaboration with the film trilogy’s co-creator and co-writer Bob Gale. In Episode 1 It’s About Time, Marty is just getting re-acquainted with the 1980s when he finds out that Doc Brown is trapped somewhere in the past; and that he must travel back in time to save the Doc’s future. The story continues over 5 episodes, with new games releasing monthly, and the first three already available.

Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment have revealed more details about Lucas Montbarron, one of the four playable characters in their upcoming Action RPG Dungeon Siege III. Lucas is the son of a former Grand Master of the Legion, and the last in a long, noble and dying line. Skilled with sword and shield, Lucas can also engage crowds of enemies with two-handed weapon attacks.

Lucas Montbarron is further detailed in this latest gameplay trailer for Dungeon Siege III.

The Foundry, the special tool that lets you create your very own episodes and stories in Star Trek Online, is live. The Foundry gives you the opportunity to craft the Star Trek universe your way, as you can design and build brand new missions and stories to share with your friends and the entire community. Those that accept the challenge, can design their own mission for a chance to be spotlighted by the game’s development team.

In continuation of their celebration of Resident Evil’s 15th anniversary, Capcom has produced this new trailer that offers a glimpse into the past, present and future of the franchise. This includes a first look at the re-mastered digital versions of Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X as well as some more footage from Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D and Resident Evil: Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS. And just to top it off, they have one more quick look into the newly announced Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy is the third campaign in the game series. The new addition aims to faithfully recreate the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War II. Using the unique Turn-Based (WeGo)/Real-Time hybrid game system of the CMx2 battle engine, the first installment in this new series covers the three months after the Allied D-Day landings, from Operation Overlord in June through the Cobra Breakout in August.

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Ubisoft has announced that Anno 2070 will be set in a near-future world ravaged by rising sea levels and creeping desertification. Players must master new technologies to overcome the pressing ecological challenges of the time and build a successful empire. There will be two factions to choose from: the industry-focused Tycoons or eco-friendly tree-huggers known as the Ecos. You’ll be able to influence the course of the dynamically evolving world by aligning yourself with either faction. Multiplayer and online modes are planned in addition to a single player campaign and an endless Continuous mode. The game is due out for release on PC this winter.

The Bitmap Brothers’ classic 1996 real-time strategy game Z has been revived and remade. Digital publisher Kavcom has licensed the game and plans to launch the 2011 version, Z: The Game, for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, PC, Mac, Android and Blackberry Tab later this year. Z: The Game was developed by original creators The Bitmap Brothers in conjunction with Kavcom and programming legend Peter Harrap, who made the 1980s platform game Wanted: Monty Mole for Gremlin Graphics.