World War II Online: Battleground Europe

Set during spring 1940, World War II Online: Battleground Europe lets you participate in the British, French or German armies as the Axis and Allied forces struggle for control of Europe. You can fight in the infantry, pilot planes, drive tanks or take control of warships as you and thousands of fellow gamers replay those fragile months when the world plunged into war. Will events turn out differently this time?

Gearbox spins out Aliens, Heat game details

First up was Gearbox's forthcoming shooter based on James Cameron's 1986 sci-fi classic Aliens. Development for the project is apparently well under way. "We're working really hard on that right now," said Pitchford. Sega is publishing the game in conjunction with 20th Century Fox, which owns the film rights.

The executive also revealed some tidbits about the plot of the Aliens game, which is due on "next-gen platforms" in 2009. "Our game's about becoming a Colonial Marine, and looking at it from the Colonial Marines' perspective," explained Pitchford. The Colonial Marines battled the acid-blooded xenomorphs in Aliens, and were a template for the troopers who fight alongside the Master Chief in the Halo games.