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It has been 10 long years since a Fallout title hit shelves. At 12:01a.m. this morning, Fallout 3 was released in the US by Bethesda Softworks to a frenzied acclaim by press and fans alike. Official Xbox Magazine gave it a 10 out of 10. Gamespot gave it a 9 out of 10. IGN gave the game a 9.6 out of 10. For those of you who can’t wait to get out of work to pick up your own copy, we’ve got those reviews and more details here:

Gamespot’s Fallout 3 Review for the Xbox 360 [gamespot]
OXM’s review is available on news stands, but you can find more details here. [oxm]

Our idea here is to give you an update on the latest games and happenings in video game land. If you’re a PC user, now’s the time to pick up Prince of Persia, which dropped for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 last week. I’ve had a chance to play most of the game, and it’s great fun if you enjoy running across walls and ceilings instead of solid ground. An award is also due here for least annoying female supporting character. Princess Elika actually aides your leaps and bounds, and rarely gets in the way.

Not long ago I decided to pick up something new for my DS, and happened across the new Dragon Ball Origins game. I’m a fan of the series, and what I’d heard of the game prior to launch sounded interesting, so I decided that it might be worth a shot.

In Fracture, "players are equipped with an arsenal of futuristic weaponry to strategically reshape their surroundings on the fly."

Every action they perform dynamically reshapes the earth in ways no videogame has ever seen. When Briggs throws a tectonic grenade on a level battlefield, the ground blasts upward to provide access to an otherwise unreachable area.

Turn-based, tabletop war games have been around since well before I was born, some 28 years ago. Until the explosion of the internet and massively multiplayer games, turn-based videogames have mostly been single-player games relying on number crunching and computer AI, with the occasional game allowing a few additional players to join the fun. The Fall of Rome has changed this and introduced old school turn-based war gaming to the internet masses while adding some rpg elements to the picture. This may sound like a recipe for disaster, but as you will find out, this is anything but true.

Age of Conan is consistently mentioned as one of the most anticipated PC games in development. It has received close to twenty magazine covers and more than fifteen awards, including numerous “Best MMO of E3” awards and the official “Best Online Game of Show” award at the GC convention 2007. Age of Conan is a key title in Microsoft’s Games for Windows line-up, as well as a showcase title for nVidia.

Brace yourself for epic battles and badass bosses as Codemasters® today revealed the latest video for Overlord™: Raising Hell, the extra evil special edition of Triumph Studios' twisted fantasy blockbuster. The video, now available from www.codemasters.com/overlordraisinghell, takes gamers up-close-and-personal with the title's unique selection of fearsome foes and abominable adversaries.

Under Siege puts you in command of a team of up to four fort-dwelling worms. In the game, you can direct your worm garrison to construct defenses, expand your castle to seize valuable resources, and build weapons of mass destruction to destroy your opponents. Test yourself against the single-player game by battling through the 20 missions, or take on three of your friends in Fort vs. Fort mode. This demo features one single-player and one multiplayer map.

The Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. Build up a great army, gradually turning raw recruits into hardened veterans. In later games, recall your toughest warriors and form a deadly host against whom none can stand! Choose units from a large pool of specialists, and hand-pick a force with the right strengths to fight well on different terrains against all manner of opposition.

Sarge, the heroic Green defender of freedom, returns to the battlefield in this latest edition in the Army Men series, Army Men: Toys in Space (see screenshot). This time Sarge must confront a bewildering variety of new enemies when Plastro enlists the aid of the deadly Bug-Eyed Aliens. Sarge must now combat both his old Tan nemesis and the new plastic alien menace. During a battle in the backyard, Sarge meets Tina Tomorrow, the leader of the heroic Space Troopers, who forms an alliance with the Green Army.