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Hellgate: London is the new third-person action game from the creators of the original Diablo. It is seen as a spiritual successor to the "just one more click" loot dropping mouse killer that was Diablo.

Developed by Valve, Team Fortress 2 is a class-based, multiplayer FPS. Players choose teams and then compete against one another with various winning objectives such as "capture the flag". There are nine specialized classes that the player can select. Players are encouraged to work together as teams to compensate for the weaknesses of different classes. The game has a unique, cartoon style which allows you to enjoy your repeated deaths at the hands of your turncoat friends.

Developed by Maxis, The Sims is a simulator of everyday life. The brainchild of Will Wright, this game allows you to create families of virtual persons and let them run wild. The virtual persons, or Sims, can be controlled directly by the player or allowed to make decisions on their own. Different personality traits determine how each Sim behaves and interacts with their environment. Players can create and furnish environments for their Sims or download user-created content online. Create your little-thug Sim, and let him breed with and bully all the Sims he wants.

Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is the latest continuation of the Half-Life story from your friends at Valve. Gameplay is essentially the same as the previous two games with the emphasis on action. There are some large maps which give a nonlinear tint to parts of the game. A new ammunition is available for the gravity gun which allows placement of Strider destroying "sticky bombs".

If you got the first two you know you are getting this one so why fight it?

Portal is a Source-engine puzzle game. Players use a first-person perspective to explore a three-dimensional environment that is broken up into a series of levels. The only device available to the player is a portal-placement gun that is used to solve the puzzles. Players can place up to two portals that can then transport the player (or anything else) through them.Portal is a puzzle-lite game with an emphasis on faster replays and conditional achievements.

Players control characters that appear throughout the books as hero units and enact many of the scenes from the movies. There are additional standard units that make up the traditional RTS ranks. A good and evil campaign are both available allowing players to control the "Free Peoples" or the "Forces of Darkness". Flow of events in the game can be altered from the movie scenes to add some twists to the gameplay. Characters gain special abilities as they grow in strength which allow them to perform deeds of heroism and summon powerful allies.

Developed by Maxis, Sim City 4 Deluxe continues the famous series of city simulations originally created by renowned game designer Will Wright. The deluxe version includes the expansion SimCity 4: Rush Hour. Players take over as mayor of a city which can be fictional or based upon a real-world counterpart. The player controls how the city grows using many methods that include building public facilities, zoning land, and manipulating budgets and taxes.

FIFA 08 (also known as FIFA Football 08 and FIFA Soccer 08 ) is the forthcoming installment of Electronic Arts' popular series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is to be published by Electronic Arts worldwide. It is expected to be released September 2007 or October 2007, depending on region.

Set in Japan during the Sengoku jidai—the "Warring States" period from the mid-15th century to the beginning of the 17th century—the game has players adopt the role of a contemporary Japanese clan, attempt to conquer the nation and claim the position of shogun. The turn-based aspect of the game focuses on a map of Japan where military force, religion, diplomacy, espionage and economics all influence the player's actions, whilst battles are fought in a real-time mode. Sun Tzu's The Art of War is central to the game; its precepts are quoted often and its strategies recommended.