Overlord

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Fight Night Round 4, BlazBlue, Wii Sports Resort, Another Code: R, Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta, PangYa: Fantasy Golf, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, The Conduit, Dawn of Discovery, Rorona no Atelier, and Overlord.

PlayStation LifeStyle writes, In just over a week, PlayStation LifeStyle will be reporting live from the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). We've been trying to get a handle on the plethora of PlayStation games that will be on display from June 2 through June 4, and it's quite astounding. If you weren't excited about the prospect of new announcements for the PlayStation brand, what if we told you there will be over 75 unique PlayStation games on display - that we know about?! While many are multiplatform titles (though the best still appear to be Sony-exclusive), it is a large increase from last year's showing.

Edge writes: SouthPeak Interactive reported record sales of $40.2 million for its fiscal year 2008, an increase of 220 percent year-on-year, the company said Tuesday. The firm attributed the sharp rise in sales to the increased number of current generation releases. Net income was $1.6 million, up from a net loss of $866,000 a year ago.

Release the Minions! Codemasters today announced that Overlord Raising Hell, the extra evil edition of Triumph Studios' twisted fantasy blockbuster, has shipped to US retail stores nationwide for the PlayStation 3 home entertainment system. A dungeon-full of other improvements and new content come on the rounded Blu-ray Disc, including online co-op play, head-to-head slaughter and enhanced visuals. Top specification 7.1-surround sound support, a new on-screen mini-map, split-screen play, and hints, tips and tactics and more combine to make Overlord: Raising Hell's tongue-in-cheek trail of death and destruction the most delightful yet.

PS3 Fanboy writes: Good grief, where did all these games come from? There's a lot to choose from, especially if you're in the US or Europe. Despite the quantity, there's not a huge amount of overall quality. The only games in the list worth looking at are Overlord, Bourne and Battlefield. Don't be downhearted, Asians. You've finally got your hands on The Darkness. Only a year late, then. Here's the full release list: US Games * Battlefield: Bad Company * Top Spin 3 * Wall-E * Hellboy: Science of Evil * Overlord: Raising Hell * Hail to the Chimp EU Games * Battlefield: Bad Company * Beijing 2008: The Official Olympics Game * The Bourne Conspiracy * Guitar Hero: Aerosmith * Kung Fu Panda * NASCAR 09 Asian Games * Enemy Territory: Quake Wars * The Darkness

GamingShogun writes, As Overlord Raising Hell, the extra evil edition of Triumph Studios' twisted fantasy blockbuster, launches across Europe today¿ for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Codemasters invites gamers to step inside the despot's Dark Tower with a new video that showcases the sumptuous evil lair that's perfect for any aspiring war-monger. The video is now available from www.codemasters.com/overlordraisinghell...

David and Richard Darling, co-founders of Codemasters, were both made Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), which sounds like a real-time strategy Harry Potter game.

We've been big fans of Codemasters since the days of Dizzy and Brain Ache, but the UK firm is better known for ultra-realistic racing games these days and Lord of the Rings Online. The Darlings literally went from bedroom coders to business superstars, and

The most lovable vicious little critters in gaming¿ the Minions¿ will be dispensing their unique blend of charm and carnage on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system for the first time when Overlord Raising Hell launches on June 20th¿, Codemasters® announced today.

To celebrate the upcoming release of Overlord: Raising Hell on the PS3, Codemasters is calling on the hardworking employees of Britain to lift the lid on their terrible boss ¿ with one lucky person walking away with a PlayStation 3 and a copy of the game.

VG247: Codemasters sent word that the PS3 demo of Overlord Raising Hell is to be released on PSN today. The full game - which includes the originally release Xbox 360 and PC game and the Raising Hell expansion - will release on June 20.