Patapon (PSP)
Action plus rhythm plus great art style equals awesome.

Frontlines: Fuel of War (X360, PC)
Battle for control of the earth's depleted natural resources.

Lost: Via Domus (X360, PC, PS3)
Solve the mysteries of the island.

Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (X360, PC, PS3)
The Nazi's won WWII and boy are we in trouble.

Naruto: Ninja Destiny (DS)
A Naruto 3D fighter for your DS.

The Sims 2: FreeTime (PC)
Exactly what the Sims need. More free time. Bastards.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PS3)
The world of giant bugs comes to the PS3.

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed (WII)
Aliens and penis jokes: a winning combination.

Mazes of Fate DS (DS)
Determine your fate in this RPG with mazes.

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None (WII)
Live (or die) through Agatha Christie's greatest mystery.

ArmA: Gold Edition (PC)
ArmA: Armed Assault and ArmA: Queen's Gambit together again for the first time.

Heavenly Guardian (PS2)
Animated 2D shooter action.

Puzzle Guzzle (PSP)
Guzzle this puzzle!

The downside is that GameStrata registration is currently using a token system, requiring you to sign up in hopes of receiving an invite (similar to the moderate pain it was to first join Gmail). But we tested the service and received an invite with no problem after our registration. Here's the full list of games that GameStrata will be supporting at launch:

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) Battlefield 2 (PC) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC) Universe at War (PC, Xbox 360) The Club (Xbox 360) - Coming February 19th

Capcom is looking for some gamer volunteers to help them playtest what sounds to be beta or a near gold version of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for the PC.

Experienced PC first-person shooter gamers living in San Francisco who are able to hit up Capcom's office for an afternoon during working hours should shoot your info over to capcom at CONTEST at capcom dot com. Capcom is partnering with Intel for the "focus test", so they plan to five away a bunch of goodies.

If you apply send the following in your email:
—Name
—Age (you must be over 18 with valid ID to participate)
—What are the system specs of the machine you play on?
—Which titles have you played in the last 6 months?
—Approximately how many hours per week do you spend playing?
—Phone number at which you may be reached during business hours
—Email address

Lost Planet Focus Test

UPDATE: Capcom helped me, help you, help them with this correction. Turns out they forgot to mention that the playtest is in fact for the Intel hardware than their game, which has been out for a bit.

• The Darkness (X360, PS3) Gangsters and demons are a lethal combination.
• Overlord (PC, X360)
  Which side will you choose, evil or evil?
• Transformers: The Game (X360, PS3, PS2, WII)
  More than meets the eye. We hope.
• Driver: Parallel Lines (PC, WII)
  Everyone loves a good car chase.
• Pokemon Battle Revolution (WII)
  Get your Pokemon ready for the battle of the century on the Wii.
• Grim Grimoire (PS2)
  a young magician goes to a school for magicians...hmm, sounds vaguely familiar
• The BIGS (X360, WII, PS3, PS2, PSP)
  The new baseball game hits one out of the park.
• Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition (PSP)
  Get back to your RPG roots with a revamping of the game that started a franchise.
• Ratatouille (PC, X360, DS, WII, PS2, XBOX, PSP, GC, GBA, MOBILE, MAC)
  Rats in your room! Or at least your console, handheld, computer or phone. Did I miss any?
• Hour of Victory (X360)
  Another WWII epic.
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (WII, X360, PS3, PC, PS2, PSP, DS)
  Put your wand up in the air and wave it like you just don't care.
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)
  Battle big bugs in icy landscapes.
• Hitman Trilogy (PS2, PC)
  The entire Agent 47 saga all in one tidy box.
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PS3)
  The game the Mayor of Vegas doesn't want you to play.

Capcom just sent me a Collector's Edition of Lost Planet along with this sweet little VS to add to my growing video game action figure collection. Yes, that's a Lego me standing in front of the giant robot... don't ask. Brian Crecente