Battlestations: Pacific News

Activision's second band-centric Guitar Hero comes down under.

Eidos' WWII naval-war sim and CDV's RPG join Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, Civilization IV: The Complete Edition, and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon on the week's docket.

Eidos confirms deployment papers for WWII sea-and-air combat game on the Xbox 360 and PC.

Crystal Dynamics' latest multiplatform Lara Croft adventure sells 1.5 million through December 31; publisher revs rise 27 percent to £80.3 million.

GFW - Live interface update lands tomorrow, desktop Marketplace slated for December; Fallout 3 DLC first in the hopper.

London-based publisher puts troubled year of "transformation" behind it, recommits to releasing Tomb Raider Underworld in November.

Rockstar endowed with four gongs by UK industry magazine; Nintendo wins "publishing hero," Traveller's Tales best use of a license.

Warner Bros. increases stake in ailing publisher to 20 percent, enters NA distribution agreement following substantial placing and open offer.

Sequel to Eidos' tactical strategy game expands beyond Battle of Midway with US- and Japanese-specific single-player campaigns.

Eidos parent SCi touts sequels during downbeat earnings report, says PS3 price cut needed.