Quite a few games have been released. Check them out:

• 24: The Game (PS2)
  
• Black (PS2, Xbox)
  
• Dungeons & Dragons: Online Stomreach (PC)
  
• FIFA Street 2 (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, DS, PSP)
  
• The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (PC)
  
• The Sims 2: Open for Business (PC)
  
• SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate (PC)

This year’s Game Developers Choice Awards nominees have been selected. Check them out below:

Best Game

Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)

The Movies (Lionhead Studios / Activision)

Audio

Call of Duty 2 (Infinity Ward / Activision)

Electroplankton (Nintendo)

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)

Project Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)

Character Design

City of Villains (Cryptic Studios / NCsoft Corporation)

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (Oddworld Inhabitants / Electronic Arts)

Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)

Game Design

Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)

Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)

Technology

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts)

Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)

Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)

Project Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)

Visual Arts

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Project Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)

Resident Evil 4 (Capcom Production Studio 4 / Capcom Entertainment)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)

We Love Katamari (Namco Limited / Namco Hometek)

Writing

Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich (Irrational Games / Vivendi Universal Games)

God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)

Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream / Atari)

Jade Empire (BioWare Corp. / Microsoft Game Studios)

Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)

New Studio

ArenaNet (Guild Wars)

Double Fine Productions (Psychonauts)

New Crayon Games (Bonnie’s Bookstore)

TellTale Games (Bone: Out From Boneville)

Wideload Games (Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse)

Results will be published on March 22.

Dark Horizons carries word that the “Day After Tomorrow” scribe Jeffrey Nachmanoff has been tapped to pen three projects at Disney Pictures, including two for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Why is this relevant? He has been hired to do Prince of Persia: Sands of Time… (here’s hoping he’s good!)

Now, it may look like the girl is in major pain, but trust me she’s not the one in pain…

On TeamXbox are stills from the upcoming Dead or Alive movie which will star Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Devon Aoki , Sarah Carter and others. According to their post, the movie is being shot on location in The Yuzi Paradise, Guilin and in the Zheijang Hengdian World Studios China.

Oh, the horror!

The Age of Empires III website offers word on the upcoming v1.05 patch for the game. The update is discussed, covering the ‘out-of-sync’ issue that prevents two players from being able to see each other in the game.

On the demo front, Gamespot announces that the Ubersoldier demo will make its debut on the site on Wednesday. Weighing in at 416 MB, the demo will feature one single-player mission spanning three environments.

Citing PC Gamer US as a source, CVG reports that a “Stunts & Effects Expansion Pack” for The Movies is in the works. As the name implies, the expansion will add new effects and stunts, along with new sets and a greenscreen option. The report also discloses that Lionhead plans on upgrading the advanced movie-making mode, allowing for “longer productions and new plot-construction stages,” although no exact details were provided.

As expected, the add-on doesn’t have any release date.