From Atari comes word that Silverfall, which was originally set for release next month, will hit North America in February 2007. Silverfall is a 3D action RPG that casts players into a world torn between science and nature.

Set in a world of fantasy dominated by the great, opposing powers of technology and nature, Silverfall gamers must choose between these forces in order to conquer all forthcoming quests and save the principal city from falling. Two companions will accompany them on their journey through the fascinating world of Nelwë. Decision-making is key throughout the game, as players’ choices impact both storyline and accumulation of skills.

Silverfall offers a unique character building system of advancement and equipment that allows for complete freedom to customize characters. Gamers can develop unique characters such as scientist troll magicians, elemental elf warriors, or mercantile goblins. Fighting and magic are employed throughout the game, and vary from melee, ranged and technical to light, elemental and dark. Gamers will play throughout a 25-hour main quest, numerous side quests and two multiplayer modes, player-versus-player and co-operative. With four races to choose from, nine skill sets encompassing more than 130 individual skills, over 100 monsters, and advanced 3D graphics, Silverfall replenishes the RPG genre with a memorable hack-and-slash action adventure.

Majesco and Valve jointly announced that the former will offer titles from its catalog on Steam, the latter’s broadband content delivery service. As of now, BloodRayne 1 & 2 and Advent Rising are available for download, with Psychonauts going live in early October.

BloodRayne 2 and Advent Rising are selling for $20 on Steam, while BloodRayne 1 is available for $10. Those who purchase the titles during their first two weeks of availability will receive a 10% discount.

Sega has announced that AiAi and gang will be joined by two newcomers - YanYan and Doctor - in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. The former is described as a “young, vivacious female monkey”, while Doctor is an “older monkey with a past steeped in mystery due to his acute case of amnesia.” Both characters will have their own skill-levels which will affect the outcome of their performance.

In development for the Wii at Sega Studios, the game will feature 50 new party games, which have all been designed to take advantage of the console’s unique controller. Some games include “Ring Toss”, “Alien Attack” and “Whack-a-Mole”. Banana Blitz is set for release this Winter.