This has to be one of the best weeks in new games this summer as we get Mafia II (360, PS3, PC), Worms Reloaded (PC), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (360) and Shank (360, PS3), just to name a few. Hit the jump for the full list of new games this week.

Since Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword at E3, people have been abuzz about the game. Some have spoken of the 1:1 motion controls, as well as the potential issue that presents for left-handed folk. Some have discussed the art style, and others the plot.

And some… have discussed Link’s pants.

Since the dawn of video games, there has been but one goal set before players everywhere: kill everything in sight.

America: Land of the free, home of the brave, and backdrop to numerous incredulous lawsuits. But at least this latest round of courtroom drama brings with it a rather scenic backdrop: Hawaii.

Runic Games CEO Max Schaefer said this week at GamesCom that they will “hopefully” release Torchlight onto the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade “by the holidays.”

In the early 90′s, two fighting games stood head and shoulders above all the rest: Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat. And among the fans of those titles were those who wished the two would come together, if only so that they could prove their brand of martial art was the superior fighter.

As great as Marvel vs. Capcom 3 promises to be, there are bound to be some disappointments with its roster. After all, even with the storage capacity of a Blu-ray disc, it seems as though there is no way to fit the entirety of one company’s universe into the game, never mind both.

Treyarch have already announced dedicated servers for Call of Duty: Black Ops, but there’s another pleasant surprise for PC gamers- the game will be getting a developer console and the ability to mod the game…

Talk about confidence! EA, the publisher of upcoming PC-to-console sellout Crysis 2, is predicting that once again Crytek is going to have another 90+ rated game on their hands…

Leading mobile games publisher G5 Entertainment, today announced the availability of Virtual City FREE for the iPhone.

The Sacrifice, new DLC for both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, was revealed today by Valve. The DLC will be compatible with both games, so no matter which one you have, you’ll be able to play it…

I’ve now decided that Team Fortress 2 fan art is the best fan art. Sure, there’s a lot of great stuff out there for a lot of other games, but I don’t think any other title consistently produces such quality artwork. It must be a combination of the game’s awesome character design and great sense of humor that just makes it really fun to draw. But what do I know? I’m not a drawer. I’m a worder.

Realtime Worlds has been through a rough patch lately with their recently-released MMO All Points Bulletin not doing as well as hoped. About a week ago we ran a feature about APB possibly dying and then we brought you news of the developer filing for bankruptcy. Now we get to bring you some good news in this otherwise dreary saga.

Tweet Peter Molyneux is known for breaking video game taboos, and making games that are outside of the box; looks like he’s at it again. Ever since the Mario Bros. days, we’ve been trained that things come in threes: jump on a bosses head 3 times, for instance, and he’s done for. We expect trilogies: [...]

Been looking forward to Rock Band 3? You might have seen a leaked set list for the game in the last couple of days. However, Harmonix made a public announcement to shut down those rumors, and remind us that they haven’t released any info on the full setlist yet.