It's like even before Will Wright's Spore releases, Electronic Arts keeps shoveling more and more moolah into the vault. Someone definitely did something right by getting IKEA involved in the latest expansion to The Sims 2, because the brand-approved luxuries tucked away inside every twenty buck box managed to overtake every PC retail game offered in the US. The full top ten list follows at the full story.

With over 10 million Zerg life forms nesting on the planet Char, would-be tourists and Terran Space Marines should definitely it as one of their "must see" places to visit in Blizzard's upcoming StarCraft 2. The game's official website recently updated itself with an in-depth feature of the planet, along with a brief history of its role in the StarCraft universe. Find out more about Char and its inhabitants in our full article.

Atari has announced an expansion pack for Neverwinter Nights 2, entitled Storm of Zehir. As it happens, Storm of Zehir will hearken back to some of the most memorable moments in PC RPG gaming, with a decidedly Baldur's Gate-like take on the Neverwinter Nights convention. Learn some of the features of this expansion after the jump!

The Sims 2 denizens finally get a chance to deck out their digs with stylish IKEA furniture in the latest Sims 2 expansion pack, The Sims 2 IKEA Home Stuff. Get desk lamps, TV sets, matching set of drawers,beds...everything that you need to make your Sim's home as comfy as possible. Now if we only can get the same luxury. Check out the full article for the important details.

Coming straight from the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, news that Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is in pre-Alpha stages sought our attentions, and it may be that the next adventure for strategists on the PC, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 is on track for its release later this year. But the developers have lifted the curtains on some new details about Soviet Assault. You can clear the air on those when you read the full story.

Ubisoft has more reasons to celebrate once again as Assassin's Creed was hailed as the chart topper for the PC software sales list from the NPD Group. Other notable titles that were recognized during the week of April 6 to April 12 included Blizzard's World of Warcraft and Valve's Portal. You can view the complete list by reading our full article after the jump.

Curious as to the different changes Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios have put in the expansion World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Games for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360)? Well, maybe you can know about the better by watching the trailer video we embedded at the full article. Just click the "read more" link to get there.

Though the original source of this news tidbit has disappeared at press time, an article posted up at the Czech portal of Tiscali's gaming news had a scan of the latest issue of the nation's Official Xbox Magazine. And it sported a cover story revolving around Sierra's expansion pack to Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict (PC, Xbox 360) - World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Plenty of new features were revealed, but they're currently focused on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the alternate-history RTS.

Veteran British game developers Codemasters have commented on the rumor of their title Overlord (PC, Xbox 360) being ported to the Sony PlayStation 3. It turns out that the issue's a no-dice. However, there was a hint dropped which may tickle your imaginations. Find out what they said in the full article ahead.

Electronic Arts has announced the list of songs and artists to be included in The Sims 2's seventh expansion, The Sims 2: FreeTime. Included in the roster are international pop star Natasha Bedingfield and American bands They Might Be Giants and Great Northern. Head on to the full article for the complete list of artists and songs in the soundtrack.