Thanks to the recent E3 Media & Business Summit, we can already see a hailstorm of games coming down the PC gaming lane, even if some of them are shared with console gaming crowd. True to what many advocates have claimed, the cream of the PC gaming crop has yet to blossom, and big names such as Electronic Arts and Sega are at the head of the movement - with many an independent studio tiding us over with a few gems of their own. The latest edition of the PC Weekend Warrior awaits at the full story.

Space simulations haven't been 'verse-shaking since Volition's last epic rendering of Descent FreeSpace 2, but they have always come at sweet times when the ache for a FreeSpace 3 and Descent 4 have been pulsing at an all-time high. Space Wolves and Tarr Chronicles were lovely distractions while the X universe continues to provide a leisurely sandbox experience. But some really need that sci-fi dogfighting fix, and Paradox Interactive hopes to  deliver with Dark Horizon (no relation to the flash game). Details and video flow at the full story.

This week's release list can be described in a few words: college football. Tuesday marks the release of multiplatform sports game NCAA Football 2009 on every modern console there is to date. During our search, we've found that some games haven't surfaced in the previous weeks - even on online retail. So expect to see a repeat showing this week. Maybe we should consider renaming "On Shelves This Week" to "Should Be Out This Week"... Now there's a thought. Upcoming releases follows at the full story.

PC games have always taken the backseat when it comes to its share of the gamers' market. However, in a recent interview conducted by Eurogamer with Johan Andersson, producer of Paradox Interactive, believes that consoles are actually helping niche PC titles prosper.

He explains that the reason behind this is the fact that more and more people are getting into gaming thanks to video game consoles. Because of this, the market for what kind of games people are looking for become more defined, making it easier for them to aim for a particular type of market to sell their games to. Andersson explains:

I don't want to predict where PC gaming in general is going, but for us, the increase in consoles has made the market more segmented, and consequently made it easier for us to reach our target audience and vice versa.

This is most evident with the release of Paradox Interactive's Europa Universalis III on the PC platform. The well-known strategy game already has a solid following created by its superior sales when it first came out. While the company's flagship title takes it roots from the PC, Andersson recognizes the fact that there may be a possibility for expanding the market by introducing the game to the console or the hand-held platform like the Nintendo DS.

Europa Universalis isn't the only game planning to make a move to the consoles. Other games like Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution is already confirmed to have found its way onto several consoles and hand-held platforms, ensuring the possibility that PC gaming isn't quite dead yet.

Europa Universalis III is a strategy game that spans from the events after the Fall of Constantinople (1453) up to the French Revolution (1789). This video game from Paradox Interactive, while covering 300 years of history, also allows players to pretty much make up their own.

No, we haven't gone back in time here at QJ Central. This is for those who are still undecided whether to get Europa Universalis III or not. They've got a new mod for additional world domination enjoyment called Magna Mundi 1.0 by Ubik and SharpAlignment. And we've got some screens featuring the other side of world conquest that takes diplomacy, trade, and espionage. Heck, you can even choose to "sow discontent". Anyway, here are the basics:

• Adding historical plausibility to the game
• Adding depth to the game.
• Increasing the difficulty level of the game through a stronger abstraction of the real world.

Good thing Paradox Interactive made the Europa Universalis III mod friendly. If you're interested to get the mod, just click the Download link below and with just about any game - check out the ReadMe first. Enjoy!

Download: Magna Mundi Europa Universalis III mod

The rest of the screens come right after the jump!