On December 10th Lucasfilm held a special screening in San Francisco, CA at the Lucasfilm campus in order to introduce a new villain to the Star Wars: Clone Wars TV series, Savage Opress. Three episodes were shown back to back with no interruptions, much like the original Clone Wars movie. This special screening was free to any fans that were able to obtain the limited number of tickets. Surprisingly, an assortment of Star Wars personality were present at the screening including Dave Filoni, Supervising Director of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and Daniel Logan, the young actor who played Boba Fett in Episode II and the Clone Wars.

In celebration of Gran Turismo 5 (GT5) coming out this week a pre-launch party was held at the Roe Night Club in San Francisco. It was a fun party featuring DJs and a bars on both floors of this downtown San Francisco night club. Only fifty fans were admitted to mingle with industry personal such as IGN.com editors, and celebrate the launch of the overly delayed and highly anticipated racing game.

A super hero, super baby, and Darkdeath Evilman, sounds like a cast of silly characters brought to you courtesy of Nippon Ichi Software (NIS). Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman takes dungeon exploring and blends it with the deep gameplay fans have come to love from the Disgaea series. Like Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? and Cladun: This is an RPG!, ZHP disregards the norm and brings a blend of addictive gameplay and off the wall comedy that makes the game one of the more desirable handheld titles this year.

Idea Factory’s strategy RPG Hyper Dimension Neptune has just been greenlit for a North American release. Published by Nippon Ichi Software, this Playstation 3 title is set to land on store shelves spring 2011. The game features existing game consoles and developers personified as cute anime characters. These young ladies are not just cute, but they are also deadly. They must fight the terror that is piracy. Check out some of these screenshots and tell us what you think about this interesting new title.

All new strategy RPG Z.H.P: Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman has been released this week. Z.H.P is available on the Playstation Portable and can be purchased on the Playstation Network or retail stores. Z.H.P was developed by the same team who created the Disgaea series. The new game has similar aspects that made the Disgaea series such a hit among hardcore strategy RPG gamers. Check out our review of Z.H.P: Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman in the near future, but check out this new trailer in the meantime.

Atlus recently announced they will release Catherine for the Playsation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 17. This is the first HD game done by Atlus's Persona team. The game is priced at 7,328 yen, which is about $90. In Japan, Catherine has been given a C Cero rating, which means the game is suitable for players 15 and up. The game is turning out to be a must have title for Altus fans. These new screenshots show how creepy, sexy, and paranormal Catherine really is.

Japanese studio Gust isn't known for heavy hitting, big budget titles. It is a niche company, specialized in RPGs. Gust is known for the Atelier, Mana Khemia, and Ar tonelico series. They recently continued their flagship Atelier series with the release of Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland. Atelier Rorona is the story of amateur alchemist Rorona, who has recently gotten her hands on a workshop. She must do everything she can to keep it open. Atelier Rorona is the first North American Gust game on the Playstation 3, but does it have the same appeal as previous Atelier titles?

Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! will arrive in North America for the Playstation Portable. The game is set to land in the hands of dood lovers this January. Prinny 2 continues the side-scrolling hack and slash adventure by allowing players to control our favorite dead penguin, while including new features that will make it a must have for all action fans.