We chat with Derek Paxton, lead producer and designer on Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, to get the skinny on this upcoming expansion. It's no secret that Elemental: War of Magic, a fantasy turn-based strategy game from developer Stardock, had a bit of a rocky launch. What was an otherwise solid strategy game was plagued by numerous bugs and a problematic user interface. Its first expansion, Elemental: Fallen Enchantress, is aiming to expand on what made the original great while making some substantial changes. We caught up with Derek Paxton, lead producer and designer on Fallen Enchantress. Paxton discussed how the game is coming along with us and he also explained how Fallen Enchantress won't make the same mistakes as its predecessor.

          

Here are a few big changes and additions for all you aspiring athletic directors out there. Whether your favorite team is a powerhouse like Alabama or a scrappy underdog like Northeast Wyoming Automotive and Dental Sciences Institute, everyone wants to see their alma mater achieve glory on the gridiron. Those who want to take that desire a step further are probably the ones most interested in NCAA Football's Dynasty mode, which lets you take control of your team and dictate its fate for years into the future through a number of strategic choices. As they do with every iteration of the game, the folks at EA Tiburon are making a number of changes and tweaks to this mode for 2011. Here are some of the more interesting changes in store for this year's installment:

The latest adventure from Irrational Games is surprising us in entirely new ways. BioShock Infinite is shaping up to be one disturbing game. Anyone who has played the original BioShock knows this is territory that Boston-based Irrational Games knows very well. And, after getting a tease of what the developer will be showing off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, we can say that BioShock Infinite is unsettling in a whole new way. The brief demo of a work-in-progress version of the game we saw showcased the game's setting, the floating city of Columbia, the cast of troubled characters you'll encounter, your relationship with the mysterious Elizabeth, and offered a deeper look at some key gameplay mechanics. Although the meaty demo did a fine job of answering many of the questions we've had about the game, it wound up raising even more as we got a sense of the intriguing adventure's scale.

The fight spills out onto the streets of New York and London in our first look at the latest Call of Duty. In case you hadn't heard the news, there's a new Call of Duty game coming this year in the form of Modern Warfare 3. Picking up immediately after its 2009 predecessor, Modern Warfare 3 will tell the story of US Delta Force operatives and British SAS forces teaming up against the Russian ultranationalists who have made the critical mistake of invading their home turf. Indeed, battles will be waged in both New York and London--among other locales--as you seek to deal with the Russian threat using a little tactic called "any gun you can get your hands on." Activision was kind enough to demo a slice of both the New York and London sections of the game at a recent press event leading up to this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, so let's get into the nitty-gritty of what you can expect from the latest installment in what has become the biggest video game franchise on the market.

We learn more about our destiny in this pre-E3 demo of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. There's a lot to be excited about when it comes to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, especially when there's an impressive amount of talent behind the project. Key members on the team include Ken Rolston, who was the lead designer on the third and fourth Elder Scrolls games; best-selling author R.A. Salvatore, who is penning the lore; and Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn, who is handling the artwork. And, of course, you have Curt Schilling, Major League Baseball pitcher, who founded the studio and brought the dream team together. At a pre-Electronic Entertainment Expo event in Los Angeles, we were able to revisit Amalur and get some hands-on time with the game.