Hasbro and Activision Publishing Inc. announced that Battleship the video game is available today at retail outlets nationwide. The game is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS.

“Working with the legendary BATTLESHIP property, and the new epic action-adventure from Universal Pictures, we felt it was important to capture some of the cinematic drama while allowing players to experience the action from a unique perspective,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “We want both movie-goers and gamers of all ages to dive into an all new, fun BATTLESHIP experience.”

About Ghost Recon: Future Soldier:
In Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology and cutting-edge military hardware, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.

When you’re outnumbered... only the dead fight fair.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will be available on May 22nd for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It will be available for Windows PC on June 12th.

Hitman: Sniper Challenge is now available on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live for customers who pre-ordered Hitman: Absolution at GameStop. Hitman: Absolution is scheduled for global release on November 20, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

NIS America has just made that announcement that the shipping date for Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (PlayStation 3) will now move from May 22 to May 29, 2012 in North America. NIS America states that the delay is due to "the manufacturing process." This does not affect the European date.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Alpha is a 25-minute prequel film to the video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and follows the Ghosts as they are dropped deep behind enemy lines in order to eliminate one of the world’s most sought-after war criminals.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha boasts a line-up of top Hollywood talent. The film was directed by Academy Award winners Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux, who won an Oscar in 2010 for Logorama, and produced by Rhea Scott for Little Minx, a Ridley Scott & Associates company. Tim Sexton, 2010 Academy Award nominee for Children of Men, and Gregory Pruss wrote the gripping script. The film was shot by District 9 cinematographer Trent Opaloch; edited by Pietro Scalia, two time Academy Award winner for Black Hawk Down and JFK; with sound effects and sound effects editing by Per Hallberg, two time Academy Award winner for The Bourne Ultimatum and Braveheart as well as Michael Mann’s Heat; production design by Jan Roelfs (Gattaca, Alexander; and costume design by Sammy Sheldon (V for Vendetta, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Black Hawk Down). Military Weapons Specialist Harry Humphries, consultant on such notable action films such as Transformers, Thor, Iron Man and Armageddon, ensured that the futuristic weaponry in the film was entirely realistic.