TikGames has announced the release of Ricochet HD on the PlayStation Network. The game is only available in North America, at this time.

Ricochet HD is an action game that combines skill and strategy. The player has to use both skill and strategy equally to pass the levels. Players have to break bricks in an extraterrestrial setting. The use of power ups along the way makes the game a bit easier. Players can choose from 24 different ships all with their own unique weapons that will launch customizable balls at objects.

“We enjoyed the Ricochet series on other platforms and are delighted to recreate it for the PlayStation Network.” said Anatoly Tikhman, Founder and CEO of TikGames.  “With its robust feature set including a ring collection game, countless levels and the unique ability to recall a ball while in play, Ricochet HD is by far the best in class for brick busting games.”

If you like brick breaking games, check out Ricochet HD on the PlayStation Network.

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Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment has announced the release of TouchMaster: Connect for the Nintendo DS. Touchmaster: Connect is a compilation of twenty different games. The twenty different games are different styles, too. There are action, puzzle, card, strategy and trivia games.

TouchMaster: Connect allows players to connect to Facebook and Twitter to post their scores for all of their friends to see. This feature is not normally found in DS games and this is one of the first to bring that feature to DS games. Players can connect to world wide leader boards to see how their scores stack up against the rest of the players around the world.

TouchMaster: Connect is available now at retail stores for $19.99.

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The venerable Worms franchise has been around since 1995, developed by Team17 as an offbeat variation on the classic Scorched Earth tank game in which you and your opponent took turns taking potshots at each other on an uneven terrain, as physics played with the calculated shots. Worms infused the genre with a wacky sense of humor, and it struck a chord with gamers.

Team17 has developed their latest in the series, Worms Reloaded, and if this was the last game ever produced in the series, it would be a marvelous tribute to the history of Worms and a fitting end to the series. This is the best game in the series, and the most fully packed.

For starters, the game looks absolutely gorgeous. The game has always featured cartoon-style graphics, but now, the images are crisp, with some fine details and smooth animation, all in loving high def. In addition, the sound has been jacked up as well – there are 70 speechbanks, 50 of which are from the previous Worms titles, and 20 all new speechbanks.

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Playfirst has announced their first foray into Facebook social networking, with a new version of their popular chocolate making game, Chocolatier: Sweet Society. The game will use three tiers of gameplay that will take advantage of Facebook: managing the sweet shot, running a factory, and “lickable art” to tempt the tummy with images of mouthwatering chocolates. The game itself, currently in beta, features lush animation and graphics and a pleasant music score, as well as lite roleplaying elements and achievements.

Players go behind the scenes as factory machines, aided by a compelling mini-game, create an assortment of delectable confections, unlocking the Baumeister’s secret family recipes from Dark Chocolate Ginger Infusions to Cacao Lime Balls. Then, players decorate and manage their shoppe for the ultimate opulent chocolate experience. With the help of friends, everyone can taste their way to a grand chocolate empire.

The game also coincides with a survey which Playfirst co-sponsored with Frank N. Magid Associates titled “Magid Media Futures 2010 Social Media and Consumers”. The survey notes that “all regular social network users 18 years and older regularly play social network games, and 58% of these players are women.” Not so coincidentally, Chocolatier has had the same demographic since its debut in 2007.

Players interested in Chocolatier: Sweet Society can find it on Facebook here.

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EA Play has announced the release of RISK: Factions for Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA). RISK: Factions is a reinvention of the game. The game play is similar to the board game of RISK, players will have to dominate the world, but there are new game play modes as well.

The game is on XBLA so it makes sense that there would be a multi-player feature in the game. Up to five players can battle it out for world domination. For the gamers that like something a bit different, they may want to check out Faction modes. Gamers can play as different Factions such as Zombies and Cats, which are both a bit different in a strategy game.

“RISK: Factions has been designed to offer something for every level of strategy player,” said Chip Lange, General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Hasbro Division at Electronic Arts. “We’ve taken a pop culture favorite and injected doses of innovation and creativity across all aspects of the game to deliver a RISK experience that can only be achieved on a digital gaming platform such as XBLA. From original Classic mode to new Factions mode, and online multiplayer to an assortment of rule-set options, game-changing strategic weapons, quirky factions and eye-grabbing graphics, the quest for world domination just got more extreme and fun.”

If you like strategy games, check out RISK: Factions on XBLA.

Thanks gameinfowire