Valve's trilogy of episodic single player gaming continues with Ep. Two where, armed with new weaponry and vehicles, Dr. Gordon Freeman must race through a countryside riddled with an increasingly fierce Combine threat. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box also includes Team Fortress 2 as a multiplayer addition, and physics-focused Portal.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [ALL] - Double Tap Trailer
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World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – a showdown between the Soviets and the US, with destructible 3D battlefields, team-based multiplayer action and fast, hard-hitting battles. The open beta test will kick off on the first day of E3 (July 11), and run through the end of the month.

Electronic Arts is back again with another installment in their long running basketball franchise, this year with Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas on the cover athlete EA SPORTS NBA Live 08.

In 2005 Independent Games Festival finalist Iocaine Studios projectile-based tactical game ThreadSpace: Hyperbol, players battle each other on roads in space, called Hyperchannels, as they pilot Ships capable of firing a wide variety of weapons.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles [Wii] Trailer
• SWAT: Target Liberty [PSP] - E3 2007 Trailer
• The Golden Compass [ALL] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #1
• Tony Hawk's Proving Ground [ALL] - Trailer #2
• SKATE [PS3/X360] - Skate Reel Trailer
• Requital - Trailer
• TimeShift [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer #13
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Whisk your Sims away from their everyday routines and take them on exciting trips to three exotic locations! Whether relaxing on a lush tropical island in a luxury suite, camping outdoors on a pristine mountaintop, or exploring the culture of the Far East, your Sims will enjoy all-new activities to relax and rejuvenate them.

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria's captivating story takes place long before the events of Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth with ties to Norse mythology, producing a perfect synergy of exploration, plot development, fast paced action, and control multiple combatants with an innovative battle system.

Culpa Innata, developed by Turkish Momentum, is a story-driven, 3rd person game using the classic mouse in a point and click interface, featuring a wide variety of organic obstacles ranging from logic puzzles to hi-tech gadget manipulation to dialogue and inventory challenges.

EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.

Valve and Penny Arcade have teamed up to bring ruthlessly-topical Webcomic Penny Arcade to Valve's digital content delivery platform Steam. Viewable in all Steam accounts (no purchase required), a brand new installment of Penny Arcade will be posted every other day, providing a thrice-weekly dose of one of today's most popular Webcomics.

EA is introducing a new Need for Speed version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for Speed experience where you’re thrust to compete head to head against the best street racers in a multitude of racing showdowns.

SEGA previously announced its cooperation with Chris Taylor's Gas Powered Games to develop a new action/RPG, which has now been officially revealed. Space Siege features a deep and compelling storyline, intense combat and a dynamic character development system.

Heroes of Mana will be a mix of RPG and RTS, where the protagonist's name is Roger, a natural leader and excellent swordsman. You will need to gather resources, summon monsters, and engage the enemy, with combat occurring in real time, as in previous Mana titles.

World in Conflict is a strategy game that delivers intense action and coordinated team play amidst the war the world feared most – an apocalyptic showdown between the Soviet Union and the United States, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles.

Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, players try to become the Caribbean's most legendary pirate, all while forging alliances, hunting for buried treasure, battling evil undead forces and facing off against enemies from the movie franchise. Disney online let us know that it has "elected to spend additional development time and move to a fall launch."

Shin’en Multimedia's Nanostray 2 introduces many new features and elements which have never been used in its genre. This includes innovative touch screen features as well as exciting WiFi functions over the internet.

SEGA announced Bleach: Shattered Blade, based on the hit animated series Bleach, offering relentless action and dazzling swordplay with crisp, highly-stylized graphics that deliver an authentic anime experience.

Atari announced that it will publish Jenga, based on the world famous wooden block tower building game, offering unpredictable, quick- paced, tactical play that combines suspense and risk-taking, where mounting anticipation comes to a crashing climax.