originally scheduled for November 2005, Alternative Software announced that HES' horse racing game Frankie Dettori Racing, also known as Melbourne Cup Challenge, will finally gallop into stores early December.

Cipher Complex, the first completely original title from Edge of Reality, is an intense, cinematic military combat game that will deliver a brutal shot of adrenaline straight to the hearts of next-generation gamers.

With all-new features, improved gameplay and a depth only seen from Sports Interactive, Football Manager 2007 offers a management simulation that is second to none. SIGames has released the first patch, bringing your game to v7.0.1 and making various tweaks, updates and bug/crash fixes.

Left Behind Games announces plans to develop a Left Behind: Eternal Forces sequel, and has signed a multi-year technology license with Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends creators Big Huge Games.

Talk show host Myra Stump has gone berzerk! Sam & Max head down to the WARP TV studio to find out why she's holding her audience hostage. But getting onto Myra's stage isn’t going to be easy. First the Freelance Police will have to prove they're worthy of fifteen minutes of fame.

Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle is an adventure game with 3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style. This German demo features the beginning of chapter 4, but with dialogue and a solution specifically written for this demo.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Namco Bandai President Takeo Takasu reveals that developing for the PS3 comes at a hefty price. In order to turn a profit, Takeo estimates a game needs to sell 500,000 copies worldwide, as graphics for the HD games cost about 1 billion yen ($8.6 million) to create, more than double that for Wii titles. Numbers that are quite staggering considering that Ridge Racer 7 and Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire each sold a mere 22,000 copies in Japan.

Beltion: Beyond Ritual is Rostok-Games' alternative fantasy RPG, in development since 2004. Beltion allows the player a freeform gameplay with a mix of fantasy and historical reality of medieval Europe. Check out the freshly launched website, or read more for screens ...

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced some management shuffling as President, and Group CEO, Ken Kutaragi, becomes Chairman, while former President and CEO of SCEA Kaz Hirai, replaced by SCEA EVP and co-COO Jack Tretton, steps up as President and Group COO of SCEI, effective December 1, 2006.

The Game Developers’ Association of Australia revealed findings from its first survey in 3 years, showing that the entertainment/gaming industry is in a phase of record growth.

Reef Entertainment has secured the rights to Rebellion’s new extreme sports franchise Free Running on PS2 and PSP, a project formerly in development over at Core Design, now a Rebellion studio.

Splinter Cell Double Agent reinvents the spy action genre by introducing a double agent concept and a new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience. Ubisoft has issued a patch for the Xbox 360 version, available through Xbox Live, fixing various multiplayer problems, such as lag, and freeze issues.

SEGA's PS2 exclusive RPG Shining Force EXA plunges gamers into stunning interactive worlds of swords and sorcery, fill with anime cut-scenes that the classic series is best known for.

As we speak Microsoft is rolling out a new, but small, dashboard update across the world. Next time you sign into Xbox Live, you'll be prompted to update, which improves support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p resolution, improves plug and play performance for wired headsets when being used with wireless controllers, and changes made to recently played games list to improve accuracy.

Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire.

Artificial Studios' CellFactor: Revolution is an updated & enhanced version of its tech demo Cellfactor: Combat Training, an action-packed FPS with true-to-life physics, powered by AGEIA PhysX processor. AI middleware provider Kynogon announced that it has been selected for Cell Factor: Revolution.

Atlus U.S.A. acquired the North American publishing rights to Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, an original RPG designed exclusively for the NDS and slated to be in retail stores February of 2007.

Black Element Software announced that its single-player oriented sci-fi FPS has gone gold (thanks NoFrag). At its core is a story written by the foremost Czech Sci-fi author Ondrej Neff. Game play will be a varied balance of combat and more technical activities such as hacking and remotely controlling robotic devices.

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 :

• Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Trailer #2
• Supreme Commander - Trailer (4)
• SKATE [PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Gran Turismo HD [PS3] - Trailer #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

After two years of development Climax's Warhammer Online was cancelled after which Games Workshop granted its license to Mythic Entertainment. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an MMO game for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer.