The winter season is near and RTL Enterprises announces yet another skiing title, as usual developed by 49Games, also known for Alpine Skiing. RTL Winter Games 2007 features 15 categories such as speed skating, biathlon, skijumping, alpine skiing, and making its entry this year is curling.

While Runaway 2 has yet to be released in most countries except Germany, developer Pendulo Studios is already working on the third installment in the franchise. During the Adventure Developers Online Conference the developers confirmed Runaway 3 is in the works, and although they refused to set any sort of date or reveal any other details, they did promise the wait wouldn't be as long as between the first two titles.

A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players are introduced to the world of Ashan, a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah. Both Kuju (multiplayer), and Arkane (singleplayer) are working on a new patch to address various bugs, adding CTF mode, new maps, and ramping up difficulty.

Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

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 :

• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops [PSP] - Trailer
• Metal Slug Anthology [PSP/Wii] - Trailer #2
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Celebrating the launch of its new Tarantula keyboard, peripherals manufacturer Razer announced its Trade up to the Ultimate Gaming Keyboard contest. The person who destroys his keyboard in the most unique and outrageous way gets a chance to win the new hi-tech gaming keyboard.

When Capcom released the Lost Planet multiplayer demo last week, a lot of gamers had a Dead Rising flashback, where Elimination mode scores displayed were unreadable on non-HDTV sets. Capcom heard the cries and assures gamers a solution for text display has been implemented.

Events in the game are based on the little-known offensive operation, conducted by the Red Army from May 12 to 28, 1942. In the course of German counterattack, begun 17 May 1942, three Soviet Armies were surrounded and forced through fierce fighting to leave from the "meat grinder" Of The Barvenkovskiy Kotel.

SEGA announced the release of Golden Axe and Ecco the Dolphin, two SEGA Genesis classics available now on the Wii Shop Channel for download to play on Wii's Virtual Console. Prices to download the SEGA Genesis titles will start at 800 Wii Points.

NBA Street series expands on the fast-paced and larger-than-life 3-on-3 basketball gameplay, creating a hyper-real world that merges legendary courts with the hometown courts of your favorite NBA stars into one seamless city of streetball moments.

Mad Catz announced today that its Arcade GameStick for Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox 360 and PC will ship to major US retailers for availability this holiday season. Through collaboration with Konami and PopCap Games, Mad Catz has introduced a joystick controller bundled with three full Xbox Live Arcade games: Frogger, Time Pilot and Astropop.

UFO: Afterlight is a mixture of squad based tactical action and global strategy with the gamer controlling the actions of elite ground troops, and the running and construction of an intricate network of interlinking bases while collecting resources.

Cake Mania combines a new Touch Screen element with the same fast-paced cake-baking fun that has captivated millions of online players worldwide. As an added bonus, Cake Mania for the NDS includes the full online game plus the Back to the Bakery expansion pack.

Sierra announced that Scarface: The World Is Yours has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Scarface is a third person action shooter set in a complex world filled with excess and greed, where you take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.

Making History: The Calm & the Storm puts players in control of global conflict, combining a highly sophisticated AI with rich historical detail. The game is unique among WWII games in the way it challenges gamers to achieve economic and diplomatic victory, not just military success.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, the latest installment in the action series lets players control two different characters as they attempt to thwart a terrible plan to resurrect Dracula’s Castle and bring a reign of darkness upon the world. Confirmed release date, December 5, 2006

Saga of Ryzom developer Nevrax has gone into receivership, a.k.a bankruptcy protection, and discussions with an interested party to take over are ongoing. In the meantime, support for the game continues, customers will receive a free month's subscription, and its trial/demo uncapped, although it will not be possible to upgrade your account. Saga of Ryzom features an immersive player-driven storyline, a dynamic ecosystem, mass combat mechanics, and lush graphics.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king (PC)
• MapleStory (PC)
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Lighthouse Interactive and developer VSTEP announced that an Add-On pack is in the works for Ship Simulator 2006, which will feature a.o. 6 new ships, one of them a giant cruise ship capable of carrying thousands of passengers. All new ships are playable in the 2006 version environments and can be used to create new missions.