Atari and Melbourne House are pleased to announce a closed public beta test for Test Drive Unlimited on the PS2. Accepting North American entries only, the purpose of the beta is to receive consumer feedback on tuning and balancing, assessing online stability, and general functionality testing.

NFL Head Coach is a 3D strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every aspect of a football team from the ground up, and work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club. EA has released a demo allowing you to try out various features, training, coaching sessions and game day plays.

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:

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas [PS3/X360] - Walkthrough Trailer
• Guitar Hero II [PS2] - Trailerpack
• Baten Kaitos II [NGC] - Intro Movie
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Trailer #3
• The Witcher - E3 Story Trailer
• Joint Task Force - Behind the Scenes #1
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Bethesda announced that its newest TES IV plug-in, Mehrunes' Razor, will be available on Xbox Live and OblivionDownloads.com this Thursday, June 15th. Mehrunes' Razor is a fully-featured quest which, once completed, will grant you the Mehrunes Razor, with the ability to kill foes instantly. Apart from that, it will also feature hidden treasures, books, magic items and plenty more ...

Warfare is a real-time global war simulator with real material and it's devoted to a conflict in the Near East. There are two campaigns, one for the USA, the other for Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the first campaign is taking full control of the region; the second one is coming to power in Saudi Arabia and achieving the withdrawal of all American troops.

GSC Game World sent out a newsletter officially confirming the Q1 2007 release date of the long-awaited survival FPS, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. The oft-delayed title was originally scheduled for a 2003 release so we're not sure if this date is set in stone, but it's something.

According to Parks Associates, PC in-game advertising will increase from $80 million in 2005 to more than $400 million in 2009. In 2005, U.S. Internet gamer households received about $0.10 worth of advertisement-supported gaming content on a monthly basis, compared to $50 worth of TV content.

Lighthouse Interactive along with their North American co-publishing partner, Destineer Publishing, today announced that PC gaming application provider Xfire will be hosting a closed beta program for their 4X strategy game, Sword of the Stars, and are now accepting applications for the closed beta test.

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:

• Armored Core Last Raven (PS2)
• Major League Baseball 2K6 (NGC)
• Point Blank (NDS)
• Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
• Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2/Xbox)
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In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment. Eidos announced the PSP edition will ship June 21st in North America.

Got Game Entertainment announced it signed a North American publishing deal for Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle, a mystery adventure game bringing the eerie Cornish landscape to life. With only one night to unravel a sinister story using real archaeological techniques, you will experience the powerful mystic forces of an ancient burial ground known locally as Barrow Hill.

The first day of EVE Online's open Beta in China resulted in a new world record for the number of simultaneous users playing in the same game world, as more than 30,000 users logged into the game server just hours after opening, and over 200,000 players from China registered for the game during the first day of the open Beta.

David Douillet Judo will be a realistic representation of the competitive sport allowing you to work your way up through regional, national and international tournaments and qualify to face off against the reigning champion himself, who is technical adviser on the project.

Paradise is an adventure game which immerses the player in the heart of Africa, at once eternal and terribly contemporary. This v1.1.1 patch is for the North American version only, and addresses various bugs, glitches and issues with older (Geforce 4) gfx cards.

Big Screen Entertainment Group has joined forces with the development team of Maxim Software, known for the PC edition of The DaVinci Code, to develop the movie-to-game adaptation of its upcoming horror/thriller title, Babysitter Wanted.

War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days, and you will take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of World War II.

As promised a few days ago by Peter Moore, Microsoft has released a new backwards compatibility update, now available over Xbox Live. This free update adds 21 more titles to the original Xbox games that can be played on your Xbox 360, such as Star Wars Battlefront, Lego Star Wars, Doom 3, Silent Hill 4 and several others ...

Glory of the Roman Empire is an empire-building simulation set during the height of the glorious Roman Empire. In the game, the player assumes the roles of city planner, governor and military leader. CDV will released a 500mb Glory of the Roman Empire tomorrow, Wednesday at 9AM PST, featuring half a dozen missions, and we will of course have it on our fileserver network.

While it was already introduced back in May during E3, Ignition Entertainment today officially announced the sequel to Archer Maclean’s Mercury. Once again taking control of the liquid Mercury blob, players must avoid various obstacles and hazards to reach the end goal.

Digital Reality's Field Ops, previously known as Ghost Wars, brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favorite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter. Freeze Interactive has postponed the game from its initial November launch date to Q1 2007, in order to focus on the game's multiplayer mode, an area that Freeze hopes to match the likes of Battlefield, from which it draws inspiration (thanks TVG).