The Guild of Blades Publishing Group announces the launch of the public 1483 Online beta test. 1483 Online is a massive multiplayer online (MMO) turn based strategy game of diplomacy and conquest.

Contrary to earlier speculation, Sadness is not set in the 1930s, but takes place before 1914, pre-World War I. Often compared to the comic book-based movie "Sin City," the game is totally different in style, and rather a tribute to pre-World War I cinema, with a similar atmosphere

Players assume the roles of RJ the raccoon, Verne the turtle, Hammy the squirrel and Stella the skunk and turn a suburban neighborhood loaded with dangerous obstacles and traps into their personal playground. This demo allows you to try one mission ...

Battlefront.com and TBG Software have now announced the release date for their realistic Sci-Fi tactical combat game DropTeam! The game will be available as a download on June 1st, 2006, people who pre-order now will save $10 but will also get the CD version by mail a couple of weeks later at no extra cost!

Air Conflicts is an arcade simulator set during the second World War conflict and featuring many action missions with a historically accurate timeline, authentic planes, units. This v1.03 patch fies an occasional game, issues with the RAF/LW campaigns, and a few other multiplayer related problems

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:

• Gothic III - E3 2006 Trailer
• Battlestations Midway [X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Killzone: Liberation [PSP] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Too Human [X360] - E3 2006 Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - E3 2006 Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

THQ today announced that the Xbox Live-enabled demo of MotoGP '06 for the X360 is available for download from Xbox Live. The demo features one track, where players race as Nicky Hayden for the Repsol Honda team, and one extreme track, the high-rise metropolis of Tokyo. Multiplayer supports up to 16 players across Xbox Live.

Check out the following new screens from TECMO's E3 2006 lineup:

• Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 (X360) - Features & Screens
• Super Swing Golf PANGYA (Wii) - Features & Screens
• Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (PS2) - Features & Screens

Yesterday, the first victim of the newly enforced E3 dress code was asked to leave the convention. Although not affiliated with any game, booth or company, a lady dressed up as Wonder Woman was taken aside by security and asked to cover up and wear something else. Since the woman was just an attendee and did not bring any other attire, she was escorted off the premises. The E3 organization changed the dress code this year, and although it was lauded as "no more booth babes," the official stance is merely a strict banning of bikini outfits.

Check out the following new screens from LucasArts' E3 2006 lineup:

• Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Indiana Jones (PS3/X360) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Traxion (PSP) - Features & Trailer
• Thrillville (PS2/Xbox/PSP) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

NVIDIA announced it has been working closely with developer Flagship Studios on its debut title, which includes support for Havok FX physics and Microsoft's ShaderModel 3.0. Hellgate: London will also be one of the industry's first DirectX 10 games.

The oft-delayed Frame City Killer, which was originally supposed to be an Xbox 360 launch title, has officially been cancelled. The confirmation came from Namco Japan today, when asked why the game was absent from the E3 floor. An exact reason for the sudden termination was not given, but Namco wanted to express its continued support for the platform and said it is currently working on a new RPG. Frame City Killer was to be the first Unreal Engine 3 title handled by a Japanese developer.

Blizzard has unveilded the much speculated on new race for its MMORPG World of Warcraft addon The Burning Crusade. Read more for details on the Draenei Race's background, or check some new screens & trailer posted a few days ago...

Cinemaware today announced an initiative to give legendary titles, like Defender of the Crown, new life as part of Cinemaware Classics by melding a captivating storyline with the grand cinematic experience that differentiated the original Cinemaware game properties.

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. A variety of factors made Lighthouse postpone the game's release until later this sumer, and the added time wil allow for a synchronized global release and more development time for tweaking, AI enhancing and QA.

Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through the use of state-of-the-art real-time physics and unprecedented environmental interaction combining to deliver an exhilarating action-orientated experience within a highly detailed, open environment.

Aspyr Media has released a new patch for Wideload Games' zombified action game Stubbs The Zombie. This update brings your retail game to v1.0.2 and addresses a memory leak, EAX related crash, screen saver issue and proper save games location.

Check out the following new screens from Capcom's E3 2006 lineup:

• Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (PSP)
• Capcom Classics Collection Vol 2 (PS2/Xbox)
• Dead Rising (X360)
• God Hand (PS2)
• Lost Planet (X360)
• Mega Man ZX (NDS)
• Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar/Falzar (GBA)
• Okami (PS2)
• Power Stone Collection (PSP)
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All (NDS)
• Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
• Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (PSP)

The upcoming expansion to EVE Online—codenamed Kali—will introduce an innovative Advanced Reactive Content System (ARCS), in which the political landscape and physical borders of nation-states within the game can be altered dynamically through the collective outcome of player actions, thus directly controlling the game universe destiny and resulting storyline.

Nintendo may not launch a new version of its Game Boy Advance portable game player so it can focus on its latest popular handheld, the DS.