Namco announced Ridge Racer 7 has gone gold, and will be available on PS3 launch day, Nov. 17, 2006. Ridge Racer 7 will support online multiplayer for up to 14 players, and feature 40 tracks, the most in the series so far...

Diabolik: Original Sin is a 3D point 'n' click stealth-adventure game with a new, innovative real time game system that manages to be faithful to the “classic” genre of graphical adventures in works over at Italian dev. studio Artematica, currently also working on Belief & Betrayal.

In a press conference earlier today Microsoft's Jim Allchin announced that its Windows Vista OS is ready and has been sent to manufacturing for public release on January 30, 2007. Windows Vista is "the most heavily tested, highest quality and most secure operating system in the company’s history."

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion.

JoWooD, Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes announced that in two days time, for all those that have not yet played Gothic 3 and experienced the incredible vastness of this RPG, they will be able to dip into the living real world with the release of the Gothic 3 demo, on Friday 10 November. We will of course have it available on our fileserver network

Gitaroo Man Lives! sees the return of one of the PS2’s most popular rhythm action games, giving you the opportunity to jam with the man and save the universe all over again. KOEI announced that Gitaroo Man Lives! has reached gold status and is set to ship to North American retailers on November 14th, 2006.

AoE III: The WarChiefs is an expansion pack for Age of Empires III, adding new civilizations, gameplay elements, single player campaign, Home City enhancements, additional maps and units. Ensemble is working on the v1.01 patch, currently in final testing, which mainly addresses balance issues and a few exploits that players have found.

Agetec announce the upcoming Brain Buster Puzzle Pak for the NDS, featuring the latest and most challenging Japanese mind games including Sudoku and Kakuro, providing abundant challenges for novices and experts alike with a deep selection of added bonus materials.

Thrillville queue-jumps previous theme-park games with its access-all-areas pass to adventure and enjoyment, placing a fully interactive and customisable amusement park at your fingertips, allowing you to experience the joys of creating and playing within their very own theme park.

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be 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. These v1.1 patches address various bugs and issues with the game...

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.

Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate is an add-on for last year's HOMM 5 turn-based strategy game, where players take part in a thrilling new adventure in the World of Ashan.

Sierra and NovaLogic today announced that they have entered a co-publishing agreement for the PS2 exclusive first-person shooter Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre.

Atari announced that it has entered into a new three-year secured revolving credit facility with Guggenheim Corporate Funding, as the administrative agent to a syndicate of lenders, which provides up to $15 million of credit availability based upon accounts receivables.

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.

Sonic's first next-gen adventure set in the human world! Featuring interactive 3D environments and a large cast of returning and new characters, get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog, in his most intense, high velocity escapade to date!

Stronghold Legends builds on the Stronghold heritage with beautifully crafted visuals and the epic legends of the middle ages. This patch brings your retail game to v1.11 and mostly addresses multiplayer issues such as improving stability, transfer system, set max amount of players, added LAN filter to the lobby and more ...

Pendulo Studios is working on a follow-up to last year's hit title Runaway: A Road Adventure, an adventure game with 3D characters with a cartoon look and high-impact visual features that include 2D and 3D in an unmatchable style.

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:

• D.I.R.T.: The Origin of the Species (PC)
• The Winx Club: Quest for the Codex (GBA/NDS)
• My Frogger Toy Trials (NDS)
• Digimon World DS (NDS)
• SEGA Genesis Collection (PS2)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

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