Battlefield 2: Modern Combat will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments.

Nirvana, Stereophonics, Jet, The Subways, Rolling Stones, The Bravery, Blur and many more are all to appear on the latest edition in its PS2 exclusive SingStar Rocks!, set for release in Spring '06.

With Act of War: High Treason, Eugen Systems and Atari are introducing a massive amount of new features and content to enhance and extend the overall experience. High Treason will expand into naval warfare with over a dozen different vessels, such as AEGIS cruisers, frigates, aircraft carriers and submarines. Less scripting, better AI and camera handling.

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the latest creation from award-winning developer Stainless Steel Studios and renowned game designer Rick Goodman. Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia.

American Conquest: Divided Nation is an RTS game based upon events in early American history. CDV has released the first patch for the European editions of the game bringing your retail game to v1.86 and fixing various bug, glitches and crash issues.

Reclamation is an MMORPG with an emphasis on character development and story driven role-play, set in a shared dream world. Players will have unprecedented control over the game world, serving as leaders in great houses, teachers, and warriors. Lyra Studios announces they are opening the doors to their loyal community members for Alpha testing.

In a jobs section update on its website, Shrek 2 and True Crime developers Luxoflux revealed that it is no longer developing titles on the current generation of consoles (PS2 and Xbox) and that all its future titles will be PS3 and Xbox 360 only. Details about the new project(s), however, are not available, but more information will probably be revealed during the upcoming E3 trade show.

WarPath, developed by Digital Extremes, is new fast-paced Sci-fi FPS game offering up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan who owns an Xbox, or a PC. In case last week's batch of 20 wasn't enough, here are some more...

Ready At Dawn is working on Daxter for the PSP, which finally lets players control Jak's wacky sidekick throughout the entire game. Daxter will be one of the first PSP titles to support connectivity with a PS2 title. Daxter has gone gold and is scheduled for North American release March 21, 2006.

The Wild is a single-player, side-scrolling adventure game based on the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures’ film, premiering April 14, 2006. Players take on the role of Samson the Lion or Benny the Squirrel as they journey from the New York City Zoo to the wild in search of Samson’s lost teenage son, Ryan.

Blue Gecko Entertainment are proud to announce the launch of Genesis, an epic MMO strategy game of good v evil. A new beta test round called Osiris, during which magic spell casting will be introduced, will start on Thursday March 2nd, players can now sign up.

While Stranglehold was originally announced last year, for the PS3 & X360, it seems Midway is also planning to release intense action game on the PC. Stranglehold is a collaboration with world renowned action film director, John Woo's (Face/Off, Hard Boiled, The Killer) Tiger Hill Entertainment.

Independent Aussie developer Crossbean Studios, who was already working on Orb, an action/adventure with RPG elements, and Darkness, has now added a third title to its portfolio. While details remain sparse, Thorn will be a Rev-exclusive action/adventure title making use of the Free Hand Controller. Read more for details ...

Major League Baseball 2K6 includes innovative features such as a new movement system and realistic player collisions on the infield and outfield. New broadcast elements include flashback replays, and a unique player morale system will unfold the drama like never before in a baseball video game.

While The Sims 2 Open for Business is scheduled to ship Feb. 28th, it seems that certain European countries are selling the second expansion pack ahead of its official date. Inside there is a flyer already revealing another possible expansion, The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff, which is "coming April 2006" and will add a new collection of furnishing, clothing, decor and accessories to your Sims' lives (thanks SimTimes).

Apparently this, and Glamour Shopping, are booster packs, similar to the Battlefield 2 material.

EA has released a new patch for it the original 3D RTS Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth. This update brings your retail game to v1.03 and a slew of unit tweaks and a few bugs/crash fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links.

World War 2 is drawing to a close and the Russians and Germans are caught in a furious battle for a devastated Berlin. As a sniper, recruited by the OSS (former CIA), it is the beginning of a lonely stealth mission in the Russian territory. This demo features three mission. Read more for download links ...

Frogster has released the first patch for Load's miniature racing game Mad Tracks, bringing your German retail game to v1.1 and adding joypad support, bug fixes, and multiplayer optimizations.

Ninety-Nine Nights is a fantasy game that mixes action with strategy elements. You control a massive army that is challenged by hordes of enemies, in a multi-angle scenario, where you can assume the role of various characters and see the game world from totally different points of view.

Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin.