Building off of the success of the enormously popular People’s Tactics, Matrix Games and VR Designs announce Advanced Tactics, a robust interface and flexible gaming system that will allow for addicting, but realistic, recreation of a variety of historical periods and even some fictional ones!

On the back of significantly growing external and internal expectations related to its MMO Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, Funcom yesterday completed a private placement and through this received additional funding of approximately 30 million USD.

ValuSoft announced NHRA Drag Racing: Countdown to the Championship, featuring the most complete drag racing experience to date, console and handheld players will burn asphalt as they go head-to-head against the world's best drag racing champions.

Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM brings the fast-paced action-filled excitement and epic, cinematic gameplay experience of Dynasty Warriors to the futuristic battlegrounds of the rich Gundam universe.

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:

• Hitman The Movie - Trailer
• Ace Combat 6 [X360] - Trailer #2
• CRASH of the Titans [ALL] - Trailer #2
• The Eye of Judgment [PS3] - Trailer
• Railfan [PS3] - Trailer
• Insecticide [NDS/PC] - Trailer #2
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Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. The GTA IV Special Edition comes in a customized metal safety deposit box, which will include the game in a special packaging, never-before-seen production artwork, selected soundtrack CD, exclusive Rockstar keychain, and a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag.

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution is a North American Wii exclusive title, and will include characters that have never been featured in the Clash of Ninja game series. The game will follow the storyline of the TV series and will take advantage of the Wiimote in fast-paced ninja action for up to 4 players in 9 different gameplay modes.

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:

• American Civil War: The Blue and the Gray (PC)
• The Darkness (PS3/X360)
• Final Fantasy / Final Fantasy II (PSP)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (ALL)
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PS3)
• Ratatouille (GBA/NDS/PSP/NGC/PS2/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
• Transformers: The Game (ALL)
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Echelon Software's Black Powder Red Earth is a multiplayer-only first-person shooter that combines highly stylized visuals and fast-moving tactical action with a persistent virtual marketplace and social network.

Atari hooked up with Valve to stress test the multiplayer portion of Iocaine Studios' "projectile-based tactical game" ThreadSpace: Hyperbol. Players battle each other on roads in space, called Hyperchannels, as they pilot Ships capable of firing a wide variety of weapons.