UK Book, DVD, music and games retailer Play.com announce a brand new consumer gaming, entertainment and lifestyle show, Play.com Live, to be hosted at Wembley Stadium in March 2008.

Akella announced its forthcoming naval RPG title, City of Abandoned Ships. Developed by Seaward.ru, City of Abandoned Ships will combine compelling gameplay and wonderful graphics thus bringing a new experience to all the fans of daring sword duels and ship-to-ship combats.

He is the world's most popular astronaut, more famous than Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin or John Glenn. Now, for the first time, the fictional hero will appear in his own adventure.

The Golden Horde, using Ancient Wars: Sparta's AWE engine, is a historical RTS based on real events that took place at the beginning of XII century. Those were the times of mighty warriors and military leaders whose power and daring instilled courage in common soldiers.

Stranger combines epic RPG with some of the best elements of RTS. Empire has released the first patch, improving performance, and fixing graphical issues.

Turok is an epic, story-driven FPS set on a dark, mysterious planet in the near future. Take on the role of former Black Ops commando Joseph Turok, now part of an elite Special Forces squad, on a mission to take down a war criminal on a genetically altered planet.

Glory of the Roman Empire 2, aka Imperium Civitas II, 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.

Take on the role of a new recruit wanting to join the original filmcast of the Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Strategy game developer Wargaming.net, known for its Massive Assault series, announced a merger deal with indie PC game developer Arise. The united company will operate one of the biggest game development studios in Eastern Europe.

The Axiom Corporation announces that the mining colony 'AF128' in orbit above Neutron Star PSR B1913+16 is now in full production. Inside the mine, pilots discover side-scrolling, omni-directional, 3D, physics-based job challenges that will push their piloting skills while dazzling their eyes.

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. This v1.63 patch version is for the European versions of Space Empires V.

TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage the latest graphics technology to create a unique action game experience. Sierra has released a multiplayer demo, allowing you to check out the totally revamped game.

Disciples III continues and improves upon the core concepts of the Disciples series. Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make the game richer and more interesting. The visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now the entire game environment and every individual unit is in full 3D.

GameTap announces that 2K Games’ Sid Meier’s Civilization IV has been selected as the 1,000th game added to the network’s library of current and classic console, arcade, PC and original titles.

MX vs. ATV Untamed features bigger, more populated outdoor open-world environments, an X-cross career mode showcasing all eight vehicles and the all-new EnduroCross mode pitting gamers against logs, rocks, mud-pits and more, and illustrating the full potential of the game's Rhythm Racing physics engine.

Medical News Today has published a research paper based on tests of 2,500 kids by psychology professor J. Ronald Gentile and his son Douglas Gentile, assistant professor of psychology and director of research for video game critic National Institute on Media and the Family. The document claims that frequently playing violent video games produces hostile actions and aggressive behaviors.

Crackpot Entertainment's Insecticide is a classically styled action adventure detective game bringing the look and feel of gritty gumshoe films into a futuristic city where insects have become the dominant race.

Halcyon's newly formed games division, headed by Halcyon CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson, as well as former Disney exec Peter Levin, revealed today that it is working on a new game based on the upcoming movie, "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," both scheduled for summer 2009. Whether Arnold will star in the movie/game is not known at this point. Halcyon Games also has the first-look rights to the works for famed sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.

SEGA announced Viking: Battle For Asgard, developed by The Creative Assembly, is a hack'n slasher where you, as Skarin, a new iconic gaming hero, get to experience the violent yet spectacular world of the Vikings and their gods.

Sony has rolled out its weekly PlayStation Store update with new content, and while some people were expecting a Haze demo, this is not the case. Europe gets a Stranglehold demo, while North America can try out demos for Blazing Angels 2 and the miniature racer, Toy Home. If that's not to your liking, there is a boatload of game and movie trailers available for download as well.