Joint Task Force is a story of modern war where players match superior tactics and military technology against dangerous unconventional forces around the globe. Sierra has released the first patch, bringing your retail game to v1.2 and mainly fixes various bugs and crashes.

They thought you were dead, but Tony Montana don’t die so easy. Sosa took everything you had. Now you’ve got nothing, but that never stopped you before. You’re back with a vengeance, ready to reclaim your turf and rebuild your empire. All you’ve got are your balls – and your word. This v1.00.2 patch fixes and improves various graphical issues, as well as squash a few bugs.

SEGA announced that it has added 8 new missions to the Phantasy Star Universe server on Xbox 360, PC, and PS2 platforms, and opened up planet Moatoob and Tenora to all players.

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:

• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (X360)
• Sonic Rivals (PSP)
• Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre (PS2)
• Disney’s Chicken Little: Ace in Action (PS2/NDS)
• Star Wars: The Best of PC (PC)
• Totally Spies! 2: Undercover (GBA/NDS)
• Dogz (NDS)
• Lucinda Green's Equestrian Challenge (PS2)
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Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded.

After Burner: Black Falcon is the first arcade-style flight combat title for the PSP, combining intensive air combat with explosive gameplay, whilst allowing players to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game.

Fatal Inertia mixes street racing, demolition derbies and rallying with a futuristic setting where machines no longer need wheels and the laws of physics govern all. The sport is called Inertia and it's one that offers a heady mix of speed, combat and real world environments that can be used to make your victory and break your opponents. Originally scheduled as luanch title, KOEI has pushed it back until Feb. 2007.

Sony has released a new v3.00 update for its PSP firmware, removing the UMD game auto-loading, but most importantly adding the ability to play PSOne games on your PSP, but only downloadable through the PS3s PlayStation Store. Nine titles will be available later today, including Resident Evil: Director's Cut, Hot Shots Golf 2 and Tekken 2. You will also be able to use the PSP to control the Blu-Ray and remote access media on your PS3 (music and photos).

Star Wars: Lethal Alliance is an PSP/NDS exclusive action-adventure game immersing players in an adventure that takes place between Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV A New Hope.

The PlayStation Network (PSN) allows every PS3 user to experience the built-in broadband connectivity capabilities assuring immediate access to the PSN with free services including network gaming, access to the PlayStation Store, web browsing, friend chat, and more.

Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends. While the first title isn't even released yet, in an interview with Famitsu, Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi revealed that they intend to create a Blue Dragon franchise, thus assuring at least a sequel. Scheduled for released in Japan on December 7th, downloadable content is already planned before year's end.

The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king enhances every existing feature and offering players the chance to command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before those depicted in the films.

The epic saga continues with Halo 3, in this third chapter of the Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax.

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 :

• Superman Returns: The Videogame [ALL] - Flight Trailer
• Supreme Commander - Trailer (3)
• Virtua Fighter 5 [PS3] - Trailer #6
• Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Wifix [NDS/PSP] - Trailer
• Stoked Rider: Alaska Alien - Dev. Diary Trailer #1
• Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes - Combat Trailer
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Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software announce that their a new American Civil War strategy game Forge of Freedom has gone gold. More than seven-score years have passed since the start of this conflict that pitted state against state, brother against brother and broke the chains of slavery.

Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

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 v1.17 retail patch, not for the Steam edition, fixes a slew of issues, crashes, and makes a bunch of tweaks.

Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads. EA has released the first patch, bringing your US, UK, German or French retail game to v1.3 and fixing some WinXP/2K issues, as well as various multiplayer tweaks.

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This v1.3 patch (for UK/US/German editions of the game) corrects miscellaneous bug fixes, includes interface, controlling improvements, and adds more modding-options and random missions.

Turtle Rock Studios, makers of Counter-Strike, and Valve today announce Left 4 Dead, a co-operative multiplayer action game, using the Source Engine, and also introducing Turtle Rock's v2.0 A.I. technology.