God of War II is a groundbreaking, PS2 exclusive combat action-adventure videogame based on Greek mythology, where you will get reacquainted with the vicious ex-Spartan warrior Kratos and embark on the continuing epic odyssey.

Mobile Suit Gundam, developed by Dimps, is a Xbox Live enabled first-person shooter where you take on the role of a soldier during the One Year War. MSG will have you complete various tasks, such as stealing an enemy's mobile suit, and will be shown war from both the Federation and Zeon side's perspectives.

JoWooD Productions announces the Line-Up for 2006 which will be presented at E3 in Los Angeles. JoWooD is focusing especially on two titles: Gothic 3 and The Guild 2 which will be released in the second part of the year. Additionally to these highlights, three new JowooD Products will celebrate their premiere, said to be JoWooD's first episodic content game Dogs of War, the Panzer Elite Action standalone addon Shifting Dunes and presumable the next chapter in the Spellforce franchise.

The Stalin Subway is a realistic first-person shooter which is set in Stalin's Moscow of fall 1952. Iosif Stalin, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of USSR is now 72 years old, and a group of military officials of high rank decides that the Generalissimo is weak and the power can be taken away from him.

THQ has released some details about the upcoming v1.5 patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War/Winter Assault, adding unit balancing, interface enhancements, some optimizations and bug fixes. This preliminary list is still a under construction and is based on current work, so not final in any way (thanks Relicnews). Read more for details...

Heroes of Might & Magic V will offer a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode. Next week Ubisoft will release a 680mb singleplayer demo with 3 maps, last map from Human campaign at Haven city; first map from Hell campaign; one skirmish map with beating hero Maeve (thanks Tiscali). We will of course have it available on our fileserver network when it gets released.

The past week has been pretty productive in terms of demo releases, so in order to make it easier for people to track down their favorite game, here is a quick roundup of what was released in the past week :

• Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems - Alpha Demo
• Emergency 4 - German Demo
• Astronoid - Trial/Demo Client
• Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg - Demo
• Refuse: Home, Sweep Home! - Russian Demo

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The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is a major adventure and investigation game, the first game created about the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci. It offers players the opportunity to grapple with the mysteries of the codes hidden within the works of the great Italian genius.

Get ready to swing into action in Total Pro Golf. Total Pro Golf puts you in charge of your golf career, allowing you to fully customize golfers, sponsors, courses, and scheduling.

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:

• X-Men: The Official Game [ALL] Trailer
• Winning Eleven 10 [PS2] - Trailer (2)
• Zegapain XOR [X360] - Trailer
• Table Tennis [X360] - Trailerpack
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Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems is a space-based fly 'n' shoot-style 3D game with a first-person view mode in style of the legendary old titles FreeSpace and Wing Commander. Its stirring storyline is combined with spectacular graphics, supported by unique spaceship designs and movie-like special effects.

Atlus U.S.A. today announced the acquisition of the North American publishing rights to Battle B-Daman and Battle B-Daman 2. Both games are based on the popular animated program "Battle B-Daman," the second season of which debuts on American television later this year.

By using the power of the X360 hardware and the resolution of new televisions, Table Tennis, developed by Rockstar San Diego, has an immediacy, an intensity, and a sense of physicality and reality, resulting in a purer, more visceral experience that simply was not previously possible.

THQ has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Gas Powered Games for its RTS game Supreme Commander. Chris Taylor is known for his work with Total Annihilation under Cave Dog, and Supreme Commander will mark his return to a genre that he helped popularize. THQ has launched the official Supreme Commander website , sporting flash based screens, the latest news, unit info and plenty more...

You reprise the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, who must immediately face the repercussions of his actions in City 17 and the Citadel. Freeman reconnects with Alyx Vance and her robot, Dog, as they continue their support of the resistance's battle against the Combine forces. You can check out the freshly launched Half-Life 2: Ep. One website, or read more for new screens...

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical turn-based game. The scene of action is a small country called Palinero somewhere in the tropics. Recently a coup d'etat has happened in the country and civil war is about to break out. The main character of the game has to hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the situation.

2K Games signed an exclusive worldwide agreement with Sony Pictures to publish and distribute current generation console video games based on the highly-anticipated The Da Vinci Code film by Oscar winning director Ron Howard, which is based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel. This Take 2 product page indicates that The Da Vinci Code is also headed to PC, which seems to have replaced the Gamecube version.

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:

• Table Tennis [X360] - Trailer
• Archlord - Episode 2 Trailer
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast [PSP/PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest [GBA/NDS/PSP] - Trailer
• Tomb Raider: Legend [ALL] - Trailerpack
• Wildlife Park 2 - Trailer #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

The most realistic PS2 racing title is back with all licensed engine classes, circuits, and riders are recreated to provide fans with the most complete MotoGP experience to date. Featuring realistic engine classes, bike physics, weather conditions, and a new upgrade system, MotoGP4 is the ultimate in Grand Prix racing.

The Auto Assault and Tabula Rasa teams are running a contest where the first 200 Auto Assault subscribers (after the one month free game time) can win Tabula Rasa beta slots! The contest begins on Auto Assault launch day (April 13) and ends on May 14, technically giving you one day to enter, unless you forego your one month free access. A start date for the Tabula Rasa beta has not been set yet, but notification of approved enlistments will be sent out starting May 15 via e-mail.