French RTL has been known for releasing several Ski Alpin titles the past few years, and last year JoWood also went downhill with a new Ski Racing franchise. This year however both companies are teaming up to bring us a mix of both their products in Alpine Ski Racing 2007: Bode Miller vs. Hermann Maier.

FPS developer Threewave Software announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Valve to leverage its Source game engine technology for its upcoming projects.

Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich is the first stand-alone expansion for CDV's historical RTS, and spans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long Siege of Budapest, Fortress Kurland, and the Soviet Operation Bagration.

Battlefield 2142 is set in the future, the world is plagued by a second Ice Age, and wars have broken out over the remaining territories. Mech Warrior-meets-Battlefield 2 is the best way to describe it. This launch day patch fixes a client side crash on Titan Mode.

GameTap is bringing new opportunity to the gaming community with the formation of the "GameTap Original" label. Through this new initiative, GameTap will partner with more independent developers and publishers to bring innovative new video game titles to fans.

The Sims 2 Pets allows players to create and control digital characters throughout their lives while determining the outcome of their relationships and choosing their destiny. Each platform will feature customized content.

Entropia Universe, a virtual world utilizing a real cash economy, today announces that it has reached over 500,000 registered users from over 220 countries. Since its launch in early 2003, Entropia has expanded its reach to thousands of participants, internationally.

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:

• Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC)
• Battlefield 2142 (PC)
• Bully (PS2)
• Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2/Xbox)
• Family Guy (PSP/PS2/Xbox)
• Flight Simulator X (PC)
• The Sims 2 Pets (NGC/PS2/PC)
• Teen Titans 2 (GBA)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour '07 (X360)
• WTF (PSP)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, is an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

Atari and Obsidian Entertainment announced that Neverwinter Nights 2 has gone gold and is on schedule to ship to stores nationwide on October 31 in North America and on November 3 in Europe.

Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.

Slitherine Software and Firepower Entertainment announced they are now taking applications for Beta testers for their upcoming WWII strategy game, Commander: Europe at War. Beta testing will start in November with a small closed test group, but gradually open up to more players once the most serious bugs and gameplay issues have been resolved.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.

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.

Medal of Honor Heroes allows players to take all the epic, authentic WWII action of Medal of Honor on-the-go. As Jimmy Patterson you battle your way through three campaigns as their favorite lead characters from past Medal of Honor games.

Matrix Games and SSG announce the recreation of a wargame classic, Carriers at War, coming later this year. The game is a simulation of fleet carrier air and naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945.

Oniblade is a 3rd person anime style action/adventure in development at Gaijin Entertainment. Your female heroine weilds two magical blades, which either can be used as swords or guns, and also has magical abilities, all of which are upgradable. Spread over 20 locations with dozens of uniques enemies, the game features 2 two different endings.

The Secrets Of Atlantis is a point and click adventure situated in the 1930s. You are Howard Brooks, a young aeronautic engineer who awakes on the Hindenburg zeppelin, investigating a strange vessel, one which will take you to the four corners of the earth, interacting with over 30 NPCs, and solving nearly a dozen puzzles.

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 is a game where aspiring shop keepers can open a variety of stores in which they tend to their Tamagotchi customers’ needs by successfully completing tasks in a variety of playful mini-games.

Based on the 1991 movie, Go Trabi Go is a racing game set around the German family Struutz. After the fall of the wall, they take the opportunity to go on holiday with their car, an old Trabant. They simply want to visit Italy. But there are some incidents during their journey.