TLotR: Shadows of Angmar will allow players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth, experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's fantasy realm where you can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.

The latest chapter in the Baseball Mogul series allows gamers to participate in the ultimate managerial experience and build the ball club of their dreams. This patch brings your retail game to v9.45 and includes tons of fixes, improvements, adjstments and game balance tweaks.

Digimon World DS, the first iteration of the Digimon franchise on the Nintendo DS platform, features turn-based combat and entertaining Digimon training.

Bethesda Softworks and Rednote Audio today proudly announce that veteran video game and film/TV composers Rod Abernethy and Jason Graves (Blazing Angels, The Hobbit) have created the original sci-fi orchestral scores for Bethesda Softworks' upcoming titles Star Trek: Legacy (X360/PC), Star Trek: Tactical Assault (PSP/NDS) and Star Trek: Encounters (PS2)

The Sacred Rings, sequel to Aura: Fate of the Ages, is an epic graphic adventure in a dark fantastical world of magic and intrigue…

NDS, technology provider for digital pay-TV, today announced the acquisition of Danish console and PC game designer and developer 'ITE'. No specific reason why, or further details of any kind, were provided.

Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behaviour and mannerisms of individual professional players.

Commander: Europe at War is the first in a series of high level turn based strategy games, jointly developed by Firepower Entertainment and Slitherine Software.

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:

• Dominions 3: The Awakening (PC)
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Set in the deceptively idyllic town of Bright Falls, Washington, Alan Wake places gamers in the role of the best-selling suspense author, Alan Wake. He escapes to this small town to recover from the mysterious disappearance of his fiancée. In Bright Falls Wake comes face to face with his darkest nightmares.

Music and sound effects for the tense stealth action shooter Sabotage by ANACONDA and Replay Studios are created together with two of the best and most experienced German musicians, both standout figures in the music scene: industrial legend Mona Mur and horror effects expert Hermann Kopp.

RTL Skispringen 2007 is the latest iteration in RTL Enterprises' ski jumping series, under development at 49Games, also known for Alpine Ski Racing 2007.

HES announced today that its Melbourne Cup Challenge horse racing game, known in Europe as Frankie Dettori Racing, will be galloping into stores across Australia and New Zealand on October 26, bringing the energy and excitement of the great race into homes ahead of the 2006 Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Konami Europe confirmed that it will launch the PS2 and X360 versions of PES 6 on October 26th, with the PC, PSP and NDS versions to follow shortly after. The Pro Evolution Soccer series is renowned for its realism, and the new edition is abundant with new gameplay additions. Player AI has been massively upgraded, while the physical side of play has been refined.

Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history.

In an open letter to the community Runestone CEO Lars Kroll Kristensen announced that his company has officially run out of money, cannot pay salaries, rent or hosting fees, and therefore filed for bankruptcy. The past two months he has tried to sell a partnership deal to various publishers and MMO companies, but in the end nothing materialized. Its MMORPG Seed will be winding down with a goodbye ceremony this coming Sunday at 20 CEST.

HP today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire high-performance and personalized gaming computer systems manufacturer VoodooPC.

Romanians in Space is a 3D space simulation game developed by Romanian studio 2 Bad Design. This demo allows you to check out three quick missions and none of the campaign.

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 :

• Nacho Libre [NDS] - Trailer
• Marvel Universe Online - Trailer
• Tony Tough 2: A Rake's Progress - Trailer
• Frontlines: Fuel of War - Trailer
• UFO: Extraterrestrials - Trailer
• The Darkness [PS3/X360] - X06 Trailer
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - X06 Trailer
• Shrek the Third [X360] - X06 Trailer
• Project Gotham Racing 4 [X360] - X06 Trailer
• Bioshock [X360/PC] - X06 Trailer
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Strategy First announce today that Brigade E5: New Jagged Union, developed by Apeiron Co, has officially gone gold, and is due to hit stores in North America October, 2006.