Viva Piñata, a high-energy, mass-appeal entertainment property created by Rare Ltd. that brings a vibrant world of living piñata animals to video games, television and beyond. The Viva Piñata universe showcases an engaging cast of colorful, wild-roaming piñata animals that entertain and challenge imaginations.

CCP Games announced today the largest supercomputer cluster in the history of the gaming industry for its MMO EVE Online. The upgraded server cluster features dual-processor 64-bit AMD Opteron-based IBM BladeCenter LS20 blade servers, as well additional enhancements to the clusters internet backbone.

Matrix Games and Destroyer Studios announce Starshatter: The Gathering Storm, integrating elements of real-time-strategy games by allowing fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical level, launching fighters and directing destroyers to defend the fleet and annihilate enemy forces.

Nival Interactive today announced that 20 year industry veteran Joss Ellis has joined the company as Nival’s Head of Studios. Ellis will shepherd the growth of Nival’s highly regarded product development and asset outsourcing studios.

Metro 3D announced a joint partnership with consumer electronics manufacturer Archos to use the Archos 104 MP3 player in Earache Extreme Metal Racing as the in-game MP3 machine, allowing players to choose tracks whilst playing the game.

SpaceForce 2, developed by Provoxgames, is a space simulation game with a heavy focus on ship development, an immersive Universe and freedom of choice.

Power of Destruction is an amusing 'old style' FPS, like 'Operation Wolf', made with an advanced 3D technology and a well-groomed gameplay.

In Resistance: Fall of Man, the U.S. and Britain band together in a last-ditch effort to save Europe and Asia from a horrific scourge. Humanity’s hope for survival is slim, and the tide of the battle rests on the shoulders of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale.

KOEI today announced a partial lineup of games that the company will have on display at this year's Tokyo Game Show. While there are currently no real surprises or new titles in the lineup, most of the games will be playable, arguably for the first time. KOEI will have a few additional announcements at the show itself, so keep an eye out for further coverage.

Create your own fascinating world of ANNO 1701! Become a discoverer – and experience the adventure of a lifetime. Weigh anchor, sail the seven seas, explore new continents and foreign cultures. Demonstrate your strategic skills, business acumen and diplomatic finesse. Revel in the jubilant cheers of your people – but don't disappoint them! Sunflowers confirmed that a single/multiplayer demo is scheduled for release approximately 2 weeks before its official launch.

While details on Factor 5's upcoming dragonslaying title Lair are very limited, at least some new screens give us something to tide us over until TGS where the PS3 exclusive title is surely to be officially unveiled with additional details .. Until then ...

Nexuiz is a free 3D deathmatch game that is simply first person shooting reduced to the very basics with perfect weapon balancing. The new v2.1 version adds a bunch of new features and fixes various issues submitted by the community.

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.

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:

• Final Fantasy XII [PS2] - Trailerpack
• Alien Shooter 2 - Trailer (Redux)
• Caesar IV - Developer Diary Trailer #4
• Collapse - Russian Trailer
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Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a revolutionary real-time strategy game set in the renowned Warhammer world, featuring epic battles within massive landscapes, while offering an astounding level of detail, from a bird's eye view down to the insignias on a warrior's armor.

Not really much of a surprise, but a Peugeot design contest reveals that a fourth installement in the PGR series is currently in development over at Bizarre Creations. While the contest page is in French it does mention that the winner will have his concept car displayed at the Frankfurt 2007 car show, as well as "featured in the Xbox 360 exclusive Project Gotham Racing 4." An official announcement is expected to be made at X06.

Untold Legends Dark Kingdom will set the standard for next-gen action-RPGs by delivering an immersive fantasy experience through its breath-taking graphics, dramatic storyline, and action-packed battles filled with heart-pounding combat, magical spells and brilliant SFX.

Chicken Little: Ace in Action features Ace, the superhero alter ego of Chicken Little, and the Hollywood versions of his misfit band of friends: Runt, Abby and Fish-Out-of-Water. The crew of the intergalactic Battle Barn faces off against Foxy Loxy and her evil Amazonian sidekick, Goosey Loosey, who have an evil plan to take over Earth.

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with a few minor details about further changes to Counter-Strike: Source. While Valve isnt quite ready to announce specific details just yet, it revealed that the weapon and equipment economy will get an overhaul, and mainly involves changing the prices of every item in the game - some more significantly than others. But that's just the beginning; more info soon on what's in store.

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:

• The Godfather [X360] - Heat Trailer
• Open Season [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - Gameplay Trailer #5
• WarHammer 40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - Trailer
• Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock - Trailer (2)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...