L.A. Noire, developed by Team Bondi formed by The Getaway's Brendan McNamara, is an interactive detective story set in the classic noir period of the late 1940's. L.A. Noire blends action, detection and complex storytelling and draws players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania expansion pack has gone gold, allowing you to turn your dream zoo into an aquatic adventure.

Alpha Prime is a first person action game with an emphasis on the single player experience. At its core is a Science Fiction story written by the foremost Czech Sci-fi author Ondrej Neff. Game play will be a varied balance of combat and more technical activities such as hacking and remotely controlling robotic devices.

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:

• Mage Knight: Apocalypse (PC)
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (NGC/PS2)
• Down in Flames: Eastern Front (PC)
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Check out the following new screens from Capcom's TGS 2006 lineup:

• Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 10 New Screens
• God Hand (PS2) - Screens
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (X360) - 18 New Screens
• Mega Man Star Force (NDS) - Features & Screens
• Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) - Screens
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All (NDS) - Screens
• Power Stone Collection (PSP) - Features & Screens

Ascaron has released a new patch for its latest iteration in the ANSTOSS soccer management franchise. This 4th patch requires v1.03 to be installed and fixes various bugs, and game crashes. Old save games will no longer work after applying this patch.

Pompolic: Call for Heroes is a third-person action game with RPG elements placed in a fantasy world. Quotix Software programmer Attila Siladji tells us more about their upcoming action/rpg.

Former VP of Global Online at EA Lars Buttler, and Might & Magic creator Jon Van Caneghem, who also founded New World Computing, have officially launched Trion World Network Inc., the publisher and developer of games and original entertainment for the broadband era.

Bullet Witch is an action adventure taking place in the exceedingly bleak near future of 2013. Civilization is on the brink of extinction after demons begin appearing on the earth, and the player wades into the fray as a witch named Alicia.

Sierra Entertainment announced today that it is developing Ice Age 2 The Meltdown, based on 20th Century Fox's animated film, for the Nintendo Wii, and will be available at retailers nationwide this holiday season.

According to German Gamestar magazine, Epic's Jay Wilbur revealed at the Tokyo Game Show that UT 2007 has been further delayed, until Q2/Q3 2007. While Epic never announced an official release date, Sony initially mentioned it was to be a launch title, and while many retailers had it listed for end of the year, a few months ago The Inquirer reported it was postponed until 2007. Specific reasons for the delay were of course not provided, but it is safe to assume the extra development time will be used to polish the game.

Dreamcube is a adventure/puzzle game where you play as Jack, who receives a mysterious present for his birthday, a Dreamcube. While during the day it seems an inconspicuous present, at night its power traps your into your own dreams. With only one way to get out, Jack needs to find the individual parts of the sleep crystal scattered throughout the massive DreamCube world.

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy videogame will set 15 of the popular television show's characters against each other in a fighting/adventure game.

F.E.A.R. is a paranormal action thriller presented entirely in first person. It is an unprecedented adrenaline rush of close-quarters combat seamlessly melded with the spine-tingling, shocking intensity of the unknown. A 542mb demo is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace allowing you to try out part of the game; it's the same demo that's available on the latest OXM cover disc.

While there are no details available as of yet, Destineer is looking to hire an Art Director to work on a yet-unannounced FPS for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Destineer, known for First to Fight and other titles in the Close Combat franchise, is working closely with US Marines to make an enormously compelling video game.

Set in one of the most challenging periods of human history, Anno 1503 blends the excitement of real-time strategy with the depth of empire building while sending players on a quest for wealth and power with thrilling adventures and discoveries at every turn.

Check out the following new screens from TECMO's TGS 2006 lineup:

• Super Swing Golf Pangya (Wii) - Screens
• Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri (PS2) - 12 New Screens
• Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 (X360) - 14 New Screens
• Ninja Gaiden Sigma (PS3) - 8 New Screens

After a successful cooperation for D&D Online, Turbine has signed a distribution agreement with SAKURA Internet to bring its MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to the Japanese market.

The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. This v1.15 patch fixes various multiplayer issues, bugs, but also adds a new map.

Turbine calls players to return to the familiar grounds of Stormreach Harbor to save the city as it released the 4th, free, content module for D&D Online: Stormreach, featuring five compelling new dungeons that unveil new threats to the city from dark forces including the Cult of Madness, the Dwarves of Ironroot and a tribe of troglodytes.