In Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra, you embody Shion and uncover the future of mankind in a journey to unveil the Gnosis phenomenon and save the galaxy in this exciting conclusion to the Xenosaga trilogy.

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 will feature a new weapon (Strider buster), new locations (missile silos, forrests, minefields), new vehicles, more complex physics puzzles, new gravity gun mode, new multiplayer mode and more open battles with large amount of enemies.

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. This patch brings your US/European retail game to v1.09 and addresses some text and minor performance issues and adds additional info to the readme.

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:

• Crysis - Video Presentation
• Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light [PSP] - Trailer #4
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French studio Asobo announced that it is halting, not cancelling, development of its Grand Raid Offroad racing game in favor of a new adventure/platform title for a well known US publisher. Since Grand Raid Offroad is their internal title, it was put on ice in favor of the new product which will allow them to secure finances to complete the project, according to Asobo's production director David Dedeine. No details on the new game were disclosed but David said it shouldn't be much longer.

Swashbucklers: Blue vs. Grey is a thrilling naval action RPG set in the time of last pirate renaissance on the Caribbean. Smuggle, trade, fight, choose your side and become the region's most notorious captain!

Petroglyph, in conjunction with NVIDIA and Creative, are sponsoring the first Star Wars Empire at War map making contest! Now YOU have the power to decide where WE will fight next! So what are you waiting for? Check out the official contest page and get on those Map Editors! Prizes include a NVIDIA Video Card 7800GTX 512MB graphics card and Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Sound Card.

Ubisoft announced that it will soon release the very first Multiplayer Pack for GRIN's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter on PC. To support the influx of people flocking to the new maps, Ubisoft will launch no less than 20 new dedicated servers at the same time, so you'll have even more places for you and your friends to play.

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded.

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:

• GUN Showdown [PSP] - Trailer
• Disciples III: Renaissance - Trailer #2
• Armed Assault - TrackIR Trailer
• Pirates of the Caribbean Online - Trailer
• Bet on Soldier: Blood of Sahara - Trailer #2
• The Witcher - Making of Combat Part 2
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After skipping a week, 3D Realms is back on track with their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in which, Human Head Studios' Chris Rhinehart basically gives a little recap of the past 4-5 years since they signed the game and got started working wit hthe DOOM 3 engine. Also a reminder that next week is the demo launch, and also another press tour, probably showing off a near final version of the game. We're so there!

Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco has signed bill HB1381, drafted with help from anti-video game activist Jack Thompson, into law, prohibiting the sale or rental of games with violent content to minor by retailers. Not skipping a beat the ESA filed suit in the Federal District Court of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to overturn the state's new video game law.

The game will provide players with extremely dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where players are to oppose dangerous and wise enemies, a large set of multifarious weaponry, possibility to control various machinery, incredible detailing and game world interactivity, story-driven single player with original team gameplay, a well-balanced multiplayer with numerous modes.

The scheduled Xbox STACKED Masters Showdown tournaments for STACKED with Daniel Negreanu scheduled for Sunday, June 18th, through Wednesday June 21st, have been cancelled until the release of a pending patch. The first Xbox Showdown tournament to be played will now be “MTV Showdown #5” scheduled for Thursday, June 22 at 7:00pm EDT.

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

It’s 1916, and Manfred von Richthofen’s Jasta 11 is massacring Allied aircrews. In response, the Allies form a special squadron called the Angels of Doom. Headed by top Allied aces, this squadron has one top priority: hunt down the Red Baron, and scatter his Flying Circus into seven winds.

In Birth of America you control one of the major contenders in French & Indian Wars, and the War of the American Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory. This v1.08 patch addresses bug fixes, interface changes, scenario and gameplay tweaks.

Got Game Entertainment today announced a North American retail publishing deal for Atlantis Quest, a classic style matching game with a dazzling new twist. Players embark on a journey across ancient Greece, Babylon, Carthage, Egypt, and Rome in search of one of the greatest mysteries of all time - the lost city of Atlantis.