According to ABI Research, Sony's console pricing strategy is fraught with risk, and may ultimately jeopardize its market leadership position. Sony is placing a serious bet that its inclusion of a Blu-ray drive in the PlayStation 3 will entice consumers to pay a premium price for the new console, despite lower cost alternatives from both Nintendo and Microsoft.

BioWare is bringing an enhanced version, high-resolution graphics and new visual effects, of Jade Empire to the PC. The original, story of Jade Empire is injected with new monsters, weapons, combat styles, new challenges, and special items to discover, all exclusively designed for the PC.

Paradox Interactive and Deep Silver announced today that Rush for Berlin has gone gold. Rush for Berlin is a tactical RTS game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, during 1944-45. The player's goal; to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union.

Check out the following new screens from Bethesda's E3 2006 lineup:

• Star Trek: Tactical Assault (NDS/PSP) - Features & Screens
• Star Trek: Legacy (X360/PC) - Features & Screens
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (PS2/PC) - Features & Screens

At last week's E3 Ubisoft introduced its newest, PS3-exclusive, action game, Assassin's Creed. Oddly enough, during the demo we noticed the game was being shown using an X360 controller, which would indicated the existence of either an Xbox 360 edition, or PC version, or both. This also seems to get extra credibility by a slip of the tongue from a Ubisoft employee, who inadvertently said it is currently also being developed for Microsoft's next-gen console.

Check out the following new screens from Atari's E3 2006 lineup:

• Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation (X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• Earthworm Jim (PSP) - Screens
• BattleZone (PSP) - Screens
• Test Drive Unlimited (X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• Super DBZ (PS2) - Screens
• Neverwinter Nights 2 - Screens & Trailer
• Hot PXL (PSP) - Screens & Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics (PSP) - Screens & Trailer
• Arthur and the Minimoys (GBA/NDS/PSP/PS2/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 (PS2) - Screens

Tortuga: Two Treasures will have players setting sail as pirate captains in search of action, adventure and of course, treasure. You play Thomas ‘Hawk’ Blythe and after you get betrayed and captured, a dramatic battle for power, romance, treasure and truth commences aboard the Jolly Roger.

The Ship is a first person maritime gaming experience set aboard a fleet of 1930s steam liners. Originally a Half Life Mod, The Ship is now being crafted as a full single and multiplayer game in its own right by Edinburgh-based Outerlight.

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:

• Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Making of Trailer #2
• Sam & Max - E3 2006 Trailer
• UFO: Afterlight - E3 2006 Trailer
• Sacred 2 - E3 2006 Trailer
• El Matador - E3 2006 Trailer
• Sudden Strike: Arms for Victory - E3 2006 Trailer
• Stranger - E3 2006 Trailer
• The Ant Bully [GBA/NGC/PS2/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy [GBA/PS2/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
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Matrix Games and Shaun Sullivan are pleased to announce that PureSim Baseball 2007 is now available through the Matrix Games Online Store. PureSim Baseball 2007 allows you to simulate any Major League season from 1900 to 2005, the unique aging system, completely customizable parks and leagues, and the ability to edit any aspect of any detail found within the game.

Freeze Interactive's Field Ops, developed by Digital Reality and previously known as Ghost Wars, brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favorite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter.

1848 is a turn based operational strategy game played out on a large hexagonal map. You are responsible for all your forces and must decide what do with each of them. Attack, retreat, recon, defend, fortify, siege an enemy fort or build a new army the choice is up to you. This free full unrestricted game download serves as promotion for Battlefront's upcoming For Liberty! commercial product.

Check out the following new screens from Fireglow's E3 2006 lineup:

• Stranger - Trailer
• Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victor - Screens & Trailer

In a community interview posted by Eidos US PR representative Matt Dahlgren IO Interactive programmer Rasmus Sigsgaard says that the PC version of Hitman: Blood Money has gone goldmaster, and shipped to the manufacturer (thanks TheGunslinger).

LucasArts has released a new patch for Petroglyph's RTS Star Wars Empire at War. This update brings your retail game to v1.04 and adds auto download support for new maps, tons of balance tweaks, crash/bug fixes and tactical changes for land and space maps.

During E3 Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit in Europe) developer Quantic Dream announced Heavy Rain, a new video game franchise, designed for next-generation consoles and PC systems, based on emotional immersion and innovative game play mechanics.

Trick Star is an extreme, futuristic racer, built around the fantastical sport of Trick Star Racing. Competitors chose from a variety of tricked-out, one-wheeled stunt bikes on which they race and perform an array of crafty tricks and maneuvers.

Check out the following new screens from Take Two's E3 2006 lineup:

• College Hoops (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Screens
• NBA 2k7 (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Screens
• NHL 2k7 (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Screens
• Bioshock [X360/PC] - Screens
• Dungeon Siege II: Broken World - Features & Screens
• CivCity: Rome - Features, Screens & Trailer
• The Darkness (PS3/X360) - Features & Screens
• The Da Vinci Code (PS/Xbox/PC) - Features & Screens
• Family Guy (PSP/NDS/PS2/Xbox/PC) - Features
• Prey (X360/PC) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Sid Meier's Railroads! - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Stronghold Legends - Features & Screens
• Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PSP) - Features & Screens
• Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords - Features, Screens & Trailer

CDV has released the first official patch for Nival's WWII based 3D RTS Blitzkrieg II. This v1.5 patch adds multiplayer balancing, multiplayer bug and crash fixes.

Award winning video game, radio, television and film composer Winifred Phillips has created the theatrical score for The Collective and 2K Games' The Da Vinci Code video games, based on the film by Oscar winning director Ron Howard, which is based on Dan Brown’s critically acclaimed, best-selling novel.