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

• Age of Pirates: Captain Blood - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Ancient Wars: Sparta - Features, Screens & Trailer
• PRISM: Threat Level Red - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Infernal - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales - Features, Screens & Trailer

Atari today announced one of the industry’s most aggressive pricing programs, GamersFirst. The two-fold, consumer-oriented program will begin on June 1st at participating retailers and will include a new price point of $19.99 on all existing PS2, Xbox, NGC, GBA and PC titles, while all PC titles will also be downloadable through Valve and Direct2Drive.

Check out the following new screens from Eidos/SCi's E3 2006 lineup:

• Hitman: Blood Money (PS2/Xbox/X360/PC) - Features & Screens
• Battlestations: Midway (PS2/Xbox/X360/PC) - Features & Screens
• Tomb Raider: Legend (GBA/NDS/PSP/NGC) - Features & Screens
• Reservoir Dogs (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Features & Screens
• Just Cause (PS2/Xbox/X360/PC) - Features & Screens
• Rogue Trooper (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Features & Screens
• Urban Chaos: Riot Response (PS2/Xbox) - Features & Screens

NIS America announced that it is bringing Banpresto's PS2 exclusive sim RPG, Ar tonelico, to North America, marking a new approach to the RPG genre by seamlessly combining simulation with role-playing.

NCsoft announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SNK Playmore, in which each company will exchange IP rights to produce new games for their respective markets, giving NCsoft sole worldwide publishing rights to future PC online game titles developed by SNKP. NCsoft will also be able to use SNKP’s IP rights in its game titles, while enabling SNK to adopt NCsoft’s IP rights in producing and marketing products on game consoles and pachinko slots.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.

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

• Bomberman (PSP)
• Bomberman Act: Zero (X360)
• Brooktown High: Senior Year (PSP)
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (NDS)
• Coded Arms Assault (PS3)
• Coded Arms Contagion (PSP)
• DDR Supernova (PS2)
• DDR Ultramix 4 (Xbox)
• DDR Universe (X360)
• Death, Jr 2 (PSP)
• Death, Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom (NDS)
• Elebits (Wii)
• GoPets (NDS)
• Gradius Collection (PSP)
• Hellboy (PS3/PSP/X360)
• Karaoke Revolution: American Idol (PS2)
• Lunar Knights (NDS)
• Marvel Trading Card Game (NDS/PSP/PC)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
• My Frogger Toy Trials (NDS)
• Online Chess Kingdoms (PSP)
• Rengoku 2 (PSP)
• Silent Hill Origins (PSP)
• Steel Horizon (NDS/PSP)
• Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (NDS/PS2)
• Winx Club: Join the Club (PSP)
• Winx Club: The Quest for the Codex (NDS/GBA)
• Xiaolin Showdown (NDS/PSP/PS2/Xbox)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (PSP)

WBIE and Clint Eastwood announced today that Gene Hackman and Laurence Fishburne will provide their voices and likenesses in the upcoming video game based on the "Dirty Harry" film franchise.

Titan Quest is an action RPG set in the ancient mythical worlds of Greece and Egypt. With an arsenal of more than a thousand pieces of unique and legendary equipment, players will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beasts in their quest to save humankind from the Titans. THQ has released a 2 mission demo, a level 6 cap, and 3 skill masteries.

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:

• GTR 2 - Trailer #2
• Elveon [X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Haze - E3 2006 Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Activision and DreamWorks Animation announced today that Activision will be opening a dedicated studio facility on the DreamWorks campus. The move will facilitate simultaneous co-development between DreamWorks' CG feature films and Activision games based on those films.

Today Ubisoft announced the development of HAZE, an innovative FPS game based on new intellectual property. Developed by Free Radical, creators of the TimeSplitters series, HAZE is scheduled for an early 2007 release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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

• Panzer Tactics DS' [NDS] - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Heroes of Annihilated Empires ' - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Pacific Storm' - Features, Screens & Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - Screens
• War Leaders: Clash of Nations - Screens

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

• Eureka Seven Vol. 1: The New Wave (PS2) - Features & Screens
• The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch (PSP) - Screens
• IGPX (PS2) - Screens
• Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - 10 New Screens
• Mobile Ops: The One Year War (X360) - Screens
• Hellgate: London - 8 New Screens
• Mage Knight: Apocalypse - Screens
• Pac-Man World Rally (PSP/NGC/PS/PC) - Screens
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP) - Screens
• Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (PSP/PS2/PC) - Screens
• Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (PS2) - Screens
• One Piece: Grand Adventure (NGC/PS2) - Screens
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (PS2) - Screens
• Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury (PS2) - Screens
• .Hack//G.U. (PS2) - Screens
• Legend of Heroes II (PSP) - Screens
• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP) - Screens

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This massive demo lets you play for a full hours.

Turbine announced today plans for the second content module for Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. Twilight Forge, free to all current subscribers, will expand features and content, including more solo-friendly gameplay. The module is expected in July and will include the new drow/dark elf race.

Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

Konami today announced that it will be bringing several major franchises to Xbox Live Arcade for the Xbox 360, starting this summer with classic games such as Frogger, Contra, Time Pilot, Scramble and others, enhanced with updated graphics and online multiplayer support.

All signs pointed to Atari shedding Earthworm Jim, but today, Atari announced that it has claimed the rights to the Earthworm Jim franchise and plans to develop online and handheld titles over the next five years.

2K and 2K Sports today announced their lineups for E3 2006. Some of 2K's titles are The Da Vinci Code, Family Guy, The Darkness, Ghost Rider, and BioShock, while 2K Sports continues franchises with NHL 2K7, NBA 2K7 and College Hoops 2K7. Read more for further details ...