A survey conducted by Macrovision revealed a common misconception about the habits of people who play casual games. People who like mainstream games, such as Diner Dash and MahJong, frequently play more than nine, two or more hour ‘sessions’ each week, usually at night as opposed to during commute hours or other ‘quick break’ times during the day.

A job listing on the Datascope recruitment page reveals that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is looking for a Senior/Lead Designer in the Liverpool studio, to have a key role in realising future iterations of Wipeout on PSP and PS3. WipeOut is one of SCE's most popular and long running arcade/action racing franchises.

With authentic simulation physics, bone-jarring damage, photo-realistic graphics, 300 of the world’s hottest cars for you to collect, and licensed tuning and customization options, Forza Motorsport 2 improves on the unprecedented features gamers enjoyed in its debut installment.

Vivendi has released a new v1.06 patch for Monolith's first person close-quarters combat experience FEAR addressing a loading issue with games saved before the 1.05 update and several other various fixes. An updated Win32/Linux server and SDK are also available.

Shadowgrounds is an adrenaline-pumping action game featuring upgradeable weapons, lighting based gameplay and an epic storyline with strong characters. With the Level Editor, modders are able to create totally new missions, even story-based campaigns.

As promised Valve has released its Day of Defeat: Source Summer 2006 update featuring a free map pack, a new gameplay style, Detonation, two brand new missions (Jagd, Colmar). On top of that, it will also add new gameplay enhancements such as spawn clip adjustments, improved hit location detection, and weapon balancing.

Ship Simulator 2006 puts you at the helm of some of the most varied and detailed ships to be found at sea, where they will need to perform a multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D environment. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and offers AI updates, bug fixes, and adds the mission from the demo.

Atari today announced that development is complete on its PS2 exclusive Super Dragon Ball Z. Developed by former Street Fighter II producer Noritaka Funamizu’s new studio, Crafts & Meister, Super Dragon Ball Z takes the DBZ franchise into high-octane 3D arcade territory with intense, dramatic combos and unprecedented damage.

SEGA Europe is bringing the Japanese PS2 exclusive football management game, Let's Make a Soccer Team! to Europe. The game offers a unique football management experience allowing you to create, build and control every aspect of your own football club in the real football world!

You play John Armstrong, a young medical student, drafted into the National Guard during a world-wide alien invasion. During a critical mission, your team is wiped out and success depends on you.

Groove Games announced today that the sci-fi first-person shooter WarPath has gone gold for the Xbox and PC. WarPath offers up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan who owns an Xbox, or a PC.

THQ has now released a new patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War/Winter Assault. This update brings your retail game to v1.50 and mainly seems to add unit balancing, interface enhancements, some optimizations and bug fixes. Requires the previous v1.41 patch to be installed (thanks Relicnews). Read more for detailed fix list and download links...

Eidos Interactive is pleased to announce the new title Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, which will be released in autumn 2006 on PS2, PC and PSP.

SEGA today announced the launch of Total War: Eras for DVD. Scheduled for release on June 30th 2006 in Europe (25th July in America), Total War: Eras is the ultimate collectors item for any Total War or strategy fan and includes all 3 total War titles and their expansion packs.

The latest chapter in the Baseball Mogul series allows gamers to participate in the ultimate managerial experience and build the ball club of their dreams. This patch brings your retail game to v9.40 and includes 36 bug fixes and 103 improvements, the biggest new feature being the addition of a "one-pitch" mode to Play-By-Play.

The Sacred Rings, sequel to Aura: Fate of the Ages, is an epic graphic adventure in a dark fantastical world of magic and intrigue. As part of The Keepers can you are tasked to track down artifacts of great power before a rival clan obtains them to gain evil powers.

Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West America and requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure shooting. Fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, and memorable locations combine with top-notch graphics and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players.

Not quite sure what to make of this, but in an interview with PSM, SCEA president Kaz Hirai made a rather surprising statement about the game prices for its upcoming PS3 console. "I think it would be a bit of a stretch to think that we could suddenly turn around and say, 'PS3 games now $99.99.' I don't think the consumers expect the software pricing to suddenly be double. So, if it becomes a bit higher than 59 bucks, don't ding me, but, again, as I said, I don't expect it to be 100 bucks."

Blizzard has released a small update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.11.1 update addresses softlock issues affecting some users at login and during battlegrounds.