In a move that surely will please a lot of gamers, JoWooD's community manager Johann Ertl announced that Piranha Bytes' RPG Gothic 3 will not feature the oft criticized Starforce copy protection, but instead have a more user-friendly, though not yet specified, protection scheme.

Red Steel is an action-packed first-person experience with an engaging storyline unfolding as you learn that your fiancée has been kidnapped and her father – a Japanese mafia kingpin – murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one and defend your honor is to journey from L.A. to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld.

SOny Japan is working with Game Republic, known for Genji, on an RPG based on GONZO Digimation's animated movie Brave Story.

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:

• DarkStar One - Dev Diary #1
• Miami Vice: The Game [PSP/PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #3
• NCAA Football 07 [PS2/Xbox] - Momentum Trailer
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The Game Initiative today announced keynotes and speakers for this year's Austin Game Conference taking place September 6-7-8, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Headline speakers include: Blizzard's Rob Pardo, Dell's Michael Dell, and Science-Fiction Author Vernor Vinge.

You Are Empty immerses players in an exaggerated dark and obscure atmosphere of Soviet totalitarianism. Fighting against mutants created by the Soviet super human program, the players are tasked to figure out what happened in the city and stop the mutants from spreading further.

THQ has decided to delay the patch for Iron Lore's RTS Titan Quest a few more days to ensure that issues are addressed effectively and that the process of patching will go as smoothly as possible. Originally scheduled for today it has been pushed back until Friday, July 7th. Read more for the updated fixlist ...

EA has released the beta version of the upcoming Battlefield 2 v1.4 patch adding the new Road to Jalalabad map, modes, and various other tweaks.

Tekken 6 is the next installment in Namco Bandai's popular 3D fighting series, coming exclusively to the PS3.

Penumbra is a free horror adventure game featuring state of the art graphics and makes heavy use of physics. Penumbra was created as a technology development project, with the aim to explore new uses of physics in games. This v1.1 adds extra gfx card support, languages, and various bug and crash fixes.

Untold Legends Dark Kingdom will set the standard for next-gen action-RPGs by delivering an immersive fantasy experience through its breath-taking graphics, dramatic storyline, and action-packed battles filled with heart-pounding combat, magical spells and brilliant SFX.

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 demo includes a tutorial, a full year of the Great Campaign (1775-1783) and the PDF manual.

Destinies is an upcoming sci-fi/fantasy adventure under development at Lanthra Productions & Team Destinies. Explore Anthranella IX, and its many exotic places. Join Marc on this epic quest for the truth and what lies just beyond.

Parkan II is a 3D space simulator combined with first person action planet side. In the game players will get an opportunity to explore a vast universe, visit different planets, their satellites, huge space stations and immense space destroyers.

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:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (X360)
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Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade is a futuristic 3D game that uses the best elements of RPGs within the context of a fast moving RTS game, set in a mysterious future universe where organic machines are built using genetic engineering.

Battlegoat has released a new patch for its strategy game Supreme Ruler 2010, bringing your retail game to v4.5.3 adding a new scneario, new missions, new units, new groupings and a slow of fixes and tweaks.

505 Gamestreet announced today that it will bring IREM's non-linear role-playing adventure game Steambot Chronicles to Europe. Offering players a unique and exciting virtual world full of possibilities, Steambot Chronicles is a world where you decide just what type of gameplay you experience, how the plot unfolds and even who the main hero turns out to be.

Ubisoft has released a new patch for its tactical FPS Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, bringing your retail/download version to v1.20 and includes all the content from the multiplayer pack, as well as several crash & bug fixes and other tweaks.