Set within the modern day context of counter-terrorism, Conflict: Global Terror boasts radically enhanced graphics, improved order system, highly detailed characters, hi-tech weaponry and is a clear generation above previous installments. SCi has released a playable demo allowing you to try out the game (thanks PGUK/3DG). Read more for download links ...

A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).

MindSurge Entertainment released a new patch for its team based multiplayer FPS Control Monger. This update brings MindSurge's freely downloadable game to v1.005 and adds a slew of new features, tweaks, bug and crash fixes.

Matrix Games and Wintervalley Software are proud to announce that Maximum-Football is now available from the Matrix Games Online Store, giving players total control over every aspect of a team, from drafting to play design to setting the very rules of the league.

A few days ago a countdown clock on the official Rainbow Six website indicated Ubisoft would be making a major announcement regarding the franchise. Since the clock started at 360 hours, it was generally assumed Rainbow Six would be making an appearance on the Xbox 360. While no additional information is available yet, the latest April issue of EGM indeed confirms Ubisoft's tactical shooter is going next gen, and it will be called Rainbow Six: Vegas. More details are coming Monday when the clock hits zero.

Paradise, developed by Benoit Sokal's White Birds Productions, is an adventure game which immerses the player in the heart of Africa, at once eternal and terribly contemporary. A young woman, the daughter of a fierce dictator, crosses the continent in the company of a leopard, to take him to the place of his birth, the peaks of Kilimanjaro.

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 game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars - Trailer #7
• ParaWorld - Northland Trailer
• Commandos Strike Force [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #9
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - Dev Diary #3
• Hitman: Blood Money [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #3
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion [X360/PC] - Trailer #4
• Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends - Trailer #3
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment. Eidos today revealed Lara Croft's nemesis, Amanda Evert.

In Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3, you command the Ghosts and Special Forces allies equipped with the IWS in the quest to save the president of the United States, recover stolen nuclear codes and eliminate a vicious band of renegade soldiers hell-bent on unleashing catastrophe. Ubisoft today revealed the complete achievement list, objects to complete in order to gain points on Xbox Live Arcade.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments.

Lionhead's community manager Sam van Tilburgh revealed today that at a company meeting Lionhead decided to lay off about 100 people. After somewhat low sales numbers for The Movies, Activision backing out of the console version, Lionhead is scaling back from 3 to 2 developments teams as certain projects wrapped up. While support and a planned expansion pack for the Movies are still in play, the execs decided to get rid of the redundancies, although oddly enough a few days ago the official website mentioned Lionhead was hiring.

Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay. Eidos has launched the new futuristic Rogue Trooper website.

Fire Department 3 takes the accurate portrayal of the fire fighter's realm to the next level thanks to a new technological platform that allows for an incomparably rich and realistic game experience.

Whirlwind of Vietnam is a helicopter sim that depicts the most famous episodes of the war in a movie-style way such as We Were Soldiers, Apocalypse Now, Hamburger Hill and many others.

EA announced today that it is delaying From Russia With Love for the PSP from its original March 14 release date to April 4th, "to give James Bond the spotlight he deserves." Set in the original 60’s Bond era, From Russia With Love features movie-based missions as well as original, action-intensive sequences, a broad and deep variety of gameplay, social multiplayer experiences, gorgeous women, and classic, upgradeable weapons and gadgetry with modern mechanics.

Today 3D Realms posted their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in Human Head Software's Prey Project Lead Chris Rhinehart talks about what has happened the past week, their sound recording incident, changelist from the weekly build sent to 3D Realms, and more ...

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers builds upon the game play of the original, integrating an all new robust multiplayer system, player-controlled coalition forces, mechanized units and enhanced character abilities and advanced enemy A.I. THQ has released a single-player demo, allowing you to try out a tutorial and one mission (thanks FP). Read more for download links ...

Atlus U.S.A. today announced the acquisition of the North American publishing rights to Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation and Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2, both games were developed and published in Japan by Banpresto.

In Law & Order: Criminal Intent, players scour the crime scenes for evidence, interview witnesses and interrogate suspects in hopes of tracking down the elusive killers. Legacy Interactive has released a new patch bringing your retail game to v1.1, but no details as to what it fixes are available.