Back in April 2006, Autumn Moon Entertainment announced that it had terminated its contract with publisher Bad Brain, and thus causing a delay for the game overall. Today AME announced that it has signed a new publisher for A Vampyre Story, although its name, nor a release date, have yet to be disclosed.

Armed Assault will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming, featuring a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation. Originally scheduled for Q1 2006, Bohemia has postponed Armed Assault and pushed the launch date to Q3 2006 instead.

Last week's update got lost in the demo release excitement so after a hiatus Human Head Studios' Chris Rhinehart is back with the weekly Prey update. Since the Prey went gold not much happened so Chris gives us a little background information on why they decided to make the demo rather big in content, but most important bit of information is the fact that there are plans for additional content, and maps in the works.

An update on the official Ultima Online website reveals that with the acquisition of Mythic, the UO team will be teaming up with the creative folks behind Dark Age of Camelot and who are currently working on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Both development teams will work together to forge Britannia’s future and once the plans are finalized, announcements will be made, but in the meantime the in-game fiction cycle is put on hold.

TrackMania United is the complete TrackMania game, regrouping all the TrackMania games released until now and all their add-ons. The Stadium environment from TrackMania Nations, will benefit from a new version with twice more blocks, while integrating a whole new set of functionalities both for online and solo play.

The Secret Files: Tunguska is a point-and-click adventure game based on the mysterious Tunguska phenomenon that occurred in July 1908, in which the Siberian region of Tunguska was engulfed in an inferno of flames that turned everything into debris and ashes.

Strategic market research firm DFC Intelligence has released a new report talking a look at next gen consoles, in particular the impact of the PS3 on Sony's dominant position. With a price range at least $200 dollars higher than its competitors, DFC concludes that Sony may very well fall from first to last position if things do not go their way, also stating it has not seen anything to justify the price difference.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a deep, rich gameplay experience by offering total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the 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:

• Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm - Trailer #5
• Field Ops - Trailer
• Heroes of Annihilated Empires - Dev Diary #1
• XIII Century: Death or Glory - Trailer #3
• Rainbow Six Vegas [ALL] - MoCap Dev Diary
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

DropTeam is a truly Sci-Fi multiplayer tactical simulation of mechanized ground combat using a new groundbreaking and powerful 3D engine. DropTeam is all about fun, fast and furious tactical action – but not at the expense of realistic physics and a credible combat experience. This mp demo allows you to try out 1 scenarios, Ice Field.

Ahead of what we said earlier today, Xbox Live Marketplace is now featuring a playable demo of Take 2's FPS PREY, literally turns the FPS genre upside-down by introducing innovative gameplay elements such as wall-walking, gravity flipping, and portals that allow enemies to appear out of thin air.

The game gives you the opportunity to play through the events of the film - leading up to and following the break down of the heist - from the perspective of each character. You get to experience those parts of the movie that were only suggested, delve further into the world of Reservoir Dogs and find out what happened at the diamond store.

Codemasters today released the first major content expansion for its sci-fi and fantasy MMORPG RF Online. The new Giga 4.1 update is now available, free of charge, across all servers and adds a new multi-zone battle dungeon, new skills, ammo, chat system, upgraded crafting system and plenty more ...

Sony Computer Entertainment revealed today it had been ordered to pay an additional 27.9 billion yen ($243 million) in taxes related to transactions between its game unit and a U.S. subsidiary, and overseas transactions in its CD and DVD-making operations. SCEI said it would fight the order, but that either way it would not have a large impact on its group earnings.

Alten8 announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Oniric Games for its 3rd person shooter Project Xenoclone.

EA announced today that NASCAR 07 will feature NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Elliott Sadler on the cover. The longtime gamer has been heavily involved in all aspects of EA's NASCAR franchise since he joined the Cup ranks in 1999, including taking home the championship trophy from last years' EA SPORTS Drivers Gaming Competition in Bristol, TN, making him the perfect driver to showcase on the cover.

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 demo allows you to check out an extensive tutorial as well as approximately 2 hours of gameplay with a large variety of worlds, equipment upgrades, and alien races.

Paradox Interactive announced that it will publish an addon to Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. In Silent Heroes, previously known as Saboteurs, you take control of a special operations force during World War II.

Funcom announces that Age of Conan is entering the first phase of beta testing. The first stage of Beta will include people from Funcom’s QA Department and selected, experienced Beta testers under NDA. During the fall signs-up will be announced broadly, applications will be processed, and more external testers will be included in the Beta.

Blade Dancer is situated on a mysterious island, and has you play as Shane. While details are still slim, the game will have a crafting system where you can combine items to create your own unique objects, as well as a 4 player LAN and online multiplayer.