Operation Flashpoint creators Bohemia Interactive Studio will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming. Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.

Vivendi has released the German, UK and French editions of the new v1.07 patch for Monolith's first person close-quarters combat experience FEAR making it compatible with the upcoming FEAR Combat multiplayer addon, as well as adding 3 new maps, bug fixes, new browser features and more ...

Check out the following new screens from THQ's Games Convention 2006 lineup:

• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death - Screens & Trailer
• Company of Heroes - Screens
• Destroy All Humans! 2 - Screens
• Frontlines: Fuel of War - Screens
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl - Screens
• Supreme Commander - Screens
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - Screens
• Saints Row - Screens
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - Screens
• WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 - Screens
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Screens

EA today announced Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn, an exciting new upgrade to the genre-defining Ultima Online. Much more than an expansion, UO: Kingdom Reborn is a complete make-over of the online world with a new graphics engine, a state-of-the-art user interface and enough new content for even the most seasoned players.

BioShock is 2K Games' hybrid first-person shooter, in the works over at System Shock 2 developers Irrational Games, combining elements of sci-fi and role-playing genres.

Gray Matter's story mixes eerie mysteries with supernatural events in best Jensen-style. Neurobiologist Dr. David Styles is one of the game’s central characters: since losing his wife in a horrible accident some several years ago, he has become a recluse, seldom leaving Dread Hill House, his English country estate.

Elveon, developed by 10tacle, is an epic fantasy action game with impressive graphics and the captivating atmosphere, using the Unreal Engine 3.

Call of Duty 3 delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the battle for the Liberation of Paris, the most harrowing campaign of WWII, known as The Normandy Breakout.

In an interview with EuroGamer, Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed earlier rumors that the next chapter in the episodic FPS series, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, will not get released before the year's end as previously announced, but is now scheduled for release in February 2007. The pricing has also changed a bit; Episode 2 will now set you back $19.95, which is still a great value, considering it comes with Portal and Team Fortress 2.

THQ has now released a new patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War/Winter Assault. This update brings your retail game to v1.51 and mainly seems to add unit balancing, interface enhancements, some optimizations and bug fixes.

Frictional Games proudly announces that a commercial version of Penumbra, named Penumbra: Overture, is in the works. Penumbra is an innovative first person horror game utilizing physics for interaction and puzzles. The game is set on Greenland where the protagonist searches for information regarding his late father.

ArenaNet and NCsoft today announced that its second MMO expansion, Guild Wars Nightfall, will be available in stores worldwide October 27, 2006.

Inspired by the events of the The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift film, this game will immerse players in the underground world of drift racing. Set in a world related to, yet separate from, the movie, the game features a ground breaking drift mechanic that makes drifting accessible to both beginning and veteran racing game drivers.

Nintendo announced that on Sept. 13, it will introduce two new Nintendo DS colors, Onyx and Coral Pink, joining Polar White.

Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race. Along the way to becoming a global civilization you can choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade, be nice or play rough!

2KGames it announced today that Seth MacFarlane, creator and producer of the popular hit television series Family Guy, and the rest of the cartoon's main cast will expand their involvement with the Family Guy official video game.

In Just Cause, you take on the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez - an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. Eidos has released a singleplayer demo featuring four missions set on an island specifically created for the demo.

Crimson Cow and the Spanish developer Alcachofa Soft have announced a cooperation agreement. As part of a worldwide publishing deal, the companies will be bringing the point-and-click adventure "The Abbey" to market in 2007.

The golden age of console hockey will return when NHL 07 debuts with gameplay innovations that will allow players to feel like they are actually on the ice. Featuring an unmatched level of freedom and control, NHL 07 will represent a watershed moment in the history of the console hockey.

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:

• Guitar Hero II [PS2] - Free Bird Trailer
• NHL 2k7 [ALL] - Cinemotion Trailer
• Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - Daemon Knight Trailer
• Caesar IV - Developer Diary Trailer #1
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...