EA announced today that its college baseball game MVP 06 NCAA Baseball has shipped to retailers, celebrating everything that makes NCAA baseball unique -- aluminum bats, dugout clearing homeruns, relentless hustle and stadiums filled with passionate fans and school spirit.

After its success with GTR and GTR Legends, swedish developer SimBin and publisher 10Tacle are already hard at work on the sequel, GTR 2.

Turbine and Atari announced today that legendary Dungeons & Dragons co-designers Messrs Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, have agreed to provide some of the voiceovers for D&D Online: Stormreach.

Keepsake will immerse you into a journey beyond compare. Assisted by a dragon afraid of heights, Lydia takes on to explore the Dragonvale Academy's empty structures in search for her best friend Celeste. The Adventure Company will begin shipping Keepsake in North America in Feb. 2006.

LucasArts has released a singleplayer demo featuring five tutorials, and one galactic conquest map, although only a limited amount of units are available (thanks GameSpot). Read more for downlaod links ...

Ubisoft has released a Rainbow Six: Lockdown demo featuring 1 singleplayer mission (2 difficulty settings), as well as 1 multiplayer map, with 17 out of 42 weapons available.

Infinite Interactive's has released a new patch for its strategy title Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.04 and includes the new Fog of War feature, AI improvements, game balance and even that time-honored favorite from Warlords 3: the Merchant who drops by to sell you magic items.

Chrysler brand will launch Chrysler in The Movies: Virtual Film Competition during the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. In partnership with Activision, CiTM will provide an innovative approach to the filmmaking process by merging the worlds of filmmaking and gaming, giving everyone an opportunity to use their own inspiration to create virtual films using Activision and Lionhead Studios' The Movies.

Set in the deep space galaxy of Novus, RF Online sees you take your pick from three all-powerful warring factions and leading your character into the final battle for control over the entire Novus galaxy.

GameTap announced that it has entered into a marketing agreement with Logitech, offering Logitech customers a free two-week trial of the GameTap service, along with a special discounted rate for the first three months of subscription.

As the only game that offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience, Driver: Parallel Lines features an unfolding storyline of double crossing and revenge. Set in a photorealistic interpretation of New York City, players take on the role of a notorious 18 year old who, free from conscience and rules, is the most sought after driver-for-hire in town.

Namco Bandai has revealed its release schedule for 2006. With 33 titles spread over 8 platforms, Namco Bandai is definitely one of the companies you'll want to keep your eye on in 2006! The only title that has no release date yet is Hellgate London.

Experience the pro tour in venues that are alive and dynamic with environmental elements that react to your play. The inclusion of the top players in the world like Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer only adds to the realism, even on GBA and NDS.

Microsoft announced an alliance with 4Kids Entertainment, the children's entertainment company known for properties such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, to develop a unique children's entertainment property.

Based on briefings and scenarios supplied by S.A.S. veterans, The Regiment is a tense, accurate simulation of close quarters combat. Lead four-man teams in assaults on terrorist strongholds. The Regiment is scheduled for release in the UK on February 17, 2006.

Take 2 and Sixteen Tons entertainment today announced Emergency 4, scheduled for release in Germany on April 13, 2006. Either play the 20 mission campaign or choose to try the randomly generated missions. Emergency 4 will feature realistic physics (walls collapsing, fire spreading), simplified controls, as well as a multiplayer mode.

Trackmania Nations ESWC edition is a fast-paced racing game involving precision and agility specially built for competition. Trackmania Nations features new environment (Stadium), new car, new blocks and new gameplay. Also check out yesterday's trailer.

Dead or Alive 4 will redefine 3-D high definition graphics and sound, creating the most visually beautiful and realistic looking video game to date. DOA 4 features online capabilities via Xbox Live, new interactive stages, an all star line-up of old and new favorite characters, and the most complex countering system yet. Microsoft today announced Dead or Alive 4 will be available in UK retailers from 27th January.

The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats. Now you can take part in all major Pacific battles of the World War II in the Pacific Storm game that is a mixture of RTS, war-game and simulator.

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 :

• Sonic Riders [NGC/PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #5
• FUEL [Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach - Trailerpack
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...