Konami America announced today Castlevania Double Pack (working title) is coming to the GBA. Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow are combined onto the same GBA cartridge, letting Castlevania fans experience twice the amount of evil and adventure in one convenient game package.

Painkiller is a first-person horror shooter, designed to satisfy the gamer's hunger for intense, fast-paced action. DreamCatcher Games today launched the official Painkiller: Hell Wars website, where gamers will get a chance to taste the mayhem with game trailers, screenshots and the chance to view the rogue's gallery of monsters that they will encounter when the game ships.

The Winx Club follows the adventures of five fashion savvy teenage girls who use their special powers to transform into magical fairies and save the universe. The Winx Club airs Saturday mornings on 4Kids TV, 4Kids Entertainment's four-hour block of children's programming on FOX.

Crave Entertainment today announced plans to publish Puzzle Challenge: Crosswords and More!, a collection of more than 1,000 crossword puzzles, word searches and other brainteasers for the PS2 and for the PSP system, marking it as the first U.S. word puzzle game for either system.

Atari and Myelin Media are teaming up to deliver STACKED with Daniel Negreanu, a Texas Hold 'em poker game that captures the look, excitement and drama of the phenomenon that has captivated America, to gamers across the U.S., through a North America distribution agreement, announced today.

An evolution in open world gaming, Saints Row provides an unprecedented amount of freedom to experience the game as the player sees fit. The game, based in the fictional urban surroundings of Still Water, is action adventure with its core as a third-person shooter.

Bonez Adventures is described as a RPG/Adventure homage to Indiana Jones. Mr. Bonez experiences unbelievable adventure which leads him through ancient tombs, frowsty caves, Cairo's bazaars and old pyramids. BoneArtz has released an updated demo featuring an early part of the full game, with bug fixes, better controls and more video.

As we revealed a few days ago, SEGA today announced that OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, the latest instalment in the iconic OutRun series, will appear on the PS2, and PSP, for the very first time! OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast is set for release in March 2006 giving a new legion of gamers the opportunity to experience the thrills of this franchise.

MTV Films today announced that it has acquired the feature film rights to Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, the videogame from Atari and Marc Ecko Enterprises, which is scheduled for a February 2006 release for the PS2, Xbox, and for PC.

The acclaimed TOCA series will return with every element of motorsport for real in TOCA Race Driver 3. Race drivers will be competing in a massive variety of the world's most aggressive motorsports, complete with explosive damage effects, head-to-head online multiplayer racing and a game engine rebuilt for a greater degree of simulation.

MVP 06 NCAA Baseball heralds in the new season with the ping of the aluminum bat, the roar of the crowd and an electrifying in-game soundtrack provided exclusively by Victory Records. MVP 06 NCAA Baseball features intense action, stadiums filled with school spirit and 10 hot rock tracks that intensify the attitude and authenticity of college sports in the game.

Strategy First and Valve Corporation announce a multi-title distribution deal that will deliver a collection of Strategy First's front line titles and new releases via Valve's content delivery system Steam. Strategy First is the first entertainment software publisher to move forward with Valve's Steam, which connects nearly 6 million gamers worldwide.

War on Terror is a modern combat RTS game, set against the background of today's greatest threat to world peace – terrorism! Forces clash in believable scenarios, set within real locations across the globe. Koch Media stopped by and dropped a bunch of new screens in our lap.

In January 2006 CBS' 60 Minutes will air a feature segment covering Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel and the international explosion of professional video gaming. The episode began filming one year ago at a gaming event in Sweden, and concludes with the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) World Finals in New York City, with many stops in between. It also includes an interview with Fatal1ty at his home and training center in Kansas City, Missouri in preparation for this program.

Two of the UK's most innovative independent developers, Stainless Games and Pompom Software, announce the release of their new Next Generation titles, Crystal Quest and Mutant Storm Reloaded on Xbox 360 Live Arcade. Both titles are premier examples of the 'Modern Retro', being high-end remixes of classic styles of gameplay.

Krome Studios has secured two key awards at this year’s Australian Game Developers Conference (AGDC). The company received Best Original Character Design for TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan and the Career Achievement Award was given to Creative Director / Co-founder Steve Stamatiadis.

Last weekend, the Games and Music Experience, G.A.M.E. was held in San Francisco's Moscone Center convention hall. Hosted by GameSpot, the event is a public happening and a chance to give the gaming public hands-on time with some of older/classic titles, some upcoming games, as well as a chance for local up-and-coming musical acts to show their stuff. We were present and snapped a few photos ...

Earlier this year, Ubisoft's 2005-2006 release schedule made mention that Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell was going to be making an appearance on the PSP. While there still has not been an official announcement rumors are floating around that it may be called Splinter Cell : Essentials, and that name might indicate some sort of compilation instead of an all new product. Either way, the PSP will most likely includes wifi multiplayer, which is always a welcome addition.

Expected spring 2006 in Japan, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is situated in 1598 and will have several new features and additions over previous titles, such as a new camera system, updated graphics and optimized gameplay mechanics. While no specific info, or announcement, Capcom did reveal that Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is scheduled for released in North America on March 14, in Europe on March 17, and if all of that is too long, you can always import it from Japan on January 26, 2006.

A few weeks ago Ubisoft announced that it will publish Faces of War (previously known as Outfront II), a World War II squad-based, RTS game developed by Best Way, the people behind Soldiers: Heroes of World War II.