S2 Games announced today that it is extending the sign-up date for gamers wishing to be a part of their closed beta process for Savage 2: A Tortured Soul, to June 1, 2006. Previously, customers who wished to be a part of the beta phase needed to pre-order the game by April 15, 2006.

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded.

10Tacle Studios Slovakia announced that it will be using SpeedTree for its new project Elveon. The design of nature itself with its living environment and especially the trees are very important for the enthralling atmosphere. Elveon leads the gamer through the heroic history of the Elvish civilization, with fascinating graphics and innovative combat system.

Strategy First and Akella are pleased to announce the signing of a cooperative deal for the development and worldwide publication of Disciples III: Renaissance, the next game in Strategy First’s famous Disciples franchise.

Act of War: High Treason is an expansion pack for the near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller RTS, Act of War: Direct Action. Atari has released the first patch adding mod tools, performance improvement (including support for low end machines), improved path finding, units balancing and about a dozen bug and crash fixes.

Refuse. Home, Sweep Home! is a 3D third-person tactical shooter about a confrontation between two groups of the toy soldiers with brand new types of weapon, where you fall into the small world of toys, and see all things by the "toy-eye." This English demo allows you to try two missions.

The newest GameInformer issue has the first details on the next title in the X-Men Legends franchise. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, developed by Raven Software and story was written by C.B. Cebulski, will allow you to play not only as X-Men but more than 20 characters from the entire Marvel universe such as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Thor, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer and Elektra. The game will appear on current- and next-gen consoles and use the latest features, such as self-shadowing.

While Clover Studios is finishing up Okami, it is already at work on its next project, God Hand, spearheaded by Shinji Mikami and Atsushi Inaba, known for working on franchises such as Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil, and Phoenix Wright. While details about God Hand are not available at this time, we do have the first official screens ...

GTA: Liberty City Stories takes place 3 years before GTA 3 and our main character Toni Cipriani has returned from laying low for the past 4 years after taking out a rival mob boss for the Leone crime family. Originally scheduled for release on April 28, 2006, Rockstar has announced it is first concentrating on Table Tennis, which is due end of May.

Glory of the Roman Empire is an empire-building simulation set during the height of the glorious Roman Empire. In the game, the player assumes the roles of city planner, governor and military leader. Check the freshly launched official website, or read more for new screens ...

While the original Sphere title is not available anywhere outside Russia, Nikita today announces Sphere: Dreamland, a new add-on offering users new opportunities, a new continent, monsters, an entire system of islands that the player can purchase, updated graphics, etc..

2006 FIFA World Cup will feature stunning visual representations of the world's superstar players, 12 official stadiums that will be used at 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany and stadiums from each qualifying region. Gamers will be able to play as their favorite team from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the tournament in Germany.

Japanese magazine Famitsu revealed that Namco is working on a PSP port for its long running arcade flight game Ace Combat. While little details are known at this point, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception will feature a limited amount of flyable planes such as F/A-18 Hornet, Su-27 and the MiG-29, and the same group of countries are still waging war.

Urban Chaos: Riot Response, previously known as Zero Tolerance, is a high velocity, first person shooter where the player confronts real terror in an American city.

The Settlers II: The Next Generation is the remake of BlueByte's 2D classic Settlers 2, making the jump to 3D (thanks Blues). Read more for screens and trailer ...

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 :

• Hitman: Blood Money [ALL] - Remote Bombs Trailer
• Bad Day in L.A. [Xbox/PC]- Trailer
• Race Driver 2006 [PSP] - Trailer
• Heroes of Might & Magic V - Hero Management Trailer
• Auto Assault - Launch Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

SOE announced today that Live Update #22 has gone live on EverQuest II servers. This newest update celebrates a new holiday in the land of Norrath: Brew Day, and also adds Barber Services, and a dangerous new raid zone.

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.

Daemonica is an intriguing 3D interactive murder mystery that offers an immersive storyline with unexpected twists, extensive dialogues with believable characters, puzzles and both mandatory and optional quests. This demo replaced the previous trial/timed demo, and features the first act of this five act murder mystery as it unfolds and unravels in front of you.

Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released the manual version of the v1.06 which adds new features, fixes exploits, bugs, crashes and updates a few maps.