The air battles of World War 2 will be raging across the Internet with Combat Tour, a new expansion to Aces High II from developer HiTech Creations. Combat Tour breaks new ground in online gaming by combining intense air combat simulation and military role-playing in a completely mission-based team format.

A new study by the University of Missouri-Columbia claims that there might be a link between video game violence and increased aggressive real-life behavior in gamers. Study subjects who played violent video games showed diminished brain responses to images of real-life violence which, according to the study's authors, correlates to aggressive behavior.

Ankh is a point and click adventure game in development over at German Deck 13. You play as Assil, a young Egyptian man in trouble, making his way through treacherous Cairo, avoiding evil Pharaohs, crocodiles and assassins, to lift his own death curse. This demo features a cutscene and part of the full game (underwater section).

Ubisoft announced today it has signed a licensing agreement with Korea 's Sonnori Corporation to publish Astonishia Story worldwide except Korea and Japan. Astonishia Story is a role-playing game for the PSP.

Universal Combat: A World Apart uses a new graphics engine, offer high definition first-person character models, new first-person weapon models and classes such as machine guns, fixed gun turrets and several new combat weapons. This patch brings your demo up to date with the latest code (v1.00.11 retail patch from yesterday) and adds the same audio engine and various gameplay tweaks.

Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.2 update is an incremental patch and fixes an issue with the movement graphics. Read more for download links ..

While already revealed some time ago, Ubisoft today officially announced its PSP exclusive spy action game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials, which will offer a new and unique gaming experience with a storyline drawn from the series.

GameTap today announced that it has expanded its considerable vault of games as a result of licensing agreements with Interplay, SNK PLAYMORE and Riverdeep Inc.

Today Ubisoft announces that it will release Rainbow Six Critical Hour for the Xbox and PS2 in Spring 2006. This latest chapter marks the return to the franchise's roots by reintroducing the deeply strategic and tactical gameplay synonymous with the Rainbow Six name, while incorporating classic in-game elements such as vintage maps and weapons, all rebuilt using today's technology offered at an attractive price.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of over 30 vehicles, including tanks, helicopters and fast attack vehicles, to engage in major conflicts in some of the largest online battles. In case yesterday's screens weren't enough, here is another batch...

Square Enix is working on a new expansion pack for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI which will introduce new maps, monsters as well as several new classes such as the much anticpated Blue Mage. Read more for some new screens ...

Midway’s real-time strategy game Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War puts players in the role of some of history’s greatest generals, is now scheduled for release in June 2006. The game’s development is now being led internally out of the Midway San Diego studio, with a group that includes game industry veterans from the teams that developed Heroes of Might and Magic and Lords of Everquest.

NBA Ballers: Rebound is the only one-on-one basketball videogame highlighting the rags-to-riches path from an unknown Baller to today’s NBA superstar and is based on the original Midway title, NBA Ballers.

NBA Ballers: Phenom is a revolutionary sports video game that introduces an entirely new open world and interactive environment, featuring an exciting story mode and even more player customization opportunities than its predecessor.

NCsoft North America today announced the release of its latest, free, Lineage content expansion pack Episode IV: History and Memory. This expansion provides subscribers with 230 megabytes of new geographical locations to explore, an enhanced new player experience, plus additional mage and elven magic spells.

Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover lets you experience the ultimate hip hop fighting game anywhere you go. Featuring new fighting moves and new venues, players can gain respect by winning fights and rising among the ranks of the crew. For the first time ever players can battle in 1-on-1 death matches using PSP's wireless functionality.

DreamCatcher Games today re-announced it will publish Fuel, its upcoming racing game, a motor-head's action vehicular marathon, on PC (worldwide) and Xbox (North America only). Originally scheduled for fall 2002, the game will ship worldwide in May 2006.

In Battlefield 2: Euro Force, the European Army joins the Battlefield fray for the first time on PC. Complete with seven new weapons and four new vehicles, the European Army will be sent into battle against MEC and Chinese forces on three brand new maps.

Square Enix announced that it is bringing its PS2 exclusive RPG Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King to Europe in April 2006.

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