Paramount and MTV have signed a deal with Midway to make a movie out of its upcoming title The Wheelman, an action-adventure title about an expert driver who comes out of retirement to protect a woman from his past. Vin Diesel has signed on to star in both the movie and videogame, which are both scheduled for late 2007.

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.

CDV has released a new patch for its animal loving sim/strategy game Zoo Empire. This update brings your retail game to v1.22 and further refines the hunger algorithm so that animals will no longer die of hunger so long as there is food in the exhibit. Read more for details and download links ...

Featuring all new authentic tricks, FIFA Street 2 provides new gameplay experiences by making over-the-top moves and skills even bigger in this fast-paced sequel. Read more for FIFA Street 2's signature moves for star players

Republik Games has signed an agreement with TLA Entertainment to market and promote its upcoming videogame Spend the Night, a female-centric, sexually-themed multiplayer dating game.

Midway today announced MLB SlugFest 2006, which will feature a new create-a-player mode, updated team rosters and stadiums, along with a new library of signature animations and extreme collisions.

Playlogic Entertainment and Macrovision's Trymedia Games division today signed an affiliate agreement for the digital distribution of Playlogic's entertainment products, starting with World Racing 2.

LucasArts has released a beta version of the Pandemic Studios' Star Wars Battlefront II mod tools kit, allowing the community to create their own single/multiplayer content for the recently released FPS.

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 :

• The Godfather - Families Trailer
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - Multiplayer Campaign Trailer
• TOCA Race Driver 3 [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #10
• Savage 2: A Tortured Soul -Trailer #2
• Air Conflicts - Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach - Characters Pack #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, built on Epic's Unreal 2.5 Engine, is a World War II standalone follow-up game to the Red Orchestra mod, that introduces new gameplay and features. Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 will be available through Steam, and in retail March 2006.

RF Online is crossing over to the West as Codemasters announces it is now shipping the much-anticipated MMO to retail outlets in the U.S. and U.K.

Rogue Galaxy is a fantasy-themed RPG which revolves around the game's main character, Jester Rogue. Players follow Rogue as he planet-hops around space, visiting a number of planets, each with their own unique ecosystem populated by various unusual creatures.

Promising to "change the face of sports and video gaming forever," Snoop Dogg today announced the formation of the Hip-Hop Gaming League, a new sports organization melding two of his favorite interests. The HHGL will consist of an A-list of musicians, athletes, producers and other entertainers personally selected, and invited, by him.

SEGA of America today announced Sonic's debut performance as an air board racer, Sonic Riders takes gamers on an electrifying ride on air boards at break-neck speeds through a wide variety of tracks. Catching massive air and pulling off insane aerial tricks will power up players against their opponents in a race to the finish line.

Diver: Deep Water Adventures is a mix of 3d tactical strategies and first person adventure action. All events of the game are developed under water, in the underwater reign; you must carry out a lot of tasks, beginning from lifting of treasures, and the destruction of enormous white sharks, to the surveys for National Geographic publishing house.

Today Monolith confirmed that it is actively working on sequels for its creepy FPS F.E.A.R. The sequels are planned for PC and next gen consoles, but there is one little catch. They won't be called F.E.A.R. Monolith is currently developing the titles on its own, while Vivendi has the naming rights of the franchise. No details were revealed, but the new titles will continue the story where the original F.E.A.R. left off. The enraged little girl, Alma, has escaped and has been unleashed on the world. Nothing good can come from that ...

Bust-A-Move Ghost introduces the spooktacular new Ghost mode that includes a tricky new Ghost bubble and a Heart meter to pay attention to for an enhanced experience. Bust-A-Move DS revolutionizes the classic Bust-A-Move gameplay by allowing players to use the bottom screen to "fling" bubbles into the play area using Bub and Bob's funky new catapult, rather than the classic cannon.

On May 7, eager fans from Mario's classic days must wait no longer to see the brothers return in an all-new platformer with the launch of New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

EA is pleased to announce that FIFA Street 2 has officially gone gold for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PSP and NDS. The game will ship to retailers on Tuesday, February 28.

The Chronicles of Spellborn is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Khaeon Games, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, Spellborn uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine. The closed beta test is currently underway, more people will be allowed to join in the coming months.