Sports Interactive have released a new patch for their latest hockey manager, bringing your retail game to v2.1.3 and addressing competition issues, engine updates, and several other adjustments. Read more for details and download links ...

UberSoldier is a high-tech first-person 3D shooter, which takes place in an alternate universe where the fascist Germany won in the Second World War. A soldier of the German Resistance, Karl Stolz, turns out to be involved in the deadly play of mysterious powers, and at stake is control over the entire world. You can check out the russian Ubersoldier demo, or read more for new screens ...

Controlling an army of lemmings, the aim is to get as many of these cute characters as you can from the entrance point to the exit point of a level within a time limit. Easy to learn, difficult to master; Lemmings is a test of strategy and fast thinking as you make 'on the spot', life or death decisions for your band of trusting little creatures.

Scratches is a gripping first-person mystery adventure game that will keep the players glued to their monitors, with its story full of breathtaking twists and surprises, until the final shocking revelation. Its combination of inventory based and deductive style puzzles carefully integrated with the storyline, along with the possibility to freely roam the house, will immerse the players in the haunting atmosphere.

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.

AO: Lost Eden is an action-filled new expansion pack for Funcom's sci-fi MMORPG. Originally scheduled for late 2005, game director Morten Byom announced it has been pushed back to somewhere in 2006. Reason for the delay, Funcom wants to keep providing new material to the live AO game, especially for its veteran/high level players. The 16.2 patch is currently being tested and adds an enhanced Shuttle port experience, new missions for the Nascence and Elysium areas, a new Outzone and Shadowlands experience, aimed primarily at single and small groups at the 205+ range.

Black Bean Games today announced they will be bringing the action packed World War II title Battle of Europe to the UK and Europe. Battle of Europe offers fast, arcade style gameplay with a historical theme. Players will control the best combat aircraft of the era and even some "top secret" ones!

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more.

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is proud to present Video Games Live, an immersive concert featuring music from the biggest video games of all time, as its closing night performance.

SEGA today announced the 4th installment of the franchise, Medieval II: Total War, taking strategy genre to a whole new level with the most epic and cinematic 3D battles ever seen on PC.

Codemasters announced today that it has secured distribution and operation across North America and Europe for NHN Games' MMORPG ArchLord, currently in open beta service in Korea.

Pursuit Force is a fast-paced arcade-action game, that fuses driving and combat mechanics to create a unique gaming experience for PSP. Pursuit Force follows the misadventures of a rookie Police Officer tracking down five criminal gangs across an entire fictional state in America.

Massive Incorporated and Steel Monkeys today announced a strategic partnership to deliver dynamic advertising to 2 Days to Vegas. A story driven 3rd person action-adventure game, 2 Days To Vegas, is crammed full of car chases, shootouts and unexpected twists, set in several major cities across the USA and takes place during an intense 48 hour period.

Micro Application and Lexis Numérique, known for Missing, are pleased to announce the signing of a European contract for Experience112, a PC adventure game that pushes back the boundaries of the genre, designed by Nicolas Delaye in collaboration with Eric Viennot.

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 :

• Grandia III [PS2] - Save Alphina Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - Dogfight Trailer
• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailerpack
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Well almost... Sony Online has announced that it will give new Planetside, SOE's MMOFPS, players the chance to play for free for a period of 12 months. Essentially, new players will be able to have access to any part of the game but will have limitations on the BattleRank, which affects the diversity of their arsenal. The UI will also get an overhaul to make it easier for newcommers and plenty of new items and weapon variants are getting added. Expected launch, February 14.

Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before.

MotoGP 2006: URT takes the franchise to the next generation as the only official game of the MotoGP Championship on X360. MotoGP 2006 looks set to create a new definition of high speed for racing fans looking for the fastest thrills on the fastest console.

Many RPG fans were probably looking forward to the Heroes of Might & Magic 5 open beta which was set to launch today. Unfortunately, nothing happened. Without much of an explanation, Ubisoft announced "The open beta for Heroes V has been delayed, to make the experience as smooth as possible for all those involved. Keep an eye out for a new beta launch date, and all the news that goes with it."

As we announced back in December, CBS' 60 Minutes will air a feature segment covering Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel and the international explosion of professional video gaming. Viewers can expect to see World Cyber Games footage as well as interviews with WCG Hall of Fame inductees and two-time Counter-Strike gold medal winners Team 3D. You can catcn it on CBS this Sunday January 23, 2006.