Stardock announced that its strategy game Gal Civ 2 has gone gold and will be in stores Feb. 21, 2006. Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. The sequel is a true evolution for the series, with rethought fundamentals and exciting new changes.

Loco Mania is a simulation of a train dispatcher - a very important person who has control over a large railway network with many trains in it. The player controls switches and train directions with the intent to get the trains through the system as fast as possible.

The forces of evil should beware – everyone's favourite hero is back as the hit Mega Man Battle Network 5 series blasts onto the Nintendo DS, combining all the fantastic features of the original Team Protoman and Team Colonel games. Catch Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS as it launches across Europe on 13th April 2006.

Prey is serious, dark story, based on authentic Cherokee mythology. Themes of sacrifice, love and responsibility are explored and the story dives into emotional territory not yet explored by similar games.

The all-new Sensible Soccer comes complete with lightning fast football action, mesmerising dribbling, physics defying sliding tackles and, most famously, a huge amount of unbelievable goals, that can go curling into the top corner, thanks to the outrageous levels of after-touch.

SEGA Europe today announced they are bringing two of their much loved console classics to the PC. Sonic Mega Collection Plus and Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg, two favourites amongst SEGA fans, are set for their PC debut across Europe on March 31st.

MLB '06 continues to build upon the critically acclaimed franchise with new and enhanced features, providing fans with the most realistic baseball videogame available to date.

Shadowgrounds is an adrenaline-pumping action game featuring upgradeable weapons, lighting based gameplay and an epic storyline with strong characters. dtp has released the first patch for Showgrounds bringing your retail game to v1.01 and fixing Geforce issues, Map 4 & 9 problems as well as adding a few new features.

Back in 2002 Paradox Entertainment purchased the literary rights to Robert E. Howard's Conan character, and then sold them on to THQ, which has some upcoming titles based on the character. Today Variety reveals that Paradox also bought the rest of the late writers characters such as Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane and Red Sonya. Paradox hopes to license its new literary properties for film, TV, vidgames, comics, toys and other areas.

After a development period of more then 7 months Project-Zero will be releasing a new patch this week, which includes new weapons, balanced all weapons and other content like the helicopters and vehicles. Project-Zero wanted to shift the Soldner focus to teamplay and therefor balanced most of the vehicles and weapons that way. A dedicated server, serverrestart tool and manual will also be released.

Command & Conquer The First Decade celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise and includes a dozen of your favorite C&C games spanning over the last ten years plus a bonus DVD, which includes commemorative video features.

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 :

• Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Trailer
• Panzer Elite Action - Trailer #5
• Fight Night Round 3 [X360] - Ali vs. Frazier Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Wildlife Park 2 builds on the foundations of the original game, and adds a whole new level of organic simulation, making your livestock even more life like. Add in realistic weather conditions, botanical gardens and a highly advanced strategic and business simulation engine and you have the ultimate Wildlife Park tycoon game.

Shadow Hearts: From The New World takes place in the US during the Great Depression. Featuring a gripping and inspirational storyline, players can expect to run into a unique set of characters at famous, real-world locations. The Judgment Ring System has been improved, adding even more excitement and strategy to the overall gameplay. XSEED announced today that Shadow Hearts: FTNW will ship March 7, 2006.

This weekend, everyone is invited to try Day of Defeat: Source, Valve WWII online action game from, for free. Join the ranks as Axis or Allies troops located in Western Europe during the height of the war in 1944. Install Steam and then you'll have everything you need to try DoD: Source for free, pre-load the game and be set to play at 12:00 pm PST on Friday,

VUGames announced today that Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy has gone gold and is expected in stores next week. EE: The Art of Supremacy will return gamers to the front lines of the greatest battles in history with new civilizations at their command, new campaigns and a host of new features that make this year's best strategy game more addicting than ever.

Ronald D. Moore, creator and producer of the new Battlestar Galactica, will deliver the keynote address of the "vision track" at the 2006 Game Developers Conference. GDC is the world's largest event solely dedicated to the advancement of resources, tools, and inspiration used to create interactive games. This year's conference will take place Monday through Friday, March 20-24, at the San Jose Convention Center.

Create exactly the city you want: build uniquely-designed structures, from residences to corporate skyscrapers. Improve the quality of life by providing recreational and entertainment opportunities-without letting taxes spiral out of control.

Activison today released its quaterly financial statement and although revenues were up 20%, net income was down 30&. As usual the real interesting info came during the conference call afterwards where Activision revealed the console edition of The Movies was cancelled, True Crime and GUN performed below expectations, although a sequel for GUN is likely, unlike True Crime. Tony Hawk returns in 2006 with Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam and also Call of Duty will get another episode. Activision plans to release 4 X360 titles this year, as well as 3 PS3, and one Revolution, launch titles.

Take on the role of the bounty hunter John Cooper and experience in a thrilling Western story with surprising turns, how he apprehends the nasty scoundrel Dillon with the help of his friends known from the first part. With gameplay based around its predecessor, Spellbound have managed to create brand new tactical possibilities in a beautiful 3D environment.