ALTAR games, Black Element Software and Bohemia Interactive Studio, three independent game developers, announced the creation of the Independent DEvelopers Association today. The point of the association is to give indie developers a better change to compete with big publishers by combining resources.

A few months back at the Xbox Summit 2005 Namco revealed that it is working on a new soccer title for the Xbox 360. Love Football is being endorsed by Japanese soccer star Tsuneyoshi Miyamoto, who has lend his likeness to the game, as well as being featured on the cover. Love football will feature story mode, online play, and real life 60 teams to choose from. Love Football is scheduled for a spring release in Japan.

Square Enix today announced the third annual fan festival for Final Fantasy XI. The event will feature major announcements and developer panels and offer gamers the first chance to play the new expansion Treasure of Aht Urhgan. The FF XI fstival will take place March 9- 11, 2006, Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. More information about the event can be found at the official FFXI Festival website.

Lucy Fleetfoot is a secret agent for Secret Operations League ("SOL"), whose mission it is to rescue stolen Pokémon from an evil organization known as the "Phobos Battalion." In story mode, the player's goal is to stop the Phobos Battalion and to discover why it is stealing Pokémon.

THQ and Massive Incorporated today announced plans to bring THQ video game titles to Massive's dynamic in-game advertising network.

Adrenalin is a game that successfully blends the genres of thrilling adrenalin-pumping racing and an economic management sim. The aim of a player is to not only become the fastest driver around, but to be a talented manager as well.

Takeda 2 is a game of epic Samurai action, set in 16th century feudal Japan. Takeda 2 puts the player in the role of Daimyo, a feudal lord fighting for the title of Shogun, supreme military commander. Magitech has released a demo featuring one battle in three campaigns (Takeda, Oda and Nageo).

Based on briefings and scenarios supplied by S.A.S. veterans, The Regiment is a tense, accurate simulation of close quarters combat. Lead four-man teams in assaults on terrorist strongholds.

A little over three months ago Blizzard announced today that its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft had reached more 4 million paying customers worldwide and today it has reached another milestone, 5 million and counting.

With shipments of 64-bit machines expected to make their way into the homes of the nation's gamers this holiday season, global provider of security software for enterprises and consumers ESET issued a warning today that most of the machines being shipped could be vulnerable to significant threats without appropriate protection.

Featuring 41 ski jump ramps including Worldcup venues, you can either compete or be a coach in one of three difficulties, or opt for management mode. After a hard working day, you can also relax with the integrated Quiz Games with over 500 topical questions.

Vietcong 2 is a FPS set against the background of the 1968 Tet Offensive, in and around the ancient city of Hue, during the Vietnam War. Take2 has released the first patch for Pterodon's FPS Vietcong 2, bringing your retail game to v1.10 and fixes the "CD-key in use" error some people were experiencing. Read more for download links ...

Within the nextsix6 months Microsoft is said to release a new application allowing Xbox 360 owners to send and receive mobile phone text messages using the current MSN network. Micrsoft is is integrating their nextgen gaming console with mobile phones allowing gamers to let their friends know when they are online and more easily schedule multiplayer games and tournaments.

When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.

Faithful to the tradition of parody that runs throughout the Asterix stories, Atari's latest Asterix offering is an explosive video game crammed with surprising encounters that parody the greatest icons of the video game world and is awash with wry references to many of the great moments that have marked over 25 years of video game history.

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

Reuters is reporting that Sony is on track to double the number of PSP's sold in North America to around 6 million at the end of its first holiday season this year. Although nowhere near the appeal of Apple's iPods, the paperback-sized video game device has increasingly won over movie fans, citing its long load times and akward mini joystick as drawbacks.

Rule of Rose is a creepy looking survival/horror game set in the 1930's England. You play as 19 year old Jennifer, and stumble into a world where the rules are written by children, seemingly innocent children, but with a sadisctic mindset. Your job is to get to the truth, solve puzzles & mysteries. Rule of Rose is scheduled for release in Japan January 19, 2006 but no Euro or US dates are available yet.

Auto Assault combines vehicular combat with role-playing elements. Players explore a post-apocalyptic future in customizable cars, motorcycles, semis and even tanks. Players battle other players both in arenas and in epic race vs. race wars for control of the regions in a devastated Earth.

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 :

• Rogue Galaxy [PS2] - Trailer #3
• Blue Dragon [X360] - Festa CAM Trailer
• Lost Odyssey [X360] - Festa CAM Trailer
• Front Mission 5: Scars of War [PS2] - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...