Total Overdose is an over-the-top, adrenalin-fuelled, free-style action, 3rd person cinematic adventure with a strong whiff of tequila. Crash cars, steal hats, shoot bad guys with style, jump bikes, fight in the street, meet girls, shoot more bad guys, find your fathers killer, hot-wire tractors, eat Burritos, catch planes, drink tequila; the Mexican heat can make people do the strangest things.

A spokesman for the European Union executive said that European offices of US Chipmaker Intel Corp., computer makers and distributors were raided by European Commission and local authorities on Tuesday as part of an investigation into possible antitrust violations, filed by AMD a few weeks ago.

While there has not been any official announcement yet for Europe or North America, Konami's action/rpg Boktai 3 is scheduled for release in Japan on July 28, 2005. Until there are more details, check these new screens ...

Darkwatch is an original FPS combining the Western and Horror genres to create a cinematic experience with unparalleled depth and game play variety. As half-vampire Jericho Cross, players must hunt down a powerful vampire lord whose undead minions have overrun the Wild West. The result is a stylistic premise blending western and vampire-horror milieus, and one injected with innovative concepts.

Capcom today released Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball for the PS2. Forget all you think you know about pinball – it’s not just about flippers and bumpers anymore!

Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood builds upon the elements that have made Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 a runaway success by adding new features and game modes. Featuring a new single-player narrative, new multiplayer missions, an all-new cooperative-style game mode, and new weapons and vehicles, Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood promises to lead the way this holiday season.

Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This update is currently only for North American and Australian editions of the game, adds a new high-level Blackwing Lair dungeon, new Darkmoon Faire, Battlemasters feature, and a slew of gameplay adjustments, bug fixes and other goodies. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Hip Interactive Europe will pursue its activities as a publisher, a distributor as well as a peripheral provider. Hip Interactive Europe confirms the upcoming releases, end of September, of its line-up with titles such as Rugby Challenge 2006, Garfield "Saving Arlene" as well as its exciting line of accessories for all consoles including the Sony PSP handheld. Hip Interactive Europe is home to a number of high profile games such as George A. Romero's City of the Dead, Ghost Wars, and Call of Cthulhu Destiny's End, which will be released as expected in 2006.

2K Sports announced today that international tennis champions Roger Federer, the reigning Wimbledon champion and #1 ranked men's player and Maria Sharapova, the #2 ranked women's tennis player in the world will be the official spokespersons and cover athletes for Top Spin on the PS2.

EA announced today that NCAA Football 06, the newest iteration of EA SPORTS best-selling college football video game franchise, is now available in stores nationwide. NCAA Football 06 has the exclusive license for college football videogames, and is the only game to feature actual teams, stadiums and schools.

Atari announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Activision to include Pitfall! and River Raid in Atari's forthcoming Atari Flashback 2. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Atari's first home game console, PONG, Atari Flashback 2 features more than 40 classic games, including arcade classics, previously unreleased titles from the Atari vault and rare homebrew games created by fans and supporters of Atari's early console models.

A free-flowing game during which players can assume the role of multiple characters and experience the game from multiple viewpoints, Indigo Prophecy allows players' actions to affect the plot by offering a scenario driven interactive experience. Through motion picture techniques such as actor direction, multi-camera views, motion tracking and a contextual music score, players find themselves intimately immersed in the game. "PC demos will also be unleashed in different languages in selected magazines this September, later via Internet."

Crashday puts you in a world of stunts, dents and adrenalin. Your task is to scrap your vehicle with breathtaking stunts or to wreck cars in aggressive street races, showing your opponents that they made a fatal mistake in choosing you as their enemy.

Call of Duty 2 is an all new epic title which delivers an unparalleled portrayal of the chaos and intensity that was World War II. CoD 2 is powered by a proprietary new engine featuring striking new visuals, advanced A.I. technology, the most realistic squad combat and explosive action in new historic campaigns.

In Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3, players will embody Captain Scott Mitchell as he commands the Ghosts and Special Forces allies equipped with the IWS in the quest to save the president of the United States, recover stolen nuclear codes and eliminate a vicious band of renegade soldiers hell-bent on unleashing catastrophe. A lonesome PC screen wandered into our offices ...

While earlier this month it came to light that GSC Game World's oft delayed FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will not be making any appearance this year, a specific new time frame was not announced. Through a release schedule for THQ France it has now been revealed we could possibly have to wait more than a year, as it is tentatively listed for autumn 2006. In the meantime, three new screens to, hardly, make up for it...

UPDATE : THQ France admitted making a mistake in their release schedule, which is now under revision, and informed us that STALKER is scheduled for, somewhere in, 2006.

Explore Anthranella IX, and its many exotic places. Join Marc on this epic quest for the truth and what lies just beyond. The story twists until the last moment; but at the end, you will know this world, its people, the fate of Peter and more importantly – a little more about yourself. What makes us human? Do we have limits? Can we travel as far as our dreams? The answers await in Destinies, an upcoming sci-fi/fantasy adventure under development at Lanthra Productions & Team Destinies.

Delve deeper into the film experience through alternative viewpoints designed to immerse the player into the action and truly "feel" the tension of the adventure. Ubisoft has just launched the official King Kong website, the game adaptation of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's upcoming theatrical movie. The website features some screens, trailers and newsletter signup possibility.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Indigo Prophecy - Trailer (2)
• Officers - Intro Movie Part 3
• Blitz: The League [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer
• Black & White 2 - Spell Trailers (2)
• Mario Superstar Baseball [NGC] - Trailer
• Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 - Trailer #5
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Welcome to the Corleone family. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.