Canadian software maker Zi Corp. said today that it has signed a licensing deal for its Decuma handwriting recognition technology with Japan's Nintendo. Nintendo developers can use Zi's technology while creating software for the Nintendo DS.

In Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, players experience the adrenaline rush and harsh realities of war as never before. As a part of America’s most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, players work together with their squad to accomplish a variety of land, see and air combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.

Cold War follows the story of Matt Carter a freelance journalist who finds himself in the midst of an international conspiracy that aims to control the U.S.S.R. Using only recovered weapons and improvised gadgets, he must now evade or overcome elite Soviet forces and defeat the conspiracy before he is sent to a Siberian prison camp or killed. This demo features 2 missions from the full game, but only one is new, the second 'The Halls of Hell' was already included in the first demo.

This third person action/RPG is set in the post-apocalyptic environment full of menacing mysteries and unfriendly inhabitants. Explore the new world using your heavy truck. The truck is your ultimate shelter, armor and a mean to earn your living. The upgrades of your heavy truck will pave the road to your victories in truck battles.

Vietcong 2 is a FPS set against the background of the 1968 Tet Offensive, in and around the ancient city of Hue. Brought to life through a gritty story compiled from first hand accounts and memories of Special Forces and Infantry servicemen stationed in Hue during the assault. 2K Games announced that Vietcong 2 is now available in retail stores in North America, with Europe to follow on October 28.

Currently working on CrackDown for X360, former GTA creative director David Jones' Real Time Worlds is set to expand its Dundee workforce by over 30%, and currently has openings for programming, art and design roles

Relive the Star Wars saga as retold in Lego form, guiding an increasingly large cast through everything from adventures on Naboo to the Pod Race on Tatooine.

Global Star Software today announced the release of Mall Tycoon 3 for the PC. In the latest installment of the popular Mall Tycoon franchise gamers have the opportunity to design and manage a mega mall that “rules.”

Lead Pursuit announced today the first official add-on pack for Falcon 4.0: Allied Force. HiTilesAF adds photo realistic scenery to the award-winning F-16 combat flight simulator.

Project Entropia today announces film-maker and director of the movie "Hey DJ!", Jon Jacobs, a.k.a. "NEVERDIE", as the winner of this historic auction for virtual real estate. The auction began taking bids on the 21st of October and just three days later its $100,000 US buyout price was met for a virtual Space Resort.

Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience an unnatural level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, and melee combat to track serial killers and bring them to justice. Gamers will play as Ethan Thomas, an FBI agent in the Serial Crimes Unit (SCU), whose pursuit of relentless serial killers leads him through detailed urban environments filled with deadly sociopaths who lurk on the periphery of humanity.

Nintendo announced that its artistic musical experience Electroplankton will begin making beautiful music in the United States on Jan. 9. Electroplankton features 10 different musical modes that let the user create melodies using the microphone and touch screen.

In Knights of the Temple 2 players will join the ultimate battle of Paul de Raque, Grand Master of the Order of the Temple and hero of the first game, and the forces of Hell. Travelling the lands and kingdoms of 13th century Europe, Paul must unveil the secret of three mysterious ancient artefacts and fight the demon armies attacking our world.

2K Sports today announced the 20 semifinalists in the Amplifier Challenge contest, which allowed fans to choose the bands they want to appear on the Amped 3 Official CD Soundtrack and, starting today, Amped 3 fans can vote for one of the bands to win $10,000 and send them to play at the South by Southwest music festival next spring.

Focus has announced that Frogwares' game based on Jules Verne's novel Around The World In 80 Days has gone gold, and is scheduled to ship in November. Journey on every existing means of transport, making you to use all inventiveness ingenuity, full of discoveries of unseen and unheard beauties. New gentleman, new bet, but it is up to you to choose itinerary.

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 :

• City of Villains - Trailer #7
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation - Trailer #2
• Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #7
• Flow: Urban Dance Uprising [PS2] - Trailer
• Virtual Skipper 4 - NightSea Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Image Space has released the first patch for its recently released racing title rFactor. This update brings your retail game to v1.040 and adds a slew of tweaks and changes to the AI, tracks, vehicles, multiplayer, graphics and plenty more. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Myst developers Cyan Worlds today announced the release of the Myst V: End Of Ages Original Soundtrack, the music accompaniment to the final chapter of the multi-million selling MYST series featuring 50 minutes of original music from the game.

EA has released a new patch for the European and North American editions of NHL 06. This patch #3 fixes an issue where after installing Patch #2, and having substituted a non-NHL team in Dynasty mode, the game is crashing when selecting to "Exit" at the end of a game. Read more for download links ...

KOEI is pleased to announce the expansion of KOEI Canada, Inc. This state-of-the-art studio is the headquarters for the company's North American product development, and will have a significant effect on the city's game development landscape.