The sixth annual computer and video game industry online charity auction, benefiting children's charities and featuring highly-prized computer and video games and memorabilia, begins today and runs through October 7 to 14th on eBay, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today.

Experience the pro tour in venues that are alive and dynamic with environmental elements that react to your play. Characters are even more stunning with the addition of HD technology and the inclusion of the top players in the world like Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. Put it all online and you once again have the greatest tennis game ever created.

An adrenaline-pumping line-up of more than 60 rock, punk, hip-hop and electronic tracks will power players through Activision's expansive Los Angeles skate world in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

Ridge Racer 6 on Xbox 360 comes packed with more than 130 cars and 30 circuits, the most courses in any of the series so far! For the first time ever, it will also feature online compatibility with Xbox Live offering endless hours of drifting excitement.

2K Games has released a new patch for Croteam's Serious Sam II multiplayer demo which improves mouse control, server sorting, game server connecting issues, and various other adjustments. Read more for download links ..

Championship Manager, developed by Gusto Games, is a fully portable version of the best known football management simulation, and also boasts a wealth of new features. Dealing with everything from transfers to training, tactics to tabloids, Championship Manager is the closest you’ll get to real-life football.

Oxygen Interactive are pleased to announce the expansion of their Northamptonshire based office with the appointment of former Codemasters' Dan Gower and ex-EA's David Bancroft.

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 released a singleplayer demo allowing you to try out two missions from the game.

Namco is still pluggin away at Tales of Legendia, and the next installment in the Tales of RPG series has already been revealed. Luke is the lone son of a noble family who lost his memories when he was a kid during an invasion by an enemy country. He grew up spoiled and naive and has learned how to use a sword as a hobby. Tia lost her parents and has been raised as a warrior and priestess of the Lorelai religion, and uses a mysterious form of ancient power called Seventh Sound.

Pro Cycling Manager will have more detailed animations, an experience system, stage editor and also several multiplayer modes. Cyanide Studio has released a new patch for its cycling manager. This update brings your retail game to v1.4R and adds the ability to add your own tour, database updates, AI improvement, multiplayer optimizations and career adjustments. Read more for download links ...

Ironclad Games today unveiled its flagship real-time space strategy title, Sins of a Solar Empire. Unfolding the fate of three unique factions, Sins of a Solar Empire is the first chapter in an epic science fiction saga.

Heart of Empire: Rome leads the player through 14 huge missions as they actually build & control ancient Rome in glorious real-time 3D. From simple beginnings, they must quickly build housing for their growing population; start to meet their increasing desires for food, goods and entertainment.

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.

Konami of Europe has announced it is to enter the football management genre, with the launch of Pro Evolution Soccer Management (working title) on PS2, a spin-off title that enjoys compatibility with the hugely successful Pro Evolution Soccer 5.

The game is set in feudal Japan, during the Sengoku period where numerous warlords and heroic individuals are struggling to unify the country. When the political power of the Ashikaga Shogunate collapsed in the succession dispute of 1467, the island of Japan erupted in a series of major wars. This era in history became known as the as the Sengoku or "warring states" period.

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar will allow players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth. Gamers will experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's world-renowned fantasy realm where they can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.

eGames today announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Cinemaware, previouysly known for titles such as Defender of the Crown, Lords of the rising Sun, or Wings.

Ubisoft revealed that it will be releasing a demo for Peter Jackson's King Kong on Friday at 8AM PST. The demo including two levels, one where you play as Jack, armed with a tommy gun, in FPS mode, and the second mission you get to fight as King Kong, in 3rd person perspective, vs. three T-Rexes. Of course we will have the demo available on our filerserver network, so stay tuned.

Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin. Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.

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 :

• F.E.A.R. - Multiplayer Trailer #2
• Mass Effect - X05 Trailer
• Cold War - Trailer #8
• F.E.A.R. - Panics Machinima Trailer #3
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...