You are Sergeant First-Class Jack Kellar, seasoned veteran of the US military and a leader of a BLACK ops team. Your squad have been sent into the heart of Eastern Europe on a dangerous mission, drawn in to the midst of a relentless combat zone to bring in a traitor.

Bandai Games today announced that The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion has gone gold. A single-player turn-based role-playing game, The Legend of Heroes features more than 100 unique characters to interact with, over 50 hours of gameplay and a deeply involving story line that unfolds in one of the most beautifully crafted 3D environments available on the PSP.

X-Men Legends II introduces the epic storyline of an uneasy alliance between the X-Men and the hated Brotherhood in a fight to reclaim Earth from Apocalypse's grasp. Activision has released a demo allowing you to check out an intro movie, a quick tutorial and 2 early zones (Sanctuary and Dead Zone) from the full game. Read more for download links ...

Crave Entertainment today announced that it has released World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer for the PS2 and Xbox. WCP 2 is also slated to ship next month for the PSP.

In Bulletproof, 50 gets caught in a web of corruption, double-crosses and shady deals that lead him on a bloody path through New York's drug underworld. Working with the unlikeliest of allies, the streets heat up as 50 Cent takes on the most dangerous crime families in the city, uncovering an international conspiracy with devastating implications. Today we reveal the bosses you will face in 50 Cent: Bulletproof.

2K Games announced today an exclusive worldwide agreement with Sony Pictures to publish and distribute current generation console video games based on the highly-anticipated The Da Vinci Code film by Oscar winning director Ron Howard, which is based on Dan Brown's best-selling novel. The games are being developed by The Collective.

CDV announced today that its tactical RPG, Hammer & Sickle, has gone gold. The game, which is set to ship in North America on December 5, places gamers in the role of a Soviet spy working to prevent a nuclear showdown between the world's superpowers.

Set in the deep space galaxy of Novus, RF Online sees you take your pick from three all-powerful warring factions and leading your character into the final battle for control over the entire Novus galaxy. Codemasters today announced the BETA sign-up process which is now live on the RF Online official site along with details of the exclusive RF Online BETA VIP Program.

Got Game Entertainment today announced that its first person puzzle-based adventure game Rhem 2 has arrived in game retailers across North America. Featuring non-linear gameplay, an immersive, non-violent story, and mind-bending puzzles, Rhem 2 is set as a direct sequel in story and gameplay to its popular predecessor, but stands entirely on its own.

Last month Kynogon, the developer of RenderWare A.I., announced that Kynapse SDK became available for the Xbox 360 and today Real Time Worlds revealed it has signed Kynapse A.I. middleware tools for its X360 exclusive title Crackdown.

Back in September Ubisoft announced a Prince of Persia title was in the works for the PSP, and today its final name has been revealed. Prince of Persia Revelation, developed by Pipeworks, builds on last year's console success, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, and features original content such as additional puzzles, new maps and redesigned levels.

Super Mario Strikers, known in Europe as Mario Smash Football, is a five-a-side based football tournament pitting teams of classic Nintendo characters against each other. To win games players simply have to place more balls in the back of their opponent's net than the other team.

EA, Twentieth Century Fox TV and Gracie Films today announced a long-term deal that grants EA development rights to multiple videogame titles based on the The Simpsons. Working closely with the television studio's Licensing and Merchandising division, Gracie Films and The Simpsons writers, EA will create original 'Simpsons' game content for next gen consoles.

Mythic Entertainment today announced that its third Dark Age of Camelot expansion Trials of Atlantis is available to all current and retired players as a free download. All accounts have been activated to allow access to the expansion content.

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 :

• Need For Speed Most Wanted [ALL] - Trailer (2)
• Armored Core 4 [PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Star Wars: Empire at War - Trailer #3
• GUN [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - Heroes Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

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. An unofficial beta version of the dedicated linux server has been released for CoD2, allowing you to host a game server in the linux environment, and contains the dedicated executable that requires the game data from retail game (thanks 3DGamers).

Amped 3 features the most authentic snowboarding gameplay with perfected controls and the elements of a true extreme sports sandbox. Throw down stylish tricks, white-knuckle sled rides, and experience death-defying crashes as you earn your world ranking online. Tweak your tricks, gear, runs, music, and special effects while saving your crew in this twisted story that defines Amped 3.

EA today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2005. While Madden NFL 06, several of its sports titles, Burnout Revenge, and The Sims 2 Nightlife each sold over a million copies, net income, earnings and profit were all down compared to the same period last year. EA also confirmed FIFA 06, Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, Need for Speed Most Wanted and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 are ready for the Xbox 360 launch.

Kingdom Hearts II follows Sora, Donald, and Goofy on their continuing quest to find their friends and King Mickey. In the effort to help Mulan and stop the villain Hades' devious plots, they will encounter countless dangers both familiar and brand-new. Square Enix revealed today an impressive celebrity lineup for KH II's characters, such as Angel's David Boreanaz, LotR's Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, James Woods, Billy Zane, Mandy Moore etc. Read more for the full list.