Irth Online developer Magic Hat Software has announced that its fantasy MMORPG's official launch date is set for Tuesday, November 1, 2005. Pricing and distribution strategies were also announced.

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.

Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball, developed by Cat Daddy Games, brings all of the intense action of paintball into your living room, challenging players with over 25 white-knuckle single player Tournament and Fieldball matches.

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 :

• Perfect Dark Zero [X360] - X05 Trailer
• Dead or Alive 4 [X360] - X05 Trailer
• Ninety-Nine Nights [X360] - X05 Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players. An updated demo of Age of Empires 3 is planned for release the week of October 10th. Updates to the demo include: an optional minimized UI, a tutorial, and lots of miscellaneous bug fixes.

Set in the violent period of civil wars in Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1995, T-72: Balkans on fire! puts the player as a Russian volunteer tank commander right into the turret of some of the best tanks the Russians built ­ the T-72B, the T-55A and the T-34-85. This pack includes 4 all new playable missions and 2 new Desert Maps.

Rockstar Games proudly presents The Warriors for the PS2 and Xbox based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures cult classic movie. Developed by Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty interactive experience set in 1970s.

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is the ultimate futuristic aerial combat game featuring some of the most frenzied air battles ever witnessed with an intensity rarely reached in a videogame. The game takes place in a distant future, in a time when the solar system has been completely conquered by the human beings.

The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats. Now you can take part in all major Pacific battles of the World War II in the Pacific Storm game that is a mixture of RTS, war-game and simulator.

Aurora Watching is a third person perspective stealth game, which takes place in the Arctic. Mini-games, puzzles, and hi-tech gadgets keep player excited from the very beginning to the end. This demo includes a tutorial, intro cutscene, and the first mission of the full game (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Keepsake, Wicked Studios' upcoming adventure game, will immerse you into a journey beyond compare. Assisted by a dragon afraid of heights, Lydia takes on to explore the Dragonvale Academy's empty structures in search for her best friend Celeste.

Lionhead has released the promised first patch for its just released strategy sim Black & White 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and addresses a few issues that were found after shipping the game to the manufacturer, as well as a few balancing tweaks that improve the Gameplay in the Lands (thanks ve3d). Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Tony Hawk's American Wasteland - Tricks Trailer
• Project Gotham Racing 3 [X360] - X05 Trailer
• Fatal Inertia [PS3] - Trailer
• Perfect Dark Zero [X360] - X05 Trailer
• The Witcher - Trailer
• Kameo: Elements of Power [X360] - X05 Trailer
• King Kong [X360] - X05 Cam Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

On Thursday, an Alabama judge sentenced a 20-year-old man to die by lethal injection for the murders of two officers and a dispatcher, slayings which the victims' families blame partly on the killer's obsession with violent video games, in particular Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto III.

Hegemony: Philip of Macedon is a new Real Time Strategy game, under development at Longbow Digital Arts, based on the rise to power of Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander The Great. Using a new and innovative 3D landscape engine, the game map is constructed from satellite DEM data and combines battle and strategy within the same unified 3D world.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline.

Activision announced today that the official Quake IV website is up and running. At the site you will find never-before-seen videos, the official Quake IV trailer, wallpapers, screenshots, background information and the latest Quake IV news. Additionally, the Quake IV Fan Art Logo Contest winner has also been revealed.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ignored strong lobbying from software makers and signed legislation on Friday that bans the sale of violent video games to children.

Build your own movie studio and make films to capture the world’s imagination. Start filming in the break-neck 1920s and rewrite history as you pioneer the great cinematic advances. Be the first to introduce talkies, colour, animation or computer-generated special effects. Pick the scripts you want to shoot, design and construct the sets and hire the director, the crew and the stars.

Kameo: Elements of Power is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements for gamers of all ages and skill levels. From legendary game developer Rare, Kameo: Elements of Power sends players on a magical and epic journey full of intense combat, magnificent exploration and innovative morph-into-warrior action.