Future Games, previously known for Black Mirror, is working on an all new horror/adventure game, Nibiru: Messenger of the Gods. You take on the role of Martin Holan, an Thechz archeologist working in France. You are sent to investigate a newly found secret tunnel apparently made by Germans during the second World War. Nibiru is a 2D adventure featuring 80 locations, over 30 NPCs, and 50 pages of narrative.

Publisher Strategy First Inc. and developer Stardock announce that Galactic Civilizations Deluxe Edition has shipped to retailers nationwide.

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.

Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness is an enthralling journey to the world of the original game. It offers four new campaigns, covering dramatic events that took place in Daenmor long before the Shadow of Warlock spread over the land.

Jowood has released yet another patch for Wing Simulations' multiplayer shooter SÖLDNER: Secret Wars. This v30830 mainly fixes about two dozen game issues and a few gameplay tweaks. Read more for details and download links ...

Data Design Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Solutions Ltd., announced today that they have secured the license to create a driving game based on the Official FX4 London Black Cab. London Taxi will be set in London England, complete with landmarks such as: Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, and Hyde Park.

Blizzard today announced that World of Warcraft has become an instant success, achieving epic sales figures in less than 24 hours. Launched Tuesday, November 23rd, the company's subscription-based MMORPG sold-through to consumers an estimated 250,000 copies of the game.

The K-D LAB team announces the establishment and active promotion of a new trademark KD VISION Games Development Company. The people behind KDV Games are a team of professional computer games developers, who have worked hard on the promotion of K-D LAB's brand in national and world markets for many years.

"Jade Empire" is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Featuring furious action previously found only in Hong Kong cinema, the game lets players master more than 30 fighting styles and a wide range of mystical powers.

Hero's Journey is the new 3-D Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game from Simutronics, which is expected to be released somewhere in 2005. Simutronics will provide Hero's Journey players with frequent mini-releases as well as larger boxed expansions. Read more for a batch of nice looking screens...

RTL and 49Games released a demo for its skiing game Alpine Skiing 2005 featuring 2 slopes (Wengen and St.Moritz) playable in Downhill and Super-G modes, several skiers, and audio commentary. Demo is default in German, but once you start the demo you can switch to English through the game menu. Read more for download links ...

Blizzard has released yet another new Warcraft III map, this time called "Ruins of Stratholme"... Map info: "Stratholme was once a bastion of Alliance power but now it stands as a burning testament to the evil of the Scourge. Only the bravest of heroes would dare enter this ruined city, for the undead armies of Kel'Thuzad still hold sway over the haunted capital." This is a medium map and the suggested no. of players is 2v2 or 3v3. It is based on the "Dalaran Ruins" tileset. Go download it here!

"Forza Motorsport" gives Xbox gamers who are passionate about cars and racing the opportunity to own, customize, and race their favorite cars in a realistic driving simulation. From sport compacts to LeMans prototypes, players use earnings from hundreds of races to buy upgrades and aftermarket parts so they can transform real production cars into high-performance race cars.

TrackMania Sunrise, the legitimate heir to the throne, is shifting up a gear. Sunrise moves faster, handles better and features improved air-control – vital for making the massive jumps – to ensure that gameplay never moves at anything less than fast. And it's all about the gameplay.

THQ today announced that NHRA Drag Racing 2005 for PlayStation2 is currently in development. This intensely competitive racing game, which is being developed by Lucky Chicken and will be published by THQ's ValuSoft division, will ship to retailers throughout North America during Summer 2005.

NovaLogic has released a new patch for their multiplayer shooter Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising as well as its expansion pack Escalation. This update brings your retail game to v1.5.1.5 and addresses a vehicle spawn issue, stability improvement, and a few other tweaks and game balance issues. Read more for a detailed fix list or 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 :

• Earth 2160 - Trailer
• Oddworld Stranger's Wrath - Trailer (2)
• Fire Department 2 - Trailer #2
• Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - Theatrical Trailer

Like its predecessor, "Rolling Thunder" also offers a campaign with 18 missions (approximately eight single missions). This time, Blitzkrieg fans can look forward to a campaign with the famous American General Patton. His crusade through seven countries, including Operation: Husky, is but one of many historical highlights.

"Dangerous Waters" will be the first title of its kind, allowing the player total control over multiple air, surface and subsurface platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Battlefront.com has released brand new information about some of the single player missions that will be available for the upcoming "Dangerous Waters" combined arms naval sim from Sonalysts Combat Simulations, including mission briefings.