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.

Today CDV has announced their E3 2005 videogame lineup. This year CDV will be showing five games, including the still unannounced War Leaders: Clash of Nations title, as well as Codename: Panzers, Phase Two and Blitzkrieg II. Read more for details and each title ...

Remedy Entertainment will unveil their new game at the world's largest game show, the E3 expo in Los Angeles, May 18-20 2005. After the completion of Max Payne 2, there has been a continuous, active interest towards Remedy's next title from both the press and the gamers. So far the developer has remained silent and kept a strict focus on the pre-production of a new game franchise of their own design.

Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir is a fast-paced, action RPG, the second installment to the Fullmetal series, bringing an enhanced battle system, cell-shaded graphics, thirty minutes of original animation, and an enthralling story. Based on a wildly popular Japanese animation and comic of the same name, Fullmetal Alchemist 2 follows the continuing journey of two brothers on their life-changing quest.

CDV, in partnership with developers GSC Gameworld and Revolution of Strategy, today announced that they will be publishing American Conquest: Divided Nation, a real-time strategy game based upon events in early American history. In the game, players will take on the role of Civil War general, Texas militia leader or pirate captain.

Namco announced today the upcoming North American release of Hello Kitty Roller Rescue exclusively for the GameCube. Developed by XPEC Entertainment, Hello Kitty Roller Rescue will enchant and delight fans of the beloved international icon in August 2005.

Scarface is now coming for the first time to game consoles & PC worldwide. In a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film. Developed by Radical Games and published by Vivendi, this third person action shooter is expected to ship Autumn 2005.

Dangerous Waters allows the player total control over multiple air, surface and subsurface platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Battlefront has relased the first patch for its submarine sim, bringing the retail game to v1.01 which addresses a number of bugs and gameplay issues. Read more for download links ..

Ubisoft has released a new patch for its stealth action game Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. This update brings your retail game to v1.02 and mainly addresses co-op related issues, but also adds all-seeing eye support. Read more for download links ...

Star Wars Battlefront II takes one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of the Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith film. Enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.

Shanda Interactive Entertainment and Turbine announced today that they will be signing a deal to bring Dungeons & Dragons Online to China. The game is expected to launch in China in the second half of 2005.

Evil has a new face in video games, as Majesco today announced Raze's Hell has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Available exclusively for the Xbox for a suggested retail price of $19.99, Raze's Hell is a fiendishly fun action-shooter set in a fantasy world overrun by monstrously cute creatures.

Black Bean announced today it has signed a publishing deal with Haemimont Games for the incoming Rising Kingdoms for PC. Rising Kingdoms is a Real-Time Strategy set in a fantasy world, which focuses on empire development and dynamic tactical battles. This impressive title stays true to Haemimont's long tradition of RTS and RPG type games that started with Tzar: the Burden of the Crown and Celtic Kings series – Celtic Kings: Rage of War and Nemesis of the Roman Empire a.k.a.Imperivm II.

Sparta: Ancient Wars is only the first part of a planed Ancient Wars series. Its main goal is to deliver innovative and high quality real time strategy based on historical events and timelines, and not to feature myths or legends. Based on the historical background of Spartans' high culture, there will appear huge ancient battles on your screen, enabled by a brand new stunning 3D engine.

EA has released a new patch for its 3D RTS Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth. This update brings your retail game (English & German) to v1.02 and a slew of game balance fixes, and the usual bug/crash fixes (thanks Patches Scrolls). Read more for detailed fix list and 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 :

• Stoked Rider - Trailer
• MoH: European Assault - Trailer
• Pariah - Trailer (2)

Variety is reporting that Al Pacino will have to "nod" hello to his little friends, as he is allowing his likeness, but not his voice, to be used in Vivendi's upcoming Scarface video game. Pacino's voicework will be done by an "unnamed low-profile actor." Fellow Scarface actors Steven Bauer and Robert Loggia, on the other hand, are lending likeness and voice to their respective characters.

Dutch Streamline Studios announce today that it is currently servicing several next-generation developments at its studio. "We've spent time refining our systems and field testing our pipeline to ensure a one-stop solution for next-generation development hurdles and the results have been superb" stated Harpp Seble, SLS CFO. Titles currently being serviced include two platform launch titles as well as developments that utilize Unreal 3 technology. Streamline Studios will be attending E3 this year and will be holding meetings with developers and publishers regarding their next-generation creative and engineering needs.