SEGA today announced an agreement to acquire and publish next-generation game content from Silicon Knights, the Ontario, Canada-based development team responsible for such hits as MGS: The Twin Snakes, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, and Eternal Darkness. The partnership brings SEGA more Western-developed content in preparation for high-growth opportunities presented by next-generation hardware platforms.

id Software has released a new patch for its FPS DOOM 3. This update brings your retail game to v1.3 and synchronizes the original with the expansion pack, adds Punkbuster support, sound enhancements, fixes various multiplayer issues, etc. An updated SDK is also available. Read more for details and download links ...

Psychologists and psychiatrists estimate that even before the new wave of gaming consoles hits the stores, one in eight players already suffers from some kind of video game dependency. Stories of neglected toddlers, sleep deprevation, suicide and marriages crumbling are not out of the ordinary anymore as more and more people are becoming victims of America's newest social scourge ... video game addiction.

The Witcher is an Action RPG game for PC platform, which combines the features of such games as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights. The game is supposed to ensure entertainment to a broad group of older players, incorporating simple yet interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3-D graphics. Read more for details & screens ...

Ducati World Championship is a 360° view into the world of motorcycle racing allowing you to take up a career as a pilot racing in the amateur, semi professional and professional racing classes, intent on reaching the Superbike and the Grand World Championship.

SNK PLAYMORE announced today that it has shipped a Metal Slug 4 & 5 bundle pack for the PS2 to retailers across North America. The Metal Slug 4 & 5 bundle pack has a suggested retail price of $39.99.

Check out the following new screens from Bethesda's 2005 E3 lineup:

• 'Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth' (Xbox/PC) - Screens
• 'The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion' (X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• 'IHRA Drag Racing Sportsman Edition' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'NTRA Breeder's Cup' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
  

Check out the following new screens from Buena Vista's 2005 E3 lineup:

• 'Chicken Little' (GBA/NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'Cinderella: Magical Dreams ' (GBA) - Screens
• 'Disney's Lizzie McGuire & That's So Raven' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Herbie Fully Loaded' (GBA) - Screens
• 'Kim Possible: Kimmunicator' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Kim Possible 3: Team Possible' (GBA) - Screens
• 'Kingdom Hearts II' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc' (GBA) - Screens
• 'The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'That's So Raven 2: Supernatural Style' (GBA) - Screens

Dragonshard will incorporate classic role-playing themes, a powerful and dynamic real-time strategy engine all woven together with a rich storyline involving a global conflict for an immensely powerful artifact with the power to change the fate of Eberron itself.

Ubisoft has just released a new patch for Blue Byte's RTS Settlers 4. This upgrade brings your Settlers 4 retail game to v2.50.1516A, is for all versions of Settlers IV, and fixes a crash during start up which occurred on some systems. Read more for details and download links.

Ubisoft announced today that it has joined forces with Bandai to publish and distribute Lumines in Europe. This critically acclaimed music and luminary action puzzle is slated for release in conjunction with the official launch of the PSP in Europe.

Autodesk today announced 3ds Max software support for Sony's tools & middleware program for the PlayStation 3, allowing game developers to realize their next-generation game ideas in High Definition (HD).

Ubisoft today announced The Settlers: Heritage of Kings Expansion Disk, a new add-on for The Settlers: Heritage of Kings, the popular construction-based strategy game series. The expansion pack extends the story of the original game with a fresh campaign, additional units and buildings, new gameplay features, a map editor and three exclusive heroes.

The Bard's Tale will eschew genre clichés in favor of intelligent humor for an original and truly entertaining experience. inXile's development focus on the RPG genre comes from Brian Fargo's long legacy of delivering standard-setting RPGs to market. This updated demo features a tutorial and one level from Chapter VI: The Mountain Pass area (Mountain Tomb). Read more for download links ...

Picking up immediately where the original Myst ended, players are presented the privilege, challenge and responsibility of restoring the lost empire of the D'ni - an ancient civilization of people who thrived for thousands of years but later met with a great catastrophe. Myst V: End of Ages advances the graphical beauty and detail of its worlds with a fully immersive 3D environment. Check the freshly launched Myst 5 website, or read more for new screens ...

Night Watch is a tactical RPG using the Silent Storm engine and based on material from Russian writer Lukyanenko. Situated in the not-so-distant future, the game will have you battle vampires, werewolves and other creatures throughout various European cities. No specific release date is mentioned (thanks Mario). Read more for details and screens ...

Check out the following new screens from SEGA's 2005 E3 lineup:

• 'Condemned: Criminal Origins' (X360) - Screens
• 'Full Auto' (X360) - Screens
• 'Gunstar Super Heroes' (GBA) - Screens
• 'NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005' - Screens
• 'Phantasy Star Universe' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Shadow the Hedgehog' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'Shining Force Neo' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Sonic Gems Collection' (NGC) - Screens
• 'Sonic Rush' (NDS) - Screens
• 'Spartan: Total Warrior' (NGC/PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'Virtua Tennis World Tour' (PSP) - Screens

Check out the following new screens from Square Enix's 2005 E3 lineup:

• 'Code Age Commanders' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia' (PS2/PC) - Screens
• 'Final Fantasy XII' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Front Mission Online' (PS2/PC) - Screens
• 'Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Kingdom Hearts II' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Radiata Stories' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Romancing SaGa' (PS2) - Screens

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding yet another update for its Counterstrike Source, fixing a hang bug and re-releasing changes from Thursday's update. The Source Engine and Steam also get a few fixes and tweaks. Just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie. In an interview with EuroGamer, Microsoft's J. Allard confirmed that Epic's X360 launch title Gears of War will also be coming to the PC, "Gears Of War will be on both platforms, but it might be on one before the other. That's a little bit more of a game time decision. It's Xbox and PC."