The Mario Party series returns with more of everything. In the single-player Story mode, Brighton and Twila – otherwise known as the sun and the moon – are embroiled in a bitter feud over who's more impressive. It’s up to Mario and his party-hearty cohorts to settle the spat and restore order to the cosmos. Multiplayer Party mode features more than 75 all-new mini-games and six game boards.

The Adventure Company has released a playable demo for Return to Mysterious Island, which follows the journey of Mina, a strong young woman alone on a round-the-world sailing expedition, competing for the "Jules Verne Trophy." The demo contains a cut scene and part of the game on a deserted beach. Read more for download links ...

Packed with new features, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 is the third in the successful PlayStation 2 series developed by DIMPS, and promises to be the ultimate DBZ fighting experience on next-generation consoles. Read more for another helping of screenshots ...

Developed by Ubisoft's award-winning Red Storm studio, Ghost Recon 2 launches on next-generation consoles and PC this Holiday season. The game is set in the chaotic battlefields of tomorrow, and will offer gamers an insider's view of the way large scale conflicts will be fought in the near future. Read more for a few new screens...

Bethesda Softworks today announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is currently in development for PC and future generation consoles (PS3 & Xbox 2). In development since 2002, Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.

This was just too funny to skip, but inXile entertainment today announced that it is considering some form of leak of The Bard's Tale, its eagerly anticipated action-role playing game (RPG), as a strategic plan to follow a growing trend among Triple A games.

PT Boats is the first simulator of the Mosquito-fleet, created with the use of technologies of a level never seen before in naval combat simulator games. The key features are: astonishingly beautiful dynamic sea, historically authentic World War II ships and weapons, possibility to control any member of the crew and a multiplayer game. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due ot their maneuverability and speed.

Lionhead Studios announced today that its plans for Xbox title BC have been suspended. Lionhea's Peter Molyneux said : “The decision to suspend work on any games project is always a very difficult one, particularly when it is a title with the potential of BC. We hope to revive the project at a later date and will endeavour to assign as many of the team as possible to other Lionhead projects.” (thanks VE3D)

Codename: Panzers thrusts players into the high-powered battles of World War II offering real-time combat rampages with awesome 3D graphics. After 200 hours of development producer Achim Heidelauf has released a new bonus mission with a completely new landscape, featuring 9 mission goals, 9 cutscenes, 2 secrets, at least 3 hours of fun!

Digital Jesters has announced that, following consultation with adventure games fans the world over, the UK, Scandinavian, Benelux and South African retail version of its staggering cinematic adventure The Moment of Silence will come on DVD-only.

A Silent Storm: Sentinels chatlog sessions over at StrategyCore reveals that Nival is currently working on yet another turn based strategy game "Night Watch." Nival's latest Silent Storm expansion pack Sentinels has recently been finished and is already available in the UK (no US publisher yet). Nightwatch is based on material from Russian writer Lukyanenko and is situated in the not so distant future. The game will have you battle vampires, wherewolves and other creatures throughout various European cities. Nightwatch runs off Nival's highly acclaim Silent Storm engine, no release date announced yet.

Xbox today announced red hot sales over the past few weeks. Xbox enjoyed 53% market share among consoles in the UK last week, up 49% from the previous week, whilst turning in strong performances across Europe too.

Mistland have another project lined up for the near future, "Alfa: AntiTerror". The sad reality of life in many countries. The global problem of modern times. A war, which can neither be won nor lost. The unpromising forecasts of scientists and experts concerning further development of things. Terrorism is waiting for our answer. An answer we are about to deliver.

Liquidator is action packed and appeals to gamers that enjoy first person shooters, as well as those that enjoy action adventure games with RPG elements. The game features massive shooting sequences and action elements. Read more for some new screens...

Phantom Renaissance is the stand-alone expansion set for the highly acclaimed turn-based strategy game Massive Assault. Massive Assault: Phantom Renaissance features a renewed global conflict between the Free Nations Union and Phantom League in distant space colonies.

Kuma Reality Games has released the only realistic 3D re-enactment of the controversial events surrounding John Kerry's service in Vietnam. The John Kerry mission is now available for download and free trial at www.kumawar.com. Read more for details and screens...

In Resonance, you play the role of Faye Wynter, a witch constantly hounded by the Inquisition while she slowly discovers the meaning behind her special powers. Everywhere you turn, society reeks of corruption and deceit. Who will you trust? Will you take the path set before you or does Destiny have something else planned for you?

CSI: Miami, the latest CSI crime-solving game, will lead you down slippery trails of evidence into the steamy world of Miami's beaches and nightclubs. Join the CSI: Miami cast and use their high-tech crime lab to find the truth and dissect the criminal mind.

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 :

• Billy Blade and the Temple of Time (PC) - Trailer
• LotR: Third Age - Designer's Tale Trailers (3)
• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault - Pearl Harbor Trailer
• Monster Hunter G - Trailer
• The Incredibles - Trailer #2

The Urbz: Sims in the City has officially gone gold for all platforms including the Playstation 2, Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube, Gameboy Advance and DS. The game will begin shipping under the EA GAMES brand starting Tuesday, November 9.