This spring, 989 Sports will introduce the first, real, basketball simulation ever created for handheld entertainment system. NBA for the PSP handheld entertainment system will provide gamers with all the fast-breaks, precision passing, and above the rim action that fans have come to expect from their sport.

The video game industry singled out Malaysia and China as among the worst havens for piracy in the 2005 "Special 301" filing submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and other copyright-based industries. The purpose of the report is to underscore areas of concern about market access and high piracy rates, which exist in some countries at levels at or in excess of 90%.

Haemimont Games has released a new patch for its 3D RTS game Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars (known in North America as Nemesis of the Roman Empire.) This update brings your English/German retail game to v1.02 and adds a new mp map (MultiDefense), enhanced NAT support, as well as a few bug fixes and balance changes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Codename: Panzers thrusts players into the high-powered battles of World War II offering real-time combat rampages with awesome 3D graphics. CDV has released a new map, Silent Hill, suitable for any language version of Stormregion's RTS game. Read more for download links ...

What was being rumored already last week is now official, Eidos announced : "This is part of the company's move to consolidate and strengthen its technical and management capabilities into a smaller number of studios which are capable of scaling up in order to meet the competitive challenges that lie ahead, particularly in anticipation of next generation technologies and platforms." At the same time Eidos is expanding its San Francisco Crystal Dynamics studio, currently working on Project Snowblind.

Bujingai: Swordmasters, known in North America as Bujingai: The Forsaken City, brings martial arts fantasy to life in a high speed third person action adventure which tells the story of Lau Wong and Rei Jenron. Having spent their lives training to become legendary Swordmasters, they must both tend to the task of warding off demon invasions in a post apocalyptic Asian city. Bujingai: Swordmasters will be available across the UK on 18th February.

Hell Forces is a classical FPS in which the main hero, Stephen Geist, is trying to find out what has happened to his missing friend. During this search, he is mired in a satanic conspiracy, and is trying to stop dread forces of Baphometh, the servant of Satan. Infernal legions are uncountable, but Stephen is not. Only with your help can he find out the truth and stop the invasion.

Energy Airforce: Aim Strike! sees players take on the role of the pilot and not the plane in a breathtaking air combat simulator developed in conjunction with aerospace industry giant Lockheed-Martin and several air force self defense divisions.

2K Games today announced that it has signed an agreement with SCi Games for exclusive North American publishing rights to Conflict: Global Terror, Carmageddon and Reservoir Dogs.