Galactic Civlizations Deluxe Edition brings together the original award-winning, turn-based strategy ‘Game of the Year’; Galactic Cvilizations and the Altarian Prophecy Expansion Pack into one gameplay-packed box.

Walk of Game, the first physical landmark honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry, today announced its list of 2004 inductees: Shigeru Miyamoto (creator of Mario Brothers and Donkey Kong) and Nolan Bushnell (creator of Pong and founder of Atari) were selected in the Lifetime Achievement category.

Blizzard today announced that "World of Warcraft," its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now available in North America, Australia and New Zealand. With a monthly subscription, players can experience the epic adventure of the "Warcraft" series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment.

Activision Value announced today that it has shipped its newest release, American Chopper, based on the phenomenally successful Discovery Channel series of the same name. Available now for the PS2 for a suggested retail price of $29.99, American Chopper has been rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. The game will be available for the Xbox in early December.

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 :

• Act of War: Direct Action - Trailer
• Ghost Recon 2 - GR 1 vs. GR 2 Trailers (2)
• Sid Meier's Pirates! - 'Making of' Trailers (2)
• World Of Warcraft - Behind the Scenes Trailer

SCi announced that they have signed a distribution deal with Midway to bring two of its upcoming titles to the US market. Both Constantine and Battlestations: Midway will be distributed in North America by THQ, Constantine is expected on PS2 and Xbox in early 2005, while Midway is scheduled for summer 2005 on PC and consoles.

Ubisoft today announced Rayman DS, Sprung and Asphalt Urban GT as official launch titles in Europe for the upcoming release of the Nintendo DS system in 2005. Read more for details and screens ...

Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great is a new wargame with a classic style, placing you in the role of Alexander the Great during his conquest of the known world. The new demo allows players to discover if they have what it takes to be the greatest general of all time. Read more for download links ...

The popular cart-racing series starring Nintendo characters is making its way onto the DS system. Not due until early December, here are some more new screens ...

Captured, conveniently forgotten, tortured, and left for dead, MI6 agent Andrew Sterling awaits execution in a Chinese prison. The story begins when a mysterious friend from his past rescues him, setting off a chain of events that could rock the very foundations of global security and wreak chaos on a worldwide level.