Konami today announced that Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2, exclusively for the Xbox, has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The latest Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) installment for the Xbox, DDR Ultramix 2 breaks it down with a new line-up of hit songs, exclusive content, all-new gameplay modes and enhanced Xbox Live support.

Merscom has released a TryMedia trial version/demo for City Interactive's FPS Terrorist Takedown. This demo contains all data from the full game and lets you try it out for 30 minutes after which you need to purchase an online license key if you wish to continue. Read more for download links ...

SEGA today announced the launch of Sonic Heroes for the PC – the first Sonic The Hedgehog PC game to be set in a true 3D landscape and bargain priced at $19.95 MSRP.

'Silent Hunter III' will add new dimensions to the simulation experience. The player will engage in a compelling ocean environment, featuring dynamic weather, and experience the intensity of historical naval warfare. Taking the role of the U-boat commander, players will seek their enemy with sonar and periscope, attack the enemy with torpedoes, destroy them with the deck gun, or command their crew to do the job.

The developers of "World of Warcraft" will be signing autographs at the Fry's Electronics in Fountain Valley on Tuesday, Nov. 23. For a special two-hour period starting at 12 AM PST on Tuesday morning, Fry's Electronics will open its doors to local gamers to give them the chance to be among the first to purchase a copy of the game and to meet the developers in person.

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 :

• Sid Meier's Pirates! - Making Of Trailers (2)
• Hearts of Iron 2 - Trailer
• KotoR: The Sith Lords - Environments Trailer
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent - Melee Weapons Trailer

Ubisoft announced today that Asphalt Urban GT for the Nintendo DS ships today! Drive more than 20 well-respected racing cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Jaguar, Hummer and many more. Race through streets of New York City, Miami, Paris and and other famous locations, at the same time players will have the advantage of watching their progress turn-by-turn on the bottom display of the Nintendo DS.

SimBin Development Team is nearing completion of the first ever official racing game based on the FIA GT racing series. GTR – The Ultimate Racing Game represents the most intense and immersive racing experience ever to grace a PC or games console. GTR is scheduled to ship in North America in late Q1, 2005 for the PC.

Valve's Chris Bokitch put up a note on their Editing Resource Collective website that the Half-Life 2 SDK is coming soon. "It would be an understatement to say that there's been a lot of interest expressed about the forthcoming release of the full Source SDK. Well, the time draws near! I'm not going to mention a specific day, but certainly the word "soon" is appropriate here. The upcoming release will include Half-Life 2 mapping support and additional sample maps, support for cubemaps, and the mod source code."

Ascaron has released yet another new patch for exDream Ent's sci-fi RTS game Arena Wars. This update patch brings your retail game to v1.2.1 and adds a ready button, fixed problem with online watching replays and the usual balance tweaks, and bug fixes. An updated demo is also available. Read more for download links ...