Electronic Arts announced today that its RPG The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age has gone gold and will be in stores starting November 2nd (in Europe November 4th).

NCsoft Europe has today announced initial details of its European distribution network in preparation for the release of its first titles into the European marketplace. In the UK, NCsoft Europe has entered into an agreement with Pinnacle Software.

Sequel to last year's hit title, The Getaway: Black Monday is an uncompromising action thriller of a game, featuring breakneck, ultra-realistic driving action, mixed with combat on foot and unprecedented levels of cinematic realism, in what promises to be one of the toughest, grittiest games on any format.

Codemasters has released the first patch for its latest soccer management game LMA Manager 2005. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and addresses various game crashes, bug fixes and general enhancements. Read more for dwetailed fix list and download links ...

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.