Pac-Man may be celebrating 25 years, but the timeless game still plays like its 1981. Today classic becomes the new next-gen with the arrival of Pac-Man on Xbox Live Arcade. The little yellow pellet-eater from Namco/Bandai is the latest retro title to debut as part of the Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays program and is packed with tons of X360 exclusive features.

Through a job recruitment announcement, American McGee revealed he has opened a new development studio in Shanghai and is currently working on its first title, an episodic game set in a dark, fairy tale universe. If you’re an experienced programmer, artist, level designer, writer, musician, producer, or other game-related craftsman, sign up here...

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #3
• NBA Street 4 [PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Dead Rising [X360] - Trailer #9
• Secret Files: Tunguska - Trailer #2
• Joint Task Force - Behind the Scenes Trailer #5
• Ship Simulator 2006 - NY Harbor Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Untold Legends Dark Kingdom will set the standard for next-gen action-RPGs by delivering an immersive fantasy experience through its breath-taking graphics, dramatic storyline, and action-packed battles filled with heart-pounding combat, magical spells and brilliant SFX.

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed RTS game letting you completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. This patch brings your US/UK/German and French retail game to v1.13, although details as to what exactly it fixes are not available at this point.

Caesar IV takes the city-building genre into the 21st century, with new gameplay and features, and a cutting edge 3D graphics engine developed specifically for the title. Sierra/Vivendi will release a singleplayer demo on August 16, 2006, which we will, of course, have available on our fileserver network

Dead Head Fred draws players into an original alternative universe as they embark on a quest for vengeance to solve their own murder by using the decapitated heads of enemies to battle through environments designed to showcase each head’s unique abilities.

Aspyr signed two new titles for North American distribution. 1701 A.D. is a 17th century empire-building simulation in which you transform a small colony into a flourishing civilization through exploration, trade and military conflict. ParaWorld is an RTS game set in a parallel, prehistoric world, where warring tribes use mighty dinosaurs and other creatures to wage brutal combat.

Sony London's PSP-exclusive Gangs of London is an all-new spin-off title takes the setting and criminal themes of the legendary Getaway franchise but offers gamers a whole new handheld gang warfare experience.