EA announced today that it has signed a partnership with recording artist, actress, fashion designer and philanthropist Hilary Duff, to make her inaugural video game debut in The Sims 2 Pets games, joined by her beloved Chihuahua Lola.

Exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PS3, gamers who purchase Reebok's new S. Carter Basketball IV shoe at Champs Sports will receive a special code to unlock Jay-Z's character for use in NBA Live 07, marking the music icon's first foray into the gaming world.

PDC World Championship Darts provides an authentic ‘as seen on TV’ adaptation of the UK’s best loved home-grown sport, offering darts fans an authentic, star-studded, challenging darts experience that can be played at home. Oxygen signed an additional five champions to be featured in the game...

A mysterious floating island has suddenly appeared over peaceful Yoshi’s Island. Soon after its arrival, a gaggle of kids vanishes from the island school. Thankfully, Baby Mario, Baby Peach and Baby Donkey Kong manage to avoid being kidnapped.

A Rainbow Six Vegas playable demo for the X360 will be available on cover cd of the OXM December issue, and will be available on Xbox Live in November. The single player demo features part of the Dante's Casino level where you will Observe, Plan and Assault (O.P.A.) your way through the Gothic-themed casino that is under construction and believed to be a hideout for the terrorist leaders.

ANACONDA is announcing Undercover: Dual Motives, where players take control of physicist and reluctant spy Dr. John Russell in his early days, investigating at a British research facility, and hunt for a Nazi nuclear bomb

Nearly half a million players got their first taste of Guild Wars Nightfall in last weekend's World Preview Event. Averaging 8.5 hours each over the course of the weekend, players amassed more than 4 million hours of game play, shattering the previous attendance record of 3 million hours set during the Guild Wars Factions preview event earlier this year.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that a federal court in California recently ordered a group of defendants, representing console mod chip seller Divineo, to pay over $9 million in damages for violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

The only Final Fantasy never localized will finally reach North American shores! Using the features of the NDS to their fullest, Final Fantasy III features graphics that have been reworked and remodeled in 3D, while maintaining the mythical Final Fantasy look and feel.

Codemasters has released the first patch for its miniature racing game Micro Machines v4 bringing your retail game to v1.01 and fixing a crash to desktop, and some graphical issues.