Stronghold Legends builds on the fantastic Stronghold heritage with beautifully crafted visuals and the epic legends of the middle ages. It features a range of new innovations including, three unique castle styles to build, three landscapes to fight across, spectacular magic themes, fearsome monsters to overcome, a completely new strategic conquest style of play, and a range of exciting new multiplayer modes.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle (PC)
• Madden NFL 07 (GBA/NDS/PSP/PS2/NGC/Xbox/X360/PC)
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JoWooD Productions continues its successful cooperation with the German developer Piranha Bytes by publishing one of the most spectacular titles of the coming year: Gothic III, the third part of the legendary RPG saga.

Eidos Interactive can confirm the line-up of titles on show at this years Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Seven titles will be on display, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men (only behind closed doors), Just Cause, Age of Conan, Justice League Heroes and a few others ...

Capcom Classics Mini Mix for the GBA is an action-packed compilation of three of Capcom’s most popular titles, Bionic Commando, Strider and Mighty Final Fight.

In Resistance: Fall of Man, the U.S. and Britain band together in a last-ditch effort to save Europe and Asia from a horrific scourge. Humanity’s hope for survival is slim, and the tide of the battle rests on the shoulders of U.S. Army Ranger, Sgt. Nathan Hale.

Techland is not only working on an X360 version of Call of Juarez, Xpand Rally Xtreme, Dead Island and Chrome 2, but also has a brand new product in development. Warhound is a fast paced nonlinear FPP military shooter with character development that immerses player into the deadly world of the modern day mercenary. More details surely to come later this week at the Games Convention in Leipzig.

In Just Cause, you take on the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez - an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. Not only is Eidos releasing the X360 demo on Thursday, but it has also been confirmed a 550mb PC demo is scheduled to be released at 9am PST (6PM Euro time), and will include one singleplayer mission set on an island specifically created for the demo.

RedOctane can today confirm news which will have the whole of Europe banging their heads with joy: Guitar Hero II, the acclaimed follow-up to Guitar Hero, will be available in Europe in November 2006, shortly after its American release date.

Pac-Man World Rally is an original kart racing game that puts players behind the wheel as Pac-Man or one of 14 other classic Namco characters racing for the checkered flag while using unique power-ups and items to prevent their opponents from claiming victory.