While the official launch date was set for June 11, 2006, it seems various retail stores (Target, Sears) across North America have already started selling the Nintendo DS Lite. A moderator at CheapAssGamer bought his yesterday, which spurred various other people to run to their stores, to find out they were indeed available.

While details on Gran Turismo HD are still slim, Polyphony Digital's newest GT iteration will be coming to the PS3 in full HD glory, including the ability to drive two-wheeled vehicles.

WarPath is new fast-paced Sci-fi FPS game offering up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan. Originally scheduled for June 2006, Digital Extremes has updated its product page to reflect a new July 18 launch date.

UFO: Afterlight is a mixture of squad based tactical action and global strategy with the gamer controlling the actions of elite ground troops, and the running and construction of an intricate network of interlinking bases while collecting resources.

Take command in this dynamic turn-based game and test strategies that long-past generals and world leaders could only dream of: make it happen in Gary Grigsby’s World at War. This update adresses a few small isssues that came up after the previous v1.2 patch.

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. This rogue South American island is suspected of stockpiling WMDs and it's your job to negate the threat to world peace

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:

• Lumines II [PSP] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Half-Life 2: Episode 1 - Trailer #4
• Joint Task Force - E3 2006 Trailer
• Every Extend Extra [PSP] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Hitman: Blood Money [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - Trailer #12
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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:

• Hitman: Blood Money (PS2/Xbox/X360/PC)
• Rush for Berlin (PC)
• City Life (PC)
• Race Driver 2006 (PSP)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details...

Call of Duty 3 delivers the intensity of being closer than ever to the fury of combat during the battle for the Liberation of Paris, the most harrowing campaign of WWII, known as The Normandy Breakout. Through a seamless narrative, CoD3 delivers the rush of unrelenting battle and breathtaking action of the Allied offensive that changed the fate of the world.

In a podcast interview with Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb, Group Marketing Manager of Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg revealed that the Xbox Live Vision camera is scheduled for September 19. The USB 2.0 webcam is X360 and PC compatible, requires no drivers, but will be the only pheripheral suited as camera, no 3rd party ones are allowed. World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions, and Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas, amongst several Xbox Live Arcade titles, will use the cam to model players' heads, to add depth to the images it will use both portrait and profile angles.