GameTap is bringing new opportunity to the gaming community with the formation of the "GameTap Original" label. Through this new initiative, GameTap will partner with more independent developers and publishers to bring innovative new video game titles to fans.

The Sims 2 Pets allows players to create and control digital characters throughout their lives while determining the outcome of their relationships and choosing their destiny. Each platform will feature customized content.

Entropia Universe, a virtual world utilizing a real cash economy, today announces that it has reached over 500,000 registered users from over 220 countries. Since its launch in early 2003, Entropia has expanded its reach to thousands of participants, internationally.

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:

• Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs (PC)
• Battlefield 2142 (PC)
• Bully (PS2)
• Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2/Xbox)
• Family Guy (PSP/PS2/Xbox)
• Flight Simulator X (PC)
• The Sims 2 Pets (NGC/PS2/PC)
• Teen Titans 2 (GBA)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour '07 (X360)
• WTF (PSP)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, is an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

Atari and Obsidian Entertainment announced that Neverwinter Nights 2 has gone gold and is on schedule to ship to stores nationwide on October 31 in North America and on November 3 in Europe.

Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.

Slitherine Software and Firepower Entertainment announced they are now taking applications for Beta testers for their upcoming WWII strategy game, Commander: Europe at War. Beta testing will start in November with a small closed test group, but gradually open up to more players once the most serious bugs and gameplay issues have been resolved.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.

Need for Speed Carbon delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving skill on treacherous canyon roads.