EA announced today that Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson will appear on the cover of NFL Street 3, the newest iteration of the EA football franchise that allows gamers to break out of the constraints of traditional gridiron football and take it to the streets and change the game.

Operation Flashpoint creators Bohemia Interactive Studio will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming. Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.

Vivendi has released the German, UK and French editions of the new v1.07 patch for Monolith's first person close-quarters combat experience FEAR making it compatible with the upcoming FEAR Combat multiplayer addon, as well as adding 3 new maps, bug fixes, new browser features and more ...

Check out the following new screens from THQ's Games Convention 2006 lineup:

• Broken Sword: The Angel of Death - Screens & Trailer
• Company of Heroes - Screens
• Destroy All Humans! 2 - Screens
• Frontlines: Fuel of War - Screens
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl - Screens
• Supreme Commander - Screens
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - Screens
• Saints Row - Screens
• Avatar: The Last Airbender - Screens
• WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 - Screens
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Creature from the Krusty Krab - Screens

EA today announced Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn, an exciting new upgrade to the genre-defining Ultima Online. Much more than an expansion, UO: Kingdom Reborn is a complete make-over of the online world with a new graphics engine, a state-of-the-art user interface and enough new content for even the most seasoned players.

BioShock is 2K Games' hybrid first-person shooter, in the works over at System Shock 2 developers Irrational Games, combining elements of sci-fi and role-playing genres.

Gray Matter's story mixes eerie mysteries with supernatural events in best Jensen-style. Neurobiologist Dr. David Styles is one of the game’s central characters: since losing his wife in a horrible accident some several years ago, he has become a recluse, seldom leaving Dread Hill House, his English country estate.

Elveon, developed by 10tacle, is an epic fantasy action game with impressive graphics and the captivating atmosphere, using the Unreal Engine 3.

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.

In an interview with EuroGamer, Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed earlier rumors that the next chapter in the episodic FPS series, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, will not get released before the year's end as previously announced, but is now scheduled for release in February 2007. The pricing has also changed a bit; Episode 2 will now set you back $19.95, which is still a great value, considering it comes with Portal and Team Fortress 2.