DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This v1.2 beta patch (German & French editions only) fixes various issues but mainly addresses a framerate problem.

Namco Bandai America today announced Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2, where aspiring shop keepers can open a variety of stores in which they tend to their Tamagotchi customers’ needs by successfully completing tasks in a variety of playful mini-games.

As promised Vivendi has released the, massive, free multiplayer Combat expansion, offering no less than 19 MP maps, 10 game modes and a dozen different weapons. It does how ever required you to generate a free registration key at the FEAR Combat site.

Ubisoft has signed a license agreement with LucasArts and announces Star Wars: Lethal Alliance, an action-adventure game developed for the PSP and NDS by Ubisoft’s Montreal and Casablanca Studios, respectively.

Sierra Entertainment today announced that Monolith sci-fi action FPS F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon), is currently in development for the PS3 and is scheduled to launch during November 2006.

ANACONDA announced that it has signed Proline Software's management simulation, Boxing Manager, where you take control of your own stable of boxers.

Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich is the first stand-alone expansion for CDV's Blitzkrieg 2 historical RTS, and spans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long Siege of Budapest, Fortress Kurland, and the Soviet Operation Bagration.

PEA: Dunes of War is set during the battles of the African WW2 campaign, it’s about victory for both sides and your first duty is to ensure the survival of your comrades with victory as the ultimate goal. Jowood has released a multiplayer demo for Zootfly's WW2 tank sim Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War allowing you to try out one map.

In an interview with USA Today, Nintendo's Reginald Fils-Aime stated that : "We will offer online-enabled games that the consumers will not have to pay a subscription fee for. They'll be able to enjoy that right out of the box. The Wii console is going to be Wi-Fi enabled, so essentially, you'll be able to plug it in and go. It won't have hidden fees or costs."

Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, Inc. have announced a new joint venture which will manage all aspects of hosting online games. Ping0 recently entered an agreement with Namco to digitally distribute, host and manage Hellgate: London's online component.