In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion.

Akella today announced its participation in E3 2006, being held in Los Angeles, California on May, 10-12. Akella will be showing PT Boats, Disciples III, Heavy Duty, Hard to be a God, Swashbucklers and Showdown: Scorpion. Age of Pirates and Captain Blood will be shown at PlayLogic's booth.

SEGAtoday announced that Phantasy Star Universe will be available on the Xbox 360. Phantasy Star Universe offers two complete RPG experiences – a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multiplayer component that will support Xbox Live.

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. Players will explore planets, manage their empire and research new technology. Sword of the Stars provides quick, intuitive play, state-of-the-art graphics and tactical combat that make the game instantly involving and rewardingly fun.

10Tacle Studios and Hungarian developer Stormregion have decided to expand their operations on the brand Codename Panzers beyond the PC by creating a tactical action game on Xbox 360 and PS3. Also in production will be a turn-based strategy game for PSP & NDS.

Scarface is a third person action shooter now coming for the first time to game consoles & PC worldwide. In a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.

SEGA announced that OutRun 2006 Coast to Coast has Gone Gold and the final launch count down until April 25th has started. Power your way across 15 new American themed environments from the OutRun2 SP arcade experience. Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and online play, with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey.

Japanese magazine Famitsu reports that Namco is working on yet another episode in its Ridge Racer series, and this time for Sony's next-gen Playstation 3 console. Ridge Racer 7 will be produced by Hideo Teramoto, music by Hiroshi Okubo under direction of Masaya Kobayashi. Not many details are available yet, but it is said that RR 7 will support online multiplayer for up to 14 players. More details surely to come during next months E3, so stay tuned for our live coverage.

The all-new Sensible Soccer comes complete with lightning fast football action, mesmerising dribbling, physics defying sliding tackles and, most famously, a huge amount of unbelievable goals, that can go curling into the top corner, thanks to the outrageous levels of after-touch.

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have released a new patch for their strategy game War In The Pacific. The update brings your retail game to v1.80 and resolves a host of issues and makes several improvements to the game.