Konami today announced details of the United States Finals of the official 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! video game tournament. Sixteen players selected from a nationwide online contest will compete at the Comic-Con International Consumer Expo in San Diego Calif. on July 23rd for the U.S. title.

The non-linear plot of Officers preserves the established facts of the origins of WWII and allows gamers to lead any of three sides to victory: USSR, Germany and Allies (GB and USA). The game recreates the real structures of all participants' armies, using the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques.

In an effort to stop its slipping market share and become more competitive, Intel announced today that it will be cutting 1,000 manager jobs worldwide. Since 2005 Intel has steadily lost ground to its rival Advance Micro Devices, and Chief Executive Paul Otellini stated : "This step is important because it addresses a key problem we've found in our efficiency analysis: slow and ineffective decision-making, resulting, in part, from too many management layers."

The Divine is a futuristic space-shooter game, aimed at the hardcore space shooting gamer, with an original and unique storyline that will make players want to complete the game.

GUN Showdown puts players in the role of Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger making his way through the untamed West of the late-1800s where the lines between good and evil are blurred and greed, lust and brutality were a way of life.

Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West and requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure shooting. Fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, and memorable locations combine with top-notch graphics and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players. A 2 level demo is scheduled for release August 4th, which we'll of course have available on our fileserver network.

Fasten your seatbelt and be prepared for the race of your life as Formula One 06 brings players a brand new gaming experience, allowing you to get closer to the sport than ever before, and take part in the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship and truly interact with the sport.

People interested in winning 10,000 dollars should download the Two Worlds pinball table and register for free for the Cyber Pinball World Cup 2006 from July 15th on. Diligent training will be rewarded richly as the person who climbs to the top of the leader board on August 31st will win 10,000 Dollars!

Nintendo Europe today revealed its non-Wii release lineup for the rest of 2006. While the new Wii console will arrive in the fourth quarter of 2006, Nintendo has plenty of other things to keep people busy until then, such as Yoshi’s Island 2,

18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin' is SCS Software's latest title in their truck driving sim line of games.