While initially Stardock planned to release a mini-add-on with around two new hulls per ship style, along with a ton of jewelry (10 hulls total, plus countless other parts), a poll revealed that people were more interested in paying for a full-price add-on with a lot more content. The GalCiv 2 expansion will have its own features, story, plot, etc., mapped out. Two current civilizations are getting wiped out, while a total of three new ones will be introduced, and the overall tone of the campaign will be dark. Very dark.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is an all-new, narrative-driven and platform-based style of gameplay, along with brand-new Monkey Ball abilities and a bunch of fresh new characters, adding 50 new and original puzzles to this new and exciting gaming experience.

Starting in June, Nintendo will begin branding its more casual Nintendo DS titles under the new Touch Generations label, including titles that anyone can pick up and play, even with little or no experience with video games.

Aggression: Europe 1914 brings the player the chance of re-writing the darkest history of the old continent. Between the years 1914 and 1950, every woman and man became slayers and victims in the most horrible war that humankind has ever suffered, and now, there is a chance to make things different.

Funcom has released a patch for the original The Longest Journey adventure game, released in 1999, bringing your 2 CD retail version to v1.57, and fixes a crash at the altar in chapter 7.

Bungie has released some technical information about the upcoming Halo 2 port for PC. While it will require Windows Vista, it will not be needed for player to have a DirectX 10 compatible gfx card, as Halo 2 will work on DX9 boards as well. PC and Xbox gamers will not be able to play against each other, as Bungie thinks the two-year time frame between launches would be too big and not level the playing field. It will also pose a technical problem, as the PC version will have exclusive maps, and a map editor allowing the mod community to make their own material.

Heart of Eternity is a third-person action/RPG title, with a balance between action and role-playing elements. There are no levels in the game, and no new areas that require loading. The fantasy universe Sarcus is populated with humans, bloodthirsty orks, greedy dwarves, naughty elves, treacherous half-goblins, and powerful vampires.

Darkworks, known for Ubisoft's Cold Fear and Atari's Alone In The Dark The New Nightmare, announced today it is actively increasing its research & development capacity, and is currently working on a new original title for PC and next-generation platforms.

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. While Crytek's Cevat Yerli recently confirmed Crysis would be PC only, this job listing indicates that the German developer is actively looking for PS3 programmers. Whether this means Crysis is in the works for next-gen consoles, or is an indication of an all-new project is not certain at this point.