Professional video gaming is set to debut on cable television later this year, potentially paving the way for the kings and queens of game controllers to become as familiar to American households as the faces of Johnny Chan or Annie Duke in televised poker.

El Matador is a third person action game with stealth elements set in the environment of the Central and South America. It takes proven features of the genre and enhances them with the latest technology, to provide the player with an opportunity to experience the excitement of espionage first hand.

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! (Thanks DemoNews)

We already carried the rumor back in February, but the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine is sporting a front cover and feature article about Monolith's horror/shooter F.E.A.R. coming to Xbox 360. OXM only gave a sneak peek of its front page, confirming our earlier suspicions, but no details from the actual article, or release date have been reprinted yet. An official announcement should be coming soon, and F.E.A.R. on the X360 will probably be playable at E3 so we'll bring you the latest during our week-long live coverage.

The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. As in the successful predecessor Europa 1400: The Guild and the subsequent expansion pack, the newest development by 4HeadStudios awakes the 14th century to a new life.

The past week has been pretty productive in terms of demo releases, so in order to make it easier for people to track down their favorite game, here is a quick roundup of what was released in the past week :

• CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder
• Refuse. Home, Sweep Home!
• Heroes of Might & Magic V
• Daemonica
• Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg
• Down In Flames
• Brigade E5: New Jagged Union
• City Life
• Desperados 2: Coopers Revenge
• Bone: The Great Cow Race
• Keepsake
• 2006 FIFA World Cup
• Dungeon Lords

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You play John Armstrong, a young medical student, drafted into the National Guard during a world-wide alien invasion. During a critical mission, your team is wiped out and success depends on you.

NASCAR SimRacing is the perfect combination of realism, true racing ‘feel’, depth, and advanced EA SPORTS presentation. This beta patch disables disqualification and provides more time for players to react to yellow flags and the associated rules. Read more for details and downoad links...

Join the famous CSI team in Las Vegas and investigate five all-new cases using the latest forensic science. This updated demo allows you to try out a training level and one complete case, First Person Shooter, but no details as to what is updated are available at this point.

Today 3D Realms posted their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in which Human Head Studios Chris Rhinehart goes a little offroad, and instead of his usual weekly roundup, asked several other HumanHead employees to give a rundown of what, for them, is a typical day, or night, in the Prey development.