According to the NPD Group's latest numbers, U.S. video game sales reached $699 million in April, a hike of 16 percent, ending a seven-month decline. The increase was fueled by an increased availability of Xbox 360 units and the popularity of Kingdom Hearts II and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

Check out the following new screens from Majesco's E3 2006 lineup:

• Jaws Unleashed (PS2/Xbox/PC) - Screens
• MechAssault: Phantom War (NDS) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Monster Bomber (NDS) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Guilty Gear Judgment (PSP) - Features, Screens & Trailer
• Cooking Mama (NDS) - Features, Screens & Trailer

Champion Sheep Rally is a toon-like sheep racing game, set in various strange locations all over the world... and beyond! Players drive sheep, chosen amongst ten different challengers, in order to compete in obstacle races where the "champion sheep's" jump and run abilities will be exploited at their maximum (thanks 3DGamers)!

Pandemic has constructed a whole new ‘playground of destruction’ from the ground up, fully stocked with the hottest vehicles and weapons. Set in a new and exotic hotspot, you can be your own boss in a wide-open world where there’s only one rule: everybody pays.

Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.

Check out the following new screens from Techland's E3 2006 lineup:

• Xpand Rally Xtreme - Screens & Trailer
• Dead Island - Screens
• Crazy Soccer Mundial - Screens
• Call of Juarez - Features & Screens
• Chrome 2 - Features & Screens

Majesco today announced its inaugural Wii product, Bust-A-Move Revolution, is scheduled for early 2007.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• X-Men: The Official Game (ALL)
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eGames today announced that it has partnered with Sandlot Games to release Cake Mania in retail outlets worldwide. The game is a colorful title that has players creating a bakery from scratch, earning money to buy new equipment, and, best of all, designing customized cakes.

Power Of Destruction is an amusing 'old style' FPS, like 'Operation Wolf', made with an advanced 3D technology and a well-groomed gameplay.