While Microsoft ran an Xbox Live free for all last month, it was restricted to North America, so Microsoft Europe announced today it will host a similar weekend for EA's 2006 FIFA World Cup, starting Monday, May 8th, at 08:01 and ends Monday, May 15th, at 07:59.

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical turn-based game. The scene of action is a small country called Palinero somewhere in the tropics. Recently a coup d'etat has happened in the country and civil war is about to break out. This demo allows you to try out a tutorial and one mission.

Belief & Betrayal is an adventure game putting the players into the role of the journalist Jonathan Danter, who - after the mysterious death of his uncle - gets involved in a dangerous church conspiracy, which has its roots through the centuries in the time when Judas got 30 silver coins for his betrayal of Jesus Christ.

In Emergency 4 you can either play the 20 mission campaign or choose to try the randomly generated missions. Emergency 4 will feature realistic physics (walls collapsing, fire spreading), simplified controls, as well as a multiplayer mode. This patch will bring your French/German retail game to v1.05 and addresses a multiplayer issue, a load issue and a few other tweaks.

War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days. This new timeline includes more than just new leadership. Players will take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of World War II.

After his appearance at the GDC, "new" Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore has expressed the willingness to take the franchise into new areas, one being the development of a game, "I've thought about doing something where you start a property across mediums, with Internet participation and role-playing video games," he told the Hollywood Reporter. The last Battlestar Galactica from Vivendi was a rather mediocre attempt.

Schanz International Consultants Spanish partner studio is debuting this year at E3. The Shadow of Aten is an action/thriller games where you embody a British ex-agent, Allam Scott, investigating the murder of a renowned British archaeologist in Cairo in the year 1936.

Online retails EBGames and GameStop are early out the gate with what might be a premature announcement for EA's newest edition in their football franchise, as both outlets have new listing for the yet to be announced NCAA Football 07, loaded with new features such as Student Athlete mode and ESPN Radio, on top of the usual Dynasty Mode. Read more for details ...

Blizzard has released new update patches for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.20d and fixes a crash that could happen in multiplayer games. Read more for download links ...

Create exactly the city you want: build uniquely-designed structures, from residences to corporate skyscrapers. Improve the quality of life by providing recreational and entertainment opportunities-without letting taxes spiral out of control. CDV has released an English demo which includes three of the six cultures from the game along with their representative buildings and one map (Rock Lake).