Guild Wars developers ArenaNet and NCsoft announce that they will be giving fans a chance to preview Guild Wars Factions ahead of time, on March 24, 2006. Players around the globe are invited to participate in the Guild Wars Factions Preview Event, an exclusive and one-time opportunity unlike any offered before.

Far Cry Instincts: Predator for X360 will feature both Far Cry Instincts Evolution and an enhanced version of the original Far Cry Instincts game, which will captivate gamers with its lush and deep natural environment, enhanced graphical reality and gameplay.

Following his work on Cold Fear and Ghost Recon 2, Tom Salta has composed and produced the anthemic live orchestral soundtrack for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter. Scheduled to ship for March 2006, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter focuses on the deployment of the Soldier of the Future – the "warfighter," into the chaos of urban warfare.

In Age of Empires: The Age of Kings players command five different civilizations, build armies and take them on scores of campaigns. Boasting turn-based strategy game play, Age of Empires: The Age of Kings allows players to move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages with one goal in mind: domination of the known world.

NCsoft North America has released Chronicle 4: Scions of Destiny, an expansion that adds 800 megabytes of new content and features to its PvP MMO Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle, adding the high-level hunting areas Rune and Godard, a new castle in Godard, the nearly invincible fire dragon Valakas, and a fishing system.

At the DICe conference in Las Vegas Nintendo revealed several new features for the Nintendo DS, amongst which is Metroid Chat, allowing gamers the ability to chat directly with one another before and after matches played via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Read more for details ...

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. The sequel is a true evolution for the series, with rethought fundamentals and exciting new changes.

Namco Bandai Games America announced that its PS2 exclusive RPG MS Saga: A New Dawn has gone gold. Follow a storyline exclusive to this game, where a young man named Tristan who lives in a distant future hopes to use Mobile Suits to avenge a terrible war crime.

Halo 2 is set to explode onto PCs exclusively for Windows Vista. Halo 2 for Windows Vista will be developed by a dedicated Microsoft Game Studios team in partnership with Bungie Studios, and will include the original game, as well as the multiplayer map pack.

Got Game Entertainment and Merscom today announced that WWII Tank Commander, a non-stop military action game for the PC, will begin arriving this weekend in game retailers across North America. Developed by Sylum Entertainment, WWII Tank Commander features an easy to pick-up-and-play style.