As if the StarForce copy protection isn't the center of enough controversy these days, the company decided to shamelessly promote the use of its anti-piracy application by ... linking to BitTorent to download a pirated game. Recently, Stardock's Galactic Civilizations II got attention because it doesn't use any protection but sells increasingly well, apart from a serial code required to receive free updates & patches. Apparently, StarForce feels threatened by this and, to seemingly prove copy protections are required, facilitates piracy by publicly spreading information where to download pirated games.

Major League Baseball 2K6 includes innovative features such as a new movement system and realistic player collisions on the infield and outfield. New broadcast elements include flashback replays, and a unique player morale system will unfold the drama like never before in a baseball video game.

While the existence of a sequel is not any secret, the newest GameInformer issue has the first screens and information on the much-anticipated God of War sequel. A specific release date has not been confirmed, but God of War II: Divine Retribution is currently expected at the end of the year. Once the new issue hits magazine stands, an official announcement should follow shortly ...

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a revolutionary real-time strategy game set in the renowned Warhammer world, featuring epic battles within massive landscapes, while offering an astounding level of detail, from a bird's eye view down to the insignias on a warrior's armor.

The sequel to the destruction racer is set to accelerate its way onto the PS2, Xbox, and PC in the nitrous charged form of FlatOut 2 this June, courtesy of Bugbear Entertainment and Empire Interactive, while Vivendi Universal Games will distribute the title in the U.S.

EA will celebrate the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with the launch of the event's only officially licensed videogame, 2006 FIFA World Cup. The videogame will ship on all platforms including Xbox 360 in April 2006 in anticipation of the real-world tournament which begins in June.

Valve lastest Steam Update has a few details on what to expect in the near future. Valve intends to implement The Friends system soon, allowing you to see when friends are online, and playing games, as well as chat with them. Valve is also planning on going back to some of the older Counter-Strike: Source maps and giving them an High Dynamic Range pass, starting with de_dust. Next week Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 will be released and playable on Steam, which is already available for preload.

Act of War: High Treason introduces new features and content to enhance and extend the overall experience. High Treason will expand into naval warfare with over a dozen different vessels, such as AEGIS cruisers, frigates, aircraft carriers and submarines. Less scripting, better AI and camera handling.

In an interview with Xbox365.com, Bethesda's PR guru Pete Hines revealed that it currently has 3 teams working on various projects. One team will be utilized to support the imminent TES IV: Oblivion launch with patches, updates and expasions, while another team is actively working on FallOut3, but most importantly, the third team has already started developing, albeit most likely VERY early stages, on The Elder Scrioll V. Of course no details to its content or platforms were revealed.

Egosoft has released an updated playable demo for its space-combat exploration game X³: REUNION. This demo walks you through key game concepts in a limited game universe. A small hotfix was released addressing a problem with a File Not Found error when you try to play the demo for a second time.