Cyanide and Focus are pleased to announce that Wintersport Pro 2006, aka Winter Challenge, has reached the Gold Master stage. Wintersport Pro 2006 is based on the upcoming Olympic Wintersports in Torino, and will feature 16 disciplines (skiing, bobsled, skijumping etc.) and over 700 athletes from 29 countries, as well as multiplayer.

Matrix Games and Playnet/Cornered Rat Software are pleased to announce a 14 day free trial of Battleground Europe. Experience the thrill of realistic World War II combat, complete with air, sea, and land units. This two week offer comes with no obligation to purchase, so come join the virtual battlefield and starts Friday Jan, 27th at 1700ET.

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War will challenge players to develop their high-flying reputations while facing off against rival pilots in white-knuckled dog fights. Read more for details and screens ...

Epic Games announced it is looking to bolster its technology team to manage its exponential growth in the engine licensing business. Epic is creating a new position for Lead Engine Programmer, which will head the Unreal Engine team.

Square Enix is working on a new expansion pack for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI which will introduce new maps, monsters as well as several new classes such as the much anticpated Blue Mage. Read more for some new screens ...

After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own. Play your cards right and you could even be running everything as the next, and most powerful, Don.

SunAge is an RTS game developed by vertex4, where the player can experience 3 different races with each there arsenal of units, buildings and upgrades. The game is taking place in a futuristic setting across 2 different worlds, ranging from a lush alien planet to desolate wastelands, and industrial cities.

Lighthouse Interactive and developer Third Wave Games today announced that their mech shooter War World: Tactical Combat, has reached gold status and will begin shipping throughout Europe on February 17th, 2006. War World is the battleground where ancient enemies must settle age old conflicts through clashes of mechanized warriors in a unique combination of all-out action and active strategy.

Control the fate of the galaxy in LucasArts' RTS game Star Wars: Empire at War. Set a few years before the events of Episode IV: A New Hope, the game will let players rewrite history as well as experience the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the creation of the Rebel Alliance, and Darth Vader's rise to power.

IncaGold is pleased to announce the signing of Meteor Blade for its mass-market PC brand from leading Taiwanese developer, Interserv. IncaGold has acquired the world-wide rights outside of Taiwan, China and Hong Kong.