XSEED announced today that its RPG Wild Arms 4 will ship to North American outlets January 1, 2006. Wild Arms 4 follows the journey of four teenagers as they reshape the future of Filgaia, featuring a new cast of characters, an original storyline, and a new strategic battle system, it appeals to new players of the series while fans will instantly recognize the mainstays of the Wild Arms world of Filgaia.

SEGA of America today announced the release of two combo packs, Sonic Mega Collection Plus paired with Super Monkey Ball Deluxe and Sonic Heroes packaged with Super Monkey Ball Deluxe -- both exclusively for the Xbox. These two-in-one combo packs combine several of Sega's most popular franchises into two great family friendly packs of fun in time for the holidays.

Set within Capcom's Final Fight universe, this mission-based action game calls for players to use their street smarts and powerful fighting skills to survive the back alleys of Metro City. Classic Capcom fighting action, expansive 3D environments, and diverse gameplay await those when Final Fight: Streetwise is released this winter.

ALTAR games, Black Element Software and Bohemia Interactive Studio, three independent game developers, announced the creation of the Independent DEvelopers Association today. The point of the association is to give indie developers a better change to compete with big publishers by combining resources.

A few months back at the Xbox Summit 2005 Namco revealed that it is working on a new soccer title for the Xbox 360. Love Football is being endorsed by Japanese soccer star Tsuneyoshi Miyamoto, who has lend his likeness to the game, as well as being featured on the cover. Love football will feature story mode, online play, and real life 60 teams to choose from. Love Football is scheduled for a spring release in Japan.

Square Enix today announced the third annual fan festival for Final Fantasy XI. The event will feature major announcements and developer panels and offer gamers the first chance to play the new expansion Treasure of Aht Urhgan. The FF XI fstival will take place March 9- 11, 2006, Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. More information about the event can be found at the official FFXI Festival website.

Lucy Fleetfoot is a secret agent for Secret Operations League ("SOL"), whose mission it is to rescue stolen Pokémon from an evil organization known as the "Phobos Battalion." In story mode, the player's goal is to stop the Phobos Battalion and to discover why it is stealing Pokémon.

THQ and Massive Incorporated today announced plans to bring THQ video game titles to Massive's dynamic in-game advertising network.

Adrenalin is a game that successfully blends the genres of thrilling adrenalin-pumping racing and an economic management sim. The aim of a player is to not only become the fastest driver around, but to be a talented manager as well.

Takeda 2 is a game of epic Samurai action, set in 16th century feudal Japan. Takeda 2 puts the player in the role of Daimyo, a feudal lord fighting for the title of Shogun, supreme military commander. Magitech has released a demo featuring one battle in three campaigns (Takeda, Oda and Nageo).