SNK announced The King of Fighters 2006, previously known as Maximum Impact 2, an original 3D fighting game designed specifically for home consoles, and produced by noted artist and designer, Falcoon.

Another Wednesday, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires (X360/PS2)
• Keepsake (PC)
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A study by the ESRB measuring parental awareness and use of the ratings for computer and video games indicates that 83% of American parents of children who play video games are aware of the ESRB ratings, and 74% use them regularly when buying games for their families.

In less than a year the world of Strugatsky brothers' bestseller "Inhabited Island" will shake the gaming community in explosive turn-based strategy by Wargaming.net and Akella.

Legendo Entertainment announced its new platform action title for the PC, Legendo's Dracula Twins. Poor old Count Dracula has been kidnapped by a wicked inventor - the dreadful Dr. Lifelust – who wants to live forever and plans to use vampire blood to create an elixir of life!

Paradox Interactive's Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy, characterized by immense depth and historical content that charge its challenging gameplay with incredible replayability value.

Deep Silver and Monte Cristo announced today that Digital Reality's RTS has gone gold in Germany. War on Terror is a modern combat RTS game, set against the background of today's greatest threat to world peace – terrorism! Forces clash in believable scenarios, set within real locations across the globe.

Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner' is an action-freesports game for PC, the first freeride snowboarding game inspired by Alaska's impressive peaks, presented in a unique 3D cel-shaded graphical style. This demo allows you to check out a limited area of the 64 square kilometer mountain.

In Broken Sword: The Angel of Death, gamers once again take the role of unwitting hero George Stobbart as he investigates dark secrets from a long-forgotten history.

Myelin Media today announced that its Texas Hold 'Em game, Stacked with Daniel Negreanu will feature interoperability between the PS2 and PSP, allowing you to play continue a single-player game, or multiplayer, cross-platform.