Sphere II is a new massively multiplayer online role-play game based on the opposition of two races – vampires and humans. The vast game universe includes numerous areas where players will encounter both fantasy monsters and technological golems, the heritage of ancient civilizations.

SEGA announced its new PSP exclusive Sonic Rivals, a head-to-head competition between Sonic and his top rivals. Rip through tracks in some high-spirited single player and wireless multiplayer action against friends as Sonic returns in a whole new racing-platformer with classic 2D gameplay in true 3D environments for gamers on the go.

Yakuza (known in Japan as Ryu Ga Gotoku) is a thrilling, PS2 exclusive, action-adventure game created by producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and award-winning novelist Seishu Hase, taking players deep into the world of Japan's infamous underground organization.

Grotesque is a new adventure/rpg from German developer Silent Dreams, and promises to be an original blend of traditional fantasy RPG (like Gothic, Fable, Baldur's Gate, Planescape Torment) and sarcastic humor with adventure elements along the lines of Monkey Island.

Quest Online, Inc. has announced its entry into the industry with a new upcoming MMORPG title called Crusade. Created by David Allen, creator of "Mordor", "Demise", and the original design of "Horizons", Crusade promises to be a major fantasy-based playing experience in the ever-expanding online marketplace.

Check out the following new screens from Atari's Pre-E3 2006 lineup:

• Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation (X360/PC)
• Arthur and the Minimoys (GBA/NDS/PSP/PS2/PC)
• Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics (PSP)
• Hot PXL (PSP)
• Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC)
• Super DBZ (PS2)
• Test Drive Unlimited (X360/PC)

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation [X360/PC] - Trailer
• Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Trailer #4
• Pirates of the Burning Sea - E3 2006 Trailer
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Trailer
• Rush for Berlin - Trailer #5
• Titan Quest - Trailer #3
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In Emergency 4 you can either play the 20 mission campaign or choose to try the randomly generated missions. Emergency 4 features realistic physics (walls collapsing, fire spreading), simplified controls, as well as a multiplayer mode. This patch will bring your French/German retail game to v1.2 and makes gameplay tweaks, fixes bugs & crashes and a few other issues...

Earlier today Xbox.com and Microsoft's online multiplayer service Xbox Live were down for maintenance and a possible upgrade. Now that the downtime is over, Microsoft introduces us to its newest features, My Xbox Message Center, which allows you to send msg's to other Xbox Live members via your PC.

Another day, 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:

• Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (PC)
• Seed (PC)
• Gallop Racer 2006 (PS2)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details...