UK trade magazine MCV claims to have received word from an insider that Activision snagged the rights to develop a game based on DreamWorks Studios' upcoming The Transformers animated movie. Given the trackrecord of the two companies, Shrek 2, Madagascar, A Shark's Tale, and various other titles, this might not be too far fetched. The source said "Activision picked up the rights to Transformers last year and has already set a top US studio to work on the project," but Activision refuses to comment on rumors.

Koei's Samurai Warriors 2 is not a major change since its predecessor although the beat'em will feature several changes compared to the original. You will be able to select from 20 characters each offering different ways of fighting, no load times when the action changes from interior to exterior battles, and new combo configurations and better special attacks.

In Knights of the Temple 2 players will join the ultimate battle of Paul de Raque, Grand Master of the Order of the Temple and hero of the first game, and the forces of Hell. Playlogic has released the first patch and fixes various bugs & game crashes, fixes, multiplayer problems, dead end possibilities and more ...

Ascaron has released the first patch for its trading/strategy game Tortuga: Pirates of the New World (distributed by Encore as Pirate Hunter in North America). This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and fixes a copy protection problem where the game refuses to start on certain machines with Windows XP and Service Pack 2 installed (thanks Patches).

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of over 30 vehicles, including tanks, helicopters and fast attack vehicles, to engage in major conflicts in some of the largest online battles.

THQ and Relic Entertainment take explosive World War II combat to the next generation in an all new 3rd Person Action Game. Combining intense squad-based combat and easy to use strategic gameplay elements, The Outfit takes players behind enemy lines, battling the Nazi War Machine through a variety of combat missions.

BattleGoat Studios is pleased to announce that their critically acclaimed PC Strategy Game Supreme Ruler 2010 is now available for sale by digital download, and as part of the launch BattleGoat is giving a limited-time promotional code for a $10 discount off each order.

Minions of Mirth is an open-source "Massively Single Player" RPG with 15 character careers from 3 character archetypes, multiclass characters with primary, secondary, and tertiary class, 8 playable character races, 16 incredible zones to explore, hundreds of spells and PLENTY more. Prairie Games has released v1.02 patch, available through thr auto updater, fixing various bugs and implementing various balance tweaks.

Earlier this year we reported that EALA was already working on the next installment in the MoH franchise for nearly six months. The new title will be a Band of Brothers (or Brothers in Arms) type title, but more importantly, it was mentioned that Airborne would be a PS3 launch title. LAter on it was also revealed to be coming to Xbox 360, and now word is spreading that various Pc oriented print magazine are having cover articles that MoH Airborne is also coming to the PC, preliminary retail listings have it scheduled for November 2006.

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. The sequel is a true evolution for the series, with rethought fundamentals and exciting new changes.