Developed by MadMinute Games, Take Command: 2nd Manassas explores the titular 1862 battle of the American Civil War, which proved to be the pivotal engagement of the Northern Virginia Campaign.

EA announced today that Oscar De La Hoya will serve as cover athlete and spokesman for Fight Night Round 3. Olympic gold medalist, former WBC & WBA super welterweight champion, WBC welterweight and super lightweight champion, De La Hoya is recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

Namco and Bandai Games today announced that the integration of their two companies is now complete. The two companies are now officially known as Namco Bandia Games America Inc. in North America. The company now operates out of the Santa Clara, California facility, formerly held by Namco.

Travel throughout the United States, Canada and exotic Africa to lock your sights on the prey of a lifetime. Unique action-packed missions will get your quarry running and your heart pumping. In 2005, Arush the game's publisher/financier, went into recievership along with its parent company Hip Interactive, so the future of the game looks rather bleak.

Naughty America today announced a contractual arrangement with online identity verification service Sentry, to provide identity and background verification for its newly announced MMO, Naughty America: The Game. This is the first such arrangement for Sentry in the world of online gaming.

Smiling Gator Productions announced today that it has shut down and its Source powered title Twilight War is cancellened. "Unfortunately, the end of 2005 is also the end of SGP. Our committed funds have run dry and we were not successful in the hunt for additional investment. The websites and email will be disabled in the coming days, so this is our last announcement before we shut down for good. "

Funcom announced today that it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Aspyr Media to publish Dreamfall: The Longest Journey in North America.

Blizzard has released a new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.0 patch is for the European editions of the game and adds the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj dungeons, a Linked Auction House system, multiple battleground queues, soul shards bags, a Raid Calendar system, and a slew of gameplay & ba;ance tweaks, bug & crash fixes, etc.

Halo Zero is a free (french) fan made 2D action game based on Bungie and Halo FPS. Set on the same planet as the official Halo novel The Fall of Reach and you to play as Master Chief, ducking, jumping, switching and picking up weapons, on your way to blast all that is Covenant out of the way. This v1.8.5 patch addresses various multiplayer issues.

Capcom today announced DMC 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition for the PS2 will join Sony's "Greatest Hits" collection. Featuring a redesigned package, the special edition will feature a horde of additional content, new options and an additional playable character.