Blizzard today announced that its subscription based MMORPG World of Warcraft has officially launched in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Players in these territories can now purchase the game at retail or download it, create their accounts, and then log on to experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft(R) series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment.

Taito's Exit is a puzzle game on the PSP, currently only scheduled for release in Japan end of the year. In Exit you assume the role of Mr. Esc, a masked individual tasked with entering and exiting buildings and rescuing other people under a timelimit, avoiding various traps and solving puzzles. While the game is mostly comprised of cartoonish 2D graphics, the character s models are 3D.

TransGaming Technologies today announced the availability of its Linux gaming portability product Cedega 5.0. Its broad range of new and improved features boosts game graphics and delivers greater levels of usability, specifically meeting the demands of the established gaming market, and opening doors to bring more gamers to the Linux platform.

EA announced today that its PSP exclusive The Lord of the Rings: Tactics has shipped to retailers nationwide. The Lord of the Rings: Tactics puts players in the universe of Middle-earth from the books and films and allows them to lead the Fellowship or take control of the forces of Shadow.

Dutch publisher Lighthouse Interactive today announced that it has acquired the pan-European rights for the PC game Loco Mania in a deal with Czech developer 7FX. The agreement will give Lighthouse Interactive publishing rights for all European territories, as well as Turkey and Australia/NZ.

Already revealed back in August, developer Sirius Games, formerly known as Media Mobsters, today released more Paradise City details. In Paradise City, the player takes on the role of a young ambitious gangster with the single goal of becoming the most successful and influential criminal in the entire city.

Titan Quest is an action role-playing game set in the ancient mythical worlds of Greece and Egypt. With an arsenal of more than a thousand pieces of unique and legendary equipment, players will have to overcome terrifying monsters and mythical beasts in their quest to save humankind from the Titans.

Saddle up for the ride of a lifetime! Activision's action game GUN has shipped to retailers nationwide. Developed by Neversoft Entertainment, GUN puts players in the role of Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger who straddles the line between good and evil as he makes his way through the untamed West of the late-1800s where greed, lust and brutality were a way of life.

An evolution in open world gaming, Saints Row provides an unprecedented amount of freedom to experience the game as the player sees fit. The game, based in the fictional urban surroundings of Still Water, is action adventure with its core as a third-person shooter.

Atari and Epic Games today announced that Atari has obtained the rights to use the Unreal Engine 3 and tools for games on next-generation platforms in a multiple-licensing agreement.