Matrix Games released a new patch for its tactical war game, Flashpoint Germany. This update brings your retail game to v1.10 and includes new features, improvements to existing features, and a host of minor fixes including improvements to LAN and PBEM play.

Urban Chaos: Riot Response, previously known as Zero Tolerance, is a high velocity, first person shooter where the player confronts real terror in an American city.

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar will allow players to forge heroic legacies in the War for Middle-Earth. Gamers will experience an evolving persistent recreation of Tolkien's world-renowned fantasy realm where they can establish their unique reputations, and discover and wield legendary weapons in strategic battles, while adventuring solo or in Fellowships.

Mix all the intensity of classic pinball with the sights, sounds and savagery of war and what do you get? Odama – the first pinball game that throws you into the midst of mighty clashes between armies on boards laid out like chaotic battlefields.

According to EA Poland Lionhead's Black & White 2 will be getting an addon under the title of God Wars. The premise of the expansion is that the Aztec nations have summoned a new deity and once again you have to prove you are the most powerful god. Apart from new creatures and 4 new miracles, Lionhead is also working on a new A.I. system which will lead units during the battles. In total the addon will sport six new challenges, two new tribes/army's, and plenty more (thanks VE3D). All of this is of course unconfirmed, so digest with caution.

iEntertainment Network announced today that its MMORPG Legend of Mir 3 has been launched in Open Beta on IENT's gaming service. Mir 3 provides great gaming fun for online players with over 40 maps, 15 extended Quests with over 100 stages, and continuing Daily Quests.

After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own, and become Don. EA's Creative Director for Gameplay/Player Mechanics/Scoring & Rewards Mike Olsen tells us more about the weapons in The Godfather.

Ubisoft announced that it will unleash Catz, the first kitten simulation game to be available exclusively for GBA, letting owners name, train and play with adorable kittens.

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 :

• AND 1 Streetball [PS2/Xbox] - Dev Diary #2
• The Chronicles of Spellborn - Trailer #3
• Company of Heroes - Demo Movie
• Driver Parallel Lines [PS2/Xbox] - Car Chases Trailer
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Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released the manual version of the v1.05 which adds a new map, ESO Power Rating, balance tweaks, crash & bug fixes, multiplayer enhancements and more...