SEGA today announced the 4th installment of the franchise, Medieval II: Total War, taking strategy genre to a whole new level with the most epic and cinematic 3D battles ever seen on PC.

In each mission of Faces of War, players will be leading a squad of 6 soldiers in a full 3D environment. Through the decisive European battles of World War II, they will be in command of Allied, Soviet and German troops. With innovative new in-game features, two battles will never be fought the same way. BEST WAY Director Dmitriy Morozov answers all our physics questions...

Codemasters announced today that it has secured distribution and operation across North America and Europe for NHN Games' MMORPG ArchLord, currently in open beta service in Korea.

Pursuit Force is a fast-paced arcade-action game, that fuses driving and combat mechanics to create a unique gaming experience for PSP. Pursuit Force follows the misadventures of a rookie Police Officer tracking down five criminal gangs across an entire fictional state in America.

Massive Incorporated and Steel Monkeys today announced a strategic partnership to deliver dynamic advertising to 2 Days to Vegas. A story driven 3rd person action-adventure game, 2 Days To Vegas, is crammed full of car chases, shootouts and unexpected twists, set in several major cities across the USA and takes place during an intense 48 hour period.

Micro Application and Lexis Numérique, known for Missing, are pleased to announce the signing of a European contract for Experience112, a PC adventure game that pushes back the boundaries of the genre, designed by Nicolas Delaye in collaboration with Eric Viennot.

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 :

• Grandia III [PS2] - Save Alphina Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - Dogfight Trailer
• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailerpack
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Well almost... Sony Online has announced that it will give new Planetside, SOE's MMOFPS, players the chance to play for free for a period of 12 months. Essentially, new players will be able to have access to any part of the game but will have limitations on the BattleRank, which affects the diversity of their arsenal. The UI will also get an overhaul to make it easier for newcommers and plenty of new items and weapon variants are getting added. Expected launch, February 14.

Tomb Raider: Legend revives the athletic, intelligent and entertaining adventurer who won the hearts and minds of gamers worldwide. Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment, allows gamers to experience tomb raiding as never before.

MotoGP 2006: URT takes the franchise to the next generation as the only official game of the MotoGP Championship on X360. MotoGP 2006 looks set to create a new definition of high speed for racing fans looking for the fastest thrills on the fastest console.