IncaGold announced the return of the flagship football management brand Tactical Manager. 2006 will see releases of "Tactical Manager 2006" in March, "Tactical Manager: International Championship 2006" in May and "Tactical Manager 2006/2007 Season" in September.

EA today announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II will make its exclusive console debut when it ships in Summer 2006 on the Xbox 360, and will be the first game in the series that will be playable over Xbox LIVE. Players will be able to challenge friends online and engage in intense, action-packed real-time battles.

In Gods and Heroes, players become classic heroes of the ancient world, born of immortal blood. As a scion of the gods, each player will have the opportunity to pursue his destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth.

Digital Jesters has released a new patch for Cyanide's strategy game Chaos League: Sudden Death. This update brings your English, French or German retail game to v2.03, and adds multiplayer, management, UI optimizations and various fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Rising Star Games continues to bolster its 2006 line-up with the announcement it will publish 'Harvest Moon DS' for Nintendo DS and 'Harvest Moon Magical Melody' for GameCube across PAL territories this Spring.

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v2.0 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

berSoldier is a high-tech first-person 3D shooter, which takes place in an alternate universe where the fascist Germany won in the Second World War. A soldier of the German Resistance, Karl Stolz, turns out to be involved in the deadly play of mysterious powers, and at stake is control over the entire world. Check out the freshly launched Ubersoldier website, or read more for new screens ...

In Tycoon City: New York, players become moguls by constructing and customizing hundreds of businesses and famous landmarks anywhere and anyway they want in a bustling simulation of New York City. Atari has released a whopping 626mb German/English demo, allowing you to check a small District of New York, Greenwich Village.

NOTE: Some people seem to be getting an error code 6001, which has nothing to do with the demo, it's a Windows Installshield problem. The demo/download itself works fine.

TimeShift is an innovative FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes, is in development by Saber Interactive. TimeShift will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.

Commandos Strike Force takes you right into the heart of the action from a first person perspective. Take control of the three members of the 'Strike Force' unit, each with their own play style. However, it is up to you how you execute plans of attack by combining the Commandos' unique skills.