EA officially announced today that The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II has gone gold and will be on store shelves in North America on March 2, 2006.

While there has not yet been any announcement for Europe or North America, SEGA will be releasing Myst for the PSP in Japan on April 20, 2006. Myst for the PSP will feature both remastered cinematics and music.

Shortly after the North American version, Blizzard has now also released the European version of the new update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v1.9.4 update adds a new Guild Recruitment channel, and fixed a bug that could cause players to appear to be porting around in a small area.

Square Enix announced today that its PS2 exclusive RPG Grandia III has shipped to retailers nationwide. Grandia III follows the growth of an aspiring pilot, Yuki and the unexpected adventure that awaits him, drawing gamers into a wondrous world with an innovative battle system and uplifting story about the freedom in controlling one’s own destiny.

While already revealed some time ago, Ubisoft's PSP exclusive spy action game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials, which will offer a new and unique gaming experience with a storyline drawn from the series.

SEGA of America announced today that its highly destructive combat-racing title, Full Auto, has shipped nationwide to retailers. Full Auto is a next-generation, arcade-style combat-racer that combines weapon-equipped vehicles with highly detailed, fully destructible urban environments for fierce combat and reckless destruction.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline.

As promised, EA has released the new Battlefield 2 patch. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and addresses various exploits, bug fixes and mainly weapons/vehicle tweaks for better balancing. Read more for download links ...

Loco Mania is a simulation of a train dispatcher - a very important person who has control over a large railway network with many trains in it. The player controls switches and train directions with the intent to get the trains through the system as fast as possible.

Topware Interactive has acquired the exclusive rights to publish Xpand Rally in the North American market, and will be hitting the shelves in April of 2006 for only $19.99.