Nintendo announced today that Metroid Prime Pinball will bring all the bumping, flipping and tilting of a real pinball table to a portable video game system on Oct. 24, and will include the Nintendo DS Rumble Pak, which delivers vibrations of various intensity and duration to immerse the player in a realistic pinball experience.

The epic battle to save humankind rages on the PSP with the release of X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, featuring four additional playable characters, new environments, 9 exclusive missions and groundbreaking multiplayer modes that allow up to four players to compete both online and offline utilizing the system's wireless technology.

While the storyline of Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None follows 10 strangers who are invited to a lavish island only to be accused of murder, players assume the role of a new 11th character, Patrick Narracott the boatman who takes guests to the island. The player must reveal the killer before becoming a victim.

BattleBorne Entertainment and South Peak Interactive introduce Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers, a third-person action game set during World War II, beginning with the D-Day invasion of France when paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines ahead of the Normandy landings to support the Allied assault on Germany’s Fortress Europe.

10Tacle Studios announced today that it has acquired the majority of shares in the Belgian development studio elseWhere Entertainment and thus founds 10Tacle Studios Belgium. Yves Grolet’s team made up of 22 members became known due to their work on the PC game Outcast which made history thanks to an innovative technical approach and a completely new and exciting gameplay concept.

NCSoft North America announces that City of Villains has reached gold master status and will appear on retailers' shelves in North America at the end of the month. NCsoft also confirmed that customers who purchased and registered their City of Villains pre-order boxes will receive a two-day head start for game play.

Namco today announced that Dig Dug Digging Strike has shipped to stores for the Nintendo DS. A 3D dual screen adventure that reinvents the arcade classic, Dig Dug Digging Strike features more than 80 areas, wireless multiplayer action, unique weapons and an array of enemies both old and new.

Lighthouse Interactive today announced that it has acquired the pan-European rights for the PC game War World: Tactical Combat in a deal with Australian developer Third Wave Games. The agreement will give Lighthouse Interactive publishing rights for all European territories and Russia, as well as Turkey and Australia/NZ.

2K Games and FIRAXIS Games, the world renowned video game developer, today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization IV for PC has gone gold and is off to manufacturing. Sid Meier's Civilization IV will ship to North American retail stores on October 25th.

EA announced today that it has signed a co-publishing agreement with Namco for the PAL version of Pac-Man World 3. The latest iteration of the classic series will be available for the PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC and PSP in early 2006. Read more for details and 53 screens ...