According to the UK division of online retailer Amazon, 3DRealms' long overdue FPS Duke Nukem Forever has a ship date of December 2, 2005. This of course has to be taken with a big grain of salt as nothing official has been announced, the product listing also states that "release dates are subject to change," and being the case with DNF, that's an understatement.

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from the Microsoft X360 launch titles that are being presented:

• Amped 3
• Elder Srolls 4 Oblivion
• NBA 2K6
• NHL 2K6
• Top Spin 2

id Software's newest chapter in the legendary "Wolfenstein" series will deliver players deep behind the enemy lines of a war-torn Germany, where Nazi experiments with technology and the supernatural threaten to turn the tide of World War II. Utilizing a revolutionary new graphics technology targeted specifically at next-generation hardware, this new "Wolfenstein" experience will draw players into a world of unmatched exploration, action and espionage.

Paradox Interactive announced today the PC game Diplomacy has shipped to stores across North America, with Europe to follow later in October and November.

Mass Effect is a science fiction action-RPG created by BioWare Corp, previousky nown for Jade Empire, Kotor, Nebverwinter nights. Mass Effect will deliver an immersive story driven gameplay experience with stunning visual fidelity.

Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of Halo, the upcoming feature film based on Microsoft’s video game from Bungie Studios.

Gun will be a GTA-style game, set in the West in the 1880s, in cities such as Dodge City and New Mexico's Las Vegas. The murderous 'Dodge City Gang' has been on a rampage and you seek revenge, hunting them down between Indians and Mexican pistoleros. Main mode of transportation is any horse you can find or steal, and of course, Gun will include high speed "horse" pursuits.

Today Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 (working title), the next masterpiece in the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 will be available in Spring 2006 for current and next generation consoles as well as for PC.

Set atop the smoldering ruins of a fictional United States torn apart by civil war, Shattered Union is an action-packed strategy game for console and PC. Gamers will play through an exciting single player campaign to reunite the country by force, or online in one-on-one matches.

Midway today announced that Blitz: The League has gone gold and will tackle stores nationwide October 17, 2005. Blitz: The League exposes the harsh realism and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league. Blitz: The League goes behind the glitz and glamour of the game through a revolutionary campaign mode that explores the on-field violence, off-field fallout and front-office politics of professional football.