Microsoft Corp. announced that it is adopting more stringent controls for registering legitimate copies of its flagship Windows operating system in an effort to curtail piracy of its products worldwide. Read more for details ...

City Interactive is working on a sequel to ita budget shooter Battlestrike: Road to Berlin. The Siege is scheduled for this release in Europe coming August and will give players another 12 new missions in which you once again will take up arms against Nazis. This time around you will not only switch between battle tanks, airplanes or act as a sniper, but also get thrown in naval battles and be positioned on ships.

HBO Video will be releasing some of its programming in the PSP format, announcing Tuesday that it will put out six of its programs on the mini-disc platform for Sony's PSP, starting with the first two seasons of the Da Ali G Show.

Universal has secured the movie rights to Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War. Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner will produce the feature adaptation.

NHL 2K6 continues its legacy with more control, more emotion and more detail than ever before. Puck fans take command of tape-to-tape passing, behind-the-net plays and precision give-and-go attacks. Players dominate the ice with NHL caliber goaltending, skating, checking and puck handling with the deeply enhanced animation system. Featuring all-new presentation elements, commentary and cut-scenes, NHL 2K6 is the ultimate hockey experience.

Matrix Games announced today that it has acquired the rights to the VASSAL Engine from Vassal Engineering and intends to improve and support it as a new platform for game publishing.

A bit earlier than expected Atari Europe has released a multi-language demo for Quantic Dreams action/adventure game Indigo Prophecy allowing you to check out the opening part of the game. A free-flowing game during which players can assume the role of multiple characters and experience the game from multiple viewpoints, Indigo Prophecy allows players' actions to affect the plot by offering a scenario driven interactive experience.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Project Gotham Racing 3 [X360] - Trailer #2
• Mojo Master - Trailer
• Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike [Xbox] - Badlands Trailer
• Makai Kingdom - Facilities Trailer
• Rainbow Six: Lockdown - Trailer #5
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Ninety-Nine Nights is a fantasy action game that mixes action game with strategy elements. You control a massive army that is challenged by hordes of enemies, in a multi-angle scenario, where you can assume the role of various characters and see the gameworld from totally different pints of view.

Buena Vista Games announced today that Disney’s Kim Possible 3: Team Possible and Disney’s That’s So Raven 2: Supernatural Style are now available at retail outlets nationwide. Exclusively for the GBA, Kim Possible 3 and That’s So Raven 2 take players on interactive adventures with their favorite stars of hit Disney Channel television shows.