49 Games announced today that its latest iteration in the Skispringen franchise has gone gold for PS2 and PC. Featuring 41 ski jump ramps including Worldcup venues, you can either compete or be a coach in one of three difficulties or management mode. After a hard working day you can also relax with the integrated Quiz Games with over 500 topic-referred questions. RTL Skispringen 2006 will be in German stores Novembver 17.

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

• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One [PS2/Xbox] - Launch Trailer
• The Godfather - Rackets Trailer
• Hard Truck: Apocalypse - Trailer #2
• The Movies - Gundertaker Trailer #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Electronic Arts Japan, Star Wars Galaxies distributor in Japan, announced today that it is seizing support for LucasArts/SOE's Star Wars themed MMO. European and North American servers remain unaffected so Japanese gamers who which to continue their quest will get a chance to transfer their account. Tomorrow the 3rd SWG expansion pack, Trials of Obi-Wan, is making its debut in North America.

Space Invaders Evolution inaugurates the Evolution brand, a sister to the Revolution series on the Nintendo DS. Space Invaders Evolution marks Rising Star's first step onto the PSP and will blaze a trail for daring innovation that future Evolution titles will aim to follow.

EA and Warner Bros. announced that the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has gone gold. Harry is mysteriously selected as the fourth competitor in the dangerous Triwizard Tournament. Each contestant in this international competition must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescue friends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate the twisting mysteries of a vast, dangerous maze.

It’s that time of year again--the time of year where basketball courts around the nation are filled with excitement, slam dunks, unbelievable athletes, Cinderella stories, and championship dreams. Nothing captivates the nation like the NCAA Basketball Tournament and no other game captures the collegiate atmosphere and energy like College Hoops 2K6.

It was already rumored a few weeks back but Take 2 today confirmed that Bethesda's next-gen PRG will not be released this year. In its revised revenue and earnings guidance for fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2006, Take 2 confirmed not only that GTA: Liberty City Stories is delayed in Europe due to unexpected delays in final product testing and submission, but also that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PC and Xbox 360 has been postponed from the Q1 to Q2 2006, which means not before February 2006. In the subsequent conference call Take 2 said that the delay was due to the fact that Bethesda needed more time to work on the title.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Scratches is a gripping first-person mystery adventure game that will keep the players glued to their monitors, with its story full of breathtaking twists and surprises, until the final shocking revelation. Right in time for Halloween, Nucleosys has released a demo which will lwet you exploire around 8 rooms, strike up conversation with various characters, read interesting information in order to solve one puzzle.

AGEIA Technologies today announced that German game developer FAKT Software will be leveraging the full power of the AGEIA PhysX processor for its upcoming Crazy Machines II and implement comprehensive physics dynamics.