Codemasters announced today that the officially licensed American Idol video game, based on the hit series co-produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19TV, has shipped for Game Boy Advance and Playstation2. The American Idol video game lets players create a virtual representation of themselves to compete as “American Idol” contestants. Like the television show, players will be critiqued by “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. American Idol for Game Boy“ Advance has an MSRP of $29.99, American Idol for PlayStation2 has a MSRP of $39.99, additionally; it is also available on the PC.

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 :

• Metal Arms: Glitch In The System - Trailer
• Battlestar Galactica - Trailer
• Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Trailer
• Universal Combat - Trailer (5)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Cyan Worlds, Inc. today announced the upcoming release of the Uru: Ages Beyond MYST Original Soundtrack, the music accompaniment to the latest chapter in the multi-million selling MYST series.

We already mentioned this news a couple weeks ago but today RussoBit-M offcially announced the GoldenLand addon, 'Golden Land: Cold Skies.' Read more for details and the first screens ...

Set in Europe at the time of the migration of nations (about 200-450 AD), Against Rome takes the player to that part of the continent that has not yet succumbed to the Roman Empire. This vast territory, which the Romans disparagingly called barbaricum, is the home of numerous primitive nations. The player takes control over one of these barbarian tribes, who as a whole stood out for a pronounced lack of cultural achievements, combined with a ferocious belligerence... Check out some new screens below!

Take The Movies by storm. Dominate Tinsel town and live out your dreams. Build your own movie studio and make films to capture the world’s imagination. Start filming in the break-neck 1920s and rewrite history as you pioneer the great cinematic advances. Be the first to introduce talkies, colour, animation or computer-generated special effects. The Movies lets you get involved in the details of filmmaking. Pick the scripts you want to shoot, design and construct the sets and hire the director, the crew and the stars. Earlier today we had the Activision announcement, now we have some screens ...

EA has released a demo for their recently released sports/action title Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup. This demo features only the first (passing the Quaffle) of six training levels, but is still rather big in size due to the intro movie and an included 'making of' trailer (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

In 'Kao the Kangaroo 2' there are 7 fighting techniques to master, from boomerang throwing to devastating tail attacks, over 30 challenging enemies to overcome! No matter what it takes, you have to rescue all the animals that have been captured by an evil hunter and his wicked henchmen. So grab your boxing gloves, and get ready for action! Read more to check out some screens or download the polish demo (it's a platform game, you'll manage) ...

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes thrusts players into the stunning 3D world of espionage and stealth action created by celebrated producer, Hideo Kojima. Playing as legendary videogame hero, Solid Snake, gamers will infiltrate an Alaskan nuclear missile disposal facility occupied by a terrorist organization called FOXHOUND. Only in this game will players truly feel like they are in the heart of the action, as if every step taken leads them closer to danger. Read more for some new screens ...

Forgotten Hope Beta 0.5 is about 50% complete and features a huge number of planes, tanks and battleships - not only beautifully modelled, but also simulated in a very realistic way. To top it all off there is a choice of new maps as well. The FH Mod team has released a fan map pack featuring 9 new maps for all you Forgotten Hope/BF1942 fans out there. Read more for download links ...