Strategy game developer Wargaming.net, known for its Massive Assault series, announced a merger deal with indie PC game developer Arise. The united company will operate one of the biggest game development studios in Eastern Europe.

The Axiom Corporation announces that the mining colony 'AF128' in orbit above Neutron Star PSR B1913+16 is now in full production. Inside the mine, pilots discover side-scrolling, omni-directional, 3D, physics-based job challenges that will push their piloting skills while dazzling their eyes.

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. This v1.63 patch version is for the European versions of Space Empires V.

TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage the latest graphics technology to create a unique action game experience. Sierra has released a multiplayer demo, allowing you to check out the totally revamped game.

Disciples III continues and improves upon the core concepts of the Disciples series. Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make the game richer and more interesting. The visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now the entire game environment and every individual unit is in full 3D.

GameTap announces that 2K Games’ Sid Meier’s Civilization IV has been selected as the 1,000th game added to the network’s library of current and classic console, arcade, PC and original titles.

MX vs. ATV Untamed features bigger, more populated outdoor open-world environments, an X-cross career mode showcasing all eight vehicles and the all-new EnduroCross mode pitting gamers against logs, rocks, mud-pits and more, and illustrating the full potential of the game's Rhythm Racing physics engine.

Medical News Today has published a research paper based on tests of 2,500 kids by psychology professor J. Ronald Gentile and his son Douglas Gentile, assistant professor of psychology and director of research for video game critic National Institute on Media and the Family. The document claims that frequently playing violent video games produces hostile actions and aggressive behaviors.

Crackpot Entertainment's Insecticide is a classically styled action adventure detective game bringing the look and feel of gritty gumshoe films into a futuristic city where insects have become the dominant race.

Halcyon's newly formed games division, headed by Halcyon CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson, as well as former Disney exec Peter Levin, revealed today that it is working on a new game based on the upcoming movie, "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins," both scheduled for summer 2009. Whether Arnold will star in the movie/game is not known at this point. Halcyon Games also has the first-look rights to the works for famed sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.