Auran Games announced that the prize pool for “Fury Challenge” has now officially topped $2 million dollars. The Open Beta event for its Player versus Player MMO has been extended to Oct. 7.

Matrix Games and Hussar Games announced that they are hard at work on Napoleon in Italy, a hex-based strategy gaming set in the Napoleonic era that will soon be forming up and swiftly marching towards gamers.

Galactic Dream: Rage of War it's a 3D strategy game in real time in which you gather resources, build facilities in space and train star-ships with the final purpose of decimating your enemies.

Clive Barker's Jericho is a squad-based horror FPS devised by the master mythmaker, novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. The Jericho Team is a seven-man strike force that protects government interests from paranormal threats. Kicking off a new series on the Jericho squad members is sniper Lieutenant Abigail Black, who has a telekinetic ability.

Obsidian is working on a Neverwinter Nights 2 expansion pack, Mask of The Betrayer, featuring a new campaign set in the Forgotten Realms, in addition to new monsters, weapons, powers and plenty of quests. At a recent community event, Obsidian revealed the NWN2 expansion has gone gold.

Silverfall is a fantasy-style RPG set in a fantasy world of magic, machines and mayhem, the choices you make during the game take you along the path of nature or technology. The addon features an updated engine sporting better gfx and performance, two new races, over 50 new pieces of armor, 42 new weapons, 20 new maps, and optimized multiplayer.

Helldorado, sequel of the Wild West tactical action strategy game Desperados 2: Cooper’s Revenge, continues where Cooper’s Revenge left off and gives you the chance to answer some of the mysterious questions left open, as well as giving new players a well-balanced and self-contained story.

Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg is the new grand strategy masterpiece, adding tons of new features including many player submitted suggestions. This v1.07 patch features even more advanced AI, bug fixes and better Windows Vista support.

Times Online is reporting that rally racing legend Colin McRae, 39, star of Codemasters' racing franchise, has died in a helicopter crash today, together with his 5-year-old son Johnny, another adult and another child. According to a police statement, the crash occurred around 1610 BST on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Jerviswood, east of Lanark. McRae's agent confirmed that McRae had been piloting the helicopter himself. According to friends, McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board.

Combining its humorous adventure roots with an epic storyline and immersive gameplay, R&C Future: Tools of Destruction draws players into a vast, new galaxy, with bustling cities, gigantic enemies and giant boss battles. While the downloadable demo will be available Oct. 4, you can already pre-order the game at GameStop (for $5) and get a one-level demo disc.