Electronic Arts announced an agreement with Elevation Partners to acquire VG Holding Corp., the owner of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios, giving EA a strong competitive position in the action, adventure and role-playing game genres.

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. As announced, Activision has released a single-player demo featuring the Bog Rescue level.

Speedball 2 transforms the futuristic game setting with the help of state-of-the-art technology into a high-speed online sports spectacle. Offering international leagues, a large-scale ranking system and a virtual marketplace, Speedball 2 pulls all the registers of modern multiplayer gaming action.

3G Studios, Inc announced today that Drew Markham is no longer President of the Company’s Tahoe studio, and the position will remain open until a suitable candidate is located.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake. At a media press briefing Nintendo senior vice president George Harrison confirmed SSBB is getting delayed.

Originally developer by Italian outfit Pendulo Studios, Runaway 2: the Dream of the Turtle is an adventure game with 3D characters with a cartoon look, and is currently being ported to NDS by Cyanide Studios, known for Cycling Manager and Loki.

Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

EA's NFL Tour is a new NFL licensed video game where gamers will be able to embark on a fictional NFL road show. With real NFL players as teammates, players will travel across the country to play against each of the NFL teams in newly designed stadiums. As players defeat each of the NFL squads, they come one step closer to winning a NFL contract.

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 playable PC demo, allowing you to check out the totally revamped game.

What started out as a mod, Painkiller: Overdose will offer the gamer a completely new single player experience, including new levels, new weapons and new end bosses!