Nintendo has acquired 80% of the shares in development studio Monolith, previously owned by Namco Bandai, which still retains a 16% stake. Currently employing 110 people, Monolith was founded in 1999 and is best known for Baten Kaitos and Xenosaga franchises, not to be confused with F.E.A.R / Condemned's Monolith Productions. With this acquisition Nintendo secures exclusivity on its upcoming Wii title, Disaster: Day of Crisis.

With an ultra-realistic 3D engine, Power Play Pool thrusts players into the highly-skilful world of championship pool. Utilising a super-quick 3D view point, players can view the gaming table from any aspect ensuring fantastic shots and allowing players to examine any angle to get out of snookers.

The non-linear plot of Officers preserves the established facts of the origins of WWII and allows gamers to lead any of three sides to victory: USSR, Germany and Allies (GB and USA). The game recreates the real structures of all participants' armies, using the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques.

Infernal is a 3rd person action adventure that is set in a present day scenario, with stunning environments and strong characters. The story relates to the eternal conflict between good and evil, confronted in supernatural intelligence agencies.

DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road is set to be the most diverse and exhilarating off-road racing experience ever with sensational gravel, mud and dirt events the world over.

Diesel Games, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GenAudio, Inc. to develop Deprived, a first person video game showcasing the breakthrough 4D sound technology known as AstoundSound.

Windows Vista gamers will be able to experience the epic story of "Halo 2" as Master Chief delves further into the mystery of the Covenant in the aftermath of Halo's destruction. What he discovers will soon threaten the fate not only of Earth, but of the Universe itself.

This coming Sunday, Xbox 360 Elite, will hit retail shelves in North America. Shellacked in black with metallic detail, the ultimate console features a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, HDMI and component cables, Xbox LIVE headset, and an X360 wireless controller.

Capcom is pleased to announce that the latest iteration of the Ace Attorney series, Ace Attorney 4, has shipped over 500,000 units in just one week since its release on April 12th.

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:

• Anno 1701 [NDS] - Trailer #2
• Combat Mission: Shock Force - Trailer #4
• Code Lyoko [NDS/Wii] - Trailer #4
• Eternal Sonata [X360] - Trailer #2
• The Adventures of Darwin [PS2] - Trailer
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