Sonic and The Secret Rings stars the Blue dude with the ‘tude on his first solo adventure since the original Sonic The Hedgehog in '91. This intense and exciting action game combines high-speed action with easy to play controls to offer a brand new experience!

Only operational for about three years, EA confirmed today that it will be closing down its Japanese development studio as part of a consolidation, and instead will focus on working with external Japanese developers. The studio's three titles still under development, Theme Park DS, Sim City DS, and Dragon Zakura DS (based on a Japanese TV & Manga series), will continue until completion, after which it will close its doors.

TimeO follows the adventures of two die-hard New Yorkers who get trapped deep in the shadow world of a parallel New York.

Strategy First has signed the digital distribution rights for multiple casual games from Xing Interactive. Among the titles signed are The Dark Legions' which has sold over 100,000 units in retail alone, and Bubu Kong, which features franchise characters from the Super Nanat & the Alyssa series.

Currently only scheduled for Europe, The Show is an action RTS, with a story that catapults the player into fantastic, gripping futuristic scenario. The easy-to-use intuitive resource system of The Show allows for fast, action-packed battles.

PopCap Games announced that it has hired former Xbox Live Arcade GM Greg Canessa as its new Vice President, video game platforms. Mr. Canessa will be extending PopCap's puzzle, word and simple action games on new and existing video game platforms, including consoles, handhelds, and related online gaming services.

Sporting various new features, and a new graphics engine, Arena Wars Reloaded is an action strategy game focusing once again on fast-paced RTS action and multiplayer mayhem.

K2 Network's Sword of the New World is modeled after Europe’s exploration of the New World, allowing players to create and simultaneously control a family of characters utilizing the excusive Multiple Character Control system.

id Software has released a new Win32/Linux Quake 4 v1.4 BETA patch, adding a host of features such as: refined hitboxes, optimized sound and network code, configurable fps caps, weapon balancing, server direct autodownloading, addonpak fixes, but most importantly a new spectator support to Quake 4, Q4TV.

9Dragons is an authentic martial arts MMO set in ancient China, where you, through training and quests, reach your destiny as a master of the martial arts. Acclaim launched the Open Beta testing for 9Dragons, and while European distributor Persistent Worlds recently closed shop, Acclaim will begin providing service for 9Dragons in Europe on a dedicated European server.