Former Eidos CEO Ian Livingstone and ex-Lionhead Studios' Steve Jackson have teamed up with veteran development consultants Bad Management to bring the classic Fighting Fantasy series of books to portable console platforms.

With its lastest firmware update Sony enabled PSP users to hook up to the PS3, and get playable PSOne games. The first batch of downloadable titles is now available on the PlayStation Store, each for a purchase price of $5.99. CoolBoarders, Crash Bandicoot, Hot Shots Golf 2, Syphon Filter, and Tekken 2 are now on offer, but original peripheral support and multiplayer modes will not function.

Last year, it was reported that Vin Diesel would be starring in "Hitman: The Movie," but according to Ain't it Cool, he is no longer on the project and has been replaced by Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant ("Seth Bullock"). Luc Besson signed on to co-produce, along with Chuck Gordon, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter. With a script penned by Swordfish's Skip Woods, the 20th Century Fox movie is tentatively scheduled for Fall 2007.

After two years of development Climax's Warhammer Online was cancelled after which Games Workshop granted its license to Mythic Entertainment. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an MMO game for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer.

Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has acquired the European publishing rights to Groove Games fast-paced sci-fi FPS game, WarPath for the PC. Developed by Digital Extremes, WarPath offers up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is an RPG taking the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war. Bioware has released the final v1.03 patch through the in-game updater, only for the English edition of the game, and requires you to have v1.02, and includes bug fixes, improvements and even some new features.

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 :

• Halo 3 [X360] - TV Ad Trailer
• Tortuga: Two Treasures - Trailer #3
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [X360] - Actions Trailer
• NCAA March Madness 07 [PS2/X360] - Trailer
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII [PSP] - Trailer
• Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific - Dev Diary #2
• Crysis - DirectX 10 Flythrough Trailer
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Auran's Fury is the ultimate competitive online RPG. It takes the best elements of an MMO - combat, advancement and teamwork - and blends them with the best elements of an FPS - instant action, fast pacing and diverse game types.

Ubisoft is giving away up to $100,000 in total prizes in the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas Royal Flush Series. It’s easy to win, if your team beats the Frag Dolls you win $2,000, that’s $500 per team member, it’s that simple. Competition starts today and will last until December 13th between the hours of 7pm and 10 pm PST. To get in on the action all you’ll need is an Xbox 360 copy of Rainbow Six Vegas, Xbox Live Gold account, and show up in the Rainbow Six Vegas lobby and be selected to challenge the Frag Dolls!

The Halo 3 website has gone live, providing the first way for North American and European gamers to gain access to the Halo 3 public multiplayer beta on Xbox 360. This is not the only way Xbox 360 gamers will have access to the beta, and beta registration is not limited to a first-come-first-served basis, additional ways to gain access wioll be announced in the coming weeks.