Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. Stardock has released a v1.3.1 retail patch to address a few issues that came up after last week's patch.

In Just Cause, you take on the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez, an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change, as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. This rogue South American island is suspected of stockpiling WMDs and it's your job to negate the threat to world peace.

Microsoft's Zune, a 30 gig digital media player, features a built-in FM tuner that displays the name of the song being played, a 3-inch screen, preloaded content from various record labels, and wireless Zune to Zune file sharing. Microsoft Zune Marketplace also allows you to download as many tracks as they want for a flat fee.

NAMCO BANDAI announced today that the latest installment in the most realistic and action-packed motorcycle racing series, MotoGP, has gone gold and is scheduled to ship on September 26, 2006 for the PSP.

The US Army has released a new updated version for America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v2.7 and includes new mp/co-op maps, vehicles, weapons, and the usual tweaks, bug and game crash fixes. Read more for details and download links ...

Ignition Entertainment announced that it will publish its previously PSP exclusive puzzle game Mercury Meltdown Remix for the PS2. This title will be the first large screen debut for the popular franchise, offering more game levels and utmost control utilizing the dualshock 2 analog controller.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Fight an all-out war for survival in the year 2142. In Battlefield 2142, players choose to fight for one of two military superpowers - the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition -in an epic battle for survival.

Atari today announced the upcoming North American release of Silverfall, a 3D action RPG that casts players into a world torn between science and nature.

Nintendo Wii will offer players a variety of entertainment, information and communication Channels that add value to the console and make it a device that the entire family can enjoy. Watch photos, weather forecasts, news, shopping and so forth ...