Blizzard announced today that its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft had reached yet another milestone, 8 million subscribers and counting. Two million players in North America, more than 1.5 million players in Europe, and more than 3.5 million players in China.

K2 Network and Elephant Entertainment announced the pre-order campaign details for its upcoming modern tactical shooter, War Rock. The pre-order campaign includes exclusive in-game items and features offered through select & leading game retailers in the US and Canada.

War Front: Turning Point is a 3D WWII RTS set in an alternate reality where you take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of the war. This single-player demo features a tutorial and one mission each from the German and Allied campaigns, up to Tech Level 2.

SEGA announced Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, an all-new twists to the classic Crazy Taxi experience including multiplayer modes that allow two people to play coop or competitively. Now gamers can relive the addictive, action packed gameplay of the original Dreamcast games, Crazy Taxi and Crazy Taxi 2, on the go.

As promised, Activision has released Champs, a new, free, infantry-based multiplayer map for its WWII based FPS Call of Duty 3. The map’s compact design, based on war-torn French farm town Port Royal des Champs, is perfect for small and medium-sized team games in online, split-screen, and System Link play, or crank up the intensity with 24-player mayhem. Only available for Xbox Live Gold members at the moment.

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic.

Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behaviour and mannerisms of individual professional players.

EA announced The Godfather The Don's Edition for PS3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for Wii. The Godfather The Don's Edition includes The Corleone Expansion Pack with new gameplay and missions while The Godfather Blackhand Edition gives an enhanced combat experience with Wiimotion-based Blackhand Control

Atari today announced the forthcoming European release of NAMCO BANDAI Games’ GUNPEY based on the original concept from gaming legend Gunpei Yokoi. Gunpey is an exciting, innovative and challenging puzzle game that will test your reflexes, stretch your mind and dazzle your senses.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. SOE and Sigil Games Online announced that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will launch worldwide on Jan. 30, 2007.