Attention soldiers… Activision is looking for the best Call of Duty players nationwide to enlist for an opportunity to be the first consumers to play the eagerly-awaited Call of Duty 3 before its fall release.

Total Pro Golf puts you in charge of your golf career, allowing you to fully customize golfers, sponsors, courses, and scheduling. Wolverine Studios announced that Total Pro Golf will be available for purchase and electronic download on Friday, August 18, 2006.

As promised EA has released some minor information about the upcoming BF 2 v1.4 patch. After rigorous beta testing and community input, EA announced that the new patch will be released on Tuesday August 15, and will include the Road to Jalalabad, as well as the new Infantry Only server option. As part of its MODLight initiative, DICE/EA will test every mod, and host them on various servers in order to support the community.

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:

• Frankie Dettori Racing [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• WH40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Grey Knights Trailer
• Madden NFL 07 [ALL] - Trailer
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon [PS2/Xbox/Wii] - Trailer #2
• NBA Live 07 [X360] - Trailer #4
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

The apes are back once again, but this time they are shifting gears, no platformer, but rather, as the name indicates, a Mario Kart clone with a twist. Our little friends make laps around various courses, but are actually part of the ride. Of course there will be the usual powers ups, boosts tied to their backs, and of course weapons to blow away the competition. You will also be able to customize your kart with various upgrades and addons.

Ascaron has released a German demo for its latest iteration in the ANSTOSS soccer management franchise. This demo has all the features enabled, except no multiplayer or save possbility.

Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire.

Penny Arcade today announced the grand prize for its three-day gaming Omegathon III tournament, a brand new 2006 Scion xB in Black Sand Pearl, featuring a game geek's dream package of a flipdown 15" widescreen monitor, X360 Premium System, 6-speaker sound system with CD/MP3 player, custom taillights and wheels with low-profile tires.

Sonic Rivals is a head-to-head competition between Sonic and his top rivals. Rip through tracks in some high-spirited single player and wireless multiplayer action against friends as Sonic returns in a whole new racing-platformer with classic 2D gameplay in true 3D environments for gamers on the go.

The game itself is a mini-golf game with a twist, Toy Golf gives all the thrills of birdies and bogeys in the comfort of a house! Putt your way through the kitchen, study, living room and a number of other indoor locations in this golf game of a different perspective.