NVIDIA introduced the GeForce 8800 GPU and the nForce 680i SLI media and communications processor (MCP) designed specifically for Intel Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Duo CPUs, and also introduced the CUDA technology, a new architecture for computing on NVIDIA graphics processing units.

Instinct is a story-driven first person shooter, inspired by real-life events in a mountainous region of North Korea. Instinct tells a story of an elite US army unit stranded on a top-secret Korean military installation.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a sci-fi action game with stunning high-definition graphics, promising gorgeous Mobile Suit battles and the opportunity to participate in thrilling epic battles taking place on the futuristic Earth.

Namco announced Ridge Racer 7 has gone gold, and will be available on PS3 launch day, Nov. 17, 2006. Ridge Racer 7 will support online multiplayer for up to 14 players, and feature 40 tracks, the most in the series so far...

Diabolik: Original Sin is a 3D point 'n' click stealth-adventure game with a new, innovative real time game system that manages to be faithful to the “classic” genre of graphical adventures in works over at Italian dev. studio Artematica, currently also working on Belief & Betrayal.

In a press conference earlier today Microsoft's Jim Allchin announced that its Windows Vista OS is ready and has been sent to manufacturing for public release on January 30, 2007. Windows Vista is "the most heavily tested, highest quality and most secure operating system in the company’s history."

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion.

JoWooD, Deep Silver and Piranha Bytes announced that in two days time, for all those that have not yet played Gothic 3 and experienced the incredible vastness of this RPG, they will be able to dip into the living real world with the release of the Gothic 3 demo, on Friday 10 November. We will of course have it available on our fileserver network

Gitaroo Man Lives! sees the return of one of the PS2’s most popular rhythm action games, giving you the opportunity to jam with the man and save the universe all over again. KOEI announced that Gitaroo Man Lives! has reached gold status and is set to ship to North American retailers on November 14th, 2006.

AoE III: The WarChiefs is an expansion pack for Age of Empires III, adding new civilizations, gameplay elements, single player campaign, Home City enhancements, additional maps and units. Ensemble is working on the v1.01 patch, currently in final testing, which mainly addresses balance issues and a few exploits that players have found.