As promised Microsoft has released the first patch for Ensemble Studios' AoE III: The WarChiefs, bringing your retail game to v1.01 which mainly addresses balance issues and a few exploits that players have found.

Namco Bandai announced development of a NDS exclusive RPG, Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel, featuring an all-new original storyline, original characters created exclusively for the game and an intuitive battle system based on action from the popular animated series.

Splinter Cell Double Agent will reinvent the spy action genre by introducing a double agent concept and a new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience. Ubisoft has released a pair of demos, a single and multiplayer demo, allowing you to check out their recently released stealth action game.

Ubisoft has released a new patch for Nival Interactive's Might & Magic V. This update brings your retail, and download, game to v1.4 and adds new features, and the usual improvements, balance tweaks, bug and crash fixes.

Majesco announced that it has renamed Bust-A-Move Revolution into its official name, Bust-A-Move Bash!, and revealed game details for its first Wii puzzle title.

ZuxxeZ has released a new patch for its RTS Earth 2160. This v1.3.8 upgrade works for all language editions of the game and improves mod support, ability to cancel construction, but mostly adds rebalancing to a few items.

The Burning Crusade expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more. A few weeks back the expansion got delayed, and now Blizzard has pinned down a new release date for Europe & North America, January 16, 2007.

Heatseeker will strap you into the pilot’s seat and deliver an exhilarating white-knuckle ride that’ll have you clutching the joypad as you engage in face-melting 6G turns and fight against a seemingly-impossible amount of airborne enemies.

Paradox announced that its strategy game Europa Universalis III will be shipping to stores on January 23, 2007 in North America with releases in Europe and Australia to follow shortly thereafter.