Eidos today announced that it has inked a publishing partnership with Japanese pub/dev Spike Co. Ltd., whereas Spike will be responsible for publishing and distributing three Eidos titles in Japan.

Halo 2 Vista will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the "Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack." Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customise their own multiplayer levels.

Scarface is a 3rd person action shooter set in a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film. Sierra announced today Scarface is scheduled to launch in North America on October 8, and Europe Oct 13.

Flying Lab Software unveiled the addition of avatar combat to Pirates of the Burning Sea, its Source powered MMORPG set in the Caribbean during the 1720s.

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This tiny patch addresses an issue with certain joysticks not registering X-axis.

The creators of online ultracomic Penny Arcade have joined forces with independent video game developer Hothead Games, to collaboratively create episodic video games based on the Penny Arcade comic.

Check out the following new screens from Sony's Games Convention 2006 lineup:

• Genji 2 [PS3] - Screens
• WarHawk [PS3] - Screens
• The Eye of Judgment [PS3] - Screens
• Everybody's Golf 5 [PS3] - Screens

Saber Interactive's TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.

Sony revealed that it will have no less than twenty seven titles on display for the PS3, in addition to 18 titles for its portable PSP. The list of next-gen titles list 19 products with 8 yet to be announced new titles.

Based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's Metro 2033, 4A-Games' The Last Refuge is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.