In a move that surely will please a lot of gamers, JoWooD's community manager Johann Ertl announced that Piranha Bytes' RPG Gothic 3 will not feature the oft criticized Starforce copy protection, but instead have a more user-friendly, though not yet specified, protection scheme.

Red Steel is an action-packed first-person experience with an engaging storyline unfolding as you learn that your fiancée has been kidnapped and her father – a Japanese mafia kingpin – murdered by a rival gang. The only way to save your loved one and defend your honor is to journey from L.A. to Japan and confront the Tokyo underworld.

SOny Japan is working with Game Republic, known for Genji, on an RPG based on GONZO Digimation's animated movie Brave Story.

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:

• DarkStar One - Dev Diary #1
• Miami Vice: The Game [PSP/PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #3
• NCAA Football 07 [PS2/Xbox] - Momentum Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

The Game Initiative today announced keynotes and speakers for this year's Austin Game Conference taking place September 6-7-8, 2006 in Austin, Texas. Headline speakers include: Blizzard's Rob Pardo, Dell's Michael Dell, and Science-Fiction Author Vernor Vinge.

You Are Empty immerses players in an exaggerated dark and obscure atmosphere of Soviet totalitarianism. Fighting against mutants created by the Soviet super human program, the players are tasked to figure out what happened in the city and stop the mutants from spreading further.

THQ has decided to delay the patch for Iron Lore's RTS Titan Quest a few more days to ensure that issues are addressed effectively and that the process of patching will go as smoothly as possible. Originally scheduled for today it has been pushed back until Friday, July 7th. Read more for the updated fixlist ...

EA has released the beta version of the upcoming Battlefield 2 v1.4 patch adding the new Road to Jalalabad map, modes, and various other tweaks.

Tekken 6 is the next installment in Namco Bandai's popular 3D fighting series, coming exclusively to the PS3.