Steel Beasts is a simulation of small-unit armored and mechanized combat, centered around two of the world’s most awesome main battle tanks: the US’s M1A1 Abrams, and Germany’s Leopard 2A4.

Sierra and NovaLogic today announced that they have entered a co-publishing agreement for the PS2 exclusive first-person shooter Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre.

Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. Epic's Mark Rein confirmed that, as is customary to Epic's post-release support, they are currently working on more Gears of War multiplayer content and functionality, as well as pledging "to make improvements and enhancements."

CDV USA has signed a North American publishing deal for Alien Shooter: Vengeance. In development by Sigma Team, the game is the successor to the popular sci-fi action game Alien Shooter, and will feature an endless onslaught of vicious aliens, powerful weapons and high-speed vehicles.

Rockstar Games announce a partnership agreement with Capcom to localize, publish and distribute the PS2 version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for Japanese market in January 2007.

Destination: Treasure Island is an all-new adventure from Kheops Studios, freely inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, but situated four years after its conclusion. You take on the role of Jim Hawkins who sets out on a quest to find pirate Long John Silver's secret buried treasure on Emerald Island, but alas so are his old enemies.

SimBin and Valve today announced an agreement to deliver RACE: The Official WTCC Game to consumers around the world via Steam. In addition, all retail copies of RACE in North America will include Steam functionality for auto-updating, matchmaking, and anti-piracy encryption.

The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king enhances every existing feature and offering players the chance to command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before those depicted in the films.

Gears of War blends tactical action with survival horror, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. If you are one of the many people having multiplayer connectivity issues, Lead Programmer Ray Davis announced Epic is working on a patch (also addressing other bugs), and while no specific release date is set, it ought to be soon.

After two years of development Climax's Warhammer Online was cancelled after which Games Workshop granted its license to Mythic Entertainment. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an MMO game for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer.

Based on the teen spy movie Stormbreaker, players embrace the role of Alex Rider to out-spy, outwit and out-cool evil in this thrilling action adventure, featuring third-person stealth game play, fast-paced racing action, intense fighting and engaging, and gadget-based mini-games.

Xbox Live celebrates Emergence Day with 24 hours of special events beginning at 12:01 A.M. on Sunday, November 12 on Xbox Live. Gold members in North America can join online tournaments, download exclusive videos, win cool prizes, and participate in variety of other activities.

Valve signed an online distribution deal with SEGA to bring Medieval 2: Total War to Steam on Nov 15, and it is now available for pre-load. Set in the most turbulent and bloody era in European history, Medieval 2: Total War will allow gamers to lead their armies across the battlefields of Europe and the Holy Land before discovering the Americas and doing battle with the fearsome Aztecs.

SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault adds an all-new 4-player cooperative play, improved enemy behavior and tactics, and new vehicles and weapons for campaign mode. Command the most feared Special Forces team ever assembled through a single, massive Area of Operation with varied missions spanning across multiple diverse regions.

NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2007 offers players an unrivalled hockey management experience, with a brand new game engine to bring the player even closer to the action during each nail-biting game. This v3.0.2 patch fixes various crashes, UI tweaks, and a bunch of data, contract, competition and other issues.

The retail version of Knights of the Nine is a collection (for PC) that includes Knights of the Nine plus all the other DLC released to date. The expansion itself will be available on Nov 21 through either Xbox Live Marketplace, 800 points, or downloadable for PC at $9.99. The retail launch edition will launch Dec. 4, and cost $19.99, unfortunately a full Xbox 360 retail package is not planned for now, but is an option that is being looked into.

All your favorite DOA girls are back in Team Ninja's Xbox 360 exclusive, Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2, and ready to battle it out in the tropical waters of Zack's Island.

The latest PC Gamer issue revealed that Iron Lore is working on a Titan Quest expansion, featuring 30 new quests, 20 new monsters, an increased level cap of 75, a new "Dream" mastery, eight new classes, etc. It's currently scheduled for early 2007.

Valve announced it has signed an online distribution agreement with GSC World offering its RTS/RPG hybrid Heroes of Annihilated Empires on Steam later this month. HoAE challenges gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world.

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.

Sierra and NovaLogic today announced that they have entered a co-publishing agreement for the PS2 exclusive first-person shooter Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre.

Super X Studios announces that it has signed a North American publishing agreement with Ubisoft for Safari Photo Africa: Wild Earth.