The Consumer Electronics Association released some projections for consumer electronic sales in 2006. CEA expects factory-to-dealer sales to increase by 8% to $140 billion, with display technologies as the front runner with $22 billion. Games are expected to reach $12.5 billion in 2006, and fueled by the next-gen consoles, should amass $15 billion by 2007.

German publisher dtp entertainment announced today that it has signed Red Ocean, a sci-fi FPS in development at Collision Studios.

German developer ACONY announced that its upcoming next-gen Unreal Engine 3 based FPS Parabellum will be making an appearance at the Games Convention in Leipzig.

The Battlefield 2 v1.4 patch files that were scheduled for general release today have been resubmitted for another review and as such will not be released today. The review of these files will be a 24-hour period, and expect to receive an email tomorrow with details on how DICE want to proceed.

2K Sports announced today the return of Miami Heat center and 2006 NBA World Champion Shaquille O'Neal as cover athlete and official spokesperson for NBA 2K7.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Atari plans to release a limited edition of Obsidian Entertainment upcoming fantasy RPG Neverwinter Nights 2, containing a powerful new feat called Blessed of Waukeen, which will generate +1 bonus to all saving throws, two special items, access to a unique weapon, a magical golden aura which lights above your character Cloth map showing in-game locations, book of art, depicting characters and scenes from the game, two silver antique rings: Good & Evil

Step back to the dawn of console gaming's golden age and play hits from Road Rash, Strike and other legendary series in the first EA compilation of classic handheld games. Go head-to-head with friends in multiplayer mode on select titles. You can even unlock original game art, play in widescreen or normal mode, and save any game at any point.

Down in Flames: Eastern Front adds new planes, pilots, skills, campaigns, AI enhancements and more to expand the war in the skies of World War II. Down in Flames is not a flight sim, but combines air combat strategy game with fast-pace rules, RPG , and requires strategy, tactics and some luck.

Earthworm Jim is a side-scrolling-action-packed platform game set in a cartoon-like, humorous and challenging world bursting with first-class animations, 3D visuals and ear-tickling audio. As the original set the benchmark for the bizarre and absurd, Earthworm Jim will raise the bar on the wacky, zany and extraordinary for today’s generation of gaming.

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. The Collectors Edition contains a bonus CD with 1 exclusive multiplayer character skin, 4 exclusive single player weapons and 26 minute Making-Of documentary with Arkane, Kuju and Ubisoft, exclusive soundtrack CD, grained paper map of the multiplayer world, and a Heroes of Might & Magic V demo.

Metro 3D Publishing and Data Design announced that Earache Extreme Metal Racing will launch September 22nd 2006. Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature ten evil Earache racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands.

Disgaea 2 incorporates some of the same features it did in the original to retain its "Do anything & try everything" heritage while making radical innovations that include suggestions from game fans.

Valve revealed that it is working on several a few updates, the first coming in about 2 weeks, to move the core Counter-Strike gameplay forward. First off, the classic Train map is getting a HDR makeover, some minor layout changes, and a number of small bugfixes. The radar is getting reworked which will result in gameplay adjustments such as when you look at an enemy for a certain amount of time his name will become visible to you, and the rest of your team.

Total Pro Golf puts you in charge of your golf career, allowing you to fully customize golfers, sponsors, courses, and scheduling. Wolverine Studios announced that Total Pro Golf will be available for purchase and electronic download on Friday, August 18, 2006.

The apes are back once again, but this time they are shifting gears, no platformer, but rather, as the name indicates, a Mario Kart clone with a twist. Our little friends make laps around various courses, but are actually part of the ride. Of course there will be the usual powers ups, boosts tied to their backs, and of course weapons to blow away the competition. You will also be able to customize your kart with various upgrades and addons.

Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire.

Pirates of the Burning Sea is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game set in the Caribbean islands of the 18th Century. You play a bold sea captain, master of your own ship and crew, as you seek glory and adventure across the trackless deep.

Graffiti Entertainment announced that it is bringing Interactive Vision Games' 3D real time strategy and combat game Chain of Command: Eastern Front to North America coming September.

Mobile Ops: The One Year War will put players right in the cockpit of their very own mobile fighter for thrilling battles online as they fight in teams through multiple scenarios and battlefields. Gamers can also modify mobile suits with a robust customization options, including beam sabers, heat hawks, and other melee weapons.

United States District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled yesterday that the state of Illinois must pay the video game industry $510,528.64 in attorney's fees for its unconstitutional effort to enact a law banning the sale of violent video games.

Legendo Entertainment has joined forces with Big Fish Games to launch its jump ‘n run title The Three Musketeers, which is now available for online purchase and digital download.

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play freelance photographer Frank West, who in search of a scoop ends up in a zombie invested suburban town. Capcom has released the first downloadable content, although it mere unlocks 8 new costumes for your character.

Atari released its Q1 2007 results and while net revenue dropped from $23.9 to $19.5 million, mostly due to less titles in circulation, net losses were reduced from $32.8 to $7.1 million. After the recent sale of various franchises, Atari's CEO Bruno Bonnell announced in the subsequent conference call that it's now time to rebuild & grow the company. Unfortunately there was also less pleasant news, Eden Studios Aline in the Dark is getting pushed back from its original early 2007 date to fiscal 2008 (anytime after March 2007).

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