Talk about short notice... SEGA today announced Sports Interactive's NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2007, which will already be available next month via digital download.

DreamCatcher Games today announced that it will publish the Fantasy RPG Neverend in North America. Discovering the background of Agavaen, and determining her final personality is one of the main purposes of the game, which continuously appears as the principal plot is being resolved.

Dead Head Fred draws players into an original alternative universe as they embark on a quest for vengeance to solve their own murder by using the decapitated heads of enemies to battle through environments designed to showcase each head’s unique abilities.

Gen Con today announced its plans to expand the offerings of the company's gaming shows. Gen Con will increase venue space and change a location to better incorporate the video game business as a focus of the Gen Con shows. This will give video game manufacturers, developers, publishers and others, who traditionally attended E3, a place to feature their products to the trade, media and consumers alike.

JoWooD and Deep Silver announce the final release date for its highly anticipated RPG: Gothic 3 will be released on the 13th of October in Europe!

Nintendo is expanding its service offering to include an internet browser from Opera Software, optimised to run on the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo DS Browser launches across Europe on 6th October 2006.

Today Ubisoft announced it will significantly expand its Petz series with an additional 5 games for GBA, NDS and PC.

Myelin Media has announced details for the upcoming MTV Stacked Masters Season #1, a 25 week series of online multi-table tournaments for players of Stacked with Daniel Negreanu.

The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine has revealed what Microsoft has in store for us on Xbox Live Arcade through September 6, 2006. Konami seems to represent heavily with 3-4 titles, and that does not include the hinted-at Castlevania. On deck are: Texas Hold 'em (Aug. 16), Time Pilot (Aug. 23), Scramble (Aug. 30) and Lumines Live! (Sept 6).

Kuju Entertainment today announced a working partnership with Michigan, USA based P.I. Engineering to support the RailDriver controller in the development of their forthcoming Rail Simulator.

A Texas Hold 'em game that captures the spirit of the professional poker tour, Stacked utilizes an advanced learning artificial intelligence system that adapts to each player's style of play and a detailed tutorial mode to deliver a thrilling and realistic poker experience.

In Jaws, players assume the role of a Great White shark driven to a predacious frenzy by the sonic emanations of underwater oil drilling equipment. To defend their underwater territory, players undertake a campaign to drive away the raiders.

Valve has announced that they are working around the clock to get all of the pieces of Episode Two ready to show at the Leipzig Games Convention. Valve will be not only be showing off Episode Two, but also Team Fortress 2, and Portal. If you're planning on being near Leipzig, Germany in late August, you are invited to drop by their area and take a look.

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play Frank West, a freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. He soon discovers that the town has been overrun with zombies, and while fighting off hordes of gruesome zombies, you have to discover the cause of the disturbing outbreak.

Bethesda announced today that Star Trek writer Dorothy "D.C." Fontana, with her partner, Derek Chester, have collaborated to write the scripts for its upcoming titles, Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault. Fontana, a prominent creative force behind the Star Trek franchise since its inception in the 1960s, continues to contribute to its broad-based appeal with vibrant and innovative story lines.

EA has released a demo featuring the Create-A-Sim tool , letting you design unique and diverse Sims that will be playable in The Sims 2 and sharable with your friends (thanks 3DGamers).

In Pirates of the Caribbean Online you embark on quests for adventure and treasure in an effort to become the Caribbean’s most legendary pirate. Along the way you learn skills and tactics from the notorious Jack Sparrow, helping them forge alliances, hunt for buried treasure, battle evil undead forces and face off against known enemies from the movies. Walt Disney Pictures' President of Production Oren Aviv answers some savvy questions ...

SCEA announced today that beginning Sunday, August 6, five additions, making a total of 169 titles, will be made to its PS2 Greatest Hits lineup: SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs, Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet: Deadlocked, Jak X: Combat Racing and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.

EA has revealed that it is not only working on Medal of Honor for next-gen platforms, but apparently there is also a version in the works for the PSP. While not yet officially announced, Medal of Honor: Heroes, scheduled for fall 2006, is not a port, but an all new title featuring 12 new European battlefields, and 32 person multiplayer support. More to follow shortly...

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play Frank West, a freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic, but zombies ridden, suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. Capcom has released a 1gig demo, featuring about 15 minutes of gameplay, but is not available in Mexico, Germany, Australia, New Zealand or Asia.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline.

LucasArts presents the first in a series of feature stories about Thrillville. You can expect stories like the one that follow approximately once every month from now until the game's release on PS2, PSP and Xbox this November, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.

Paradox Interactive announced today the launch date for their expansion to Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun. Launching exclusively on Gamersgate.com, Victoria: Revolutions will be available on August 17 for $9.99/EUR9.99.

Rochester Institute of Technology student Micah Ernst has become $100,000 richer by emerging from a field of over 6,000 registrants to win Verizon's first online gaming competition, the Verizon FiOS Grand Tournament.

Microsoft today announced what anxious players have been eagerly awaiting: Emergence Day 2006. Available exclusively for the Xbox 360, Epic's highly anticipated Gears of War will be available in North America on Nov. 12, 2006 and Europe Nov.17, 2006.