IDV announced today that it has added eight more developers to its growing list of SpeedTree customers. Midway, People Can Fly, Koei Canada, CD Projekt and several others have gone on record as users of SpeedTree for its wind effects, foliage editor, and dynamic LODs. SpeedTree 4.0 was also released, promising a host of new features. Read more for details ...

To commemorate its official fan community reaching 3 million registered users, BioWare announced today the "3 Million Member Celebration," which will feature prize giveaways. Goodies include an NVIDIA- and Microsoft-sponsored ultimate gaming system, X360 premium bundles, and NVIDIA 7800GTX 512MB graphics cards. Contest ends August 21st, so enter now!

Originally announced during E3 2006, but known under the working title Kirby DS, Nintendo seems to have finalized the name to Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Activision today announced that it has opened a publishing office in Seoul Korea through the acquisition of CSR Entertainment's software distribution operations. The new office will enable Activision to fully leverage its product portfolio in the territory, particularly the upcoming online multiplayer action game Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

According to Reuters, IBM has developed a transistor that is capable of reaching 500 gigahertz, which is 100 times faster than the highest-end PC processors being sold today. Instead of shrinking the size of the transistor, IBM altered the silicon by adding the element germanium. Ahoy captain, super-fast computers and wireless networks on the horizon!

XIII Century: Death or Glory is a 3D RTS that combines Risk-style global strategy game play with real-time tactical action. The game immerses players in the Middle Ages, into a world of noble knights and ruthless nomads, a world of courageous deeds and internal wars.

The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced that EA and 2K Sports have agreed to non-exclusive, multi-year licensing extensions.

Ubisoft announced that it will soon release the very first Multiplayer Pack for GRIN's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter on PC. To support the influx of people flocking to the new maps, Ubisoft will launch no less than 20 new dedicated servers at the same time, so you'll have even more places for you and your friends to play.

The scheduled Xbox STACKED Masters Showdown tournaments for STACKED with Daniel Negreanu scheduled for Sunday, June 18th, through Wednesday June 21st, have been cancelled until the release of a pending patch. The first Xbox Showdown tournament to be played will now be “MTV Showdown #5” scheduled for Thursday, June 22 at 7:00pm EDT.

Majesco today announced that consumer sell-through of JAWS Unleashed has exceeded 100,000 units in North America since its release on May 23rd, 2006 for the PS2, Xbox, and PC.

The newest issue of PC Gamer has plenty of new details on the second downloadable episode for Half-Life 2. New weapon (Strider buster), new locations (missile silos, forrests, minefields), new vehicles, more complex physics puzzles, new gravity gun mode, new multiplayer mode and more open battles with large amount of enemies. Unfortunately the article also states that Half-Life 2 : Episode 2 is scheduled for spring 2007, if this is accurate then that means several months delay from its original date.

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.

Multiple online sources seems to have confirmed what might be an early list of additional titles for Nintendo's next gen Wii console. According to the release schedule sent to North American retail stores, Ubisoft is preparing no less than 5 titles, in addition to the already announced Red Steel and Rayman games. Blazing Angels, GT (racing title), Monster Trucks (more racing), Prince of Persia and Far Cry. These titles are pegged as Wii launch window titles, meaning they will not be available at launch but shortly thereafter. To be taken with a grain of salt, but if true, very exciting ...

Xbox today named the team that will represent the United States later this month at the finals of the Xbox Cup in Berlin. The three lucky winners will fly out to Germany to compete against 31 other teams from across the globe on EA’s 2006 FIFA World Cup on the Xbox 360 console, in a bid to be crowned world champions.

In a community Q&A on the Bungie website, project lead Jo Clowes reveals a few more scant details on the upcoming Halo 2 Windows Vista edition. Confirming there will be no cross platform multiplayer gaming between PC and Xbox, Jo did reveal you could send invites and msg's to Xbox users, part of the Live Anywhere service, as well as the fact that multiplayer sessions will be capped at 16 users. Mod tools, dedicated server files and more customization options, so you can tweak mp sessions to your liking, will be part of the PC exclusive package.

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. Stardock has released a v1.2 retail patch, which includes a few more updates and corrections.

Midway today announced it has acquired the retail publishing rights to select games from Epic Games' catalog of existing Unreal PC titles, including critically acclaimed and top-selling titles Unreal Tournament and the original Unreal.

A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details on a new Half-Life 2: Deathmatch update plugging multiple cheat exploits, weapon binging, respawn invincibility to prevent spawn camping. Read more for details, or just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, based on the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures’ film, is a swashbuckling third-person action/adventure. Players will engage in game play that reflects the cunning world of the film franchise -- with an abundance of disloyalty, humor and revenge.

Paradox Interactive announced today the street date for their next PC release, Perimeter: Emperor's Testament. Developed by KDV Games, this sci-fi RTS will ship to stores in North America and Scandinavia on Aug. 29, 2006.

SEGA today are pleased to confirm Rome: Total War - Alexander, the latest expansion pack for Creative Assembly’s award-winning PC strategy title, Rome: Total War will be available exclusively for digital download to registered Total War fans on June 16th, and on general sale from June 19th.

NFL Head Coach is a 3D strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every aspect of a football team from the ground up, and work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club. EA has released a demo allowing you to try out various features, training, coaching sessions and game day plays.

GSC Game World sent out a newsletter officially confirming the Q1 2007 release date of the long-awaited survival FPS, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. The oft-delayed title was originally scheduled for a 2003 release so we're not sure if this date is set in stone, but it's something.

In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment. Eidos announced the PSP edition will ship June 21st in North America.