Vicious Cycle Software's Vicious Engine has been selected by production agency Center Line for the development of a revolutionary new game used not merely for entertainment, but for business research and job training at IBM.

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:

• Grand Theft Auto IV [PS3/X360] - Trailer #2
• Madden NFL 08 [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Lair [PS3] - Trailer (4)
• Devil May Cry 4 [PS3/X360/PC] - Nero's Rage Trailer
• Anderson & the Legacy of Cthulhu - Trailer
• Obscure II [PS2/Wii/PC] - Trailer
• Dynasty Warriors:GUNDAM [PS3/X360] - Intro Trailer
• Dementium: The Ward [NDS] - Trailer (2)
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GDC's parent company CMP Game Group conducted a study making a tally of the number of people working within the video games industry in North America. The Game Developer Census 2007 lists 39,700 professionals developing or publishing games within the United States, and more than 8,100 professionals in Canada.

Groove Media announced that it has signed an exclusive license agreement with Codemasters to bring ToCA Race Driver 3 to its SkillGround gaming platform, where you can race to win cash...

Touchmaster DS will feature 23 of classic Touchmaster games, a wide variety of card games, puzzles and skill-based challenges, such as Solitaire, Mah Jongg, Hot Hoops and Trivia, are translated perfectly to make use of the touchscreen and stylus controls. Midway will be hosting weekly interactive tournaments starting June 28.

Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s will feature visually stunning retro rock venues and hipster characters, unlockable guitars, intense game play modes, and most importantly 30 awesome new songs to experience the ultimate rock star fantasy.

Save your solar system in high-definition as Super Stardust HD is available on the Playstation Store ($7.99), a demo for Namco Bandai's Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM, as well as various game/movie trailers..

Revealed last week, Focus announces Sherlock Holmes vs Arsène Lupin, the fourth title in the adventure series from Frogwares. Sherlock Holmes, receives a strange letter signed by Arsène Lupin, aka the king of thieves, challenging Holmes to prevent him from various robberies in London, with the purpose of humiliating England itself.

Game advertising spending in the U.S. will grow from $370 million in 2006 to more than $2 billion in 2012, according to a new Parks Associates report. Over that time, game advertising will achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33%, much higher than that of other major advertising media, including TV, radio, print, and the Internet.

Founded in April 2007, Barcelona based Gammick Entertainment announces its launch as a video game production company. Currently working on four projects, a PC RTS Shadows of War, and three NDS exclusive titles, one of which called Smasher Z.

THQ announced Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, addon for Gas Powered Games' 3D RTS,following the epic story of the original game in the aftermath of the Infinite War.

GameFactory's Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero is a new agricultural real-time strategy game Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero, built using the Officers engine.

Codemasters' Rise Of The Argonauts is an action/rpg developed by Liquid Entertainment, known for War of the Ring and Dragonshard. Set in ancient Greece you will embark on an epic quest, and encounter legendary figures such as Jason, Hercules and Atalanta.

Luckless John is in the best tradition of classic and fun graphic adventures, mixed with today’s 3D technology. The main character can be moved around in an almost open 3D environment, with a simple and intuitive user interface.

At the Hollywood and Games Summit, LucasArts head honcho Jim Ward confirmed earlier rumors that it is working on a lightsaber enabled game for the Wii, "internally we have already played a lightsaber game on the Wii. It’s a lot of fun, and we’ll get there." Whether this is in addition to the Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga was not clear, but the LucasArts will be having "some stuff out this Fall."

Playlogic Entertainment announced that it has signed a worldwide 3 year license with a 2 year extension, on all platforms, based on the popular franchise Dragon Hunters with French Futurikon. The animated television series is on air and there is also a full feature-length animated movie based on the series scheduled for release early next year.

SEGA's Universe at War: Earth Assault, developed by Petroglyph, is a combat-intensive RTS game enlisting players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth.

2K Games announced that it will publish Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution, the first next generation game designed by world famous game designer Sid Meier, developed by Firaxis Games, and handcrafted from scratch for next gen consoles and handhelds.

Midway announced that five new titles are in development exclusively for Nintendo systems. Only for Wii, experience the rebirth of action racing with Cruis'n and a collection of classic skill games with Game Party. Ultimate Mortal Kombat, The Bee Game and a title based on Cartoon Network's top-rated, kids animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends are all in development exclusively for NDS.

Sporting various new features, and a new graphics engine, Arena Wars Reloaded is an action strategy game focusing once again on fast-paced RTS action and multiplayer mayhem. Although the installer is in German, the demo does include English.

In his Hollywood and Games Summit keynote today, Brash Entertainment's CEO Mitch Davis announced additional long term deals with the various film studios and partners, such as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, Vanguard Animation, and of course the previously announced Lions Gate Films.

The U.S. Army announced that the upcoming July 4th marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of the its America’s Army online multiplayer PC game, and has since amassed more than 8.5 million user accounts, holding a steady top ten action games played online since its launch in 2002.

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:

• Lair [PS3] - Trailer
• The Settlers [NDS] - German Trailer
• The Escape From Paradise City - Boris Trailer
• Boogie [Wii] - Movie Maker Trailer
• Bee Movie Game [ALL] - Trailer
• Skate [ALL] - Gameplay Controls Trailer
• Dynasty Warriors Gundam [PS3/X360] - Trailer #2
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Destination Software announced it has signed a license agreement with Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, allowing it to publish and distribute Yamaha racing video games, starting with Yamaha Supercross.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.