Fearless Mafia hitman Jackie Estacado is part of the Franchetti crime family helmed by vicious cousin Paulie. On the eve of his 21st birthday, Jackie is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of the Darkness.

Virtua Fighter 5 raises the bar for console fighting games including all the features fans know and love plus enhanced gameplay mechanics, additional characters and new fighting styles, as well as newly redesigned 3D environments.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned

Over the weekend Doctors backed away from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more. Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, saying more study is needed.

The second annual World Cyber Games Pan-American Championship wrapped up this past weekend, where North and South America's best gamers battled for cash and prizes in Cancun, Mexico. The 7 game- tournament took place over three days and featured a who's who of gamers from many countries in North, Central and South America.

505 Games today unveils is latest NDs exclusive title, Fashion Designer: Style Icon, a lifestyle simulation that allows fledgling fashionistas the opportunity to conquer the world of fashion via Nintendo DS stylus.

A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki, an action/RPG, allows you to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology. German publisher Crimson Cow has released a new patch, compatible with all languages editions, fixing various multiplayer issues.

Nicole will be seen across print and television in Europe keeping her brain in shape as part of a 60 day brain exercise program for More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima: How Old Is Your Brain? which launches across Europe on the NDS on 29th June.

Red Stone is a Free2Play episodic 2-D Fantasy MMORPG taking players deep into dangerous lands with 8 different character classes and compelling strategic missions, questing to recover the lost shards of a powerful jewel in order to restore peace to the destroyed world.

Chemistry was today announced as the new name for Kuju Sheffield, continuing Kuju's stated strategy of making its studios more autonomous to support greater creativity, and to enable faster growth across the group. Chemistry specializes in creating games based on Epic's Unreal Engine.

Driver: Parallel Lines offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience and features an unfolding storyline of double crossing and revenge. You take on the role of a notorious 18 year old who, free from conscience and rules, is the most sought after driver-for-hire in town.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned.

CDV and Stormregion have released a new patch for Codename: Panzers, Phase One, bringing all international editions of the game to v1.21 (thx FileNuts), removing the starforce copy protection, fixing a few hyperthreading problems and making the game compatible with Vista.

CDV and Stormregion have released a new patch for Codename: Panzers, Phase Two, bringing all international editions of the game to v1.08 (thx FileNuts), removing the StarForce copy protection, fixing a few hyperthreading problems and making the game compatible with Vista.

EA is currently working on a new patch for its 3D sci-fi RTS C&C3: Tiberium Wars. This v1.06 patch will address various issues brought up by the community in the last patch and according to EA Dev GregK is due next month, "the patch wouldn't be out as soon as next week, nor would it come as late as August. I can't promise a specific date, assure you we will continue to do everything we can to push for an early-July release as opposed to a mid- or late-July release."

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.

In Gods and Heroes you become a classic hero of the ancient world, born of immortal blood. As a scion of the gods, you will have the opportunity to pursue his destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth.

id Software has released a new Quake 4 multiplayer demo allowing you to try out Raven Software's sci-fi FPS (thanks Blues). This demo is up to date with the latest v1.4.2 code, and includes 3 maps, Verticon (Tournament), Over the Edge (DM) and Speed Trap (CTF).

NetDevil's Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction is an apocalyptic FPS, built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.

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:

• Call of Duty 4 [ALL] - Last Man Standing Trailer
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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.

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:

• Dark Messiah: Elements [X360] - Trailer
• Mushroom Men [ALL] - Trailer #3
• Transformers: The Game [ALL] - Trailer #6
• NCAA Football 08 [ALL] - Gameplay Features Tutorial Trailer
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Riding on the coattails of the Fallout 3 buzz inXile Entertainment's CEO Brian Fargo revealed that they are looking into bringing back Wasteland, the game that spawned the Fallout series. Back in its hayday Fargo was CEO over at Interplay when its released classics such as Baldur's Gate, and FallOut, while inXile Entertainment is known for the Bard's Tale, and is currently working on Line Rider for Wii/NDS.

Hail to the Chimp is a party game where players battle one another to become the new leader of the Animal Kingdom. Players use the game’s unique team-up mechanic, balancing cooperation with competition, to claw their way to victory.

Electronic Arts announced today that Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas will be the cover athlete and spokesman of EA SPORTS NBA Live 08.