Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword will focus on the late-game time periods after the invention of gunpowder and will deliver 12 challenging and decidedly different scenarios created by Firaxis Games, and the Civilization Fan Community.

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges players to immerse themselves in a colorful world of sci-fi machines, crazy characters, and bubbling test tubes.

EA revealed that the v1.05 patch, coming late May, for its 3D sci-fi RTS will make major changes to the game experience overhauling a lot of the units, tweaking unit balance, exploits and bugs fixes

Urban Mysteries is an epic title incorporating an intense mix of action, adventure and strategy from new developer Zeitguyz, powered by the Unreal Engine 3.

Yesterday SEGA held its annual Gamers Day preview event, showcasing its lineup of upcoming titles. Read more to check out info, screens for the following titles :

• Ghost Squad (Wii) - Screens
• Virtua Fighter 5 (X360) - Screens
• Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms (PC) - Screens
• The Club (PS3/X360/PC) - Screens
• The Golden Compass (ALL) - Screens
• SEGA Rally Evo (PS3/X360/PC) - Screens
• Sonic Rush Adventure (NDS) - Screens
• Happy Tree Friends
• Universe At War: Earth Assault (X360/PC) - Screens

Developed exclusively for the X360 from the ground up and for the first time ever, gamers will experience Naruto starting from the series' beginning. Re-live the hit anime and manga and experience Naruto's transformation from noisy ninja-academy dropout to respected ninja.

Atlus, U.S.A. announced Growlanser: Heritage of War, a special edition release dedicated to all the loyal fans of the series containing commemorative bonus materials which will be unveiled in a special press announcement scheduled for later this summer!

High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition will give players a chance to show off their skills in Texas Hold'em, Super Hold'em, Billabong, Tahoe and Shanghai. Each of the 5 different styles of poker can be played as limit, pot limit or no limit poker. Multiplayer is available for all games, and will allow up to 6 people to play together on one table at a time.

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:

• Halo 3 [X360] - Beta Gameplay Trailer
• HAZE (PS3/X360/PC) - Cinematic Trailer
• Crysis - Pre-Alpha Multiplayer Trailer
• Enemy Engaged 2 - Gameplay Trailer
• The Guild 2: Pirates of The European Seas - Game Intro
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DreamCatcher has signed The Secrets Of Atlantis, a point and click adventure situated in the 1930s. Climb aboard the famed Hindenburg Zeppelin aircraft to begin a quest that will take you to some of the most exotic locations in the world in search of answers to a mysterious forgotten civilization…

SouthPeak Interactive and Artificial Studios announce that their 4-player co-op online-enabled action game Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia has suffered yet another delay. Initially set for an April 3rd release, then delayed until May 15, Southpeak has currently set the launch to May 29, 2007.

Eidos' Traxxpad is an application which transforms the PSP into a powerful piece of professional music studio equipment.

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.

PGR 4 tries to create an emotionally-charged racing experience, where players become attached to their careers, profiles and vehicles. Drivers will be rewarded with a growing fanbase that’ll cheer them on, react to their every move and support them through victory.

Alone in the Dark returns with a heart-stopping survival experience realized through the use of real-time physics and environmental interaction combining to deliver an action-orientated experience within an open environment. New York Times best-selling author Lorenzo Carcaterra, known for Sleepers, has teamed up with Atari as scriptwriter.

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.

SEGA announced a new partnership with Gas Powered Games to collaboratively develop an original role-playing game for the PC. 

Rise of Kunark introduces a new playable race, the Sarnak. This dragon-like humanoid inhabits the jungle islands of Timorous Deep, a new starting location for adventurers. Timorous Deep presents a wealth of new content for levels 1-20, and is one of the many new zones being developed for this expansion.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. provides players with dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where you face intelligent enemies, wield a diversity of weapons, control machinery, in a team based story-driven single player game, and multiplayer with numerous modes.

SWAT PSP is built upon the classic and highly acclaimed SWAT franchise. Penned by script writer Scott Rosenbaum (The Shield), SWAT: Target Liberty is set in New York City where the SWAT team is tasked with thwarting an ever increasing number of international terrorist threats.

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.

Earlier today EA held a press event showcasing its summer lineup. Read more to check out info, screens and trailers for the following titles :

• MySims (NDS/Wii)- Screens
• The Sims 2 Pets - Screens & Trailer
• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
• SimCity DS (NDS) - Screens & Trailer
• NCAA Football 08 - Screens
• NASCAR 08 - Screens & Trailer
• The Sims Pet Stories - Screens & Trailer
• Wing Commander Arena (XBLA) - Screens

Shivering Isles features more than 30 hours of new gameplay and allows you to explore an entirely new plane of Oblivion — the realm of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness.

Hellgate: London is a first-person perspective RPG with a completely randomized world, a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive. Yesterday Flagship Studios revealed it would charge $9.95/month for an expanded Hellgate: London multiplayer experience, and today CEO Bill Roper gives more details as to what and why...

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:

• Disciples III: Renaissance - Trailer #3
• Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer #6
• World in Conflict - Trailer #10
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [ALL] - Trailer #2
• Crazy Taxi [PSP] - Trailer #3
• Alien Syndrome [PSP/Wii] - Weapons Dev. Diary
• Crush [PSP] - Developer Interview
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 [PS2] - Trailer Pack
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