GUN Showdown puts players in the role of Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger making his way through the untamed West of the late-1800s where the lines between good and evil are blurred and greed, lust and brutality were a way of life.

Nitro Stunt Racing offers instant fun and fierce competition on amazing tracks. Following the standard motor racing rules, this game is a spicy mix of attractive elements such as pipes, loops and huge jumps on various surfaces.

Codemasters announced that its fantasy MMORPG ArchLord has begun the first phase of its public beta test program, giving the first wave of gamers access to the entire game, and the ability to create their own Human, Orc or Moon Elf character. A series of specific events and competitions will also be featured throughout the course of the beta test.

SCEA announced today that Los Angeles Lakers guard and eight-time NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant will suit up as the cover athlete and spokesman for NBA '07.

Sovereign Symphony, developed by Turkish Céidot Studios, is an RPG that gives you a chance to enter a new world of a fiction/scenario and be a character of this world. Pending approval Sovereign Symphony is also scheduled for PS3 and X360.

World Championship Poker 2 features a much more detailed single-player game, where you now have to work your way up the ranks, starting in your mom's basement. Once you start winning and accumulating money, you can spend your winnings on increasingly better pads, and furnishings.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Eden Games producer Ahmed Boukhelifa tell us more about the clubs & challenges.

United Minds Games announce Space Renegades The Series, a casual top-down 2D space shooter, combining ‘Space Renegades 1’ and ‘Space Renegades 2: Ultimatum. The pack offers players hours of gameplay at an amazing low cost! But don’t expect this game to be easy, it offers players 4 levels of difficulty along with tons upgradeable weapons, shields, and much more!

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:

• ANNO 1701 - Trailer #2
• ParaWorld - Presentation Trailer
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Deep Silver today announced that it will present its unparalleled lineup of games at Games Convention 2006. Deep Silver is showing the highly-anticipated ANNO 1701, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, Gothic 3, and other titles from the hottest genres from RPG to RTS.

Untold Legends Dark Kingdom will set the standard for next-gen action-RPGs by delivering an immersive fantasy experience through its breath-taking graphics, dramatic storyline, and action-packed battles filled with heart-pounding combat, magical spells and brilliant SFX.

LucasArts presents the first in a series of feature stories about LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. You can expect stories like the one to follow periodically, until the game's release across multiple platforms this fall, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.

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 3 [ALL] - Trailer (2)
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance [ALL] - Trailer
• GTR 2 - Imola Trailer
• God Hand [PS2] - Trailer #2
• Eagle Eye Golf [PS2] - Trailerpack
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Ubisoft has unveiled the latest signature sound for their Splinter Cell franchise: the distinctive orchestra/electronica-hybrid style of veteran game composers Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco will be used for the official main theme for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, as well as all of the game's cinematics.

Rush for Berlin is a tactical RTS game, set on the European battlefields of World War II, where you have to capture the German capital, as either the British/US/French alliance or the Red army of the Soviet Union. This v1.2 is suitable for ALL languages and fixes various bugs, crashes, stability issues, and mod tools are now also available...

Paraworld combines a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, bringing new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. This multiplayer demo includes a tutorial level, 2 MP maps, 2 tribes, and 2 MP modes.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a revolutionary real-time strategy game set in the renowned Warhammer world, featuring epic battles within massive landscapes, while offering an astounding level of detail, from a bird's eye view down to the insignias on a warrior's armor.

Yakuza is a thrilling, action-adventure game created by producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and award-winning novelist Seishu Hase, taking players deep into the world of Japan's infamous underground organization.

Empire announced it will be scouting the Leipzig show for new talent, "This is a chance to take a key role in a vibrant and exciting developer/publisher, as we expand our internal development studio. We are looking for talented designers, programmers, artists and producers, at all levels. You will be a major influence in our new titles and will have an opportunity to work on a wide variety of games and platforms including X360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, PC and Arcade Coin-ops."

LMA Manager 2007 will deliver the series’ world of football in massively expanded editions, with teams from over 50 countries to manage or pick transfers from, while retaining LMA Manager’s intuitive and user-friendly interface, where every piece of information is no more than a couple of button-presses away, and comes complete with visual presentation.

The Settlers II: The Next Generation is the remake of BlueByte's 2D classic Settlers 2, making the jump to 3D.

Taking place three years after the original PS1 title, gamers follow Vincent Valentine's journey as he uncovers shocking truths never revealed in Midgar. Vincent is connected to recent attacks, and he may be the only one who can save this shattered world. Vincent Valentine's mysterious past is ready to be revealed. Is the trip down memory lane worth it?

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:

• Battlefield 2142 - Trailer #4
• Earthworm Jim [PSP] - Trailer
• Paraworld - Making Of Trailer
• Just Cause [ALL] - Developer Diary #1
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A Yankee Group study predicts that eventhough Microsoft is off to a fast start, launching the Xbox 360 nearly 12 months before the PlayStation 3, by the time third-generation consoles reach market maturity in 2011, the PS3 will once again be the market leader.

Tony Hawk’s Project 8 immerses players in the skateboarding experience using realistic graphics, enhanced physics and responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. Pre-order the game by Nov. 17 at GameStop or EB and receive a code to enter at the sweepstake’s official site to instantly win one of many great prizes or get an unlockable game code for the chance to win a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.