Phantasy Star Universe offers two complete RPG experiences – a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multiplayer component...

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. Check the freshly launched website, or read more for new screens...

THQ has released a new patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. This v1.40 adds various optimizations, tweaks, crash and bug fixes.

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 :

• Blue Dragon [X360] - Shadow Real Sequence Trailer
• Far Cry Vengeance [Wii] - Trailer #2
• Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball - Trailer
• Supreme Commander - Trailer (3)
• Rayman Raving Rabbids - Launch Trailer
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Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is an epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a great global empire.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3)
• Dead or Alive: Xtreme 2 (Xbox 360/UK Only)
• Brothers In Arms D-Day (PSP)
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Brothers In Arms: D-Day, a World War II squad-based action game exclusively for the PSP, will offer a new and unique gaming experience. Players will experience the intensity of WWII through the stories of Sergeants Baker and Hartsock and their squad of paratroopers during the Normandy invasion.

IGG is looking for 1000 gamers to alpha test its 16th century nautical MMO Voyage Century Online. The final stage of game alpha testing will start on 12PM (EST) December 8th, giving you the opportunity to travel the seas before the rest of the world.

Splinter Cell Double Agent will reinvent the spy action genre by introducing a double agent concept and a new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience. This v1.02 patch fixes some anti-aliasing hiccups, but mainly addresses multiplayer problems such as invitations, squad features, and disconnect issues.

Earth Defense Force X, also known as EDF 3, is a sequel to the Simple 2000 budget hit Chikyuu Boueigun 2 for the PS2. EDF X will feature much improved AI, 50 missions and no less than 100 weapons with which to defend earth against the invading insectoids.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages. Head of development at Melbourne House Kevin 'Zaph' Burfitt tells us about the PS2 vs. X360 differences...

Bringing fast and furious bite-size gaming, Atari's PSP-exclusive Hot PXL is comprised of 200 deviously crafted micro-games based on a quirky and original story premise, drawing inspiration from street culture and the digital lifestyle. Jonathan "DJON" Choquel tells us how he started production on his first game...

For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This updated demo features the same hypothetical southern campaign from April - Oct. 1780, but adds a minimap, more varied battle terrain, and other general improvements & fixes.

Soldak Entertainment announced Depths of Peril, a single player action RPG with strong strategy elements. You play as a faction leader protecting the barbarian city, Jorvik, by destroying threatening monsters and completing quests. At the same time, you compete with rival factions to see who will rule the city. Barbarians choose their leaders by fighting to the death!

Heroes of Annihilated Empires offers an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world. This new patch fixes critical errors, adds 2 new skirmish maps, and game balance tweaks.

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 :

• Aion - G-Star Trailer
• Stoked Rider: Alaska Alien - Dev. Diary Trailer #2
• Diabolik: Original Sin - Trailer
• IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 - Trailer #4
• Battlestations: Midway [X360/PC] - Flythrough Trailer
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Xbox Live user REDRUM6622 claimed on the official Xbox forums that he has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft because of the problems he and other users have experienced after performing the Fall System Update. He is demanding a jury trial, citing breach of contract, violation of consumer protection act (RCW 19.86), and negligence.

Microsoft today announced that it expects to ship more than 10 million Xbox 360 units to retailers by the end of the current calendar year. That number refers to units "sold into retail," which refers to units in transit, units sitting in store inventories and machines sold to consumers.

While SkyRiver Studios has previously released 2 scifi first-person action/RPG titles (A.I.M. & A.I.M. 2) based on the same universe, its latest title puts you in the drivers seat, F-Zero style.

SOE has launched a new free trial for EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer, allowing you to play the new playable Fae race for a seven-day live trial, no credit card or subscription required, just download and play.

While SEGA's Yakuza featured various Hollywood celebrities doing voiceovers, it seems a full blown movie feature is also in the works. According to sources the Yakuza movie is filmed in South Korea by Artport and CJ Entertainment, directed by Takashi Miike. Currently scheduled for release in Japan March 2007, it will debut in North America somewhere during the summer, and be 1hr50min long.

Zen Studios' Flipper Critters is a fully 3 dimensional, original new gameplay experience based on classic pinball. Unlike most games, which take place on small, closed tables, Flipper Critters pinball takes place on a much bigger scale. Originally scheduled for July, then delayed until Sept. 2006, Conspiracy now moved it back until Feb. 2007.

Not only has Left Behind Games announced a Left Behind: Eternal Forces sequel, it's also getting an add-on. The expansion will pick up the storyline where Eternal Forces left off. The Tribulation Force has been successful in recruiting neutrals and the antichrist, Nicolae Carpathia, is out to take over the world with greater vengeance.

EA announced today that SSX Blur, developed exclusively for Nintendo Wii, is the newest version of the critically acclaimed snowboarding franchise. The huge air, blurring speed and insane tricks that SSX is known for return and the fun-factor is amplified by the unique capability of the Nintendo Wii controller.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Star Wars Lethal Alliance (PSP)
• Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury (NGC)
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