SCEA announced that it will sponsor the eighth-annual Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana. On October 28th and 29th, 2006, the musical event at New Orleans' historic City Park includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Wu-Tang Clan, The Flaming Lips and more

THQ has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Gas Powered Games for its RTS game Supreme Commander. Chris Taylor is known for his work with Total Annihilation under Cave Dog, and Supreme Commander will mark his return to a genre that he helped popularize.

Take control of a liquid Mercury ‘blob’, and avoid the various obstacles and hazards to reach the end goal. The Mercury blob itself now has 4 varying ‘states’ – Normal, Solid, Fast and Slow. These states allow for larger more complex levels, which in turn mean a greater challenge and more enjoyment.

SpirOps announced that Ubisoft uses its Drive Oriented AI in the multiplayer version of Splinter Cell Double Agent, allowing virtual characters to learn independently how to live better and longer in their virtual world; adapting with evolutions in their virtual world and with the players’ actions.

In Mercury Meltdown, sequel to last Archer Maclean’s Mercury, you once again taking control of the liquid mercury blob, avoiding various obstacles and hazards to reach the end goal.

Streamline Studios has opened the first sound studio in the Netherlands region focused on both the interactive and traditional entertainment industries. Streamline Sound is the only studio in the region specifically designed for Dolby Digital 5.1.

SEGA Europe revealed that according to the UK Chart-Track panel of retailers Football Manager 2007 bagged a hat trick on its debut weekend. The number one spot in the UK PC chart, top of the UK all-formats chart, and the UK’s third fastest selling PC game ever.

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 :

• Oneechanbara vorteX [X360] - Jap Trailer
• Guild Wars Nightfall - Pre-Release Trailer
• You Are Empty - Trailer #5
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault [PS2] - Intro Movie
• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 [PSP] - Intro Movie
• ShootOut! - Trailer
• Need for Speed Carbon [ALL] - Trailer (3)
• F.E.A.R. Extraction Point - Minigun Trailer
• Alarm fur Cobra 11: Nitro - Trailerpack #2
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In Star Trek: Legacy you become the Admiral of a task force of warships and must lead their fleet to victory in large-scale battles. Bethesda confirmed that the game has been pushed back from its original November 7, 2006 release date to Nov. 21st to make some final tweaks and quality assurance optimization.

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.

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:

• .hack//G.U. Vol.1: Rebirth (PS2)
• Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 (PSP)
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance (GBA/PSP/PS2/Xbox/X360/PC)
• Touch Detective (NDS)
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AiAi and friends come to the Nintendo Wii! An all-action extravaganza of unique new puzzles and madcap multiplayer gameplay, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz takes the ground-breaking Nintendo Wii controller and shows the world exactly what it can do!

Echoes of Faydwer introduces a new playable race, The Fae, as well as over 350 new quests, new hats, cloaks, armor, and new horse mounts available to players of all levels, over 40 new types of creatures, more than 20 new zones and adventure areas, new PvP rewards, plus all-new items, equipment, spells and tradeskill recipes.

In Emergency 4 you can either play the 20 mission campaign or choose to try the randomly generated missions. Emergency 4 features realistic physics (walls collapsing, fire spreading), simplified controls, as well as a multiplayer mode.

Heart Of Osiris is not a sequel to last years point & click adventure Ankh, but a standalone expansion pack. Ankh: Heart Of Osiris is situated in the same environment as the original but now lets you play the game from a different perspective and character, the Pharaoh himself.

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.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, is an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

Sid Meier's Civilization Chronicles is the definitive Civilization collector's edition, for the first time covering the entire series, all 4 base games and its 5 addons, in one package. Troy Goodfellow interviews former Firaxis employee Bruce Shelley who helped design Sid Meier's Civilization.

SEGA announced that actor Dominic Scott Kay, who voices the role of Wilbur in the official Charlotte's Web movie, will reprise his role in the video game.

Outsourcing company Nikitova today announced that it gained an official approve to be into Xbox Registered Developer Program from Microsoft in order to obtain Xbox and X360 development kit license.

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 :

• Sonic The Hedgehog [PS3/X360] - Trailer #3
• SPECNAZ 2 - Trailer
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - Writers Trailer
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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:

• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
• Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
• Devil May Cry 5th Anniversary Collection (PS2)
• Flushed Away (GBA/NDS/NGC/PS2)
• Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption (PC)
• Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island (GBA/NDS/NGC/PS2)
• Phantasy Star Universe (PS2/X360/PC)
• Resident Evil 10th Anniversary Collection (NGC)
• Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (PSP/PS2/PC)
• SpongeBob SquarePants Nighty Nightmare (PC)
• Stronghold Legends (PC)
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The Grand Final of the World Cyber Games concluded after four days of intense gaming, with Team USA bringing home the gold in Project Gotham Racing 3 on the X360, but the Grand Champion title for the World Cyber Games 2006 was awarded to Team Korea, who reclaims the title after four years.

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.

Perimeter: Emperor's Testament will feature all new & updated graphics, tons of new units and structures, a new soundtrack, and a total of 25 new missions. The trial version is a deluxe demo that unlocks the entire game for 3 hours of uninterrupted and unrestricted gameplay.