Flipper Critters offers 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.

In its first week of availability, a whopping 45 percent of people who bought the new Mario Kart DS racing game for Nintendo DS already have test driven its free Wi-Fi capabilities.

Namco today announced Ridge Racer 6 has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America. Ridge Racer 6 continues the series' trademark pulse-pounding drift racing action with true next generation graphics, a massive single-player mode and online gameplay modes for the first time in Ridge Racer history.

Set in the year 2020 — years before the original hit game — Perfect Dark Zero reveals the origins of Joanna Dark, one of the most lethal special agents. Players must guide Joanna Dark on her journey to become the Perfect Agent, plunging players into a world of corporate espionage and conspiracy.

Monster Hunter Portable will be a port of the PS2 version of Monster Hunter G with a number of changes to accommodate the handheld device. Scheduled for release in Japan December 1st, no announcement or release date for Europe or North America has been revealed yet.

No levels. No load times. Just never-ending action that doesn't stop until you leave the game! Tony Hawk's American Wasteland gives you - for the first time ever in a Hawk game - the freedom to skate, or bike, throughout a rich, expansive open environment. Once you arrive in Los Angeles, the vast city that gave birth to skate culture, the sky's the limit as you progress through the Wasteland story and choose missions that will have you immersed in the action without ever skating the same line twice.

Ballerium now celebrates its 30th beta round and everybody is invited to try MMO-RTS Ballerium for free, no strings attached, no credit card required, and no ads displayed. Having gone through possibly the largest list of hurdles, including Majorem (the developer) running out of money several times, Ballerium seem to gain better appreciation from its testers now than it did before. As a result, the developers now decided to let anyone onto the servers on a fully open beta, create an account and register.

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 :

• Spellforce 2 - RTS Trailer
• TOCA Race Driver 3 - Trailer #3
• PaperMan - Promo Trailer
• Prince of Persia Revelations [PSP] - Trailer
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In preparation for the upcoming Battlefield 2 v1.12 update, EA/DICE has released the latest Non-Ranked Server file. This server file supports all eight new maps and incorporates a few fixes and tweaks. Read more for download links ...

Disgaea 2 is the sequel to Nippon Ichi 2003 RPG hit title Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. While no information about a European or North American released is available, Disgaea 2 is scheduled for release in Japan February 2006. Until we do get more concrete details, these rather small screens & trailer will have to do ...

The state of Texas sued Sony music label BMG under its new anti-spyware law, saying Sony's anti-piracy XCP technology used on music CDs leaves huge security holes on consumers' computers. The music CD automatically installed a copy-protection program when discs were put into a PC, to restrict the user from copying a single cd more than three times. Online webuser discovered that the application, and its subsequent removal tool, left computers wide open for virus attacks. After a storm of criticism, Sony recalled the discs last week.

One of mankind's greatest undertakings - the Allied invasion of Europe - launches anew today as BattleBorne Entertainment and SouthPeak Interactive announced that Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers has shipped to North American retail stores, providing players a unique option in historic military games via its third-person view and intuitive interface.

Dutch publishers Xing Interactive proudly announce in co-operation with Twinno Software from Sweden the release of Crazy Duck Hunter. This is a realistic Duck Hunting game which enables you to blast away at Ducks in real time 3D fashion in order to feed your virtual family.

It is curtains down as the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2005 Grand Final drew to a thrilling finale today. USA emerged as the top cyber gaming nation with a grand total of two gold medals and a silver medal after five days of intense tournaments, entertaining cultural events and exciting fringe activities.

Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure combines combat, action, adventure and stealth, using a thrilling graffiti-driven framework to tell its story of self-expression and the fight for creative freedom. A thug, an outcast, a rebel...the lead character, Trane, is all of these in Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.

In Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3, players will embody Captain Scott Mitchell as he commands the Ghosts and Special Forces allies equipped with the IWS in the quest to save the president of the United States, recover stolen nuclear codes and eliminate a vicious band of renegade soldiers hell-bent on unleashing catastrophe.

Prince of Persia The Two Thrones takes the best features from The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, and combines them with new gameplay elements such as a second playable character, an intuitive Speed Kill system, outdoor Babylon environment, chariot combat and more. Some new screens in comic book format, or maybe just an extra for collectors edition?

As one of the "Other", tip the balance between the forces of Light and Darkness using your racing skills. Choose your side wisely as every vehicle possesses a unique magic power that may lead to victory or ruin. Anything goes in your rush to the finish line.

Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the two-hour show will air on Spike TV Saturday, December 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Capcom's Resident Evil 4 got crowned Game of the Year, as well as Best Graphics. Ubisoft's King Kong won three awards including, Best Performance by a Human -- Male for Jack Black; Best Game Based on a Movie and Best Cast, while Blizzard's World of Warcraft won four awards including Best Multiplayer Game and Best PC Game.

In Rail Runner 3D player controls raildrafts and navigates the engines provided and let go ont he track trying to shepherd them to pick up carts and drag them to specific location. At certain points of the track the player will be able to pick up special bonuses that could affect the gameplay such as speed-ups.

Sports Interactive are proud to announce that Out of the Park Baseball Manager 2006 is to officially become part of the company’s growing portfolio when it is released in Spring 2006.

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 :

• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - Trailer #2
• TOCA Race Driver 3 - Trailer #2
• Prince of Persia The Two Thrones - Farah Trailer
• Perfect Dark Zero [X360] - Cinema Trailer
• Kameo: Elements of Power [X360] - Elemental Warrior Trailer #4
• Shadowgrounds - Trailer #4
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Marble Blast Ultra takes place in a futuristic 'astrolab' arena suspended high in the clouds where players compete against each other by navigating their marbles through moving platforms and dangerous hazards, while collecting rare gems and power-up enhancements, in an effort to complete each course in record time.

Recently Eidos announced its newest title Zero Tolerance : City Under Fire, which was previously known as Roll Call. As it turns out that name change wasn't a very good idea as back in 1994 there was a Megadrive game with that same name, from developer Technopop. Somebody forgot to do their homework and check with the registration, resulting in Eidos getting sued for Copyright Infringement in North America and will have to explain its case before the U.S. Patent Office. Whether this legal action will have an impact on the title's release date is not known, no Eidos representative could be reached for comment.

Square Enix announced today that Final Fantasy XI for Xbox 360 will make its stateside debut at Xbox 360: Zero Hour. Set out on your own to discover the countless secrets of Vana'diel, or form a party with your friends to purge the beastman forces and bring home sensational spoils!