RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild combines thrilling coasters with extreme animal parks. Atari has released the first patch for the North American edition of the game, which fixes the slight drop in framerate at night when constructing extended coasters.

Market researchers NPD Group announced that U.S. retail sales of video games in October fell to $365 million, down 24 percent from a year earlier, console game sales were around $294 million, while sales of handheld games were about $71 million.

As additional story and side quests await in Fable: The Lost Chapters, so too does the path of righteousness, as well as the life of evil. With every choice, a character transforms into a reflection of his actions and decisions. There are new quests to conquer, areas to explore, creatures to slay and story elements to discover.

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 :

• Project Gotham Racing 3 [X360] - Trailer #4
• Pac-Man World 3 - Trailer
• Kameo: Elements of Power [X360] - Elemental Warrior Trailer #3
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Earlier this month LucasArts & SOE announced new game enhancements for Star Wars Galaxies hoping to significantly improve the gameplay experience. However, if your Star Wars Galaxies account was in good standing as of November 3, 2005, you purchased the latest expansion pack, Trials of Obi- Wan prior to that date, and you find that these new enhancements are not to your liking, you may request a refund of the purchase price of the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack.

A few days ago Bungie revealed both its Halo titles will be playable on the new Xbox 360, but it seems Microsoft has been hard at work with other popular franchises as it revealed today over 200 titles are currently playable on the X360, and titles will get added gradually. The backwards compatibility only works with the HD enabled system, not the cheap Core System, unless you upgrade. The process is enabled by software emulation, games will be playable in HD with antialiasing, which will be freely downloadable, burn on cd and insert in the X360, or install automatically through Xbox Live. Xbox save games and paid downloadable content however will not be transferable to the Xbox 360.

MVP 06 NCAA Baseball is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada in Vancouver, B.C., and will celebrate everything that makes NCAA baseball unique -- aluminum bats, intense action, and stadiums filled with school spirit and packed with passionate fans.

Activision and Marvel Entertainment jointly announced today that the companies have expanded their long-term, broad-based strategic alliance by signing a multi-year extension to their current video game licensing agreements for the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises through 2017.

The Matrix: Path of Neo will enable players to actually play as Neo, the central character, and relive his most important and memorable scenarios from the complete film trilogy, including the original film, The Matrix. Atari has released the first patch, but only for the North American edition of the game, addressing various graphical issues, translation problems and more ..

SEGA announced Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, exclusively on the Nintendo DS System. Slated for release in March 2006, Aiai, MeeMee, GonGon, and Baby are back in true classic Super Monkey Ball style, with all-new gameplay control using the Nintendo DS stylus and wireless multiplayer modes!

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 will thrust players into a new breed of game play that promises to innovate and revolutionize the Splinter Cell franchise. Ubisoft is taking the saga of Sam Fisher into entirely new territory, expanding the story and depth of his character.

Strategy First and 1C Company announce that Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath has gone gold and will be released at the end of the month. An interesting mix of real-time and turn-based global strategy, CMC: The Aftermath thrusts players back into a world ravaged by military and political confrontation.

Ridge Racer 6 on Xbox 360 comes packed with more than 130 cars and 30 circuits, the most courses in any of the series so far! For the first time ever, it will also feature online compatibility with Xbox Live offering endless hours of drifting excitement.

Developed by Gusto Games, Championship Manager PSP is a fully portable version of the best known football management simulation, and also boasts a wealth of new features. Eidos today confirms Championship Manager on PSP, will be released on December 9th, 2005.

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. Ubisoft has launched the official PoP TTT website, offering the latest news, media, discussion forums, wallpapers, blogs, music, and the latest info on storyline, characters and game features.

Pit the most legendary Marvel characters against The Imperfects, a group of super heroes created collaboratively by Marvel, EA, and top comic book industry talent, in all-out duels to determine who among them is the most powerful of all.

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 :

• 50 Cent: Bulletproof - AI Trailer
• Crazy Frog Racer - Trailer
• Test Drive Unlimited [X360] - Trailer #3
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 delivers ultra-realistic course environments, allowing gamers to experience the intensity of a championship golf tournament. With greatness comes pressure, as players are put to the test of making perfect tee shots or sinking tournament-winning putts in crunch time.

Half-Life 2: Aftermath, the eagerly anticipated expansion pack for Valve's Half-Life 2, has been delayed (thanks HalfLife2.net). Originally scheduled for November it has now been pushed back to Feb/March 2006. Reason for postponing according to Doug Lombardi : "We're working very hard to finish this new episode for HL2, however, its going to take us a bit more time to get it into top shape. As such, the target release for this one is now Feb/March of next year.:

The 20th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) is returning to the place where it developed into the annual networking and educational must-attend experience that it is today, San Jose Convention Center, on March 20-24, 2006. This year's theme will focus on “What's Next” and will seek to answer questions surrounding next-generation development, complex production and budgeting issues, strategic targeting of mass markets, and collaborations with the film industry.

Heroes of Might & Magic V will benefit from the features and characteristics that established the success of the initial saga while offering a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode. Read more for details on the Academy faction.

KOCH Media announced today that it has signed a agreement with French publisher Monte Cristo to bring its city building simulation City Life to Germany and the UK.

THQ, Paradox Entertainment and Conan Properties International today announced a worldwide, multi-year licensing agreement for THQ to develop interactive games based on Conan. The agreement covers development for all current and next-gen systems as well as PC, wireless and handheld platforms.

GripShift combineshigh-flying stunt driving and unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing experience. Sidhe Interactive announced today that GripShift would be released in Europe on 11 November, Australia on 17 November and New Zealand on 18 November 2005.

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 :

• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Trailer #15
• Need For Speed Most Wanted - Cop Evade Trailer
• Spellforce 2 - Titan Trailer
• Wolfschanze 1944 - Trailer #4
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