S2 Games celebrates the Savage 2: A Tortured Soul website re-launch with a 3-day trivia contest, starting on June 5, 2006. A series of shorts question will have visitors search the website for answers and participants will vie for Savage 2 beta access, free copies of the game, and the grand prize, a VoodooPC HEXX Extreme Gamer PC featuring SLI technology.

Nintendo today revealed its non-Wii release lineup for the rest of 2006. While the new Wii console will arrive in the fourth quarter of 2006, Nintendo has plenty of other things to keep people busy until then.

You reprise the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, who must immediately face the repercussions of his actions in City 17 and the Citadel. Freeman reconnects with Alyx Vance and her robot, Dog, as they continue their support of the resistance's battle against the Combine forces.

Soccer Life II is a management game with a difference. Set in the turbulent and exciting world of European football, it allows players to experience the ups and downs of life as both a successful team manager and a superstar footballer all at once.

SteelSeries announced today a new partnership with BullGuard, specialists in user-friendly PC & Mobile security solutions. The two brands are together creating the world’s first dedicated security solution for online gamers.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is an all-new, narrative-driven and platform-based style of gameplay, along with brand-new Monkey Ball abilities and a bunch of fresh new characters, adding 50 new and original puzzles to this new and exciting gaming experience.

Heart of Eternity is a third-person action/RPG title, with a balance between action and role-playing elements. There are no levels in the game, and no new areas that require loading. The fantasy universe Sarcus is populated with humans, bloodthirsty orks, greedy dwarves, naughty elves, treacherous half-goblins, and powerful vampires.

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of gameplay challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of a horrific alien invasion. While Crytek's Cevat Yerli recently confirmed Crysis would be PC only, this job listing indicates that the German developer is actively looking for PS3 programmers. Whether this means Crysis is in the works for next-gen consoles, or is an indication of an all-new project is not certain at this point.

In Birth of America you control one of the major contenders in French & Indian Wars, and the War of the American Independence, trying to achieve military and political victory. This v1.07 patch addresses bug fixes, interface changes, scenario and gameplay tweaks.

Gene Troopers puts the player in the heart of a unique, vibrant and living science fiction universe, which is entangled in the greatest conflict ever witnessed. A terrifying elite battle force named Gene Troopers (GT) sets out to mercilessly fulfill its task: to find, gather and secure life forms.

While not yet officially announced for North America, Genki is working on a new installment in the long running Tokyo Xtreme Racer franchise, scheduled for July 2007 in Japan, under the Shutokou Battle X name. The first next gen title in the series will feature extensive car-customization capabilities, 2 player head to head racing and, true to the nature of the game, plenty of drifting.

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde, creating cinematic, high-definition visuals so intense and powerful, it feels like the gamers are controlling a blockbuster action movie.

The Supersonic Group today announced that it intends to expand its operation, moving into the US market by agreeing to a seven-title co-publishing deal with Cenega, starting with the first-person adventure Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris, followed by Another War, both scheduled for Q4 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:

• Destroy All Humans! 2 [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer
• NFL Head Coach [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Hiring Trailer
• Juiced: Eliminator [PSP] - Trailer
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A Tale in the Desert III continues the social building MMO set in ancient Egypt, where players work together to build a society. After a successful and fast-paced Beta, A Tale in the Desert III officially launches.

Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot is an air-combat game that delivers the excitement of a visceral, seat-of-your-pants dogfight experience -- flying in some of the most legenday jet fighters in history!

Universal Combat: A World Apart uses a new graphics engine, offer high definition first-person character models, new first-person weapon models and classes such as machine guns, fixed gun turrets and several new combat weapons. This patch brings your retail game to v1.00.15 and fixes a bug where you were unable to view VDD/SMD cargo contents in friendly crafts (including yours)

Power Of Destruction is an amusing 'old style' FPS, like 'Operation Wolf', made with an advanced 3D technology and a well-groomed gameplay.

Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover lets you experience the ultimate hip hop fighting game anywhere you go. Featuring new fighting moves and new venues, players can gain respect by winning fights and rising among the ranks of the crew, and 1-on-1 death matches using PSP's wireless functionality.

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:

• The Da Vinci Code [PS2/X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
• The Darkness [PS3/X360] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Dungeon Siege II: Broken World - E3 2006 Trailer
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Frogger: Ancient Shadow is a 3D action platformer that merges the traditional Frogger "hop-n-dodge" gameplay with platforming elements for an exciting new challenge. Gamers join Frogger at his home in Firefly Swamp, where a dark secret has recently been uncovered.

In a private meeting at the Justice Department between U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and industry representatives, ISPs were strongly urged to retain subscriber information and network data for two years. The reason for the data retention would be to prevent child pornography, but privacy advocates doubt the validity of that claim, fearing the gathered intel would be used in all kinds of criminal and civil suits.

In Alien Shooter 2, hack 'n slash gameplay gets dropped into a science fiction storyline packed with dozens of weapons and vicious alien life forms. Sigma Team is currently working on finishing up a singleplayer demo, which they will release in about 2 weeks, and will include a demo exclusive campaign mission, and two survival missions.

The Shadow of Aten is an action/thriller games where you embody a British ex-agent, Allam Scott, investigating the murder of a renowned British archaeologist in Cairo in the year 1936. The game is full of action and with a high cultural component developed in such an exciting time as the discovery of the pharaonic tombs.

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:

• Dirty Harry [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer
• Glory of the Roman Empire - E3 2006 Trailer
• Evidence: The Last Ritual - Trailer
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