Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action/adventure title driven by both intense single and multi-player action. Similar to the recently released Mortal Kombat: Deception, background interactions (i.e., acid pits, living trees, spiked ceilings, etc.), multiple new fatalities, and action-based puzzles will also play an important role in the player’s quest for an “outstanding” victory.

Ubisoft revealed that it will be releasing a demo for Peter Jackson's King Kong on Friday at 8AM PST. The demo including two levels, one where you play as Jack, armed with a tommy gun, in FPS mode, and the second mission you get to fight as King Kong, in 3rd person perspective, vs. three T-Rexes. Of course we will have the demo available on our filerserver network, so stay tuned.

Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G and Downhill - you've got to master all disciplines to win the great crystal trophy at the end of the season. It's your turn to earn the world's attention! The mountains are waiting for you, the speed is amazing - and the race feeling incredible!

Shadow The Hedgehog, an exciting new spin-off from SEGA’s best-selling Sonic The Hedgehog series, is currently in development at SEGA Studio USA, under the direction of Takashi Iizuka, lead developer of Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2/ Battle, and Sonic Heroes.

GarageGames is pleased to announce an agreement with Microsoft to deliver an exclusive Xbox Live Arcade title for Xbox 360, Marble Blast Ultra.

LMA Manager 2006 is a thorough evolution for the genre-leading series. Utilising a new game and database engine, a Transfer Market system with greater depth enabling more complex contract negotiations, and a detailed 3D match section, it's set to be the most powerful edition in the series.

Yesterday's going gold announcement did not reveal any specific release date, but today Activision revealed that The Movies will premiere at retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, November 8. The Movies allows gamers to become Hollywood players by creating unique movies and releasing them from the studios they build, starring the actors they discover and develop.

id Software and Activision have unleashed a new wave of hellish demon hordes upon console gamers with the release of DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil for the Xbox.

2K Games today announced that Conflict: Global Terror has shipped to retail stores in North America. The newest chapter in the widely popular Conflict series is now available for the PS2, Xbox, and PC.

World Poker Tour will bring gamers the most exciting poker experience anywhere. Featuring the colorful commentary of Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten, the World Poker Tour video game also features the most elite poker professionals including Antonio "The Magician” Esfandiari, Erick Lundgren, Evenlyn Ng, Lyle Berman, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, and Phil "Unabomber" Laak.

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. Today we serve up a Q&A with lead AI and gameplay Matthew Clarke and animation director Wade Konowalchuk

Build your own movie studio and make films to capture the world’s imagination. Start filming in the break-neck 1920s and rewrite history as you pioneer the great cinematic advances. Be the first to introduce talkies, colour, animation or computer-generated special effects. Pick the scripts you want to shoot, design and construct the sets and hire the director, the crew and the stars.

Midway Games today announced MTV's L.A. Rush Watch 'n' Win sweepstakes and MTV2's L.A. Rush sweepstakes, to coincide with Midway's launch of the arcade-style racing thriller, L.A. Rush. Two lucky grand prize winners will win a completely pimped out 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI courtesy of MTV and MTV2.

Aspyr Media and Wideload Games today announced that the Xbox version of their upcoming Stubbs the Zombie game has gone gold. The game will hit stores in late October at a SRP of $49.99.

Eidos Interactive today formally announces that Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is in development for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox. Delivering new gameplay content and unbelievable visuals that take full advantage of the new hardware system, Lara’s premiere on Xbox is grounded in the series’ tomb raiding roots.

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from Ubisoft's upcoming Xbox/X360 titles that are being presented:

• The Sims 2
• From Russia with Love
• Half-Life 2

World Championship Poker 2 features a much more detailed one player game, where you now have to work your way up the ranks, starting in your mom's basement. Once you start winning and accumulating money, you can spend your winnings on increasingly better pads, and furnishings. Hit a losing streak, and you may have to hock your stuff to stay in the game.

Ubisoft and Gearbox Software announced today that Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood has shipped to retail stores for the Xbox and PC, with the PS2 version projected to ship later this month.

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from Ubisoft's upcoming Xbox/X360 titles that are being presented:

• Ghost Recon 3
• King Kong
• Prince of Persia The Two Thrones
• Blazing Angles Squadrons of WWII

A job listing indicates that Arkane Studios has plans for an X360 version of its upcoming action/RPG Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, as it is looking for a lead programmer and project leader for "an upcoming title currently in development on the PC, using the Valve's Source engine, which is already running on Xbox. In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from THQ's upcoming Xbox/X360 titles that are being presented:

• Incredibles Rise of the Underminor
• Moto GP 2006
• Saint's Row
• The Outift

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from Activision's upcoming Xbox/X360 titles that are being presented:

• Shrek Super Slam
• Tony Hawk American Wasteland

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from SEGA's upcoming Xbox/X360 titles that are being presented:

• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Condemned
• Football Manager
• Full Auto

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from the various X360 titles that are being presented:

• Alone in the Dark
• Test Drive Unlimited
• Timeshift
• Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
• Driver Parallel Lines

X05 is being held today, and here is a deluge of screens from the various X360 titles that are being presented:

• Dead Rising (Capcom)
• Final Fantasy XI (Square-Enix)
• Frame City Killer (Namco)
• Resident Evil 5 (Capcom)
• Ridge Racer 6 (Namco)
• Toca Race Driver 3 (Codemasters)