Namco Bandai's Katamari franchise makes its portable debut and features a cast of zany characters, inviting graphics and utterly addicting gameplay that fans of the series have come to know and love.

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X is a fresh remake of the original Mega Man X title that debuted on the SNES, launching a separate Mega Man storyline and adds totally new characters, a new central character named X, environments and gameplay features to raise the bar for side-scrollingplatforms.

Cinemaware Marquee today announced that its first title, Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators has gone gold and is scheduled to ship to stores end of March, and to celebrate it has launched the official website.

The beloved armored Arthur, with his renowned boxers in tow, charges onto the portable gaming scene as Capcom today announced Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game for the PSP.

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim is a new chapter in the adventures of the red-headed hero, Adol Christin. Adol embarks on his greatest adventure yet as he explores hidden islands in the great vortex of Canaan.

The Adventure Company announced today that its investigative thriller, Crime Stories has shipped to retailers across North America. As the brilliant detective Martin Mystère, you have just been called upon to investigate the brutal murder of the highly reputed scientist, Professor Eulemberg.

Teenage Goth-Metal girl designs extreme metal racing video game based in Hell…. Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature ten evil Earache racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands.

An ongoing discussion in the EA community forums regarding a stuttering issue in the PC version of Need For Speed Most Wanted concluded with the forum admin revealing there will be no more patches due to "time and resources." Although in early February the team was apparently doing some testing to investigate the issue, EA recently decided to drop all NFS Most Wanted support (thanks ve3d). On the bright side, EA promises to do better in future releases ... really ...

Gekido is a multiplatform fighting game previously developed and published on PSone, GBC, and GBA. This time Gekido PSP is completely rewritten, to bring some fresh air to fighting game players. Gekido will also rewrite the genre by bringing a brand new vision of fighting action games. The NAPS development team gives us some more information, new screens included...

SEGA of America today announced that its GBA exclusive sim experience. The Tower SP is now available in stores, allowing players to design, build, and manage every aspect of successfully creating a skyscraper.

Cyanide has released a new patch for its Olympic Wintersports based title WinterSports Pro 2006, aka Winter Challenge. This patch brings your English, French, Italian, Russian and German retail game to v1.03 but no details as to what it fixes are available at the moment. Read more for details and download links.

2K Games today announced that it has acquired publishing rights to Gas Powered Games' Dungeon Siege series. The first new titles under this publishing agreement will be Dungeon Siege II: Broken World expansion pack and an all-new entry in the Dungeon Siege series, Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony for the PSP.

Set for launch in June 2006, Formula One 06 is the only official game of the 2006 FIA Formula One World championship and is back exclusively to PS2 and PSP. Loaded with new features and all the official 2006 drivers, cars, teams, circuits and rules, Formula One 06 is the only way to truly interact with the world's raciest sport!

Building upon Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter G (Japanese release only), which were originally released on the PS2, Monster Hunter Freedom is the ultimate package, including new missions, additional features and content adapted for the PSP system.

SCEI not only released PS3 news, but also gave an update on what it has in store for the PSP. New peripherals, features and services will be rolling out in the coming year, read more for details ...

SCEA announced today the launch of its PSP exclusive title Daxter, taking players through the Jak and Daxter universe through the eyes of Daxter as this time around, Daxter drops his sidekick image when he finally fulfills his lifelong dream of becoming the action hero.

Another strike against Starforce, as Bluesnews received the following, "Aspyr Media is responsible for publishing the North American release of Spellforce 2. We wanted everyone to know that Starforce will *not* be included in the retail release of this game. Starforce is being used in the demo in cooperation with the European publishers of the title, JoWood. We apologize for any inconveniences Starforce may have caused and would again like to reassure everyone that we have chosen alternative copy protection software for our final release product."

The Chronicles of Spellborn is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Khaeon Games, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, Spellborn uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine. The closed beta test is currently underway, and more people will be allowed to join in the coming months.

The beloved armored Arthur, with his renowned boxers in tow, charges onto the portable gaming scene as Capcom today announced Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins, an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game for the PSP.

Hudson Soft is working on a sequel to last year's PSP action title, Rengoku: Tower of Purgatory. Enjoy all the fun of dungeon-crawling combined with all the fun of being a robot with a gun in your head in Rengoku II: The Starway to H.E.A.V.E.N. While there has yet to be an official announcement, check these new screens ...

GripShift combines high-flying stunt driving and unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing experience, featuring 6 unique characters in supped-up, customizable vehicles, insane twisting levels, power-ups, traps, races against the clock and multiplayer.

Become a motor racing master on the move as Codemasters announces Race Driver 2006 for the PS. The title, a massively expanded edition of the smash-hit European PSP system title TOCA Race Driver 2, will launch exclusively in North America in May.

In SpellForce II you take over both roles, Commander of your troops and also a front fighting hero, solving quests and overcoming obstacles as in classical RPGs, but also leading armies as in an RTS. Your character is supported by up to 5 heroes who can be summoned at special monuments - these will become available in stronger versions as you progress and reveal more of the epic storyline.

Experience the pro tour in venues that are alive and dynamic with environmental elements that react to your play. Characters are even more stunning with the addition of HD technology and the inclusion of the top players in the world like Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer. Put it all online and you once again have the greatest tennis game ever created.

After a four-year hiatus and a move from Atari back to its original publisher, Hasbro's Micro Machines V4 promises to bring its own hilarious brand of mini multiplayer madness. Check the first Micro Machines screens or read more for details ...