Speedball 2 transforms the futuristic game setting with the help of state-of-the-art technology into a high-speed online sports spectacle, offering international leagues, a large-scale ranking system and a virtual marketplace. Frogster and IGA Worldwide have signed a deal to feed the action-sports-game with perimeter advertising boards and other in-game branded placements.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will push the franchise to new heights by adding new gameplay features and even more stunning visuals. Players will encounter an intense solo campaign that uses new tactical possibilities in various locations around Sin City.

Ubisoft released its results for the six months ended Sept. 30, 2007, reporting sales are up 52%, driven by Assassin's Creed, which has already surpassed 1 million units sold, as well as Beowulf, Naruto and Rayman 2. Ubisoft also revealed that Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will be released during the Q4 of fiscal 2007-08, which will unfortunately be joined by Haze (originally due Q3). Splinter Cell Conviction has also been pushed until fiscal 2008-09 (second half of 2008).

SEGA is developing the video game adaptation of the theatrical movie release, The Golden Compass, based on the first book in the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy, by British author Philip Pullman.

Viva Piñata: Party Animals is an easy pick-up-and-play party game that provides hours of fun for players of all ages as they explore a dynamic world through an array of unique and quirky competitions.

The latest issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu reveals that SEGA is working on a remake of the 1996 Sega Saturn title NiGHTS into Dreams, prequel to the upcoming Journey of Dreams for the Wii. The new version will feature 16:9 widescreen, updated graphics, as well as video, art, and stills from the marketing & game production. Currently only scheduled for release in Japan on February 21, 2008.

In Link's Crossbow Training players assume the identity of hero Link, who progresses through a series of tests to perfect his crossbow marksmanship. Start with stationary bull's-eyes and graduate to moving targets before defending Link against all kinds of enemies.

JoWood announced today that it will release Dungeon Lords: Expansion (working title) for PC in Q3, 2008. At the same time, the company announced the development of Dungeon Lords 2 (working title) for a next-gen console platform and PC.

A fantasy voyage through the great mythologies, Loki, an action/RPG, allows you to take on the role of one of the 4 heroes of the game, each drawn from a different mythology. This v1.0.8.1 patch, works for all versions of the game, adds an anti-cheat system, updated UI, an alt/tab bug fix and a few game tweaks.

Fall of Liberty takes players to new battlegrounds in World War II, ones born from a changed moment in history that led to the Nazi invasion of 1950s America, delivering an explosive action experience in a world where famous real-world locations appear startlingly different under Nazi occupation.

Starting Nov. 23, Nintendo gives the holiday season a fresh blast of color with the launch of two special-edition NDS bundles. The new Gold edition comes with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, while the Metallic Rose edition comes with the "Best Friends" version of Nintendogs.

Akella's forthcoming naval RPG title City of Abandoned Ships, developed by Seaward.ru, will combine compelling gameplay and wonderful graphics thus bringing a new experience to all the fans of daring sword duels and ship-to-ship combats.

The Orange Box features three new games by Valve: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first-person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity (Wii)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dark Motives (NDS)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles (PS3)
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS)
• Geometry Wars (NDS/Wii)
• Ghost in the Sheet (PC)
• Ghost Squad (Wii)
• Godzilla Unleashed (NDS/PS2)
• Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
• Medal of Honor Airborne (PS3)
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PS2/X360/PC)
• Rock Band (PS3/X360)
• Time Crisis 4 (PS3)
• Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii)
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Legion of Man is an upcoming arcade shooter/slasher, by Diezel Power Studios, also known for DogTag. Face up to 100 enemies at once in ultra-fast top down 3D action game, and kill enemies by the hundreds.

Dynasty Warriors 6 will deliver the massive scale and realistic atmosphere that players have come to expect from the series, but will redefine the Tactical Action experience, with completely re-imagined character designs and weapons, yet maintaining familiar characterizations that are accurate to culturally depictions.

Kynogon announces that its Kynapse AI middleware has been chosen by Sony Online Entertainment for the development of their upcoming massively multi-player online action game set in the DC Comics Universe.

Creators of the FinnWars Battlefield modifications have founded their own game development company, Iceflake Studios and are currently working on FinnWars 2, an action packed multiplayer experience that concentrates on the battles between Finland and Soviet Union in Eastern Front during WW2.

Currently scheduled for a Fab. 2008 released in Japan, Space Invaders Extreme is a remake of one of the first games ever released. While the core of the game has not changed much it seems the developers went all psychedelic with the backgrounds.

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer. Now that the Massive has launched the v1.003 patch, it has also issued new versions of the server and broadcast tool, as well as released a map editor.

2K Sports has released a 720mb demo for its latest installment in the College Hoops basketball franchise featuring Ohio State and UNC, while THQ has issued a 910 mb demo for Rainbow Studio off-road racing game MX vs. ATV Untamed.

Super HIND is a PSP exclusive action-based tactical air combat game, where you play as pilot Warrant Officer Dante Griffin, you have been put in charge of the deadliest military helicopter known to man. Developed by the multinational Consortium to fight the rebel groups left after the fall of the old order of nations.

After numerous complains from people experiencing problems with the v2.0 firmware update, Sony has released a new v2.1 edition of its PS3 system software improving not only stability of the system, but also PS3 and PS2 titles, and the Internet browser. There was also a problem with unintended power on through the Remote Start feature, which let you turn on the PS3 remotely using the PSP, which has now been disabled.

Puchi Puchi Virus does not resemble the ordinary puzzle game. The usual “object drop” style was replaced with a more intuitive system of “object linkage”. Its simple design and surprisingly in‐depth game play can addict even the most demanding puzzle game enthusiasts.

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:

• Axiom Overdrive [X360] - OTF Trailer
• Conflict: Denied Ops [ALL] - Developer Diary #1
• Operation Darkness [X360] - Gameplay Trailer [JAP]
• Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus - Trailer
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