With the release of Shadowrun Vista gamers are now connected with X360 players in cross-platform matches through a single service. Current Xbox Live users can keep the same gamertag and friends list, while new users get in-game multiplayer voice chat, dedicated server support and Achievements

Reprobates, a classic third-person point-and-click adventure, is based on the enhanced engine of Black Mirror and Nibiru and will again stun the players with beautiful graphics, highly detailed 3D character models and a thrilling atmosphere and story.

Tripwire Interactive announces the release of a major update for its WWII online action game Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. The free update adds 10 new maps, support for up to 64 players, engine update, in-game soundtrack, and the usual tweaks, bug and crash fixes.

To coincide with the recent PlayStation 3 v1.80 update, which amongst other things added Remote Play ability allowing anyone with a PSP to access their PS3 over the Internet, Sony has now also released a new v3.50 PSP firmware update, adding support for remote play over the internet, and RSS Channel Guide has been added as a feature.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles featuring all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.

Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has signed the North American publishing right for several of dtp's adventure game titles including: Belief & Betrayal and Undercover: Operation Wintersun releasing in summer 2007, and Overclocked releasing in early 2008.

Ignition Entertainment can today announce that King of Fighters XI is coming to Europe. Fresh from the arcades, King of Fighters XI is the latest installment of the coveted King of Fighters series, and takes the franchise to a new level.

Activision is calling players back to the trenches with the release of new Call of Duty 3 multiplayer maps, available only on X360. The Bravo Map Pack features 2 classic maps and new 3 battlefields for players to test their skill, now available for purchase (800 Microsoft Points) on Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Sacred 2 is a deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria. Highly action-oriented, Ascaron's Sacred 2 features pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests.

The Bigs is an over-the-top baseball title that puts an entirely new spin on MLB as it blends outrageous visuals with intuitive gameplay mechanics, and adds more explosive excitement than ever before. The soundtrack features a line-up of big rock bands, including Jane's Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Rollins Band and White Zombie.

Nexuiz is a free 3D deathmatch game that is simply first person shooting reduced to the very basics with perfect weapon balancing. The new v2.3 adds a new team mode Keyhunt, new netcode, an anti-wallhack function, improved singleplayer bots, new maps, and Nexuiz Pro, a server side mod that drastically changes the physics and weapons.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game. In an interview with MSNBC Blizzard VP Rob Pardo revealed there will be no 4th race, no console versions, and no release of StarCraft II in 2007.

EA announced today that the Need for Speed franchise is introducing a new version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for Speed experience where you’re thrust to compete head to head against the best street racers in a multitude of racing showdowns.

Early March Sony announced it was preparing new downloadable content for its PS3 shooter Resistance: Fall of Man, with the first patch released late March. A map pack scheduled for May obviously did not make it out the door, but SCEA confirmed that this is now on track for June 7th.

Medal of Honor Airborne, next-gen debut of the series, is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS – namely the fully interactive Airborne experience.

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:

• WarTech Senko no Ronde (Xbox 360)
• Surf's Up (GBA/NDS/PS2/Wii/PS3/X360/PC)
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The Guild 2: Pirates of the European Seas is the official add-on of the beloved medieval experience. It provides a total new area – the seas of Northern Europe, where trading might be as promising as roaming the dangerous waters as a pirate...

LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use your character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what you build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.

Gods War Online is a fantasy-themed game based on Greek Mythology dating back to the Age of the Demigods. Meet the Hellenistic civilization and all its significant gods of that age, fascinating plots, esthetical scenes, customized character development, exciting combat mode, all the features that you are expecting from a good MMORPG

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Matrix Games' John Tiller’s Campaign Series is a compilation combining many of the popular WWII turn-based tactical games from Talonsoft’s Campaign Series into one affordable package, including: West Front, East Front, East Front 2, and the Rising Sun platoon-level combat series, as well as all of the official add-ons and expansion packs.

The new Phantasy Star Universe Special Edition Texter is a Phantasy Star Universe-themed version of the Texter game messaging product from Blue Orb for use with the X360 and PS2 allowing them to type text messages directly from their game controller

The World Series of Video Games signed a broadcast deal with CBS Sports to air extensive coverage of its 2007 season, bringing professional video game competitions to major U.S. network television for the second year running, and into 111 million television homes in the United States alone.

FlatOut: Total Carnage is a re-imagining of FlatOut 2 rebuilt from the ground up and specifically developed to make use of the additional feature sets and improved processing ability of third generation technologies.

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop's fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds and glory on the field of battle. If you are interested in participating in the beta test, sign up here if you live in North America, or over here for Europe.