Microsoft announced that Certain Affinity's remake of the two most popular Halo: Combat Evolved maps (Desolation and Hang'm High) to work with Halo 2 are now available as premium downloadable content ($4) for Xbox and X360. Since original Xbox titles do not work with Microsoft points, you are advised to read these instructions first ...

An internal letter from SCEE's senior executive David Reeves reveals that in order to further its market leadership, management has concluded that it needs to streamline and strengthen its business operations, including reducing its cost base. In order to do so, 160 redundancies in the UK offices, WWS studios in Europe, and territory offices need to be cut, and staff across all areas of the business are likely to be affected.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End video games from Disney Interactive Studios invite players to "live and die by the sword" as they venture to the worlds of the films and beyond while playing as Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann.

EA has signed an agreement with APM Music to make game scores from its video games such as The Sims, Medal of Honor and Tiger Woods PGA Tour available for use in television, films and other media, expanding on a nine-year relationship between the two companies.

You are the leader of a primitive village. If you want to survive life in a hostile world, you must evolve! In The Adventures of Darwin, you will drive the evolution of your village from a small group of simple primates to a powerful, intelligent colony of humans.

Opoona is a "lifestyle RPG," where you, as Opoona, descendant of brave warriors, known as Cosmo Guards, must adapt to a new environment, meet new people, get a job, all while becoming aware of the precious world and people surrounding him.

Jam Sessions is Ubisoft's groundbreaking NDS exclusive music title exclusively in which players actually strum a guitar via the Touch Screen to make music.

Former Electronic Arts Canada, industry veterans announced today the formation of Jet Black Games, a video game development company that will focus on developing original and licensed intellectual properties for the Nintendo DS and Wii.

Saga is a new MMORTS game, developed by Wahoo Studios, bringing persistency to RTS gaming. You build cities and armies to defend and manage a persistent online kingdom in a persistent fantasy world. Wahoo Studios is seeking a limited number of new applicants for the final stage of the private online Alpha test.

Chocobo Tales takes place in a fun and enchanting world filled with trademark characters from the Final Fantasy franchise. Players will challenge dozens of mini-games and micro-games as they embark on a journey to rescue their lost friends and restore peace to the land.

SEGA Rally: Revo will set a new benchmark in its genre with a high-tempo driving experience that will challenge the racing skills both on and off-road, with revolutionary dynamically deformable terrain, proprietary next-generation graphics, bone-jarringly realistic physics, and competitive bumper-to-bumper racing.

Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West featuring fast-paced revolver duels using historically accurate firearms, horseback riding, and memorable locations combined with top-notch graphics and an enthralling soundtrack to immerse both casual and hardcore players.

Eidos' Zendoku, developed by Zoonami, is a new puzzle game for NDS, blending exciting puzzle battle action with addictive Sudoku gameplay.

One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is based on the popular anime series, allowing you to reincarnate yourself into one of the characters, set on a mysterious island filled with treasure.

Authorities in Texas are building Villa Muse, a $1.5 billion mixed-use development including residential, retail and commercial spaces anchored by the $125-million, 200-acre Villa Muse Studios, developed for the film, television, advertising, music and videogame industries.

Transformers: The Game lets gamers control the outcome in the battle for Earth as they choose to protect it as Autobots or destroy it as Decepticons. Players will also experience the unstoppable power and massive scale of their favorite Robots in Disguise such as Bumblebee, Barricade and others.

Heart Of Osiris is not a sequel to last year's point-and-click adventure Ankh, but a standalone expansion pack. Ankh: Heart Of Osiris is situated in the same environment as the original but now lets you play the game from a different perspective and character, the Pharaoh himself.

Hard to be a God is an RPG with adventure and espionage elements based on a storyline of the novel with the same name by Strugatsky brothers. The main hero is a graduate of a medieval secret service high school, and his mission is to scout and report the situation in the Kingdom of Arcanar, an independent anarchical state.

Two great games will become available this Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday. Gyruss (400 points) is Konami's classic tube-shooter, while 3D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures (800 points) is an all new mini-golf experience with mind-bending courses and animated 3-D characters. Both titles will be available Wed., April 18 at 0900 GMT (2 a.m. PDT)

Dead Reefs is a stunningly beautiful mystery adventure which takes place on an island off of England’s coast, set in the tumultuous 18th century. Immerse yourself into a murder investigation following the discovery of an old relic more evil than the corrupt island ruler himself.

Armed Assault is a realistic, combat gaming offering freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.

Playlogic Entertainment announces the acquisition of the survival horror game Obscure II from French development studio Hydravision.

Microsoft and the New York Television Festival today announced the Xbox Live Originals contest, granting aspiring television producers the opportunity to create a pilot that could be chosen for the first original series developed specifically for Xbox Live.

SEGA announced the development of the NDS exclusive Sonic Rush Adventure seamlessly utilizing both screens of the Nintendo DS to navigate the high seas in search of pirate treasure, delivering Sonic’s classic high-speed 2D gameplay in the ultimate Sonic handheld experience.

Bethesda announced that its action/adventure title Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow has been added to the PS2's Greatest Hits program.