MMO developer Red 5 Studios, founded by key members of the World of Warcraft team, announced that Scott Youngblood, acclaimed lead designer of StarSiege: Tribes, Tribes 2, and alternate-reality game Majestic, has accepted an undisclosed position at the Aliso Viejo, California studio.

Microsoft announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting friends across X360 consoles, PCs and Windows Mobile-powered devices. With this update to Xbox 360, friends and families can easily connect and chat directly from their television using Windows Live Messenger.

A new version of Gran Turismo HD Concept will be available on the Playstation Store Thursday, adding worldwide rankings via the Playstation Network, as well as force feedback support, an Armored Core 4 demo and various trailers ...

The Galactic Federation's Base Sector Zero is under attack by Space Pirates. Samus must boot up the generator to restore the defense systems. But at the end of her path, someone awful is waiting for her. Already hinted at a few months ago, NoA President Reggie Fils-Aime now confirmed that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption needs more work and will not be shipping in July.

Supreme Commander features a riveting, action-packed storyline, ground-breaking gameplay and genre-defining online multiplayer battles. levels. THQ has released a new patch for GPG's 3D RTS, bringing your retail game to v3223 and is a specific-purpose patch to fix a small set of critical issues, primarily a known desync.

Seven Lights has opened registration for the upcoming beta release of The Continuum, its online collectible war game that blends strategy gaming, collectible gaming, RPGs and digital goods into a distinctive game universe where players’ actions affect a gripping narrative, and their customized digital characters develop to change the combat landscape.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience with a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game. The official Age of Conan Beta sign-up starts today, giving thousands of pioneers a unique chance to play the MMO months before release!

Gears of War blends the best of tactical action games with the best of survival horror titles, thrusting gamers into the harrowing story of humankind's battle for survival against the Locust Horde. The next "free" title update is currently being tested, and while details are vague it will fix a whole bunch of glitches, provide 720p for VGA users running at 1280x1024, and contain a brand new multiplayer game type called Annex.

SCEA today will serve up a fresh batch of PS3 goodies on the PlayStation Store with a video of PlayStation Home, a free demo of Major League Baseball 2K7, and brand-spankin' new trailers of Warhawk and Super Rub'A'Dub. Trailers for some of the year's hottest upcoming movies will also be available for download.

Super Paper Mario is not a 2-D sidescroller but an action-adventure fusing 2-D and 3-D perspectives, not to mention RPG and platformer elements. The action sprawls across eight worlds filled with traps, puzzles, bizarre mysteries and items that often draw themselves out of thin air.

Team17 is working on a patch for the Xbox Live Arcade edition of its turn-based strategy game Worms. Various issues / exploits are being addressed, faster AI, but mainly a problem with 4-player games crashing. Team17 is also working on downloadable content that did not make it in the original release due to the 50mb limit at the time, such as a new theme, a bunch of audio, a stack of additional voice-banks and the usual themes & gamer-pics.

MAN2 is an online strategy game featuring sci-fi conflicts on distant planets. Gamers are fighting against the world's most talented strategy players.

KOEI today announces its initial lineup of game releases for the coming year, including the yet-to-be-announced, NDS-exclusive title, Prey The Stars.

Space Empires V completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects.

Supreme Commander features a riveting, action-packed storyline, ground-breaking gameplay and genre-defining online multiplayer battles. In the 37th Century, the galaxy is torn apart by three rival factions, each vying to eradicate its enemies from the universe, end the Infinite War and become the reigning power supreme.

Forza Motorsport 2 features authentic simulation physics, bone-jarring damage, photo-realistic graphics, 300 of the world’s hottest cars for you to collect, and licensed tuning and plenty of customization options. Microsoft let us know that they have revealed the asian cars added to the game and some details about the tournament mode.

Each week GameTap adds titles to its on-demand catalogue of more than 800 console, arcade and computer video games. With so many classic game titles, as well as some of the best played franchise games of recent years, GameTap has added Myth II: Soulblighter, X-Com: UFO Defense, and Alpha Centauri.

As promised Sony has released the first update for Insomniac's shooter Resistance: Fall of Man, adding two new game modes, spectator camera, UI upgrades, general game balancing, and the usual bug and crash fixes.

As promised, Sony has released the v1.60 system software update for the PS3, delivering features such as Folding@home connectivity, enhanced downloading of content from the PS Store, support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice, and an optional full QWERTY on-screen keyboard for text entry.

With Advanced Engineering players who choose the Engineers class can now expand their armory with a multitude of new weapons and deployables! Soldiers who have completed their Combat Engineering certification can further advance their skills to include Fortification and/or Assault Engineering, with the ability to advance in both.

XSEED Games today announced that it has, on top of the soon to be released Valhalla Knights, obtained exclusive North American publishing rights for PSP titles, Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground, and Brave Story: New Traveler, as well as Wild Arms 5 on the PS2.

Focus Home Interactive announced a licensing partnership with the organisers of the 32nd America’s Cup and Alcatel-Lucent, Official New Media Provider to the 32nd America’s Cup, for the rights to create a new Virtual Skipper title featuring all the best facets of America's Cup racing.

SCEA announced that the next system software update for the PS3 will be available March 22, delivering features such as Folding@home connectivity, enhanced downloading of content from the PS Store, support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice, and an optional full QWERTY on-screen keyboard for text entry.

Supreme Commander features a riveting, action-packed storyline, ground-breaking gameplay and genre-defining online multiplayer battles. levels. THQ has released a new patch for GPG's 3D RTS, adding the new GPGnet World Map featuring Strategic Zoom to let players see and connect to the entire SupCom community across the world.

Ubisoft's Surf's Up, based on Sony's upcoming animation movie, is a mockumentary based on the groundbreaking revelation that surfing was actually invented by penguins.