Virgin Games and Game Domain International announce the completion of the world’s first tests on A World of My Own, a 3D Virtual PC games world platform, paving the way for a lucrative new market in the $25 billion games industry.

Activision acquired the Transformers rights from Infogrames back in June 2005, and plans to release its first game in conjunction with the Paramount Pictures upcoming feature film, both coming this summer.

Intent on bringing originality and a sense of humour back to video gaming, the former executives of Gathering of Developers (G.O.D.) have risen from the ashes like the mighty Phoenix to announce the launch of a major new independent game publisher, Gamecock Media Group.

Earn your TOUR card through mid-week training and challenges and Q-school, then take on the best PGA TOUR pros in tournaments throughout an entire season. Featuring 14 of the world's top players, including Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, plus the newly added John Daly, Luke Donald, and Ian Poulter.

In UT3, you assume the role of a futuristic warrior engaged in contests of intense shooting battles against skilled opponents, controlled either by human contestants online or by A.I. These contests are fought with the most powerful sci-fi weapons and vehicles. It’s FPS action at its best!

Using an enhanced ‘Tomb Raider: Legend’ game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara’s adventure and pursuit of a mystical artefact known only as the Scion right up to today’s technology standards and will offer gamers a completely new gameplay experience.

Featuring interactive 3D environments and a large cast of returning and new characters, get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog, in his most intense, high velocity escapade to date! SEGA has released new levels for Sonic, Shadow and Silver, each 200 points, available on XBL Marketplace.

Close Combat: Cross of Iron brings back the venerable Close Combat system in intense new epic battles of the Eastern Front, you can take command of German or Soviet Battle Groups during WWII and you face the strength of the enemy war machine.

Premier of Québec Jean Charest, along with Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade Raymond Bachand and Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity Michelle Courchesne, is pleased with Ubisoft's decision to establish a major digital design studio and expand its video game studio in Montréal.

Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel is an NDS-exclusive RPG featuring an all-new original storyline, original characters created exclusively for the game and an intuitive battle system based on action from the popular animated series.

FNR3 brings the most intense boxing experience to gamers, with film-quality graphics showcasing devastating punch impacts unparalleled in any game or film. On the way to becoming boxing's greatest legend, train to fight like the best including Muhammad Ali or create a boxing style unique only to your boxer. In an interview with DogHouse Boxing, EA producer Michael Blank reveals a Wii version is being discussed...

Ayan Tariq (aka Fool) from Ridgefield Park, NJ defeated 31 gamers from around the world to take home $100,000 in prize money, bragging rights and be crowned the world’s best MADDEN NFL 07 player during the 5th annual Madden Challenge Finals Tournament, presented by Best Buy, on Feb. 8 in Honolulu.

Combining hypnotic music with brain teasing challenges that everyone can enjoy, Honeycomb Beat features intuitive touch screen puzzle action across three modes of play that lets gamers try to clear hexagonal Honeycombs from the game board.

While SkyRiver Studios has previously released 2 sci-fi first-person action/RPG titles (A.I.M. & A.I.M. 2) based on the same universe, its latest 3D race simulator puts you in the driver's seat, F-Zero style.

In My Frogger Toy Trials, the Tobi company has developed a way to transform a child’s drawing of an ideal pet into a real toy pet with a will of its own. The newly created pets are then entered into a competition of mini-games to crown the best pet ever. Deciding to take part in this exciting contest, Frogger and Kyle must rush to submit their idea before time runs out!

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:

• After Burner: Black Falcon [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Bladestorm: The Hundred Years War [PS3/X360] - Trailer #5
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Jewel Summoner has an exceptional story, an intuitive battle system, a sophisticated monster-breeding system, and most importantly, extraordinary graphics! Plus, you can enjoy the unique functions of the PSP by engaging in wireless battles or trading monsters with your friends!

Legacy is an epic game of Starfleet combat covering the entire Star Trek Universe. Players become the Admiral of a task force of warships and must lead their fleet to victory in large-scale battles. Bethesda has released a v1.2 patch addressing various multiplayer problems, fixing mouse issues, camera problems and a few other tweaks.

Atlus U.S.A. announced the acquisition of the North American publishing rights to Odin Sphere, a PS2 exclusive Action RPG developed by Vanillaware featuring beautiful hand-drawn artwork put into motion to tell an epic tale of power, loss, and love.

Valve has released an status update on the TF2 development and revealed "that things are really moving along in development. In fact, things have reached a point where people start getting pretty antsy around the office as we get closer and closer to the 6:00 p.m. playtest session. We will be sharing more information about TF2 over the next couple of months, and we'll make sure to point that out to people here."

Join the revolution! The Gestahlian Empire, armed with the secrets of Magitek, threatens to enslave the world, until a young woman named Terra frees herself from its control and joins a band of rebels. Armed with Terra's magical powers, the rebels struggle to uncover the secrets of the ancient War of the Magi and the source of the Empire's power.

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:

• Supreme Commander - Trailer #9
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 [ALL] - Dev Diary Trailer #2
• Motorstorm [PS3] - Behind the Scenes Trailer #2
• Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [NDS] - Trailer
• Virtua Tennis 3 [ALL] - Pin Crusher Trailer
• Maelstrom - Direct Control Trailer
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Taking place after the original, .hack//G.U. Vol. 2: Reminisce has players returning to the fictitious Massive Multiplayer Online setting called The World to continue Haseo's journey as he and his friends look to escape from what has become a digital trap.

TOCA Race Driver 3 Challenge is the PSP exclusive edition in the legendary racing series and hits the streets next Friday, February 16th. However, PSP players can take to the game’s circuits today in a trio of skill tests driving the Ultima GTR, Opel Vectra GTS V8 and the classic Mercedes Benz W196.

Myriad Interactive announced the signing with Free Fall Games of Archon, the title that made its first appearance in 1983 on the Atari 8-bit computer, but was then ported to classic consoles such as the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and even the NES. The game proved popular with its cunning mix of strategic gameplay and intense action sequences.