Shady O' Grady's Rising Star is an RPG game, but unlike the familiar dungeon crawlers, this game is set in the real world of music. Players create their dream band and attempt to coast their way to the top of the music world before the next young hot act comes along.

Sony Computer Entertainment President of Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison returns to the Game Developers Conference to present the keynote, Game 3.0: Developing and Creating for the Third Age of Video Games, talking about enabling developers to make the most of the countless opportunities made available by the new era of connectivity.

In Gods & Heroes you become a classic hero of the ancient world, born of immortal blood. As a scion of the gods, you will have the opportunity to pursue his destiny through a series of Epic Quests that will span all levels of gameplay, over time commanding amazing God Powers and acquiring famous weapons and treasure of myth.

Dangerous Waters allows the player total control over multiple air, surface and subsurface platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Sonalysts has released v1.04 for its submarine sim adding tweaks, model updates and fixing bugs.

Th3 Plan introduces an entirely unique style of gameplay, enabling gamers to control up to three characters at once. The innovative split screen gameplay offers new ways for characters to work in precise coordination, from setting up clever deceptions to distract security guards to timing anti-security measures down to the split second.

Left Behind: Eternal Forces GOLD version will include substantial enhancements from the original product, such as new missions, new multiplayer modes, and an all-new faction with single-player and co-op skirmish modes. Additional features on the drawing board include higher-quality building and environmental graphics and special effects.

Front Mission the First, remake of the original SNES version, will use the main touch screen for tactical movement of troops, like we have seen in Advance Wars: Dual Strike. While other recent ports seem to have gotten a graphical upgrade, no such luck with FM The First.

Turbine and Midway announced the details of the Founder's pre-order Program for its MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Pre-order now and get a special $9.99 monthly subscription pricing, early access to the game (beta version), character roll-over and unique in-game bonus items.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened rises to the challenge of being entirely in 3D; while the creators have kept classic game mechanics, the game benefits from the freedom and the immersion brought by animated and detailed real time 3D environment. This German v2.0 patch addresses some minor bugs ...

TQ: Immortal Throne features an original storyline, new gameplay features include an all-new skill mastery that combines with existing masteries to form eight new playable character classes, dozens of new monsters, hundreds of unique weapons and an additional 10 levels of character and skill development.

War Front: Turning Point explores an alternate World War II, one in which Hitler is assassinated in the early days, and you will take command of experimental weapons, prototype vehicles and units rarely seen in strategy games in an attempt to alter or secure the historical outcome of World War II.

Previously known as Shinobido Homura, Spike's action/infiltration game Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja will launch in Europe on Feb. 7. Staying true to its big brother on the PS2, Tales of the Ninja does feature additional characters and unlockable content.

Horse Racing Manager 2 is a sport management and horse racing game designed for management game fans as well as riding and horse racing aficionados. This v1.0.2.0 patch, for the French version only, adds Steeple-Chase mode, and addresses the usual tweaks, bug and crash fixes...

German publisher dtp entertainment confirmed that Czech studio Future Games is now in early concept stages of development on Black Mirror 2, the follow-up to one of 2004’s top-selling dark adventure games.

Havok announces the official release of Havok 4.5, fully optimized for PS3, as well as Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, dramatically accelerating the development of cross-platform, cutting edge games, meeting the needs of the world’s top developers and producers.

Square Enix announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games that enables Square Enix to introduce Epic's Unreal Engine 3 into its next-generation development process.

Rail Simulator will offer the opportunity for players to take charge of steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Challenging and fun gameplay will even enable players to design their own ideal journey routes.

The TMNT movie takes place in a New York City plagued by secretive villains and strange, otherworldly creatures. The new NT video game uses the same dark and dangerous environments and adventurous themes featured in the new NT CGI film.

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:

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Prepare to rock and roll as your brain does a loop the loop with Kororinpa, the ultimate Wii puzzle game! Tilting the Wi-mote with poise and precision, players must seek to navigate their favourite cute and quirky balls, each with their own look and varying benefits, through complex 3D mazes.

SCEE announced that the PS3 will launch in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australasia on 23rd March 2007 at a price of EURO 599. Initially only the 60GB model will be available, and the 20GB model to follow later in the year dependent on demand. One million units will be made available during the initial launch period.

In Medal of Honor Vanguard you reprise the role of Frank Keegan, Corporal of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in behind enemy lines missions throughout Europe, epic battles that turned America’s first paratroopers into heroes of WWII.

Casual games developer MumboJumbo today announced it has acquired dev studio Ritual Entertainment, who has developed or contributed to titles such as 25 To Life, Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre, Counter-Strike, Painkiller, Quake 4, and the SiN franchise.

Ghost Rider offers a unique combination of high impact combat and motorcycle action. Johnny Blaze is Ghost Rider, destined to haunt America’s highways, visiting his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked and the damned.

Wild Hare Entertainment announced plans to release Air Battles: Sky Defender, developed by Pilot Entertainment, a frantic, high-speed action of an arcade-style shooter to history's ultimate aerial killing ground, World War II.