After only one week on store shelves worldwide, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy has already established itself as one of 2006's strongest forces in video games. Since its release by LucasArts and TT Games on September 12, the biggest family game of the year has sold more than 1.1 million copies spanning eight platforms

Need for Speed Carbon takes handheld racing to a whole new level with all-new crew-based gameplay and an exclusive east coast open-world city. Settle an ongoing turf war by building an unstoppable crew, winning races against your fiercest rivals, and outwitting the cops.

Strategy First announced the Space Empires Trivia Contest, the first of several Space Empire contests until mid October, to test your knowledge of Space Empires and win various prices.

Kansas City Chiefs’ Running Back, Larry Johnson who amassed one of the single greatest seasons in NFL history in 2005, will raise the stakes in Activision’s World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions as part of the latest Xbox Live ‘Game with Fame’ session.

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded.

McDonald's restaurants are joining in the booming video gaming business action with the launch of the first ever Midnight Gaming Championship, a gaming competition occurring at McDonald's restaurants across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Rogue Galaxy is a fantasy-themed RPG which revolves around the game's main character, Jester Rogue. Players follow Rogue as he planet-hops around space, visiting a number of planets, each with their own unique ecosystem populated by various unusual creatures.

2K Sports announced today that NBA 2K7 has gone gold and is set to hit retail shelves on September 26th. NBA 2K7 introduces new standard setting features like Signature Style, improved Shot Stick control, enhanced arena atmosphere, online fantasy leagues, and much more.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights.

During a keynote speech at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XV Conference, Activision CEO Robert Kotick revealed that Guitar Hero will be appearing on every significant new format, with the intention of releasing yearly updates. While the PS2 edition is scheduled for November, rumors have been going around that certain game stores received word that the Xbox 360 version might launch early 2007.

Wing Island is a multiplayer biplane game exclusively for the Wii. Reminiscent of Hudson's PilotWings, Wing Island makes use of the Wiimote's tilt function to control your aircraft and acrobatic maneuvers.

Iron Lore revealed that the next Titan Quest patch is in the final testing stage, and while there is no specific release date yet, it should be arriving soon. This patch mainly adds gameplay, and balance changes, but also addresses the Act 3 Telkiine invincibility issue believed to be related to SP2 updates and Securom. Read more for detailed fix list...

SEGA Genesis Collection, known in Europe as Mega Drive Medley, will be the most comprehensive gathering of classic SEGA products ever assembled; with over 30 titles in one compilation.

NCsoft and Cryptic Studios will launch the official City of Heroes Veteran Rewards program. For every three full months with an active account, players will unlock valuable in-game items and bonuses that will come in the form of costumes, powers, badges, and more! The program will be applied retroactively by game account and rewards will be applicable to all characters on each respective account.

While Sega Golf Club is a Japanese PS3 launch title, very little is known at this point. But at least we have some screens to show you ...

Microsoft today announced the debut of Platinum Hits lineup for Xbox 360 software titles, available October 15 for $29.99 USD at retail locations in North America. The first wave of Platinum Hits games includes Perfect Dark Zero, PGR 3, Kameo: Elements of Power and "Need for Speed Most Wanted.

Hellgate: London is an RPG set in the immersive first-person perspective. With a completely randomized world that offers a unique experience every time you play, Hellgate: London introduces a demon-ridden place where the last survivors of the human race must meld science and magic to survive.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is an RTS game set in the renowned Warhammer world, featuring epic battles within massive landscapes, while offering an astounding level of detail, from a bird's eye view down to the insignias on a warrior's armor.

EA has released an updated demo for FIFA 07 allowing you to play 4 minutes, and choose from Manchester United, Barcelona, Lyon, Weder Bremen, Guadalajara or AC Milaan, playable in Arsenal's Emirates Stadion. This update adds international commentaries, a different game speed, the full intro and features substitutes. Problems with some graphic cards have also been fixed.

Parkan II is a 3D space simulator combined with first person action planet side, giving you the opportunity to explore a vast universe, visit different planets, their satellites, huge space stations and immense space destroyers. Frogster has released the first patch for the German edition of the game bringing it to v1.30 and addressing a load/save crash issue.

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:

• Hyperball Racing (PC)
• The King of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
• Samurai Warriors 2 (PS2/X360)
• Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury (PS2)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends who create and develop their combat styles by utilizing different types of Shadow Change, including Sword, Assassin, and Power Magic. Shu and his friends must use the shadows as weapons and wield their skills to save their world from impending doom.

MotorStorm delivers brutal off-road racing, plunging players into a stunningly realistic - but frenzied and chaotic - environment awash with grit, mud and petrol, in a game that leaves the standard rules of racing in the dust.

WH40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade will feature two new playable races, the Tau Empire and the Necrons, bringing the number of totally unique races to an unprecedented seven. A podcast on the official forums has Relic Senior Designer Allen Goode confirm that the Dawn of War expansion has gone gold...

Xbox Live Vision is a next-generation camera that allows gamers to chat via video in real time with their friends and family, send photo messages, put their own face in a supported game, and customize their gamertag on the Xbox Live network. Four previously released games will receive automatic updates on Xbox Live Arcade, making them Xbox Live Vision-enabled