Set in the most turbulent and bloody era in European history, Medieval 2: Total War will allow gamers to lead their armies across the battlefields of Europe and the Holy Land before discovering the Americas and doing battle with the fearsome Aztecs.

In a surprising turn of event, Strategy First announced today that it has cancelled any and all agreement with Game Factory Interactive, and its internal studio Mist-Land South who was developing, regarding the Jagged Alliance license.

Milestone, the creators of the Superbike series, are back and bringing Super-Bikes: Riding Challenge with them, the most realistic and in depth riding simulation.

In addition to the two new playable races, Dark Crusade will feature an all-new single player campaign centering on the conquest of a meta-map, with each territory captured giving tangible rewards to the occupying force. This demo allows you to try out a tutorial and 2 missions, as the Tau vs. the Space Marines.

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.

S2Games has released the full & free Win32 version for its online multiplayer FPS/RTS Savage: Battle for Newerth, giving you a chance to check out the entire game (thanks 3DGamers). This install includes 17 maps and all other content needed to get online and play.

Out of the Park Baseball 2006 offers gamers the ultimate in realism with its brand new pitch-by-pitch game engine, unrivalled playability and unparalleled customization. This final v1.0.3 patch/demo includes several new community requested features, as well as the usual bug/crash fixes and game tweaks.

Check out the following new screens from GameFactory Interactive's Games Convention 2006 lineup:

• Officers - Screens
• Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero - Screens
• Warfare - Screens
• Gluk0za - Screens
• Protivostoyanie - Screens

Paradise is an adventure game which immerses the player in the heart of Africa, at once eternal and terribly contemporary. Ubisoft has released a new v1.1.3 patch for the English versions of the game, improving the graphical quality of the game.

Already revealed last week, EA today officially announced that it will release EA Replay, a compilation of EA games from the 90's exclusively for the PSP, bringing you back to a simpler time when the dawn of gaming's golden age took hold.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is a revolutionary real-time strategy 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.

German Street Racing is a street racing game, developed by Dutch studio Team6, spread out over 5 of the biggest German cities. Select your favorite German car, tune it, race against AI or take it online, but most of all, keep an eye on the condition of your ride!

While its q3 results were encouraging, up from $169 to $240 million compared to last year, Take Two warned investors that its full year result might be below expectations due to various factors, the delay of a yet unannounced prime PSP title, taxes, office relocation etc, but it will not release the final numbers until after its most recent SEC investigation has concluded. However it did confirm that Bully and GTA: Vice City are still on track for their October release, and looking ahead Take Two plans to release several new installments in various franchises.

In Painkiller: Hell Wars gamers play the role of Daniel Garner, who after an unfortunate car accident is trapped between Heaven and Hell. To escape purgatory and find his salvation, he must fight mobs of hellish monsters to stop an imminent Unholy War.

As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.

NHL 2K7 introduces a completely new skating engine to give users the true on-ice movement of an NHL game. Additionally, Pro Control receives new enhancements to both offensive and defensive controls, giving hockey fans thrilling new ways to attack and defend on the ice.

Dawnspire: Prelude is a team-based online action-rpg set in an original fantasy world. The game focuses on teamplay, tactics and player skill, all put into a frenzied and exciting mix to bring a new angle to the gaming experience you normally find in action-rpg's.

Today Ubisoft announced that the version of its new Assassin’s Creed franchise for the Xbox 360 will launch with the PS3 system version of the game in early 2007. Assassin’s Creed is being developed by an all-star team from Ubisoft’s world-class Montreal studio.

Discover the true origin of Spyro as he evolves into a living, breathing weapon of explosive destruction! In The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Spyro embarks on an epic quest to uncover his roots and realize his destiny.

Shin’en Multimedia today announces the development of Nanostray 2, introducing many new features and elements which have never been used in its genre. This includes innovative touch screen features as well as exciting WiFi functions over the internet.

Crash Boom Bang! will allow players to roll the dice and dive into one of 40 action-oriented, outrageously funny, multiplayer mini-games, as they communicate with and bet against opponents through the never-before-seen DS Motion Panel Communicator.

Bigfoot Networks Inc. today announced it has begun shipping its Killer Network Interface Card (NIC), specifically designed to improve performance for online gamers who demand less Ping (latency) and more Frames Per Second.

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have released an updated editor for their strategy game War In The Pacific. The v6 update overall improves the editor and adds new features like “Update All Ship Weapons,” allowing you to easily modify weapons of an entire class of ships, and

After yesterday's semi-confirmation that Ubisoft is bringing Assassin's Creed to the PC, it is now also a certainty that an X360 version is in the works. The latest issue of UK magazine 360, which just went on sale, has it on their front cover as a world exclusive, while moments ago IGN also had it on their front page, although it was taken down moments later. Read more to check the 360 cover page for the ultimate proof ...