Entropia Universe announced the launch of Europe's first prepaid card for online payments, allowing Entropia members to quickly deposit money into virtual accounts without having to use a debit or credit card.

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

• Medieval II: Total War - Screens & Trailer
• Sega Genesis Collection [PSP] - Screens
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz [PSP] - Screens
• Sonic and The Secret Rings [Wii] - Screens
• Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007 - Screens
• Phantasy Star Universe [PS2/X360/PC][- Trailer

Four teenagers are real experts at getting into trouble, thus it's no surprise that their idea to start a rock band is followed by lots of misunderstandings, especially with a local mafia boss who wants his money back. And here starts the crazy chasing action, full of blowing up cars, loaded guns and angry mafiosos.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, is an all new title in the GTA series set in Vice City with new missions, story and gameplay.

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

• Assassin's Creed (PS3) - Screens
• Rainbow Six Vegas (ALL) - Screens
• Rayman Raving Rabbids (Wii) - Screens
• Splinter Cell Double Agent (ALL) - Screens
• Red Steel [Wii] - Screens & Trailer
• Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway [PS3] - Screens & Trailer
• Dark Messiah of Might & Magic - Screens & Trailer
• The Settlers [NDS] - Screens
• Faces of War - Screens

Set 3 years before GTA 3, Toni Cipriani has returned from laying low for the past 4 years after taking out a rival mob boss for the Leone crime family. Having welcomed him back with open arms, Don Salvatore Leone is putting Toni to back work under the watchful eye of Vincenzo Cilli, one of his most trusted capo’s.

ProStroke Golf: World Tour 2007 is destined to capture the player's imagination by fusing the features of real-world golf, high-end graphics, accurate animation and a unique control system. Check it out for yourself in this brand new demo ...

The celebrated arcade-style football franchise is back and better than ever with a new treatment of America's most popular sport. Blitz: The League exposes the harsh and troubling, behind-the-scenes stories of a fictional professional football league.

Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg adds tons of new features including many player submitted suggestions. The v1.03 patch corrects a game crashing bug caused by the previous patch, as well as a dozen tweaks, improvements and gameplay enhancements.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a sci-fi action game with stunning high-definition graphics, promising gorgeous Mobile Suit battles and the opportunity to participate in thrilling epic battles taking place on the futuristic Earth.

Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged provides a taste of the Xbox Live Arcade experience for gamers everywhere, with a great collection of new and original casual games that are fun, engaging, and easy to learn and pick up and play.

Fatal Inertia mixes street racing, demolition derbies and rallying with a futuristic setting where machines no longer need wheels and the laws of physics govern all. The sport is called Inertia and it's one that offers a heady mix of speed, combat and real world environments that can be used to make your victory and break your opponents.

Eidos today announced that it has inked a publishing partnership with Japanese pub/dev Spike Co. Ltd., whereas Spike will be responsible for publishing and distributing three Eidos titles in Japan.

Halo 2 Vista will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the "Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack." Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customise their own multiplayer levels.

Flying Lab Software unveiled the addition of avatar combat to Pirates of the Burning Sea, its Source powered MMORPG set in the Caribbean during the 1720s.

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This tiny patch addresses an issue with certain joysticks not registering X-axis.

The creators of online ultracomic Penny Arcade have joined forces with independent video game developer Hothead Games, to collaboratively create episodic video games based on the Penny Arcade comic.

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

• Genji 2 [PS3] - Screens
• WarHawk [PS3] - Screens
• The Eye of Judgment [PS3] - Screens
• Everybody's Golf 5 [PS3] - Screens

Saber Interactive's TimeShift is an FPS in which players control time to complete missions and defeat foes. The game will leverage first-of-its-kind gameplay abilities and functionality, the latest graphics technology, and high production values to create a truly unique action game experience.

Based on Russian author Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's Metro 2033, 4A-Games' The Last Refuge is a 3D horror/action/survival FPS with elements RPG genre game.

Conspiracy Entertainment Europe is pleased to announce collaboration with Broadsword Interactive Limited for two PS2 unique Baja racing titles.

Freeze Interactive's Field Ops, developed by Digital Reality and previously known as Ghost Wars, brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favorite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter.

God Hand is an over-the-top action game with outrageous undertones, with great power comes great responsibility. Play as a drifter bestowed with supernatural-like abilities who must confront the fate and responsibilities inherent with this newfound power. Hand-to-hand combat is at its best when gamers unleash the power of the God Hand to deliver righteous punishment onto worthy enemies.

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam delivers a skateboard experience focused on head-to-head racing, allowing players to feel the breakneck speed of downhill competition as they tear up the world's steepest terrains while performing tricks and outmaneuvering opponents in such locations as San Francisco, Machu Picchu and Hong Kong.

When CDV released Panzers: Phase 2, it wasn't a sequel so much as a continuation of the original game. The franchise has since moved over to 10Tacle, and developer Stormregion is working on a legit successor, Panzers 2. It will be set immediately after WWII, with an alternate timeline where Russia wasn't intimidated by the American atom bomb and continued the war undeterred. Although fictitious, the settings and units are realistic, and the brand-new engine is impressive. With a scheduled late 2007 release date, it is sure to be further optimized and improved.