KOEI announced that its PS2 exclusive strategy game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is coming to North America, on February 6, 2007.

Sandvine's broadband network solution observed an 80% increase in the number of Xbox Live users across a sampling of North American-based broadband service providers' networks during the first week following the release of six new Xbox games, mainly due to the release of Gears of War.

The only Final Fantasy never localized will finally reach Europe, Spring 2007! Using the features of the NDS to their fullest, Final Fantasy III features graphics that have been reworked and remodeled in 3D, while maintaining the mythical Final Fantasy look and feel.

Blizzard has released a small update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This massive v2.0.1 update revamps the honor system, adds arena skirmishes, and the usual slew of balance tweaks, bug and crash fixes...

Pacific Storm: Allies the allies of the main factions, American and Japanese, come into conflict. Powerful Germany will join Japan forces to fight against England, Australia and USSR. New units to construct, new historical locations to visit and a brand new version of the engine that brings better graphics than ever.

The non-linear plot of Officers preserves the established facts of the origins of WWII and allows gamers to lead either one of 3 sides (USSR, Germany and Allies) to victory, recreating the real structures of all armies, using the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques. This demo features the first mission of the Allied campaign, Omaha Beach.

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. Players will explore planets, manage their empire and research new technology. Sword of the Stars provides quick, intuitive play, state-of-the-art graphics and tactical combat that make the game instantly involving and rewardingly fun.

Former Eidos CEO Ian Livingstone and ex-Lionhead Studios' Steve Jackson have teamed up with veteran development consultants Bad Management to bring the classic Fighting Fantasy series of books to portable console platforms.

With its lastest firmware update Sony enabled PSP users to hook up to the PS3, and get playable PSOne games. The first batch of downloadable titles is now available on the PlayStation Store, each for a purchase price of $5.99. CoolBoarders, Crash Bandicoot, Hot Shots Golf 2, Syphon Filter, and Tekken 2 are now on offer, but original peripheral support and multiplayer modes will not function.

Last year, it was reported that Vin Diesel would be starring in "Hitman: The Movie," but according to Ain't it Cool, he is no longer on the project and has been replaced by Deadwood's Timothy Olyphant ("Seth Bullock"). Luc Besson signed on to co-produce, along with Chuck Gordon, Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter. With a script penned by Swordfish's Skip Woods, the 20th Century Fox movie is tentatively scheduled for Fall 2007.

After two years of development Climax's Warhammer Online was cancelled after which Games Workshop granted its license to Mythic Entertainment. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an MMO game for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer.

Lighthouse Interactive announced that it has acquired the European publishing rights to Groove Games fast-paced sci-fi FPS game, WarPath for the PC. Developed by Digital Extremes, WarPath offers up a unique single player experience as well as multiplayer modes that will challenge any shooter fan.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is an RPG taking the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war. Bioware has released the final v1.03 patch through the in-game updater, only for the English edition of the game, and requires you to have v1.02, and includes bug fixes, improvements and even some new features.

SEGA Genesis Collection features 28 titles including, Altered Beast, Sonic The Hedgehog, Shinobi III, Phantasy Star, and Golden Axe. Reproduced with the utmost accuracy to the originals as possible, the collection also includes numerous unlockable items, interviews with the original developers, a museum area with interesting game facts, and plenty more ...

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 :

• Halo 3 [X360] - TV Ad Trailer
• Tortuga: Two Treasures - Trailer #3
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition [X360] - Actions Trailer
• NCAA March Madness 07 [PS2/X360] - Trailer
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII [PSP] - Trailer
• Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific - Dev Diary #2
• Crysis - DirectX 10 Flythrough Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Ubisoft is giving away up to $100,000 in total prizes in the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas Royal Flush Series. It’s easy to win, if your team beats the Frag Dolls you win $2,000, that’s $500 per team member, it’s that simple. Competition starts today and will last until December 13th between the hours of 7pm and 10 pm PST. To get in on the action all you’ll need is an Xbox 360 copy of Rainbow Six Vegas, Xbox Live Gold account, and show up in the Rainbow Six Vegas lobby and be selected to challenge the Frag Dolls!

The Halo 3 website has gone live, providing the first way for North American and European gamers to gain access to the Halo 3 public multiplayer beta on Xbox 360. This is not the only way Xbox 360 gamers will have access to the beta, and beta registration is not limited to a first-come-first-served basis, additional ways to gain access wioll be announced in the coming weeks.

Reprobates, a classic 3rd person point & click-adventure, is based on the enhanced engine of Black Mirror and Nibiru and will again stun the players with beautiful graphics, highly detailed 3D character models and a thrilling atmosphere and story.

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel is a 3D point-and-click adventure, in the style of Benoit Sokal's Syberia, based on the original story by famous Russian sci-fiction writers Strugatsky Brothers.

MMO sports game Ultimate Baseball Online (UBO) 2006 unveiled the latest in a series of personalized features for UBO players. UBO characters can unlock and display a variety of colorful and meaningful virtual trophies based on the accomplishments of their online game baseball characters.

Agetec announced the upcoming Brain Buster Puzzle Pack for the Nintendo DS, featuring the latest and most challenging Japanese mind games including Sudoku and Kakuro, providing abundant challenges for novices and experts alike with a deep selection of added bonus materials.

Inquisitor is a dark new RPG developed by Cinemax and Wooden Dragon. In the role of medieval investigator the story brings you into a gloomy world full of heresy, betrayal and danger. You will investigate many horrific crimes committed by sly enemies whereas sooner or later you will be swallowed by a whirl of deadly conspiracy attempting to destroy everything in your fatherland.

RoboBlitz is a fast-paced action game featuring puzzle-solving and unique physics-based weapons. Players blast through 15+ levels of high-intensity action as Blitz, a multi-talented robot on a mission to save its factory from a band of invading mechanical brains. RoboBlitz will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade beginning Wednesday, December 6, after 0800 GMT (1:00 a.m. PST).

Embark on your adventure to become the one mighty ruler of them all and take control of vast worlds, sprawling towns and cities or even control the world's horrific monsters to wreak havoc on your cowering enemies. In order to boost the popularity, Codemasters decided to drop the monthly fees, and starting January 4, Archlord will be free to play after purchase.

SEGA is Q&A testing the first patch for Creative Assembly's recently released 3D RTS Medieval II: Total War. The update is expected in the next few days and will include a new charge mechanic, 2 new charges (formed/unformed charge), unit balancing, AI optimizations, unpacker for the modders, and the usual bug/crash fixes. A full fix list is expected shortly ...