Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Eidos issued the first real patch for the recently released Hitman: Blood Money, bringing your retail game to v1.1. As with the demo patch, this patch addresses low framerate issues on certain hardware configurations, as well as various other bug and crash fixes, and related problems.

GameFactory and Monolith Studio officially announce a new agricultural real-time strategy game Jagged Farm: Birth of a Hero, built using the Officers engine.

Pro Cycling Manager 2006 is the latest edition in Cyanide Studio's long running cycling manager. For the first time in the life of the Cycling Manager series, the German T-Mobile team will be present, making Discovery Channel the only Pro Tour squad not available in PCM 2006.

Guitar manufacturer Gibson is offering experienced PS2 Guitar Hero players the opportunity of a lifetime: to play the game on stage at the Download Festival, a rock concert headlined by bands such as Tool, Metallica and Guns And Roses.

Airline Tycoon 2 sees the player take the reins of an airline which they must bring to financial success. As well as managing staff, buying new aircraft and opening up new air routes, players must deal with crabby passengers and engage in corporate espionage against their competitors.

Bright, refreshing and compulsive, LocoRoco plunges you into a colourful world where jelly-like creatures sing, roll and bounce their way through levels to reach their goals.

Already revealed a few weeks ago, Midway today announced a publishing agreement with Cyan Worlds to bring Myst to the PSP. Over a decade since PC adventurers first sampled the delights of Myst’s emotive and visual feasts, the new handheld development will engage the player like never before and literally take them to another world.

Midway announces today that Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War has gone gold and is scheduled to ship to U.S. stores on June 12. Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed RTS game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia.

It has been much talked about, especially over the past few days, and it finally seems to be taking shape. A new Xbox 360 update is scheduled to take effect in the next week and will include the highly anticipated background downloading, boot to the dash option, a much-improved Marketplace, DVD playback tweaks, as well as various other new features and enhancements.

Super Swing Golf Pangya is a wholly rebuilt version of a golf game that's super-popular over in Japan and Korea. It promises to make use of the Nintendo Wii's new controller in order to make playing this golf game an experience in your very own living room.

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance.

Become the saviour of Petaria as you battle through a series of adventures leading to the secret of the fabled Wand of Wishing. Delve into dark caverns, spooky catacombs, cloud plains and other mystical realms.

Matrix Games has released a PureSim Baseball 2007 demo covering a limited number of seasons compared to the 105 (1900-2005) that can be played in the full version. A v1.1 update for the retail game has also been released, resolving a number of minor issues in the original release, this update adds full expansion support for player leagues as a free new feature.

Ubisoft announced that its AND 1 Streetball Soundtrack will feature all original and exclusive tracks from hip hop's hottest rap artists from across the nation, ranging from New York's veteran Kool G Rap to Oakland's up-and-comer Turf Talk, and comes free when you buy the game.

Ultimate Duck Hunting finds you, your dog, your companion hunters and their dogs competing for wild ducks in noted North American hunting preserves. Your choice of hunting accessories, dog-training ability, and aim accuracy determines your ultimate duck hunting success.

Eidos has released a small patch for the recently released Hitman: Blood Money demo, addressing the constant low framerate bug that some users have been experiencing on certain hardware configurations.

Nintendo of America today announced three key promotions at the executive level. Current President Tatsumi Kimishima becomes chairman of the board and CEO, while Reggie Fils-Aime steps up to president and COO from his current role as executive VP of Sales & Marketing. Former senior VP of Business Development Mike Fukuda is now executive VP of Business Development.

Ubisoft today revealed the first details and screenshots on the multiplayer modes of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. The multiplayer modes are developed by Kuju Entertainment, and the game is scheduled for release on PC in September 2006. Read more for screenshots and details ...

American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A., a third-person action/adventure game with a tongue-in-cheek comedic twist. Set in modern day Los Angeles, Bad Day L.A. combines a fantastical art style, groundbreaking collaborative gameplay elements and a heavy dose of dark satire to create a truly unforgettable experience.

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding a rather large update to its Source engine. This update addresses various graphical issues with HDR, Nvidia cards, UI fixes, and a few sound issues. Read more for details, or just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

K2 Network announced today that Global MU Online is the first subscription model MMORPG to be converted to the hybrid K2 Network Free2Play and Pay2Play pricing model.

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is a brand-new action-adventure featuring slime, one of the most popular monsters from the Dragon Quest series. The kingdom of Slimenia is invaded, all slimes kidnapped and so you embark on a journey throughout Slimenia to save your friends and uncover the Plob’s nefarious plot!

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:

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles. Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii will feature all new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus, and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.