CDV has released the first patch GSC World's 3D RTS Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. This multilanguage patch brings your retail game to v1.2 and fixes some bugs, gameplay improvements but mainly a large slew of balance changes.

Codemasters announced a partnership with payment solution partner Click&Buy, making it easier than ever to play any of Codemasters' MMORPG titles thanks to a wide range subscription payment solutions such as Direct Debit, ELV as well as Online Bank Transfers, instead of only being available to credit card holders.

Undercover is an adventure game set during the Second World War, in the heart of war-torn Europe. The tantalizing story revolves around a horrible What-If scenario, tackling myths and undiscovered secrets and gives all new insights into the terrifying machinations of this era.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is an all-new narrative driven and platform based style of gameplay. How did the developers of such a well known franchise make the game even better this time around?

Infamous Adventures is proud to present a Remake of Roberta William's classic 1986 hit, King's Quest III. Remade in VGA color to match later Sierra releases, and using the AGS engine by Chris Jones, IA promises to make an enjoyable 1:1 remake of King's Quest III.

Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars transports players to the front lines of an epic new war for Earth.

Combining action, fighting and light RPG elements, Budokai Tenkaichi 2 will send players into a rich story mode that spans the entire Dragon Ball, DBZ, and Dragon Ball GT series.

Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm is turn-based (each turn consists of two 40 second phases, the first for orders, the second for reactions and targeting) and has a great PBEM system for head to head play. There is a German and a Soviet campaign and all the campaign battles can be played as set battles as well.

Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix features all the cities, cars and music from Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition while taking the unprecedented move of adding entirely new content with 24 new vehicles, a new city (Tokyo), new music, new races and battle maps.

In an interview with GameDaily, Namco Bandai producer Daisuke Uchiyama revealed that the Soul Calibur team is working on a new title. The new product came to light when Daisuke Uchiyama commented that the Tekken and SC teams were supposed to work on a new DBZ fighter, by the time the Namco Bandai merger was complete, each had already started on their next installment. No release date or specific platforms for Soul Calibur IV was disclosed.

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:

• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Trailer #4
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 [NGC] - Trailer
• Rome: Total War - Alexander - Trailer
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That the next GRAW patch will include a few Deathmatch maps was revealed earlier, but now Ubisoft gave more detailed information of what we can expect in the next patch/content update. Besides fixes, game tweaks, balancing, missions 1, 5 and 9 will now also be playable in co-op, automatic weapon kits, editor, anticheat server option, better impact, and several teammate AI adjustments. Read more for all the details ...

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.

Gen Con today announced that it will feature the ultimate in video game entertainment, Video Games Live, where fans experience an immersive concert featuring music from the biggest video games of all time performed by some of the nation’s most respected orchestras and choirs, in this case the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

XIII Century: Death or Glory is a 3D RTS that combines Risk-style global strategy game play with real-time tactical action. The game immerses players in the Middle Ages, into a world of noble knights and ruthless nomads, a world of courageous deeds and internal wars.

With the Prey release around the corner, 3DRealms revealed some information about the achievements in the Xbox 360 version of Prey. There are three secrets that are not on the list, so you'll have to find out what those are on your own by playing the game. Be aware, some things are most definitely spoilers for the full game.

P.M. STUDIOS announces that Strategy First is no longer the official publisher of ETROM: The Astral Essence in North America. Negotiations with publishers on the U.S. and Canada territories are in progress although no final decision regarding a new partner has been made yet.

Hero Online is a MMORPG where players will encounter characters and monsters based on Asian martial fiction and have the opportunity to experience Asian myth and folklore in a martial arts environment.

The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced that EA and 2K Sports have agreed to non-exclusive, multi-year licensing extensions.

Sony Computer Entertainment is looking for people interested in testing PS3 software, "This position entails checking the functionality of software for the PS3, PS2, and PSP, compiling reports, and evaluating content." Requirements are pretty light, between the age of 20-30, ability to work for a year starting July 18, not be a student, and obviously love games. No experience is required and pay ranges from $8 to $12/hour. Interested parties must submit their résumé to SCEJ by July 3.

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:

• Cossacks II: Battle for Europe (PC)
• Hard Truck Apocalypse (PC)
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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. For the first time ever you can rise to rule them all and with it the true destiny of Chantra is under your control...

ArenaNet and NCsoft announce today the Guild Wars franchise has sold more than two million units worldwide to date. In further news, sales data from The NPD Group shows Guild Wars Factions as the number one selling PC game in North America for the month of May 2006.

Immersion introduces its next-generation TouchSense vibration technology to match the realism expected of next-generation video console gaming systems, offering a wider range of vibration effects that come even closer to simulating the physical world than existing console gaming systems.