In Pirates of the Caribbean Online you embark on quests for adventure and treasure in an effort to become the Caribbean’s most legendary pirate. Along the way you learn skills and tactics from the notorious Jack Sparrow, helping them forge alliances, hunt for buried treasure, battle evil undead forces and face off against known enemies from the movies. Walt Disney Pictures' President of Production Oren Aviv answers some savvy questions ...

FIFA 07 delivers complete authenticity with licenses for all the world’s top leagues, including MLS and Mexican 1st Division, and 26 others from over 20 nations. This year, you have the power to shape your club’s destiny in the Interactive Leagues, a new online mode that enables you to pit your club against supporters of your real-world opponents.

The Secret Files: Tunguska is a point-and-click adventure game based on the mysterious Tunguska phenomenon that occurred in July 1908, in which the Siberian region of Tunguska was engulfed in an inferno of flames that turned everything into debris and ashes.

SCEA announced today that beginning Sunday, August 6, five additions, making a total of 169 titles, will be made to its PS2 Greatest Hits lineup: SOCOM 3: U.S. NAVY SEALs, Shadow of the Colossus, Ratchet: Deadlocked, Jak X: Combat Racing and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves.

Bandai is not only working on a Mobile Suit Gundam title for the X360, but also Sony's upcoming PS3. While Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight has not yet been officialy announced, we do have some early screens to show ...

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play Frank West, a freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic, but zombies ridden, suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. Capcom has released a 1gig demo, featuring about 15 minutes of gameplay, but is not available in Mexico, Germany, Australia, New Zealand or Asia.

The September issue of EGM claims that Konami's classic PSOne RPG title Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, known for its nonlinear level design, may be making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade. Rumors are that the 9 years old SOTN, scheduled for Q1 2007, is around 480mb, which might indicate that Microsoft has eased the initial 50mb restrictions for XBLA titles.

People interested in participating in Atari's &D RPG sequel Neverwinter Nights 2 multiplayer beta test, can sign up now. This beta test will comprise the multiplayer game mode only, the purpose of which is to get your feedback on game tuning and balance, hardware compatibility testing, and also general functionality testing. A closed public beta test focuses on the game’s toolset, which allows you to create your own modules and play your own adventures in the world of Neverwinter Nights 2.

Playing with pull back friction vehicles, Mad Tracks players will battle in more than 45 challenges like races (Weakest link, red light, Roller Coaster...) or mini games (Snooker, table soccer, long jump, crocket, bowling, Darts...). Each victory unlocks new cars, new tracks or spare parts to improve performances of 16 cool vehicles.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey is an action-packed thriller set in a large and varied game world mixing gritty reality with imaginative fantasy. The game features three worlds, three distinctly different playable characters, and exciting action-adventure gameplay wrapped in a mature, exhilarating, and innovative storyline.

Midway today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Quarterly net revenue was $25.9M, compared to $36.9M at the same time last year, and net loss clocked in at $31M, which is a small increase over the previous year's Q2 loss of $29.9M. Midway anticipates similar numbers for Q3 but expects Mortal Kombat: Armageddon to buoy Q4 results.

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:

• Just Cause (X360/PC) - Trailer #4
• Rayman Raving Rabbids [ALL] - Trailer (2)
• Theatre of War - Trailer #4
• Rule of Rose [PS2] - E3 2006 Trailer
• GTR [X360] - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Activision released its financial numbers for Q1 of fiscal 2007, and while revenue dropped from $241 to $188 million, and net losses went up from $3.6 to $18 million, the overall results were better than expected, mainly due to strong sales of X-Men: ToG and Over The Hedge. The subsequent conference call revealed that Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has a tentative release date set for Q4 2007 (ends March 2007) and executives were impressed by the popularity of the two Call of Duty 2 mappacks, which garnered a total of nearly $1 million.

LucasArts presents the first in a series of feature stories about Thrillville. You can expect stories like the one that follow approximately once every month from now until the game's release on PS2, PSP and Xbox this November, each article further detailing certain aspects of the game.

For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This v1.51 patch fixes a few bunch, and makes some enhancements.

Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the introduction of the first-ever truly 3-dimensional persistent playground, highly innovative co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system all while taking place in a massive and highly-stylized urban center.

Enchanted Arms is an X360 exclusive RPG, an epic adventure created by FromSoftware in Japan arriving for the first time in North America and Europe. Enchanted Arms allows players to escape to a fantasy world filled with beautiful cinema-quality graphics, unique characters and bizarre creatures.

Pac-Man World Rally is an original kart racing game that puts players behind the wheel as Pac-Man or one of 14 other classic Namco characters racing for the checkered flag while using unique power-ups and items to prevent their opponents from claiming victory.

Paradox Interactive announced today the launch date for their expansion to Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun. Launching exclusively on Gamersgate.com, Victoria: Revolutions will be available on August 17 for $9.99/EUR9.99.

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.

Penny Arcade announced that next month's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Washington State will play host to the first ever Guild Wars Live Event, an ArenaNet and NCsoft sponsored event where attendees can compete for more than $10,000 in cash and prizes at the PAX 10K Arena.

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.

Blizzard announced plans to strengthen its current development efforts by refocusing key members of its console team on other projects within the company. This decision followed an extensive evaluation of the company's aggressive development plans.

In addition to previously announced titles Rayman Raving Rabbids and Red Steel, Ubisoft is working on Monster 4X4 World Circuit, Open Season, a game based on the popular Far Cry franchise, Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II, and GT Pro Series. Prince of Persia is also in development, scheduled for March 2007.