Wintersport Pro 2006 is based on the upcoming Olympic Wintersports in Torino, and will feature 16 disciplines and over 700 athletes from 29 countries, as well as multiplayer. Cyanide has released the first patch bringing your English, French, Italian, Russian and German retail game to v1.01 and fixes an issue with the direction arrow in slalom mode, and several multiplayer problems. Read more for details and download links.

Although it exceeded predictions, THQ's sales and income were down compared to last year, in line with most other big publishers. Big sellers were WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, Bratz Rock Angelz, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer and SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights Camera PANTS! Unfortunately PC gamers are getting a punch in the stomach as THQ revealed in its subsequent conference call that STALKER and Supreme Commander have been delayed until 2007. Read more for detailed financial mumbo jumbo...

Today 3D Realms posted their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in Human Head Software's Prey Project Lead Chris Rhinehart talks about the voice recording sessions they did for Prey at the Rick Fox Studios in Cincinnati.

Dreamcatcher has released a new patch for Heuristic Park's action/RPG Dungeon Lords. This update brings your English retail game to v1.4 and adds new weapons, skills, hot keys, optimizes multiplayer, as well as the usual gameplay tweaks, crash/bug fixes, etc. Read more for details and download links ...

Aiai, MeeMee, GonGon, and Baby are back in true classic Super Monkey Ball style, in SEGA's NDS exclusive Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, with all-new gameplay control using the Nintendo DS stylus and wireless multiplayer modes!

GODS: Lands of Infinity is a role-playing game set in fantasy background, creating a perfect blend of trade strategy and casual adventuring. This is an updated demo, featuring the final code (unlike the previous beta demo), where you play as a female character Vivien, starting out in the city of Slavingrad, your first quest is to find person called Darovit in Petrovce village.

Virtual RC Racing is the worlds most advanced and realistic r/c car simulation and on-line r/c racing community. This v3.1 still features the same RC Speedway and Oslo tracks, but now improved physics, dual player LAN, multilanguage support and new timer system. You will need to sign up on the offical site to activate the game and play.

Bolstered by a tough defensive effort that limited NFL MVP Shaun Alexander to just 70 yards rushing and sacked Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck four times, the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth overall Super Bowl championship in a Madden NFL 06 game simulation, downing the Seahawks 24-19 in a preview of what might happen in Super Bowl XL.

Atari has released an updated version of the European patch for Liquid Ent's RTS/PRG game Dragonshard This update brings your UK/French & German retail game to v1.2.1 adds new maps, addresses multiplayer issues, graphical and sound problems. Read more for download links ..

As promised last week, Microsoft has released a mandatory update to the X360 dashboard. No new features, just a bunch of fixes and tweaks to address problem users reported since its launch, such as improvements to the Xbox Guide, save game logic improved, empty friends after muting people in backwards compatible Xbox titles, more detailed messaging for unreadable disk or region errors, the option to only delete the profile and to leave all save data, and several other adjustments...

Eventhough holidays sales disappoint, VU Games' revenues of EUR 641 million were up 34.9% compared to 2004, driven by its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft as well as the fourth quarter release 50 Cent: Bulletproof, the gritty urban action game starring hip-hop artist 50 Cent. Other top sellers during 2005 included Robots, Hulk II, F.E.A.R., Crash Tag Team Racing and strong sales in North America from the distribution of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down and FlatOut.

SOE announced their preparations for the 19th update to EverQuest II, slated to launch on game servers Feb 2. This update will bring significant changes to the game, and is a precursor to the launch of the new Player vs. Player game servers, scheduled for late February. Read more for more details and massive fix list.

Today 3D Realms posted their latest installment in the weekly Prey update in Human Head Software's Prey Project Lead Chris Rhinehart talks about the Prey press tour, giving a recap from the past few days in Los Angeles and San Francisco. They showed off single and multiplayer, X360 footage and we were there to participate, expect coverage soon ...

Marc Ecko and Atari are giving you the chance to show off your graffiti and art skills to the world with the All City Graphics contest. By submitting a piece of original work, you will be entered into a contest (Jan.24 - Feb.14) where the best piece will be decided by fellow artists through a voting process, and get a chance to win a NY trip for 2 people for 3 days and 2 nights, the video game, and an Ecko clothing package.

Legendo Entertainment today released an updated demo for The Three Musketeers, where you play as one of the Three Musketeers, allowing you to try out part of the game. You, playing as Portos, famed member of the Musketeers, have to save the day in the first game ever based on the world-famous novel by Alexandre Dumas.

SEGA today announced Super Monkey Ball Adventure, an all-new narrative driven and platform based style of gameplay, along with brand new Monkey Ball abilities and a bunch of fresh new characters, adding 50 new and original puzzles to this new and exciting gaming experience.

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) SuperNOVA, the first arcade version to be released in North America in more than six years, uses a completely new hardware engine that has been refined to deliver vibrant 3D backgrounds, cool music videos and crisp high-resolution graphics.

Street Supremacy is a team-based racing game, designed to bring the super-charged world of street racing to life. Adding to the realism of the unique RPG-style racing gameplay is a compelling wireless multi-player battle mode and numerous licensed vehicles with unique enhancements.

Konami today announced that Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) SuperNOVA will be released to arcades nationwide. The first arcade version to be released in North America in more than six years, DDR SuperNOVA uses a completely new hardware engine that has been refined to deliver vibrant 3D backgrounds, cool music videos and crisp high-resolution graphics.

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding the latest update to Day of Defeat Source. This update adds the new dod_kalt map with High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting, and fixes an issue where players were getting stuck on models. Just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

Nintendo of Europe has unveiled its software lineup for Q2 2006. Read more to find out what's in store for Nintendo DS, GameCube, and GBA owners.

Bold Games has released a new patch for Gabriel Entertainment's sim John Deere North American Farmer, in which you create, build and manage a successful farm. This update brings your retail game to v1.5.2 and addresses various bugs and crashes, adjusts mission difficulty, slow down issues and more (thanks Patches). Read more for details and links ..

Atari and Marc Ecko today announced that Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure has gone gold and is on schedule to ship to stores nationwide on February 14 in North America and on February 17 in Europe.

Gizmondo Europe, owned by Tiger Telematics, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last week Tiger tried to give Gizmondo Europe a $5 million short term loan but that did not seem to be enough to turn the tide. In light of the filing Gizmondo Europe laid off half of its workforce to reduce expenses. The Gizmondo handheld failed miserably, despite its huge marketing rollout, in both Europe and North America.

Valve lastest Steam Update has a few details on what to expect in the near future. The Counter-Strike: Source map Militia wasa big success and Valve plans to include 2 new player models, one from each side, in the next major Counter-Strike: Source release. As testing wraps up, Valve will release a new DoD: Source map, Kalt. A Day of Defeat: Source retail box available at software retailers around the start of February.