Neverwinter Nights 2 is an RPG set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms. It takes the player from the tiniest of villages into a sweeping tale of danger and war, chronicling their rise from a peasant to a full-fledged hero of the Realms, defending it against one of the greatest threats of the age.

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.

The volume of the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival is scheduled to go all the way up to 11, as members of the public will be able to see, hear and even try Guitar Hero II’s new multiplayer modes which allow two players to co-operatively play Rhythm, Lead and Bass guitar parts.

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.

Arthur and the Invisibles revolves around the supportive co-op teamwork of the 3 characters. You can only progress by cleverly combining the three characters' skills -- Arthur is an acrobat, Selenia a warrior and Betameche a marksman. In solving mysteries and overcoming obstacles, players will realize that anything is possible when you work together.

What if what you do as a player in a game impacted your real world? What is reality? .hack, a sci-fi fantasy RPG, has pursued this innovative concept in the previous 4-part series where “The World” was ultimately destroyed. Years after the events of the first .hack series, “The World” was rebuilt.

Disney Online just announced the release of its new downloadable game Disney Cuties Crazy Daze. starring classic Disney characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald that have gotten a fresh and adorable new spin.

Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics offers an original, intriguing Dungeons & Dragons storyline. Players take on the role of a mortal child caught in a conflict of two competing dragons striving for godhood. Alignment is critical, as it affects the end of the story and allows players to change from good to evil, or the other way around, depending on which quests they choose.

European Goth Rock band Within Temptation,build around front woman Sharon den Adel, will rock the expo twice as they perform two mini concerts during which exclusive new Spellborn songs and platinum selling hits like 'Stand my ground' will be played. Within Temptation will perform their show in Hall 4 during the expo.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar adds a multitude of new features and options to further enhance the strategic depth of the game. A gripping new single-player campaign sees the elimination of two of the game’s alien races and the introduction of several others.

After the announcement of the downsizing E3 next year, GSTAR Organizing Committee said it would enable GSTAR to expand in size and content as well as establish an exhibition identity. GSTAR (Game Show & Trade, All-Round) is to be held on November 9 - 12 in Korea.

You play John Armstrong, a young medical student, drafted into the National Guard during a world-wide alien invasion. During a critical mission, your team is wiped out and success depends on you. This updated demo includes 4 SP, 4 MP maps, and fixes stability problems in Internet Matchmaking.

Rule of Rose is a creepy looking survival/horror game set in the 1930's England. You are 19 year old Jennifer, and stumble into a world where the rules are written by children, seemingly innocent children, but with a sadisctic mindset. Your job is to get to the truth, solve puzzles & mysteries.

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. The Collectors Edition contains a bonus CD with 1 exclusive multiplayer character skin, 4 exclusive single player weapons and 26 minute Making-Of documentary with Arkane, Kuju and Ubisoft, exclusive soundtrack CD, grained paper map of the multiplayer world, and a Heroes of Might & Magic V demo.

Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, Micro Machines v4 game will arrive packed with knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups.

Ar tonelico, Banpresto's PS2 exclusive sim RPG, marks a new approach to the RPG genre by seamlessly combining simulation with role-playing. Originally scheduled for Q4 2006, NIS America has delayed the game until February 2007.

Empire has signed Wings over Europe, bringing Destineer's air-combat game to Europe in September. The Cold War was a phoney war, without a shot ever being fired in anger. But what if it had been a real conflict? What would have transpired if the Soviet Union invaded West Germany in 1962?

A memo sent to various Virgin Megastores in the UK may hold the key to the still undisclosed Nintendo Wii launchdate. The letter, supposedly sent by Nintendo UK's Head of Games, reveals that 10 stores will be receiving a "countdown" clock later today, which should give us a clearer picture of when the Wii is actually going to launch. Since this was sent to Viurgin Megastores specirfically, we assume other outlets around the UK most likely received the same notice, if this letter of course is legit and not somebody playing a sick joke with our Wiilings...

In Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, players will be introduced to the world of Ashan, the new setting for all future Might & Magic games. Ashan is a dark and unforgiving world, scarred by a bloody history and threatened by an apocalyptic prophecy: the Dark Messiah.

Bethesda announced today that all five actors who portrayed the Star Trek series captains -- William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, and Kate Mulgrew -- will provide voiceovers in the Star Trek: Legacy. The collaboration marks the first time the five actors have participated in a single Star Trek project together.

Metro 3D Publishing and Data Design announced that Earache Extreme Metal Racing will launch September 22nd 2006. Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature ten evil Earache racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands.

In the 30 years of video game development, the art of making console games has been reserved for those with big projects, big budgets and the backing of big game labels. Now Microsoft Corp. is bringing this art to the masses with a revolutionary new set of tools, called XNA Game Studio Express, based on the XNA platform.

You are a DevastationZone Trooper, one of the Blue Star Alliance’s toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. During a space border patrol in the vicinity of planet Ardanis, you receive a code red distress call. The Rakkai Empire is invading the planet. This v1.34 fixes a crash issue and sets the sound device to Generic Software by default.

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:

• Okami [PS2] - Reflector Trailer
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Earlier this week Atari not only released its quarterly results but also held its annual gamers day in Las Vegas where it presented an updated look at the lineup for this coming holiday season, and beyond. While preview coverage is scheduled for later next week, the event opened with a rather candid speech ...