War on Terror is a modern combat RTS game, set against the background of today's greatest threat to world peace – terrorism! Forces clash in believable scenarios, set within real locations across the globe. This patch brings your German retail game to v1.03, addresses a few multiplayer issues, and makes a few other tweaks.

2006 FIFA World Cup will feature stunning visual representations of the world's superstar players, 12 official stadiums that will be used at 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany and stadiums from each qualifying region. Gamers will be able to play as their favorite team from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the tournament in Germany.

Activision has released the map/mod toolkit for Infinity Ward's WWII based FPS Call of Duty 2. The industrial strength MOD tools feature Radiant, as well as Maya plug-ins that will enable fans to create new single player missions and multiplayer maps. Read more for download links ...

SCEA today announced that it has made its PS2 more affordable than ever throughout North America. Effective immediately, consumers can purchase the PS2 for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $129.99. SCEA expects this latest price move to fuel consumer demand even further.

Namco Bandai announced today its PSP exclusive The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch. This role-playing title featuring meticulously detailed characters and an epic coming-of-age story introduces two courageous young heroes who must save a magical world in peril.

VUGames announced Miami Vice The Game, a third-person action shooter inspired by the Universal Pictures crime drama, Miami Vice, in cinemas July 28, 2006. Set in present-day Miami, players will go deep undercover as narcotic officers Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs in the rich, glamorous and decadent world of Miami Vice, a place where badges don't count.

Merscom today announced that fans of Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006 can enter to win NaturalPoint’s TrackIR 4: PRO, the optical head-tracking system that enables players to experience real-time 3D view control through head movement.

CDV USA has signed a co-publishing agreement with Buka Entertainment that will cover multiple titles to be released in the United States, Canada and Mexico for the next five years. The first two titles to be released under this agreement will be Pacific Storm and Hard Truck Apocalypse.

THQ announced today Frontlines: Fuel of War, the first product from its internal developer, Kaos Studios. Founded by veterans of Trauma Studios, creators of Desert Combat and designer of key technologies for Battlefield 2, Kaos Studios is set to deliver an evolution in riveting, open-world first-person shooter gameplay.

EA today announced that its C&C RTS franchise is returning in full force with Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. This next chapter takes the series back to its roots in the Tiberium universe and features the fast, fluid gameplay that C&C is known for and a gripping story that will redefine storytelling in RTS games.

Scarface is a third-person action shooter now coming for the first time to game consoles & PC worldwide. In a complex world filled with excess and greed, players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.

Revealed in yesterdays E3 sneak peek, Dusk-12 is an FPS about a project to create the perfect soldier that ran out of control, and turned into the incurable virus. The whole city is now under quarantine as the inhabitants transformed into blood-thirsty assassins. A group of Spec Ops. soldiers are now trying to uncover the secrets of those aborted experiments undertaken 4 years ago.

Sunflowers will be presenting two major new titles at this year's E3 in Los Angeles: ANNO 1701 and ParaWorld. From May 10 – 12, 2006, Sunflowers will present the two forthcoming game highlights ANNO 1701 and ParaWorld at the E3 2006 in Los Angeles.

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.

Command & Conquer The First Decade celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise and includes a dozen of your favorite C&C games spanning over the last ten years. EA has released a new patch addressing missing music from Covert Operations and the Red Alert expansion packs, and fixes the InstallPath registry entry.

Vivendi Games' revenues of EUR 134 million were 18.6% above the prior year, an increase primarily driven by the continued success of Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft. Other solid Q1 2006 performers included North America revenues from Ice Age 2, based on the movie in current release from Fox, and continuing strong sales from backlist products including 50 Cent: Bulletproof and Crash Tag Team Racing.

Freeze Interactive's Field Ops, developed by Digital Reality and previously known as Ghost Wars, brings together, in a unique presentation, the two favorite genres of PC gamers; Real-Time-Strategy and First-Person Shooter.

Space Rangers 2 is a turn-based RPG giving gamers an unprecedented level of freedom in a vast universe combining various genres and styles of gameplay, including third and first person mech battles, RTS elements, classic text adventures, and an arcade style shooter.

Parkan II is a 3D space simulator combined with first person action planet side. In the game players will get an opportunity to explore a vast universe, visit different planets, their satellites, huge space stations and immense space destroyers.

Nyko’s highly anticipated GameFace 360, a fully-customizable faceplate accessory for the Xbox 360, is now available at major retailers nationwide. The GameFace 360 is a unique accessory that promotes creativity and individuality by giving users a fun and easy way to create faceplate skins at home.

Entertainment industry icons Paul W. S. Anderson (Resident Evil), David Krumholtz (Numb3rs), Garry Marshall (Raising Helen, The Princess Diaries), Guy Ritchie (Revolver, Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), and Brad Silberling (Lemony Snicket, City of Angels) have signed on to be judges for the Chrysler in The Movies: Virtual Film Competition.

D3Publisher of Europe today announced its first game for the NDS will be based on Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) hit animated series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Use music to defeat your enemies in this new Rock 'n' Roll Brawler.

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 :

• Air Conflicts - Trailer #2
• Sin Episodes: Emergence - Trailer #2
• Over The Hedge [ALL] - Trailer #4
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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:

• Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (PS2/X360/PC)
• StarShift: The Zaran Legacy (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details...

Rogue Trooper is a mix of intense 3rd person action and next generation stealth elements, with complex line-of-sight AI, multiple game paths, full tactical use of your bio-chip operated equipment and both single- and multiplayer online gameplay.