NCSoft Europe announced today the launch of its Auto Assault beta test program. Beta testing is live to users across Europe from 6-10pm Thursdays and 9am Saturday through to 9pm Sunday, so get driving! Can't wait to get your hands on Auto Assault? Then check out the game before release.

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, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars transports players to the front lines of an epic new war for Earth.

Today Ubisoft announced that Drakengard 2 is now available in stores throughout North America for the suggested retail price of $39.99. Drakengard 2 picks up 18 years after Caim's exploits in the first title. The two main characters are joined by Urich, a masked man said to have made a pact with the God of Death.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, based on the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures’ film, is a swashbuckling third-person action/adventure. Players will engage in game play that reflects the cunning world of the film franchise -- with an abundance of disloyalty, humor and revenge.

In Superman Returns: The Videogame, you explore and protect the truly living city of Metropolis — one that is not only expansive (with 80 sq miles and over 9,000 buildings), but also changes dynamically with you as you affect gameplay. Citizens will run away in terror from newly-erupting danger and also exit their cars to cheer and snap photos as you fly overhead to save them.

German publisher Frogster revealed that Bet on Soldier will see not one but two new addons during the course of 2006. Both add-ons will feature new stories, different singleplayer missions, new multiplayer maps as well as the eagerly awaited Team Deathmatch mode. Read more for details ...

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is the ultimate futuristic aerial combat game featuring some of the most frenzied air battles ever witnessed with an intensity rarely reached in a videogame.

In an interview with UK trade magazine MCV, Atari CEO Bruno Bonnell reveals that the ailing publisher might sell off most, if not all, of its internal studios in order to keep the company financially secure. Atari currently has five studios who are working on some big titles, and Bonnell indicates that these may be shed once their current projects are wrapped up. The studios are: Driver 4's Reflections (UK), current-gen Test Drive's Melbourne House (Australia) Stuntman 2's Paradigm (US), Earthworm Jim's Shiny Studios (US) and next-gen Test Drive's Eden Studios (France).

Commandos Strike Force takes you right into the heart of the action from a first person perspective. Take control of the three members of the 'Strike Force' unit, each with their own play style. However, it is up to you how you execute plans of attack by combining the Commandos' unique skills. This demo allows you to try out the game's 3 characters in 2 mission (thanks CFansite).

Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS – namely the fully interactive Airborne experience.

City Interactive today announced a new World War 2 game, BattleStrike: Eastern Front, and is being developed using Epic’s Unreal technology. The title is scheduled for release in the Q4 2006 and will be available in all leading retail outlets across various territories including America, Europe and Asia.

Enjoy the smooth and flowing gameplay, the fast paced action, and the highly responsive controls. Darkfall is a next generation MMORPG that combines real-time action and real-time strategy in a fantasy setting.

After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts you've been accepted into America's most famous criminal organization, the Corleone family. Now it's up to you to carry out orders, earn respect, rise through the ranks, and make New York City your own, and become Don. Gameplay Designer Steve Szakal tells us all about the "driving" aspect in The Godfather.

Revealed a few days ago, Namco today officially announced that Tekken is coming to the PSP, this summer. Tekken: Dark Resurrection takes all the top elements from the latest arcade version and introduces a host of new, PSP-exclusive features to deliver great mobile gaming.

Major League Baseball 2K6 includes innovative features such as a new movement system and realistic player collisions on the infield and outfield. New broadcast elements include flashback replays, and a unique player morale system will unfold the drama like never before in a baseball video game.

dtp announced today has launched the ANACONDA Adventure Weeks. In each of the following weeks dtp will announce the signing of one new adventure project for 2006 or 2007, starting today with Future Games' new adventure Reprobates.

Join Bob and Bub plus new characters, never before seen games and ways to play including spooky Ghost Mode! Pop matching colored bubbles to solve puzzles in a variety of game types including head-to-head play. Whether you are a first-timer or an expert bubble launcher, you will be sure to find brain-teasing fun in the over 1000 puzzles available in Bust-A-Move Deluxe!

Relentless Software, known for Buzz! The Music Quiz, today announced the recruitment of 6 new staff to its creative team with plans for more additions as the studio expands.

Set in the deep space galaxy of Novus, RF Online sees you take your pick from three all-powerful warring factions and leading your character into the final battle for control over the entire Novus galaxy. More details and screens detailing the three factions ...

Set atop the smoldering ruins of a fictional United States torn apart by civil war, Shattered Union is an action-packed strategy game for console and PC. Gamers will play through an exciting single player campaign to reunite the country by force, or online in one-on-one matches.

Vivendi has released the v1.03 patch for Monolith's first person close-quarters combat experience which now includes PunkBuster anti-cheat software, a multiplayer vote kick option, and 3 new multiplayer maps. An updated SDK and dedicated server files for hosting multiplayer games are also available.

Paraworld combes for the first time ever a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, it brings new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. Creatures long extinct come once more to life, a constant danger to anyone living in the area.

LucasArts has released the first patch for Pandemic Studios' Star Wars Battlefront II. This update brings your retail game to v1.1 and adds new map support, improves multiplayer, adds balance tweaks and various graphical issues. This version of the patch is only valid if your game installed off CD, not DVD.

Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin.

Games Media Properties announced the first-ever World Series of Video Games, set to kick off in June 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky with four subsequent circuit events taking place throughout the year and culminating in a final event in December 2006. Grand prize is $1 Million in cash prizing, and the event will combine PC and Xbox games under standardized rules and procedures across a circuit of multiple tournaments.