Naughty America: The Game is a new twist on the world of online dating, combining in-game chat functionality with real-world profiles along with a heaping dose of entertaining games and exploration features, intended for mature adults. Due to its "adult" content, the E3 organization did not allow it to participate.

Eidos and WBIE have signed a North American and European distribution agreement for Justice League Heroes, an action adventure game with role-playing customization featuring Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and other unlockable Justice League super heroes.

Namco Bandai today announced a partnership with Dark Horse Comics to produce a comic book based on Hellgate London, providing the background story behind Flagship Studios' action/RPG.

Neverwinter Nights 2 is an RPG set in the fantasy world of the Forgotten Realms, one of the popular campaign settings of Dungeons and Dragons. 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.

German publisher dtp confirms its lineup: trade visitors will get the very first look at scenes from the upcoming RPG blockbuster Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Sabotage, Overclocked and Undercover: Operation Wintersun. Read more for details ...

Vivendi Games announced that indie music artist Kazy and his song Choke have won the Scarface: The World Is Yours Video Game Soundtrack Talent Search. Out of more than 70,000 votes Kazy's song came out on top and will not only be featured in the game, but Kazy will also open for rock band Wolfmother at a high-profile event in Hollywood this month.

Dynasty Warriors BroadBand (working title) is KOEI's second online multiplayer title (Unchartered Waters being the other), based on its popular hack'n slash series, currently available only in Japan. At this year's E3 KOEI will be presenting DW BB so we hope to get some time to check out an English version and get a feel for it.

Mid April Vivendi announced it had hired former Ubisoft COO Tremblay, but now it seems that this may not go into effect anytime soon. During his Ubisoft days Tremblay was a strong supporter of its one-year non-compete clause barring employees to jump ship to another developer/publisher. Now its seems Tremblay is victim of his own stance, as Ubisoft is taking him to court blocking his Vivendi appointment.

1C Company unveiled today the 5 titles to be shown at the E3 in May, 2006. 1C plans to release all of their top games for 2006 in the US for the first time. 1C’s new lineup spans multiple genres including a first-person action title, real-time strategy, simulation and role-playing games.

Check out the following new screens from SNK's 2006 Pre E3 lineup:

• King Of Fighters 2006 (PS2)
• Metal Slug (GBA)
• Metal Slug Anthology (PSP)
• Metal Slug Anthology (Wii)
• SNK Vs Capcom Card Fighters DS (NDS)

Square Enix and Buena Vista Games announced today that their PS2 exclusive action/rpg Kingdom Hearts II, has sold through more than one million units in North America, making it one of the top-selling new releases of 2006.

Full Auto 2: Battlelines puts high-speed vehicles outfitted with weapons and armor into fully realized and fully destructible urban street environments. Fierce combat-racing will ensue as you strategically use destruction to win races as well as leave massive devastation in your wake.

Sphere II is a new massively multiplayer online role-play game based on the opposition of two races – vampires and humans. The vast game universe includes numerous areas where players will encounter both fantasy monsters and technological golems, the heritage of ancient civilizations.

SEGA announced its new PSP exclusive Sonic Rivals, a head-to-head competition between Sonic and his top rivals. Rip through tracks in some high-spirited single player and wireless multiplayer action against friends as Sonic returns in a whole new racing-platformer with classic 2D gameplay in true 3D environments for gamers on the go.

In Knights of the Temple 2 players will join the ultimate battle of Paul de Raque, Grand Master of the Order of the Temple and hero of the first game, and the forces of Hell. Travelling the lands and kingdoms of 13th century Europe, Paul must unveil the secret of three mysterious ancient artifacts and fight the demon armies attacking our world.

Check out the following new screens from Atari's Pre-E3 2006 lineup:

• Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation (X360/PC)
• Arthur and the Minimoys (GBA/NDS/PSP/PS2/PC)
• Dragon Ball Z Budokai: Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics (PSP)
• Hot PXL (PSP)
• Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC)
• Super DBZ (PS2)
• Test Drive Unlimited (X360/PC)

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:

• Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation [X360/PC] - Trailer
• Evolution GT [PS2/PC] - Trailer #4
• Pirates of the Burning Sea - E3 2006 Trailer
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Trailer
• Rush for Berlin - Trailer #5
• Titan Quest - Trailer #3
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In Emergency 4 you can either play the 20 mission campaign or choose to try the randomly generated missions. Emergency 4 features realistic physics (walls collapsing, fire spreading), simplified controls, as well as a multiplayer mode. This patch will bring your French/German retail game to v1.2 and makes gameplay tweaks, fixes bugs & crashes and a few other issues...

Earlier today Xbox.com and Microsoft's online multiplayer service Xbox Live were down for maintenance and a possible upgrade. Now that the downtime is over, Microsoft introduces us to its newest features, My Xbox Message Center, which allows you to send msg's to other Xbox Live members via your PC.

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:

• Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (PC)
• Seed (PC)
• Gallop Racer 2006 (PS2)
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Dungeon Siege II: Broken World picks up right where Dungeon Siege II left off with an all-new campaign mode, a new playable race, more items to discover and a brand new multi-class character development system. Dungeon Siege II: Broken World will require the full version of DS II

Sony Online Entertainment today announced details on its latest plans for EverQuest II, which include a new expansion pack, Echoes of Faydwer, featuring an all new playable race and an adventure pack introducing an Asian flair to the popular massively multiplayer online game.

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. This v1.1 beta patch (only for English versions of the game) addresses various bugs, crashes, quests and plugin issues.

Take Command: 2nd Manassas explores the titular 1862 battle of the American Civil War, which proved to be the pivotal engagement of the Northern Virginia Campaign. MadMinute Games has released the first patch bringing your English / German retail game to v2.40 and addresses various gameplay issues, fixes bug and game crashes and scalable resolution and more ...

Entropia Universe today announces the introduction of an ATM card system that connects directly with real-world Versatel machines internationally, for easy access to the conversion between virtual and physical currency, allowing Entropia members to conveniently access virtual PED (Project Entropia dollars) and transfer it into "real" cash.