The World Cyber Games Committee today announced the eight titles (6 PC and 2 console) that will serve as official games for the 2006 World Cyber Games, and will serve as the official events at the 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy this October.

Ubisoft today announced Go! Sudoku for the PSP, an addictive puzzle game and interactive experience that requires gamers to place numbers inside a grid so that every column, every row and every box contains the number one to nine only once.

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.

On Thursday, February 16, 2006, Austrian-based independent developer Bongfish Interactive Entertainment will open the mountain for beta testers to take a freeride with their highly anticipated snowboard title, Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner.

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 demo features one mission "Point Hope," from the World Forces campaign. Contact with the Point Hope base has been lost and you are sent in to check things out.

Midway today announced the release of Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition, a compilation of 29 classic Midway arcade favorites, shipping to retailers nationwide.

Battle of Europe offers fast, arcade style gameplay with a historical theme. Players will control the best combat aircraft of the era and even some "top secret" ones! This fast paced title lets players engage their enemies over some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe.

The Chronicles of Spellborn is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the Enclave of the Five Sacrifices. Developed by Dutch studio Khaeon Games, previously known for Alpha Black Zero, Spellborn uses the Unreal 2.5 Engine. The closed beta test is currently underway, more people will be allowed to join in the coming months.

LucasArts has released the v1.1 Win32 dedicated server for Pandemic Studios' Star Wars Battlefront II. It includes the Basic Dedicated Server Manager Application, Enhanced Dedicated Server Manager as well as a Remote Server application (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Utopia City is set in 2091 where a parallel virtual world, based on the real life town of Postville, begins to take on a life of its own and threatens normal life as it really is. Developed by Parallax Art Studios, Utopia City is scheduled for Q2 2006.

Samurai Warriors: State of War for PSP is a tactical action game set in the turbulent times of civil war Japan. Players will get to take control of famous military commanders and other legendary characters, and engage in a multitude of battles in a dramatically unfolding war. Check out the freshly launched website, or read more for new screens ...

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v2.1a (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

Loco Mania is a simulation of a train dispatcher - a very important person who has control over a large railway network with many trains in it. The demo allows you to try out the Time Attack mode, with 3 different maps. The faster you complete the challenges the higher you will score. So stay on

The long blue bar. The yellow block. And those darn zigzag things whose images stay on your brain. These familiar Tetris shapes started a generation of video game fans. Now Nintendo is putting a new spin on the classic with Tetris DS, available March 20 exclusively for NDS, using Nintendo's wireless gaming service, Wi-Fi Connection.

Matrix Games and Wintervalley Software are proud to announce the second sports title in the Matrix Games line, Maximum-Football, has gone gold and is expected to release early next week as the first 3D sports strategy game of the 21st Century.

The Sims 2: Open for Business will revolve around setting up businesses and making money. Construction company, restaurant, nightclub, or simply decide to work from home, it will all be possible. You will need to strategically place employees, or fire useless workers, in order to keep your customers happy.

Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code is the next game in the Untold Legends series following the top- selling Brotherhood of the Blade. The Warrior's Code is an entirely new RPG, as compared to its predecessor, with an evolutionary interactive combat engine, new 3D enhanced graphics, special effects and lighting.

25 to Life is the game the streets have been waiting for. Play as either cops or gangsters, in this urban-based third person shooter. The game delivers intense online gameplay for up to 16 players, as well as a rich single player experience.

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 :

• Driver Parallel Lines [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #6
• Metroid Prime: Hunters [NDS] - Trailer
• Take Command: 2nd Manassas - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball brings all of the intense action of paintball into your living room, challenging players with over 25 white-knuckle single player Tournament and Fieldball matches. Global Star has released a real demo, unlike last 60 min demo, allowing you to try out the game for as long as you want, but with limited content.

Paradox Interactive announced great news today for strategy fans of the award winning and critically acclaimed Europa Universalis series. The much awaited Europa Universalis III explores the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy and is scheduled for release in Q1 2007.

Burnout Revenge slams into the Xbox 360 with a suite of new online features set to define next-generation automotive anarchy, jaw-dropping high-definition graphics and the retina-searing speed that the Burnout series is famous for.

SWOP, Sex Workers Outreach Project, is an organization trying to improve lives of the men & women working in the sex industry. SWOP has issued a statement encouraging parents to not purchase Take Two/Rockstar's beleaguered GTA: San Andreas. "Since the video game Grand Theft Auto accrues points to players for the depiction of the rape and murder of prostitutes, SWOP-USA calls on all parents and all gamers to boycott Grand Theft Auto."

Today Ubisoft announced that its PSP exclusive puzzle game Exit is shipping to retail shelves throughout North America this week. In Exit you assume the role of Mr. Esc, a masked individual tasked with rescuing people from buildings under a time limit, avoiding various traps and solving puzzles.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent will completely revolutionize and reinvent the spy action genre by introducing an unprecedented double agent concept and an entirely new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience.