Akella's The Island: The Earthling is a new first-person adventure quest with panoramic environments, under development at STEP Creative Group, and based based on the book "Inhabited Island" written by Strugatsky brothers.

With LFS S2 important features have been added, dynamic camber (improved simulation of suspension and different suspension types), highly detailed tyre physics and a damage model have been introduced. The LFS team has released a new update for the LfS S2 alpha demo adding the BMW Sauber, tyre and aero physics improvements, and many other updates.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure is an all-new narrative driven and platform based style of gameplay, along with brand new Monkey Ball abilities and a bunch of fresh new characters, adding 50 new and original puzzles to this new and exciting gaming experience. The all-new Super Monkey Ball World is your one-stop destination for all things monkey luvin'

Agon is an adventure game that consists of 14 episodes. The new episodes arrive approximately every two months, you can travel to exotic locations around the world, you can get to know village people, urban societies, their cultures, ways of life and their board games from the previous century.

The sequel to the destruction racer is set to accelerate its way onto the PS2, Xbox, and PC in the nitrous charged form of FlatOut 2 this June, courtesy of Bugbear Entertainment and Empire Interactive, while Vivendi Universal Games will distribute the title in the U.S.

UberSoldier is a high-tech first-person 3D shooter, which takes place in an alternate universe where the fascist Germany won in the Second World War. A soldier of the German Resistance, Karl Stolz, turns out to be involved in the deadly play of mysterious powers, and at stake is control over the entire world.

SEGA today announced they will be publishing Virtua Tennis 3. Virtua Tennis 3 takes to the court on the PS3, Xbox 360. Virtua Tennis 3 gives gamers the opportunity to experience new levels of realism never thought possible on a home console system.

Webzen announced that the Soul of the Ultimate Nation (SUN) open beta test which was originally planned to commence on May 2, will be pushed back 2 weeks to May 15, with the full-scale introduction of the Mission Competing System.

Deer Drive is a stage-based 3D action hunting game, tailored for casual players, but with elements appealing to hardcore gamers. Play the full game for 60 minutes after which you can purchase a registration key to unclock the full game.

EA and DICE issued a statement saying they are aware of people experiencing problems with the headset communicator and are working on a patch to resolve the issue. A temporary workaround is to log out of Xbox Live and then log back in. People with the full retail version and the marketplace demo may have issues with cross-game invites. To correct this, just delete the marketplace demo from your Xbox 360, since all of the demo content is contained in the full retail version.

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 :

• Prey [X360/PC] - Super Trailer
• Project Offset - GDC 2006 Tech Demo
• Project Gray Company [PS3/X360/PC] - Dev Diary #1
• Cossacks II: Battle for Europe - Trailer
• LostMagic [NDS] - Trailer
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Joint Task Force is a story of modern war where players match superior tactics and military technology against dangerous unconventional forces around the globe. The game’s exacting attention to detail – from buildings that dynamically collapse to military vehicles modeled down to the last rivet – will create a new benchmark for modern-day RTS games.

Tomorrow Sony will roll out a new firmware update for the PSP, which will give user access various browser enhancements such as Flash compatibility, and the ability to save audio content from RSS channels to a Memory Stick. More importantly the new update will allow PSP user to freely download demos off the internet, previously only available at PlayStation Spots, starting with the debut of a LocoRoco demo. Needless to say the new firmware will also plug holes in its overall security.

Prey is serious, dark story, based on authentic Cherokee mythology. Themes of sacrifice, love and responsibility are explored and the story dives into emotional territory not yet explored by similar games. 3D Realms' head honcho Scott Miller has confirmed a Prey demo will be released before the game is released in stores, but no details to its contents were revealed.

Viacom today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire online gaming community Xfire, Inc. for $102 million in cash.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Activision today revealed the available player classes for the GDF and Strogg.

X-Men: The Official Game ties in with the upcoming movie X-Men: The Last Stand and provides the backstory. The new X-Men game, written by screenwriter Zak Penn and comic book writer Chris Claremont, lets you play as either Wolverine, Nightcrawler, or Iceman.

NCsoft celebrates its fifth year at E3 with demonstrations of its most diverse offering of MMO game titles and multiplayer products at this year’s show. From the creative minds at NCsoft's Seoul development studios, Aion promises to amaze with its stunning visuals and gameplay that offers unprecedented freedom of movement to player characters.

StarShift is a turn-based online strategy game which takes place in a fictional universe. StarShift is a twisted game where you can back-stab your allies, corrupt your enemies and mess with everybody else! Codeco has released a demo allowing you to try out a tutorial and LAN multiplayer.

THQ announced its 2006 video game lineup based on Nickelodeon's top brands for kids. Games based on Nickelodeon's highly rated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, both scheduled for multiplatforms including Nintendo's next-gen console Revolution.

Atari today announced that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is in development for the Nintendo Revolution and PS2. 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.

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:

• Rampage: Total Destruction (NGC/PS2)
• DinoHunters (PC)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details...

Revealed earlier this month, Namco Bandai today announced Mobile Ops:The One Year War, a next-gen mechanized shooter exclusively for the Xbox 360 featuring beautifully detailed graphics, a wide array of giant mobile suits, and intense multi-player combat to deliver an exhilarating experience in mechanized warfare.

Meridian4 today announced an online distribution deal for its upcoming action game Shadowgrounds via Steam, Valve’s online platform for digital content distribution and management.

Mindscape today announced it signed The Ship, a first person maritime gaming experience set aboard a fleet of 1930s steam liners. The Ship originally began life as a Half Life Mod and is now being crafted as a full single and multiplayer game in its own right by Edinburgh-based Outerlight.