This is a direct order: Defeat Major Malfunction at all costs! Destroy every psycho toy-gone-mad in your path. Don’t let Sarge’s meltdown hinder your mission, soldier. Unleash your weaponry: flamethrowers, shotguns, M-16s. Do not fail. Hoo-rah!

Illumina, developed by Star Cave Studios Limited, promises devastation and mayhem, and is best described as an online multiplayer semi-tactical FPS set in the year of 2046.

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. Voted WorthPlaying's most anticipated game of the year, does it rise to the occasion?

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.

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. The GalCiv II demo will allow you to play as the humans and to test your strength against three other races. Stardock will release a single-player demo on Thursday 12pm PST (9pm Euro time), and we will, of course, have it available on our fileserver network.

While there has been any official announcement yet, at last week's GDC SNK revealed that, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the franchise, it is bringing Metal Slug to the PSP. As the Metal Slug Collection title indicates this will not be an all new product but rather a compilation of Metal Slug 1 through 5, including Metal Slug X. Metal Slug Collection will be a port of the classic arcade titles and will feature 2 player coop.

Based on the teen spy movie Stormbreaker, players embrace the role of Alex Rider to out-spy, outwit and out-cool evil in this thrilling action adventure, featuring third-person stealth game play, fast-paced racing action, intense fighting and engaging, and gadget-based mini-games.

Power Of Destruction is an amusing 'old style' FPS, like 'Operation Wolf', made with an advanced 3D technology and a well-groomed gameplay.

MX vs. ATV Unleashed for the PC expands on the franchise's success, allowing gamers to personalize their racing experience with an all-new track editor. It will also allow gamers to race with a collection of new vehicles and chose between new tracks, challenges and mini-games.

The follow-up to last year's smash hit female wrestling video game, Rumble Roses XX for the Xbox 360 will feature a full lineup of incredible looking wrestlers along with all-new moves, gameplay modes, tag team action and online play.

In Sonic Riders, Dr. Eggman challenges Sonic and his friends to a Worldwide Grand Prix, and the prize for coming out on top is an ultra-rare Chaos Emerald! Gliding on air boards gamers will experience a heightened sense of Extreme sports-style racing tension as Sonic and his pals perform tricks and stunts over treacherous wide-open terrain.

An update on Strangelite's website reveals that the Starship Troopers developer is now part of the Rebellion group of studios and is working with Rebellion on two FPS titles on PC and console, one of them a brand new IP.

EA will celebrate the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany with the launch of the event's only officially licensed videogame, 2006 FIFA World Cup. The videogame will ship on all platforms including X360 in April 2006 in anticipation of the real-world tournament which begins in June.

Stranger is a real-time strategy game, with elements of role playing games set in a world, split in two parts, surface and a subterranean one, which are in a tenuous balance. Fireglow Games gives us more details about the game's RPG, magic and strategy elements.

In SpellForce II you are Commander of your troops and front fighting hero, solving quests and overcoming obstacles as in classical RPGs, but also leading armies as in an RTS. Your character is supported by up to 5 heroes who can be summoned at special monuments - these will become available in stronger versions as you progress and reveal more of the epic storyline.

Based on the upcoming comic book series by author R.H. Stavis (Lara Croft Memoirs), this high energy, epic, action/adventure game takes place in the not too distant future, where a gorgeous assassin named Mercy Dawn discovers there is more to this world and what is needed to save it from apocalypse.

In Tomb Raider: Legend, Lara comes alive with intricately animated expressions, moves and abilities. An arsenal of modern equipment, such as a magnetic grappling device, binoculars, frag grenades, personal lighting device and communications equipment.

Blizzard today announced plans to focus the company's console-development efforts on the next generation of console platforms. As part of this shift in focus, Blizzard will indefinitely postpone production on StarCraft: Ghost while evaluating opportunities for utilizing the additional power of the new and upcoming console systems.

SEGA Europe today announced the release of the European version of the Japanese PS2 exclusive football management game, Let's Make a Soccer Team! The game offers a unique football management experience allowing you to create, build and control every aspect of your own football club in the real football world!

Graffiti Entertainment announced today that they have signed an agreement with Sabarasa Entertainment for publishing rights to its GBA exclusive RPG Mazes of Fate.

Graffiti Entertainment today announced that they have been named an official Nintendo Licensed Developer, joining their current Xbox and Xbox 360 developer license. Graffiti Entertainment is working on the release of numerous, yet unannounced, game titles for 2006.

JoWooD Productions continues its successful cooperation with the German developer Piranha Bytes by publishing one of the most spectacular titles of the coming year: Gothic III, the third part of the legendary RPG saga. If you haven't yet, also check out yesterday's batch.

Ubisoft announced today that Far Cry Instincts Predator for the Xbox 360 and Far Cry Instincts Evolution for the Xbox are now gold and will be on store shelves March 30, 2006.

As promised, EA has released a new patch for its 3D RTS sequel The Battle for Middle-Earth 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.02 and fixes a lobby crashes, 2 desyncs, rank issue fixed and tournament reporting bug. Read more for download links ...

The Guild 2 will be a combination of unique sweeping role-play and a fascinating life-simulation, conjuring the medieval life anew on your PC. As in the successful predecessor Europa 1400: The Guild and the subsequent expansion pack, the newest development by 4HeadStudios awakes the 14th century to a new life.