Activision has released screens and trailers for the following upcoming titles:

• 'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare' (NDS/PS3/X360/PC) - 27 New Screens
• 'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' (PS3/X360/PC) - Screens
• 'Bee Movie Game' (NDS/PS2/Wii/X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Spider-Man: Friend or Foe' (NDS/PSP/PS2/Wii/X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Tony Hawk's Proving Ground' (ALL) - Screens
• 'World Series of Poker 2008' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

Konami announced its product portfolio to be shown at the annual Games Convention, August 23-27 in Leipzig, Germany, featuring titles such as Metal Gear Solid 4, Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, new Silent Hills and a new take on a much-loved classic.

Take-Two announced the name change of Irrational Games, known for story-driven games like System Shock 2, Freedom Force, Tribes: Vengeance, and the just gone-gold Bioshock, to 2K Boston and 2K Australia, symbolizing the studios' further integration into the 2K Games family.

The predecessor to Halo, Bungie’s Marathon: Durandal offers classic first-person shooter game-play in a captivating futuristic context. Spyglass Board Games offers a fun new take on classic board games like Chess, Checkers, Mancala, and Reversi.

Epic's VP Mark Rein revealed they have been served with a lawsuit by Too Human developer Silicon Knights, but he refused to comment further on the matter, as advised by the legal department. Silicon Knights' president Denis Dyack, however, claims Epic's breach of contract forced them to proceed this way because "Epic simply refuses to acknowledge the inadequacies of the Unreal Engine 3 code it provides to its licensees," resulting in serious financial loss to SK and other developers. A full 52-page transcript of the lawsuit can be read over at Gamasutra...

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A new pan-European games ratings initiative has been launched to make online gaming safer and to help boost parental confidence in the online games industry. The PEGI rating system is now to be expanded to include games playable online via consoles, PCs and mobiles.

Atari announced its intention to move into the horse-themed video game market with the unique support and endorsement of the official license from the Fédération Equestre Internationale – the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

SouthPeak Games has confirmed that Monster Madness: Battle For Suburbia has been certified as an official Games for Windows title. This certification cements Monster Madness as being compatible with a range of hardware configurations as well as guaranteeing that the game lives up to Microsoft's security and stability standards.

Cartoon Network is expanding its games distribution to next-gen videogame consoles through an new browser application developed at AFI's Digital Content Lab. Launching in late 2007 to early 2008, the new multi-platform window called "MEGA Series" delivers an interactive video and gaming experience to PS3, X360 and Wii.

Valve announced plans to deliver Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch to all owners of ATI Radeon graphics cards. Steam will automatically confirm the presence of ATI Radeon hardware and then enable immediate access to full versions of the games free of charge.

Codemasters announced that Sensible World of Soccer has been listed as one of the ten most influential games of all time at this years Game Developers Conference.

SEGA and Nintendo announced that two of the biggest icons in the entertainment industry, Mario and Sonic, are joining forces to star in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, where players will compete in events that take place in environments based on the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Electronic Arts plans to make an equity investment in Korea-based online gaming company, Neowiz Corporation, and expand the existing co-development and publishing relationship with that company.

Major League Baseball Pitcher Curt Schilling announced that 38 Studios, LLC, will be the official corporate name of the Green Monster Games entertainment company he launched last fall.

Video Games Live is a concert event featuring music from the biggest video games of all time accompanied by a full orchestra and choir along with completely synchronized state-of-the-art lighting and massive video screens. Nintendo composer Koji Kondo will be making a special appearance at the event and is scheduled to perform one of his favorite melodies from his long and storied career.

Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20 percent in their ability to identify letters presented in clutter, a visual acuity test similar to ones used in regular ophthalmology clinics.

Conspiracy Entertainment, already making titles for GBA, NDS and NGC, announced today that it intends to develop games for Nintendo's Wii gaming platform.

Boku Strategy Games announced today the termination of all contracts with Shrapnel Games. Boku Strategy Games has full ownership, rights and interest to title such as Horse and Musket, its expansion packs and sequel, Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine, Prussia's Glory, Combat Command 2 series and The War Engine.

Vivendi Games' revenues were up 15% compared to last year, primarily driven by the continued success of World of Warcraft, and the solid launch revenues in North America from Scarface, based on the classic Universal Studios film. For the first 9 months of the year revenue was up 20%, partly by continuous strong sales of 50 Cent and Ice Age 2.

The World Cyber Games 2006 Grand Final in Monza, Italy, kicks off in just six days. The WCG 2006 is planned to be the largest-scale event yet with 700 gamers from 70 countries participating, including six new countries such as Ireland and Saudi Arabia, which will send representatives to the WCG Grand Final for the first time.

FUN Technologies will host the inaugural casual games competition WorldWide Web Games (W3Games) Saturday Sept. 9. Set to air on the Game Show Network December 2, the W3Games will bring casual game players from across the world to Hollywood for a chance to turn hours of game play into one huge $1 million paycheck.

October 2nd–7th sees London come alive with a festival celebrating the very best in contemporary video games. Throughout the week there will be a series of public and industry events showcasing some of the hottest games, consoles, topics and people helping to shape the fastest growing entertainment industry.

European Goth Rock band Within Temptation,build around front woman Sharon den Adel, will rock the expo twice as they perform two mini concerts during which exclusive new Spellborn songs and platinum selling hits like 'Stand my ground' will be played. Within Temptation will perform their show in Hall 4 during the expo.

Activision Value has entered into a distribution agreement with Big Fish Games under which Activision will be the exclusive distributor of three titles for the PC.