Heroes of Might & Magic V will benefit from the features and characteristics that established the success of the initial saga while offering a wealth of innovations such as a highly immersive scenario, a variety of appealing factions, modern 3D graphics, a revolutionary tactical combat system, and a story-based campaign mode. Read more for details on the Academy faction.

Matrix Games announced the release of Ape Zone’s Starships Unlimited v3. Starships Unlimited v3 is a space exploration, colonization and conquest game where you control every aspect of your expansion across the galaxy.

A few weeks ago Ubisoft announced that it will publish Faces of War (previously known as Outfront II), a World War II squad-based, RTS game developed by Best Way, the people behind Soldiers: Heroes of World War II. Read more for additional details ..

Tourist Trophy offers players more than 80 licensed motorcycles to race in various game modes amongst more than 35 international courses. Featuring gameplay for up to two players, Tourist Trophy captures the fluid movement of man and machine like never before with game physics and graphics for an authentic true-to-life motorcycle riding simulation.

EA today announced that Hugo Weaving will expand his involvement with The Lord of the Rings franchise as he assumes the role of lead voiceover talent in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II. Additionally, concept artist John Howe of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is on board to design entirely new creatures and locations of Middle-earth.

KOCH Media announced today that it has signed a agreement with French publisher Monte Cristo to bring its city building simulation City Life to Germany and the UK.

THQ, Paradox Entertainment and Conan Properties International today announced a worldwide, multi-year licensing agreement for THQ to develop interactive games based on Conan. The agreement covers development for all current and next-gen systems as well as PC, wireless and handheld platforms.

Star Wars Battlefront II takes one Imperial-walker step forward with all-new space combat, playable Jedi, and never-before-seen environments straight out of the Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith film. Enjoy an all-new single-player experience that takes players through an epic, story-based saga where every action the player takes impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.

Resurrection of Evil picks up two years following the events of the original in a once forgotten and remote UAC research facility on Mars. Players wage a brutal war against an army of new demons and zombies including Hell's own Hunters, while utilizing incredible new weapons like the physics defying "grabber" and the return of the classic double-barreled shotgun.

GripShift combineshigh-flying stunt driving and unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing experience. Sidhe Interactive announced today that GripShift would be released in Europe on 11 November, Australia on 17 November and New Zealand on 18 November 2005.

Easy to learn, hard to master! Encounter the ultimate zoo experience in Zoo Tycoon DS! Get up close and personal while collecting and caring for the world's most popular animals in a custom zoo you create! Manage your environment properly and achieve the ultimate goal of a zoo full of happy animals and customers.

Today a federal judge put a temporary hold on the violent video game law banning sales of violent video games to minors which was to go in effect December 1, 2005. The Entertainment Software Association ands several other organizations challenged the law and Judge George Caram from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted a preliminary injunction stating that the state had failed to show what harm could result from selling games to minors. Instead the judge claimed stifling free speech could cause more obvious harm.

Experience the feel and finesse of real golf on beautiful 3-D courses with True Swing Golf, featuring multiple game modes, character customization and wireless multiplayer support for up to four players with just one game card.

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 :

• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Trailer #15
• Need For Speed Most Wanted - Cop Evade Trailer
• Spellforce 2 - Titan Trailer
• Wolfschanze 1944 - Trailer #4
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Developed by Strangelite Studio, the game is based on the Starship Troopers movie in which you will take the role of an elite 'special forces' trooper in the Mobile Infantry spearheading the assault against thousands of intelligent enemy bugs, emulating the best scenes from the movie and a whole lot more! German publisher Frogster has released a new, albeit in German, demo offering the Plasma Mountains mission.

Virtual Skipper 4 is a sailing simulation that lets you create your own tropical paradise and set sail. Marvel at the beauty of your creation and share it with friends. Race people from all over the world in online regattas, team or private races. This demo allows you to try out a few tutorials, 2 singleplayer races and several multiplayer challenges.

Capcom today announced two new PSP, Mega Man Powered Up and Mega Man Maverick Hunter X. The original Mega Man, originally on the NES, undergoes a complete transformation in Mega Man Powered Up. Mega Man Maverick Hunter X is a fresh remake of the original Mega Man X title that debuted on the SNES, launching a separate Mega Man storyline and a new central character named X.

SCEA announced today the Spring 2006 North American release of its PS2 exclusive racing game Tourist Trophy, offering players more than 80 licensed motorcycles to race in various game modes amongst more than 35 international courses.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Atari and Marathon Animation have completed a licensing deal to bring the Totally Spies property to multiple video game platforms. Totally Spies is the hit French animated TV series that stars three teenaged super-spies from Beverly Hills who fight international crime.

Based on briefings and scenarios supplied by S.A.S. veterans, The Regiment is a tense, accurate simulation of close quarters combat. Lead four-man teams in assaults on terrorist strongholds. Rescue hostages held at gunpoint. Recreate the deadly climax to the Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980. Fight battles in Britain's corridors of power in a daring rescue at the Houses of Parliament or tackle the nightmare scenario of a terrorist takeover of a subway system.

JoWooD, Piranha Bytes und KOCH Media are checking the knowledge of the Gothic-fans in their Christmas Competition. Each Wednesday, for the next 4 weeks, you can head over to the official Gothic 3 websiteGothic 3 website to answer questions about Gothic 3, whoever gets all them answered correctly, will participate in the lottery, and get a chance to win one of the very last and exclusive Gothic 3 sweatshirts, Gothic 2 Gold and Collectors Edtitions signed by the developer, JoWooD Packages and JoWooD Games.

Call of Juarez is situated in 19th-century Wild West America and requires a combination of both intelligent stealth and pure shooting. Check out the freshly launched Call of Juarez website, or read more for screens & trailer ...

DFC Intelligence is reporting that the worldwide interactive entertainment market is expected to grow from about $28.5 billion in 2005 to around $42 billion in 2010. The interactive entertainment market consists of console video games, PC games, online games and dedicated portable systems.

The Mario Kart series has gone wireless, letting players race and battle with up to eight karts at once, regardless of whether everyone has a game card. An all-star cast will round out a truly all-star lineup of more than 30 courses drawn from every Mario Kart game, not to mention brand-new tracks and arenas.