Prairie Games announced that its open-source "Massively Single Player" RPG Minions of Mirth is now available. There will be 15 character careers from 3 character archetypes, multiclass characters with primary, secondary, and tertiary class, 8 playable character races, 16 incredible zones to explore, hundreds of spells and PLENTY more.

Frame City Killer is a next-generation action game featuring astoundingly detailed graphics powered by the Unreal Engine 3 and immersive, non-linear gameplay. Last month FCK's release date was pushed from the holiday season to Feb 7, 2006, and today Namco pushed the Japanese launch to a more ambiguous "spring 2006," which means March or later. A Namco spokesperson that the North American release version is tied to the Japanese date, and is due in March, which would confirm the delay.

Team Rainbow is called into action and unfamiliar territory to battle a bioterrorist threat but are personally targeted by an evil terrorist organization. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown will ship worldwide in early 2006 for the PC.

Soul of the Ultimate Nation brings the deep storyline of a single player adventure/RPG game together with the fast and furious multiplayer combat of a 3D action game. Incorporating console-style game play into a classic MMORPG, SUN features action-packed intensity, spectacular graphics and stylish battles in an epic medieval tale set in a rich world of emperors, armies, magicians and monsters.

Flying Range II: Long Way Home is an action-arcade set in the year of 2026. You are the captain of the first hyperspace engine equipped battleship. You get lost in the galaxy and as the captain, it is your task to bring the ship and its crew back home. Red Planet has released a small patch fixing a scout ship cargo capacity bug and a character appearance failure.

Yuke's, known for THQ's SmackDown!, is making an Xbox 360 pro-wrestling game based on Japanese wrestlers, titled Wrestle Kingdom, scheduled for release in Japan on December 22, 2005. No North American or European publisher nor release date have been announced yet.

Strap on your helmets and get ready for a new brand of football, and make sure you're ready for a lot of fireworks, because this is non-stop high-scoring football at its finest. EA announced today that John Dutton, quarterback for the 2005 Arena Football League Champion Colorado Crush, will serve as cover athlete and spokesman for Arena Football 06.

Dead Rising is survival horror game, in which you play Frank West, a grizzled freelance photographer who has made his way to an idyllic suburban town to get his hands on the scoop. To his surprise, he soon discovers that the town has been overrun with zombies. As he fights tooth and nail against hordes of gruesome zombies, Frank must discover the cause of the disturbing outbreak. Capcom has narrowed down the release date in North America to May 2, 2006.

Agetec announced today that the renowned mech-action game, Armored Core: Formula Front - Extreme Battle, for the PSP is now available at retailers nationwide. Formula Front - Extreme Battle is the first AC experience for the PSP and features the new Manual Control mode that allows gamers to direct and control each mech-warrior during battle.

Naughty America today announced its first venture into the world of online gaming with Naughty America: The Game. Developed by Safe Escape Studios, Naughty America: The Game is the first of its kind, a massively multiplayer online world that allows players to do what they've always wanted to... be naughty.

Atari announced today that it has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the EuropaCorp Group for the development, publishing and distribution of video games based on film director and writer Luc Besson’s Arthur and the Minimoys.

Although there are still a number of critical selling days left in the quarter, which ends Dec. 31, 2005, Activision today announced that it expects net revenues and earnings for the third and fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2006 to be lower than the outlook previously provided by the company on November 2, 2005.

Galactic Dream is a space-based strategy game in which four species are fighting for their very survival. This game brings you the shaped wings of your very galactic dreams: you will command star-ships and terrifying space monsters in real time.

Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets.

Chrome: Specforce is an sci-fi FPS, packed with unlimited action and a diverse range of vehicles and weapons, appealing for both lone and online gaming. Get ready for the special force operatives of the future.

With RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! the park guests will catch rays and ride the waves on more than fifty new rides and coasters including super- splash flume rides, massive water slides, wave pools and more. Atari has released a patch for RCT3 Soaked! bringing it in line with the recent Wild! expansion pack, including some features like custom billboards and tunnels etc, as well as optimizing RCT3's first expansion pack.

Introversion's Darwinia is now available to gamers worldwide via Steam for just $19.95. Darwinia is a captivating mix of multiple genres including real-time strategy, arcade, and puzzle games. A demo can also be downloaded through Valve's Steam service.

Infinite Interactive's has released a new patch for its strategy title Warlords IV: Heroes of Etheria. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.03 and addresses a slew of tweaks to units, warlords, spells and more, as well as bug fixes, AI improvements, and several new features, such as the Warlord editor. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

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 :

• Brothers In Arms - History Channel Promo
• War on Terror - Trailer #2
• Rugby 06 [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII [PS2] - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Marvel Entertainment, NCsoft, NC Interactive, and Cryptic Studios are pleased to announce today that they have amicably settled all claims brought by Marvel and all claims brought by NCsoft, NC Interactive, Inc. and Cryptic Studios, Inc.

Tales of Legendia will offer fantastic 3D graphics, dynamic battle scenes and an emotionally-charged storyline. Additionally, Tales of Legendia features a unique cast of characters designed by Kazuto Nakazawa, the Japanese artist acclaimed for his amazing animation sequences in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.

Video game sales dropped 18 percent to nearly $700 million, as consumers saved and waited for the launch of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360 gaming console and as overall hardware unit sales dropped.

Frogster has released the first patch for Mayhem Studios' fantasy RPG Neverend, bringing your German retail game to v1.1 and addressing a few bug and crashes as well as some enemy AI issues.

Microsoft announced today that Reflexive Entertainment's action / adventure game Wik: Fable of Souls is now available for download from Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360.

Already revealed a few weeks ago, Square Enix announced today that its PS2 exclusive Grandia III will be released stateside in February. Grandia III draws gamers into a wondrous world with an innovative battle system and uplifting story about the freedom in controlling one’s own destiny.