SCi said that of May 13, it had received valid acceptances in respect of a total of 110.8 mln shares, representing approximately 78.02 pct of the issued share capital of Eidos. The offer will remain open for acceptance by Eidos shareholders until further notice. Further to the announcement Eidos stated that the entire Board of Eidos has resigned from office with effect from 17 May 2005.

Shrapnel Games has released a demo for Spue Games' naval combat game Salvo!. This demo allows you to check out four tutorials, and a full campaign. Read more for download links ...

The sequel to Shaman King: Master of Spirits, players return in the role of Yoh Asakura as they traverse multiple stages filled with perils, enemies and traps in order to stop a diabolical shaman from resurrecting the evil "Guardian of Demons." To assist Yoh in his quest, players can collect the spirits of vanquished opponents and use these spirits to help him in battle.

Final Fantasy XII shakes the series to its core with the introduction of a unique new combat system, while still honoring the franchise's reputation for epic storytelling, incredible spectacle, and compelling characters.

On-demand digital distribution service Game xStream will power the online distribution of 3D Realms' upcoming title Prey, representing the start of a long-term partnership that will continue with future games.

Activision announced today that it will prepare for an equal amount of launch titles on the PS3 as it is working on X360 one's, when the new Sony system will ship in spring 2006. To better cope with the demand for new titles, Activision will be looking to increase its in-house developers by as much as 30 percent. Activision only recently received development hardware for the PS3, but has already been workingon four X360 launch titles for almost a year.

Mythic Entertainment today announced that they have secured the exclusive worldwide rights to create massively multiplayer online games for PC and console set in the fantasy world of Warhammer, created by Nottingham, UK-based Games Workshop Group PLC. The first game based upon the dark, medieval world of Warhammer will be released on PC in 2007.

Following the close of the acceptance period for Electronic Arts' offer to the shareholders of Digital Illusions, EA now controls a total of 6,852,148 shares, representing 67.8% of the outstanding capital and votes in DICE.

Already revealed last week, Ubisoft, ARUSH, and Groove Games today officially announced that a PC expansion pack is being developed by Cyberlore Studios for Playboy: The Mansion.

Microsoft has launched the official web site for Ensemble Studios' real-time strategy title, Age of Empires III: Age of Discovery. Head on over there to check out hi-resolution screenshots, game information, dev diaries, and music samples.

AGEIA Technologies today announced that Cryptic Studios is using AGEIA's NovodeX physics software to create amazingly realistic effects and interactive environments for its upcoming City of Villains' Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) Role-Playing Game.

Remedy Entertainment unveiled Alan Wake today at E3. Alan Wake is a psychological action thriller, a unique new take in the world of gaming. The game is set in an idyllic all-American small town and its surroundings in the state of Washington.

Today Ubisoft and developer Gearbox Software announced Brothers In Arms Earned In Blood for current-generation video game consoles and PC, scheduled for holiday 2005. Read more for details and screens ...

LucasArts today announced a new Indiana Jones video game, set for release on next-generation consoles in 2007, Star Wars Battlefront II for PSP this fall, in addition to previously unveiled PS2, Xbox, and PC versions.

Today sees the official E3 2005 kickoff, and here we go with another motherload of media. We got screens and trailers for the following Activision titles :

• 'Call of Duty 2' (X360/PC) - Screens
• 'Call of Duty 2: Big Red One' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens
• 'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' - Screens
• 'Fantastic Four' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens & E3 2005 Trailer
• 'Quake 4' (X360/PC) - Screens
• 'Shrek Superslam' (ALL) - Screens
• 'The Movies' (Xbox/PC) - Screens
• 'Tony Hawk's American Wasteland' (X360/PC) - Screens
• 'Ultimate Spider-Man' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens & E3 2005 Trailer
• 'X-Men Legends II' (ALL)- Screens & E3 2005 Trailer

Already revealed a few days ago, Digital Jesters today announced the signing of an action-packed new urban warfare title DogTag, which will be due for release on PC and Xbox 360 in 2006. Developed by DiezelPower Studios with dedicated teams in both France and Japan, the gritty street combat game will be published by Digital Jesters across all territories worldwide.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Arc the Lad: End of Darkness - E3 Trailer
• Bet on Solder - Trailer #5
• Dungeon Siege II - E3 Trailer
• Gears of War - E3 Trailer
• Ghost Recon 3 - E3 Trailer
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas [Xbox] - E3 Trailer
• Just Cause - Trailer
• MotoGP 4 - E3 Trailer
• Pac'n Roll - E3 Trailer
• Paraworld - E3 Trailer
• Prince of Persia 3 - E3 Trailer
• Quake 4 [X360] - Trailer
• Sigma Star Saga - E3 Trailer
• Sniper Elite - E3 Trailer
• Soul Calibur III - E3 Trailer
• The Suffering: Ties That Bind - E3 Trailer
• Tomb Raider Legend - E3 Trailer
• Urban Reign - E3 Trailer
• We Love Katamari - E3 Trailer
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Paraworld combes for the first time ever a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, it brings new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. Creatures long extinct come once more to life, a constant danger to anyone living in the area. Read more for details and screens ...

Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure combines combat, action, adventure and stealth, using a thrilling graffiti-driven framework to tell its story of self-expression and the fight for creative freedom. A thug, an outcast, a rebel...the lead character, Trane, is all of these in Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. He sets out to earn his street cred by getting his graffiti tag up throughout the politically oppressive city of New Radius but as events unfold, Trane becomes the unlikely leader of an urban revolution.

Based on an updated version of the same engine technology used in Bungie's first person shooter "Halo," "Rebel Without a Pulse" puts players in control of a wisecracking zombie named Stubbs, "who takes on an ultra-modern city of the future using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies." The game is rife with tongue-in-cheek humor, a strong storyline and innovative combat techniques.

Atari today announced that the next game in the Driver series, known for now only as Driver 2006, is currently in development by its award-winning studio, Reflections Interactive.

SWAT 4 allows players to take control of a squad of up to five police officers tasked with performing dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism.

Bringing intense versus-style action, new features and enhancements to the PSP system, Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble has Joe and his friends battling it out with their VFX powers to determine who will star in Captain Blue's latest production.

Years have passed; violence and instability have started to beleaguer developed nations. People with crazed and distorted smiles are appearing throughout the world. Anyone with this "Heaven's Smile" becomes violent and begins attacking anybody within close proximity. Now these crazed soldiers have started to overthrow huge city governments and have even taken the life of Harman's beloved Suzy. It is up to the player to utilize the special powers that dwell within Harman's seven "partners" to assassinate the powerful underworld kingpin behind it all, Kun Lan.

Konami today announced that it will unleash Crime Life: Gang Wars for the Xbox and PC this fall. Read more for details and screens ...