Ascaron announces that Port Royale 2 is now available at U.S. retail outlets. An adventurous trader in the Caribbean during the 17th Century; trade with over 60 towns and create your own production facilities. Increase your trading empire, and influence development of the New World.

Wings of Power: WWII Heavy Bombers and Jets can now be found in retail stores across North America. Wings of Power lifts Microsoft’s greatest flight simulator to all-new heights.

Gamers can enlist for a second tour of duty on the intense front lines of WWII with Call of Duty: United Offensive. Delivering a compelling, all-new single player campaign filled with new weapons, character abilities and other expanded features, Call of Duty: United Offensive also offers a robust multiplayer experience introducing new maps and modes of play.

EverQuest: Platinum offers a living, breathing online fantasy world filled with hundreds of thousands of players. Journey as a fierce barbarian warrior or an evil dark elf shadowknight, the choice is yours as you explore over 350 square miles of virtual environments filled with over a million non-player characters to encounter and over 40,000 unique items to discover.

"Jade Empire" is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Featuring furious action previously found only in Hong Kong cinema, the game lets players master more than 30 fighting styles and a wide range of mystical powers.

Star Wars fans around the world have spent more than $115,000,000 on in-home Star Wars entertainment. Single day sales for the most requested DVDs of all time, the Star Wars Trilogy, combined with the release of the new Star Wars Battlefront have set yet another benchmark for the most popular entertainment franchise in the world.

Trigger Man is a 3rd person, mission-based action/adventure game that immerses the player in the role of an underworld hit man. Trigger Man takes players to the seamy loading docks and glitzy casinos that are frequented by the 'capos', 'consiglieri' and the 'made men' of two warring families.

Take-Two Interactive has released another patch for PopTop Software's 3D management strategy Railroad Tycoon 3. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.05 and fixes a multiplayer bug as well as two gameplay issues. Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Ghost Recon 2 - Trailer #3
• Rome: Total War - Intro Trailers (3)
• Xpand Rally - Trailer
• Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs - Trailer
• Outlaw Golf 2 - Trailer #5

ValuSoft and ARUSH Publishing today announced the release of the next installment in America's favorite hunting simulation series, Hunting Unlimited 3 for PC. This action-packed hunt is rated "T" for Teen and will be available at retailers throughout North America for $19.99.

In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.

Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force for GBA lands on store shelves nationwide at the manufacturer's suggest retail price of $29.99 - rated "E" for Everyone. The Ubisoft Montreal studio developed the game in cooperation with LucasArts and it arrives in stores at the same time as the highly anticipated Star Wars Trilogy DVD.

Road to Fame combines the main features of the arcade and rally games, using realistic physics. Road to Fame lets you start as an unknown driver who's aim to climb the seven race classes of the game. Reaching the top is simple: You will have to win as much races as you can to upgrade your car and succeed in higher level.

Wish's highly-scalable server cluster infrastructure allows the game to support tens of thousands of simultaneous players in a single shared world. Wish is the first massively multi player online role playing game that truly tells a story, and lets player actions have lasting implications on the world. Some more screens ...

EA today announced that NHL 2005 has hit stores worldwide. Shipped under the EA SPORTS brand, NHL 2005 delivers top-shelf gameplay that captures the speed, flow and hard-hitting action of pro hockey.

Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that its captivating action game Katamari Damacy has shipped to North American retail outlets. Available exclusively for the PlayStation2, Katamari Damacy offers an intriguingly unique gaming experience for all ages.

Paradox Entertainment announced today that Hearts of Iron – Platinum has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Hearts of Iron – Platinum has been rated E for Everyone and has a SRP of $19.99.

Activision announced today that the company's first title for the Nintendo DS video game platform will be the video game Spider-Man 2. Based on this summer's blockbuster feature film from Columbia Pictures, the Spider-Man 2 video game will be a launch title for the platform.

In a move that indicates the video game industry is embracing digital distribution as a vehicle to expand the market, more than 20 major game publishers and independent developers have signed on to supply titles for the Phantom Game Service, an on-demand game service to be offered by Infinium Labs.

Global Star Software and TimeGate Studios are pleased to announce that Kohan II: Kings of War has shipped to retailers across North America.

Veni, Vidi, Vici! The ancient battles of Roman history rage on in Activision's Rome: Total War. The revolutionary new title in the Creative Assembly's award-winning Total War series, Rome: Total War takes the franchise to new heights with groundbreaking technology that brings the epic, cinematic battles of the Roman era to life with graphics and gameplay beyond anything previously seen in a PC game.

Experience the first console RPG set in The Lord of the Rings universe in The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age. Travel in the wake of the Fellowship in a unique structure that allows players to explore their own path while periodically intersecting the major events of New Line Cinema’s film trilogy. Check these 50+ new screens ...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will offer a high adrenaline experience thanks to never seen before close range attacks, a totally open level design, a completely immersive and interactive environment, and challenging advanced AI.

Chicago Enforcer puts the player in the role of a 1930's enforcer for Al Capone's notorious crime network. Utilize multiple weapons to force your way to the top of the crime syndicate or try your luck against other Xbox Live subscribers on the custom multiplayer levels. Read more for details and screens..

In Killer 7, players take on the role of Harman Smith an unlikely assassin who lives life at his own pace. Switching between seven different personalities, he employs each character’s abilities to terminate targets he deems “deserving to die.” Read more to check out some screens ...