SEGA today announced they will publish NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005. Acclaimed management game master Sports Interactive – developer of the PC blockbuster Football Manager 2005, is developing the game, set to appear on both PC and Mac formats across Europe and North America in Summer 2005.

The US Army has released a new updated version for America's Army: Special Forces (Firefight). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v 2.3 and includes two new multiplayer missions (Urban Assault and Woodland Outpost), a new Tournament Mode, a new Server Manager, security enhancements, etc. Read more for details and download links ...

Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich is a comic book-inspired tactical role-playing game features a brand new league of heroes and villains, overhauled combat system, and spectacular graphic enhancements. Irrational has released a demo giving you the chance to try out a single player campaign mission 'The Voice of Doom,' as well as the brand new Tag multiplayer mode. Read more for download links ...

Twilight War: After the Fall will be a groundbreaking XORG (Extreme Online Roleplaying Game), with advanced graphics and an integrated FPS combat system, in the Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction genre. Twilight War: After the Fall uses SpeedTree technology to populate the game work with hundreds of thousands of trees, as well as Valve's Source Engine. Read more for screens and trailer ...

Universal Combat: A World Apart gives hardcore fans an enhanced "Battlecruiser" experience, keeping the flavour of combat, but utilizing newer technologies. Universal Combat: A World Apart, the second title in the Universal Combat series will be published by Dreamcatcher and released globally for PC in May 2005.

DC Studios today announced a major multi-format development agreement between DC Studios and Konami Europe for a yet un-announcement product, scheduled for Q4 2005.

Dangerous Waters allows the player total control over multiple air, surface and subsurface platforms in a modern-day naval environment. The demo features two playable platforms, the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and the Kilo class Diesel submarine, each with its own exciting demo mission. Read more for download links ..

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Today Project 3 and Invictus show off the outstanding quality of the powerful graphic engine. Read more for screens taken from the Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, UK and US tracks.

Codename: Panzers thrusts players into the high-powered battles of World War II offering real-time combat rampages with awesome 3D graphics. This time around CDV has released two new Domination maps, Iron Cross (four players) and Europe at War (8 players), suitable for any language version of Stormregion's RTS game. Read more for download links ...

KOEI today announced that Dynasty Warriors for the PSP will be available on the first day of the handheld system's North American launch. Dynasty Warriors transports players onto the virtual battlefields of Ancient China to experience the thrill of fighting legions of ruthless enemy soldiers. Gamers can choose up to 42 playable characters, each wielding powerful weapons and lethal fighting skills.

CDV announced today that it is releasing one more addon for the Blitzkrieg series, Mission Barbarossa. New campaign, new missions, new units and textures. Mission Barbarossa will require the original, Burning Horizons or the Rolling Thunder expansion pack. Read more for details and screens ...

Not content with bringing the most originally styled game you'll see this year to European gamers, ZOO Digital would like to announce some of the new game features you can expect. Alien Hominid is a fast-paced 2D side scroller where players must run, jump and shoot their way across the globe in pursuit of the alien's coveted UFO. The artwork is completely hand-drawn and hand-animated by cult artist Dan Paladin and comes with 16 levels complete with mini and main-bosses.

id Software's terrifying battle with the forces of Hell. A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the UAC's Mars Research Facility leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, players must struggle with shock, fear, and an all-out assault on their senses as they fight their way to Hell and back, in an epic clash against pure evil.

The forces of evil you thought you defeated in Champions of Norrath are back and ready to be stomped on all over again in Champions: Return to Arms. You can import your old characters from Champions of Norrath and level them up even more, or make a new hero from one of seven classes. Hone your skills, amass treasure, and learn powerful spells with up to three other players, either online or with the aid of the multitap.

Enigma: Rising Tide Gold Edition puts gamers back in the Captain's seat with new missions and new weapons for the most exciting naval command simulation. The Gold Edition features the base game and all support updates, a fully repurposed interface for improved functionality, newly remodeled ships with improved textures, more dynamic special effects, and improved voice command performance.

UC 2: The Liandri Conflict continues the Unreal franchise on the Xbox and introduces an evolutionary new gameplay style to the traditional FPS genre: acrobatic melee combat. This sequel also features new single-player and multiplayer gameplay, person camera mode, intense melee abilities, and 14 playable characters from the Unreal universe, each with spectacular new Adrenaline Powers that enable new offensive and defensive combos.

Blitzkrieg II is created with a new focus on fast-paced gameplay, a strategic layer and new tactical opportunities. A completely new engine takes WWII into full 3D where players can command famous aces and units, strategically plan battles in multiple theatres, choose their reinforcements and use a wide range of new unit types such as aircraft and ships.

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 :

• Jade Empire - Trailer #9
• 1944: Battle of the Bulge - Trailer
• Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - Trailer
• Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction - Trailer
• The Sims 2: University - Rock Trailer
• TOCA Race Driver 2 - Trailer [PSP]
• Spider-Man 2 - Trailer [PSP]

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details regarding yet another update for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Source SDK, and Source Engine. The Update will mainly focus on Half-Life 2: Deathmatch. and includes the addition of the Stunstick, SLAM, and the Crowbar. It will also include a new original map made by Valve, Steamlab. Next week there will be a CS update, which will include a new map called cs_compound, along with a number of smaller changes and bug fixes. Restart Steam for the updates ...

With Hidden Stroke II, the Allied Power Team created a rousing sequel of Hidden Stroke. The completely new designed damage system and many new features are waiting for the fan of strategy. Further new units are ready for action in new thrilling campaigns and missions. Cities and coasts aren't safe - The war has begun.

Ubisoft has released an updated v1.31 dedicated linux server for Crytek's Far Cry to bring it up to par with the previously released client patch which addressed a multiplayer exploit. Read more for download links ...

Battlefront.com and IDDK announced today that they have signed an exclusive agreement to bring the groundbreaking new tank simulation T-T-72: Ballkans On Fire! to the market. T-72: Balkans on fire! is a groundbreaking new Tank simulation by Russian game developers IDDK/Crazy House. Set in the violent period of civil wars in Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1995, it puts the player as a Russian volunteer tank commander right into the turret of some of the best tanks the Russians built ­ the T-72B, the T-55A and the T-34-85.

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an Action/Adventure title driven by both intense single and multi-player action. Similar to the recently released Mortal Kombat: Deception, background interactions (i.e., acid pits, living trees, spiked ceilings, etc.), multiple new fatalities, and action-based puzzles will also play an important role in the player’s quest for an “outstanding” victory.

The work log counter on Gearbox Software's website has reached zero, which could indicated that it has finished development on Ubisoft's WW2 tactical FPS. No official announcement has been made yet by Ubisoft, but the website does mention that there are no work items left to complete and an announcement will be coming soon.