Tiger Telematics Inc announced today the acquisition of Warthog Plc's subsidiaries, intellectual properties and assets, in a move to further expand their games development agenda and management infrastructure. As a subsidiary of Tiger Telematics, Gizmondo Europe Ltd will be the primary beneficiary of this strategic positioning within the game development sector.

Ubisoft has released a demo for GSC World's RTS Alexander, based on the upcoming motion picture of the same name, the biopic based on the life and conquests of Alexander the Great from director Oliver Stone. This demo contains two singleplayer missions and three multiplayer maps. Read more for download links ...

Monte Cristo Games and Focus are working on a sequel to last year's strategy game Fire Department (known in the US as Emergency Fire Response). Fire Department 2 will feature a lot of improvements and new features such as multiplayer capabilities, better AI, control over a larger amount of units, improved graphics, five campaigns, and, of course, more realism. Read more for some new screens ...

THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of The Polar Express for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance, as well as PC.

Tecmo announced the launch of the Dead or Alive Ultimate official website promoting the series' latest Xbox Live edition. Flock to the "Virtual Arcade" where eight players can participate in a fighting session from anywhere in the world. The promotional web site will ultimately evolve into the brand hub for all Dead or Alive games, events, and activities.

Ubisoft has announced plans to ship a Tom Clancy Xbox Triple Pack for Xbox video game system from Microsoft in time for the Holiday season. The collection is a special three-DVD set and will include three platinum Xbox titles, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, and Rainbow Six 3.

Akella proudly announces signing the contract with Ubisoft about the distribution of MMORPG Final Fantasy XI in Russia and the territories of the CIS and Baltics. Estimated release date is set for mid-November.

Worlds collide in Armies of Exigo, where the traditional boundaries of the battlefield are smashed and war is waged both above and below the ground. Armies of Exigo locks elves, beasts, knights, and creatures of the darkness in an epic battle for survival where armies can delve deep underground to advance undetected and then tunnel to the surface to unleash powerful attacks on their unsuspecting enemies.

Guild Wars is a Competitive Online Role Playing Game with an emphasis on rewarding player skill. In large head-to-head guild battles, cooperative group combat, and single player missions, players will explore a fantasy world while pursuing professions and acquiring skills to develop their own personalized character. Unique items, special abilities, and a wide variety of skills add meaningful value for the player and for their comrades.

Tensions rise as Fatal Frame 2 on Xbox boasts a new mode that allows the player to move through the lost village in the first person view. The player experiences limited sight leading to higher insecurities and an increased feeling of vulnerability in the most terrifying Fatal Frame mode to date.

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have released the third update patch for their strategy game War In The Pacific. This update includes a large list of fixes and improvements, ranging from a final fix for some reported sound issues to many AI opponent enhancements and a reduction in the effectiveness of PT boats.

The non-linear plot saves the established facts of the war beginning and allows to lead to the Victory any of three sides: USSR, Germany and Allies (GB and USA). The game recreates the real structures of all participants' armies, uses the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques.

GMX Media has released a new patch for Shockwave Productions' flight som FirePower. One of the most exciting things about this latest v.1.08 upgrade is the introduction of the B-24J 'Liberator', meaning the player now has a choice between the B-17 Flying Fortress, B29 Super Fortress, Avro Lancaster, and now the B-24J 'Liberator'. Read more for details and download links ...

Load your weapons and ready your grenades – four new maps for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 Black Arrow are now available for download via Xbox Live.

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 :

• Cross Racing Championship - Intro Trailer
• Devil May Cry 3 - Promo Trailer
• Dragon Quest VIII - Trailer
• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault - Multiplayer Trailer #2
• The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Trailer #2

In Dead to Rights, the player takes the role of Jack Slate, a good cop in a bad town. Early in the story, Jack finds his father killed and seeks to find the perpetrator.

SEGA of America today announced the release of Sonic Mega Collection Plus for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox .

Ubisoft has released an update patch for its adventure game Myst IV: Revelation bringing your retail game to v1.01 and addressing various crashes, bugs and Radeon 7000-7500 problems (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Akella announces the agreement with "Central Partnership" on publishing "Shadow Boxing" game being developed under license from "Shadow Boxing" movie creators. The 3rd person action-fighting "Shadow Boxer" is based on the movie plot and lets gamers experience the most exciting moments of it (thanks Blues). Read more for details ...

Vivendi has a singleplayer demo for 2015's Vietnam based FPS Men of Valor. The demo features one mission where you have to infiltrate a village and clear 7 "hooches," looking for Vietcong after which you need to locate a camera crew. Read more for download links ...

Sammy Studios announced that Guilty Gear Isuka has now shipped to retail outlets across North America. Developed by Arc System Works exclusively for the PlayStation 2, Guilty Gear Isuka is the sequel in the critically acclaimed Guilty Gear fighting game franchise.

In anticipation of a new upcoming patch LucasArts has released an updated dedicated server file for Pandemic Studios' scifi shooter Star Wars Battlefront. "This enhancement also allows the server more control including adjusting reinforcement counters, spawn invulnerability and others." Read more for download links ...

Vivendi Universal announced today that Spyro A Hero's Tail, the next installment in the top video game franchise, has shipped to retail stores nationwide.

Sixteen Tons Entertainment has released a german demo for its 3D strategy game 'Emergency 3.' This demo features the intro movie and lets you play one mission putting you in charge of fixing the aftermath of a traffic accident. Read more for download links ...

Mastiff today announced that Technic Beat, an innovative and addictive music game for the PlayStation 2, has shipped to retailers through North America.