Los Angeles based independent game developer Riot Games, Inc. announced the completion of its first round of independent equity funding, totaling $1.5 million. Riot Games is comprised of former employees of EA, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, Konami, Activision, Midway, and are working on a new action RPG/RTS hybrid title.

World Snooker Championship 2007 boasts 104 of the World’s best snooker players, with ten official tournaments all realistically modelled for the 2007 season.

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded. Capcom announced that the single-player and multiplayer demos have been downloaded over one million times by the global Xbox community.

Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942. Battlestations: Midway will be released in North America on January 30, 2007.

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:

• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - GDI vs. Nod Trailer
• Lost Planet [X360] - How To Trailer (3)
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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:

• Bioshock [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer #3
• Fuzion Frenzy 2 [X360] - Trailer #5
• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne - Dev. Diary Trailer #1
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2K will release a free holiday scenario for Firaxis' Sid Meier’s Railroads!, where you reemerge as a former railroad tycoon, determined once again to redeem himself and more importantly, save Christmas! Help Santa and his elves make and transport toys to Santa's Station by the rapidly-approaching deadline.

Earlier today Nintendo announced a replacement program for the defective Wii remote wrist straps and now we may know the REAL reason why. On December 6th, three lawfirms filed a nationwide class action lawsuit in federal district court in Seattle, Washington, against Nintendo of America, requesting that the defective parts be replaced.

Aggression: Europe 1914 brings the player the chance of re-writing the darkest history of the old continent. Between the years 1914 and 1950, every woman and man became slayers and victims in the most horrible war that humankind has ever suffered, and now, there is a chance to make things different. Buka has updated the game's product page, reflecting a delay from Q1 to Q4 2007 (thanks Blues).

As an aspiring Underworld figure, spread corruption throughout the galaxy using new strategic gameplay elements to influence other factions, steal their funds, slow their production, spy on them and more. LucasArts has released a map editor, giving you the ability to create land and space skirmish maps.

Last month Microsoft issued a statement saying that it expected to sell one million Gears of War units by year's end, but it seems they have underestimated the title's popularity. In its 6 weeks since launch Epic's gritty action game has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide (1 million in the US alone), becoming the fastest- selling next-generation game of 2006.

Cardiff-based music specialist Only 1 Music is holding a unique Guitar Hero competition in its flagship retail stores in Cardiff, with the very best player winning a week’s studio time in Only 1 Music’s state-of-the-art recording studio, complete with engineer – a prize worth £1500.

Following reports of flying Wiimotes, broken HDTVs and windows, Nintendo announced that it will replace all broken straps for it's Wii console, affecting all Nintendo Wiis sold worldwide, inluding those currently on store shelves. Although not admitting any blame, Nintendo said the straps do not present a problem if used correctly. The Japanses giant has also recalled 200,000 AC adapters for its DS and DS Lite consoles, but in Japan, not overseas.

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:

• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Intro Trailer
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 [PSP/PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Aftermath Trailer
• Fuzion Frenzy 2 [X360] - Trailer #4
• TNA Impact! [PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360] - Trailer
• Far Cry Vengeance [Wii] - Trailer #3
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As an aspiring Underworld figure, spread corruption throughout the galaxy using new strategic gameplay elements to influence other factions, steal their funds, slow their production, spy on them and more. As promised, the v1.1 patch adds a slew of balance tweaks, AI improvements, map changes and plenty more ..

BioShock is 2K Games' hybrid first-person shooter, in the works over at System Shock 2 developers Irrational Games, combining elements of sci-fi and role-playing genres.

Namco Bandai Games America announced the PS2 exclusive Eureka Seven Vol. 2: The New Vision. A prequel to the popular animated show, Eureka Seven Vol. 2 is the exciting next installment in the high-flying aerial combat series.

Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges players to immerse themselves in a colorful world of sci-fi machines, crazy characters, and bubbling test tubes.

Flagship Studios today announced that it has expanded operations with the formation of a new development studio: Flagship Seattle, currently working on Mythos, an online RPG that will be used to test the networking technology behind Hellgate: London.

Certain Affinity is a new development studio based in Austin, TX founded by Max Hoberman, former multiplayer team lead for Halo 2 and Halo 3 over at Bungie. Certain Affinity's first project is developing multiplayer maps for Halo 2, while currently also creating a new X360 title to be announced at a later date.

Xyanide Resurrection is a classical 2D/3D shoot-'m-up game, where you take on the role of Drake, a government executioner from the planet Mardar. Drake's mission is to capture the escaped evil witch Aguira and bring her back to the Judge.

Get ready for the ultimate party game extravaganza! Wario Ware: Smooth Moves will have you and your friends competing in a series of wild and wonderful challenges as you use the Wii Remote in ways you would not have imagined possible! Wario Ware: Smooth Moves launches on Wii across Europe on 12th January 2007.

Ever since the multiplayer demo release of its sci-fi action shooter Lost Planet, Capcom has been listening to community feedback and already made several key changes, but will also be working on a launch day patch that will mostly address Lobby and Matchmaking functionality.

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:

• Supreme Commander - Tutorial Trailer (3)
• NCAA March Madness 07 [X360] - Trailer #2
• Fuzion Frenzy 2 [X360] - Trailer #3
• Motorstorm [PS3] - Trailer
• Mythic Wars - Trailer (2)
• Metal Slug Anthology [PSP/Wii] - Trailer #3
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Battlestations: Midway follows the story of naval recruit Henry Walker, whose first assignment as a gunner at Pearl Harbor is the starting point of an incredible career at the heart of the US Pacific Fleet in 1942, in what was to become one of the most inspirational military campaigns in history.