Long, long ago, battles were waged with blade and spell. The lush island of Aedis was constantly submerged in bloodshed. Eventually, this hatred and anger gave birth to an entity known as Mugen, which brought an end to all things. Now they call it a fairy tale, a mere child's fantasy.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar adds a gripping new single-player campaign sees the elimination of two of the game’s alien races and the introduction of several others. Availale through the in-game autoupdater, the v1.6 patch adds a full-blown 3D engine upgrade resulting in a 10X graphics performance improvement, as well as dozens of new features.

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:

• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes [PSP] - Trailer
• Dewy's Adventure [Wii] - JAP Trailer
• Anno 1701 [NDS] - Trailer #3
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Activision released its fiscal year 2007 results revealing profits. Net revenue was up compared to last year, but although Q4 2007 sales and revenue doubled, they still turned a net loss of $14.4M. The conference call was more interesting, with Activision confirming Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Guitar Hero Rocks The 80s scheduled for July-Sept., while Call of Duty 4, a new Marvel title (probably Spider-Man: Friend or Foe), Guitar Hero III, Tony Hawk, and Bee Movie are all due later this fall. The next James Bond title is a ways off in 2008, along with other new IPs.

The new Phantasy Star Universe Special Edition Texter is a Phantasy Star Universe-themed version of the Texter game messaging product from Blue Orb for use with the X360 and PS2 allowing them to type text messages directly from their game controller

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:

• Cleopatra: A Queen's Destiny - Trailer [French]
• Call of Juarez [X360/PC] - Trailer #5
• Final Fantasy IV [NDS] - Cinematic Trailer
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Killzone: Liberation is an all new, action-packed installment in the Killzone series, and features a new intelligent 3rd-person camera system. Guerilla has finally released the content patch adding multiplayer (including 2 new maps), as well as a new singleplayer chapter with 4 new levels and storyline, elaborating on the mysterious ending of the original. Hit the in-game browser for the update ...

Combat Mission: Shock Force is a tactical military simulation depicting a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. A highly story driven semi-dynamic Campaign, from the US perspective, offers a completely new experience for "Combat Mission" fans.

nDreams Ltd, founded by SCi/Eidos' former creative director Patrick O’Luanaigh, announces Venus Redemption, an episodic casual game created for 30+ female gamers, with a rich plot written by a noted novelist, featuring a powerful storyline, deep characters, emotion-based interactive conversations and exciting adventure gameplay.

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 [X360/PC] - B Roll Gameplay Trailer
• Shadowground [X360/PC] - Cinematic Trailer
• Worms: Open Warfare 2 [NDS/PSP] - Trailer
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The Club is a 3rd person action shooter that focuses on addictive and rewarding gameplay, testing your skills to the limit and offers a relentless pace with frantic, fast paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy. Richard Jacques will score the single-player campaign, while Chris Chudley does multiplayer and Jesper Kyd the main theme.

Paradox Interactive announced a new expansion that will take Europa Universalis III all the way into the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era in Napoleon's Ambition.

Empire Interactive Project Fashion lets you follow in the footsteps of your favorite fashion icons and discover a world of high style, beauty secrets and catwalk intrigue on your journey to becoming the ultimate fashion stylist.

Combining its adventure roots with an epic storyline and immersive gameplay, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction draws players into a vast, new galaxy more vibrant, diverse and interactive than ever before. With bustling cities, gigantic enemies and giant boss battles, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction delivers a sophisticated, yet humorous adventure.

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:

• Loki - Trailer
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Resident Evil 4 takes you on a secret mission at a mysterious location in Europe, where you will fight not-zombies in an attempt to recover the President's daughter.

Strategy First announced that it has signed an agreement to publish the action RPG title GODS: Lands of Infinity Special Edition, developed by Cypron Studios.

MGS4: Guns of the Patriots marks the next-gen debut of Hideo Kojima's tactical espionage action series with new gameplay features, spectacular graphics and the return of several characters from the series. Swedish print magazine Super Play claims to have received confirmation from Konami revealing MGS 4 is coming to X360. Scheduled for late 2008, it will include extra material such as VR missions and other bonus features.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for PS3 will include the Knights of the Nine addon, featuring an all-new faction and quests for noble characters and answers many of the questions surrounding the Ayleid ruins found throughout Oblivion.

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:

• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga [ALL] - Trailer
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Pacific Liberation Force, previously known as Elite Helisquad II, is an all-action helicopter game that places you in the middle of the pacific. You'll be conducting aerial warfare versus fast and trigger happy enemies.

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:

• Alien Syndrome [PSP/Wii] - Dev. Diary Trailers (2)
• The Darkness [PS3/X360] - Creeping Dark Trailer
• Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights [ALL] - Trailer #3
• NCAA Football 08 [ALL] - Fiesta Bowl Trailer
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed [ALL] - Dev. Diary Part 1: The New Beginning
• Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron [PSP] - Trailer
• Tomb Raider Anniversary [PSP/PS2/PC] - Developer Diary #4
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Independent game developer Foundation 9 Entertainment announced that it has spun off its Prince Edward Island, Canada based studio. The new entity will be known as Other Ocean Interactive; F9E will not retain any interest in the studio.

EA announced an all new Wii exclusive intellectual property, Boogie, a unique music/rhythm-based game that takes advantage of the Wii controls to get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to a new beat.

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:

• Crysis - DX9 vs. DX10 Trailers (2)
• Fable 2 [X360] - Video Diary Episode 1
• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Trailer
• The Settlers: Rise of An Empire - Trailer #3
• Jack Keane - Trailer
• Stuntman: Ignition [PS2/PS3/X360] - Trailer (2)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [ALL] - Game Music Trailer
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