Featuring an exciting mix of intense mecha combat, hand to hand combat, and aerial board racing, Eureka Seven: Vol. 2 is the second installment of the flying aerial combat series and serves as a prequel to the popular animated show, currently airing.

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.

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:

• Titan Quest: Immortal Throne - Trailer #2
• UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 [ALL] - Dev Diary #1
• The Warriors [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Armored Core 4 [X360] - Japanese TV Spot
• Def Jam: Icon [PS3/X360] - Trailer (4)
• Vampire's Rain [X360] - Intro Movie
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Theatre of War depicts stunningly authentic battles of World War II between 1939-1945. Command hundreds of different unit types in 5 historically accurate campaigns (US, UK, Soviet, German, French and Polish). After months of additional work and development, Theatre of War is nearly ready for the international release.

Disney announced that henceforth Buena Vista Games will be known as Disney Interactive Studios reflecting a change in creativity, the weight of Disney content in their portfolio, and the enormous value consumers see in the Disney brand. DIS will publish both Disney and non-Disney branded video games for all platforms worldwide under the company's consumer brands including Disney, ABC and Touchstone.

Only operational for about three years, EA confirmed today that it will be closing down its Japanese development studio as part of a consolidation, and instead will focus on working with external Japanese developers. The studio's three titles still under development, Theme Park DS, Sim City DS, and Dragon Zakura DS (based on a Japanese TV & Manga series), will continue until completion, after which it will close its doors.

Undercover is an adventure game set during the Second World War, in the heart of war-torn Europe. The tantalizing story revolves around a horrible What-If scenario, tackling myths and undiscovered secrets and gives all new insights into the terrifying machinations of this era.

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:

• Call of Duty: Roads to Victory [PSP] - Trailer
• Def Jam: Icon [PS3/X360] - DJ Controls Defense Trailer
• Ghost Rider [GBA/PSP/PS2/Xbox] - Trailer
• Maelstrom - Terraforming Trailer
• Manhunt 2 [PSP/PS2/Wii] - Teaser Trailer
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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.

BioWare is bringing an enhanced version, high-resolution graphics and new visual effects, of Jade Empire to the PC. The original, story of Jade Empire is injected with new monsters, weapons, combat styles, new challenges, and special items to discover.

Currently only available in Japan, Namco Bandai Games America announced that Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, will be available later this month to North American gamers as an exclusive download from the PlayStation Store.

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 - Trailer #8
• Burnout Dominator [PSP/PS2] - Trailer #2
• NBA Street Homecourt [PS3/X360] - Carmelo Anthony Trailer
• Def Jam: Icon [PS3/X360] - DJ Controls Trailer
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The world's most popular party video game is getting a lot crazier in Mario Party 8. Whether you're shaking up cola cans or lassoing barrels, you and your friends will be drawn into the action like never before using the Wii Remote.

Researchers at the University of Rochester have shown that people who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20 percent in their ability to identify letters presented in clutter, a visual acuity test similar to ones used in regular ophthalmology clinics.

BioWare is bringing an enhanced version, high-resolution graphics and new visual effects, of Jade Empire to the PC. The original, story of Jade Empire is injected with new monsters, weapons, combat styles, new challenges, and special items to discover.

When Wario sees a television series about a thieving master of disguises, he dives through the TV screen, steals the thief's quick-change wand and takes over the whole show. Episode after episode, he breaks into exotic locations, like a luxury liner, watery ruins and an Egyptian pyramid!

Based on the 1979 cult classic film, The Warriors for PSP, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar Toronto, expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty, interactive experience set in 1970s New York City.

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:

• Sacred 2: Fallen Angel - Trailer #3
• Pirates of the Burning Sea - Trailer #6
• Maelstrom - Terrain Trailer
• Trackmania United - Webisode Trailer #3
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Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar features an expanded feature list such as new units, new maps, a new story-based campaign, user-created opponents, an epic generator, espionage agents, asteroid fields, new diplomatic treaties, unique planet environments and others. Join Stardock for its final Civilizations II: Dark Avatar developer chat on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 4pm PST / 7pm EST. Read more for details ...

Square Enix and Buena Vista Games announced that their Kingdom Hearts series of action role-playing games has shipped more than 10 million units worldwide, making it one of the top game series in the world.

Today Nintendo added yet another 3 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles : Super Mario World, VIGILANTE, and Gain Ground.

Due to SimBin growth strategy a new studio was opened in Falun, Sweden, on Jan. 24. The new studio was opened by the cutting of the ribbon at the opening ceremony in front of a 100 guests. Falun has one of the top Game Developer schools (Tension Graphics) in the Nordic region, and the new studio is to develop full game productions for a specific platform, and is already fully occupied in a project where more information will be revealed over time.

Casual game industry vets Margaret Wallace and Nicholas Fortugno today announced the launch of Rebel Monkey, a new casual game development studio focusing on creating the next generation of high quality casual games to entertain and entice audiences worldwide.

Ubisoft announced The Vikings addon for Blue Byte's strategy 2D to 3D remake The Settlers II: The Next Generation, which will obviously add the Viking race, new campaign with 12 missions, all other races become playable in singleplayer, new quest system, and more.

Star Cave Studios announced the development of its multiplatform game, Terra: Formations! In Terra: Formations, players have the freedom to select their preferred style of game play, ranging from high action First Person Shooter (FPS) to more strategic Real-Time Strategy (RTS) in a ranking system set up much like a Role-Playing Game (RPG)!