Picking up where Guitar Hero left off, Guitar Hero II arrives with a new track list, new venues and additional play modes – including the ability to transform the original Guitar Hero SG Controller into a rhythm, lead or bass guitar. RedOctane is secretive about the more than 55 songs on the playlist, but today 3 more became known ...

Championship Manager 2007, developed by Beautiful Game Studio, is a totally new iteration of the best-selling football management simulation. Eidos confirmed that Championship Manager 2007 will be released on PC in autumn 2006.

Fallen Lords: Condemnation is a spectacular 3D fighting adventure set in the Afterworld, a kingdom of endless war as the Forces of Light, the Forces of Darkness and the Souls of the Purgatory battle for the precarious balance of the world.

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.

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:

• Reservoir Dogs [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• Spectral Souls [PSP] - Trailer #2
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

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:

• WH40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Neocron Resurrection Trailer
• Just Cause [X360/PC] - Trailer #3
• Company of Heroes - German Weapons Trailer
• Dead Rising [X360] - Trailer #5
• Caesar IV - Trailer #3
• The Sacred Rings - Trailer
• Joint Task Force - Behind The Scenes #4
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Activision announced today that it has signed award-winning composer Joel Goldsmith, known for Stargate: Atlantis, Witchblade, Helen of Troy, to score the soundtrack for Call of Duty 3, his console video game debut in a career that spans more than twenty years.

10Tacle Studios announced an extensive cooperation with Chinese Nineyou IT, to cover the sales and marketing of 10T products on the Asian market, the joint development of new multi-player games and the porting of existing concepts to Europe.

You are a DevastationZone Trooper, one of the Blue Star Alliance’s toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. During a space border patrol in the vicinity of planet Ardanis, you receive a code red distress call. The Rakkai Empire is invading the planet. This v1.33 adds sound device setup, Generic Software device is also available for maximum compatibility.

For the first quarter of fiscal 2007, THQ reported net sales of $138.8 million, exceeding expectations of $125.0 million, primarily due to better-than-anticipated sales of Pixar's Cars and MotoGP 2006 videogames. In the subsequent conference call however, THQ confirmed that it has cancelled the Xbox 360 version of The Sopranos.

When Activision signed its license agreement with Marvel, it included rights for Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four and Iron Man through 2009. While the first three franchises all received games, Iron Man was the only one holding out, until the recent announcement of the movie. News has been rather quiet on that front, and according to Gamespot, the reason is because Activision simply no longer holds the rights to it, effectively cancelling any game they had in development.

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:

• 1914: Shells of Fury - German Trailer
• Shaolin Streets [ALL] - Trailer
• Just Cause [X360/PC] - Trailer #3
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII [PS2] - Trailer #3
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Microsoft today announced Fuzion Frenzy 2, developed by Hudson, a party game set in space that combines futuristic arcade action, superior mini-games, tournament modes, and custom tailored games with online features such as multiplayer and customizable tournaments.

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:

• Disgaea 2 [PS2] - Trailer #2
• Just Cause [PS2/Xbox/X360/PC] - Trailer #2
• Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 [NGC] - Trailerpack
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

City of Heroes/Villains developer Cryptic Studios announced today that the company is actively searching for new talent to join their development team.

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed RTS game letting you completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia. This patch brings your UK retail game to v1.12 and addresses a mouse issue, network traffic, and the usual bug and crash fixes.

Galactic Civilizations II takes place in the distant future, when mankind has become a space-faring civilization and must contend with other extraterrestrial powers for domination of the galaxy. Stardock has released a v1.2 retail patch, which includes a few more updates and corrections. This updated version now support the French edition of the game (thanks Patches).

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:

• Virtua Fighter 5 [PS3] - Trailer (5)
• Gangs of London [PSP] - Trailer
• SingStar [PS3] - Trailer
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Get that magic touch. There are plenty of basketball games out there, but none with the hands-on control of Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Players use the touch screen to get their game on as they execute tricky dribbles, special passes and sweet shots – all with strokes and taps of the stylus.

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar adds a multitude of new features and options to further enhance the strategic depth of the game. A gripping new single-player campaign sees the elimination of two of the game’s alien races and the introduction of several others.

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 :

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie [PS3/X360/PC] - Trailer
• Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Trailer #4
• Star Wolves 2 - Trailer #2
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

The Pro Evolution Soccer series is renowned for its realism, and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 is abundant with new gameplay additions. Player AI has been massively upgraded, while the physical side of play has been refined.

In less than two years since its Nov. 21, 2004 launch, Nintendo has sold more than 21 million NDS systems worldwide, which equates to 23 systems per minute, one every two seconds, non-stop since launch. By comparison, Apple shipped one million of its ever- popular iPod music players in its first 19 months.

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 :

• Heroes [Wii] - Trailer
• Motorstorm [PS3] - Trailer
• Tony Hawk's Project 8 [PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360] - Trailer #3
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Half-Life 2: Episode 2 - Extended Trailer
• Forza Motorsport 2 [X360] - Customization Trailer
• WH40K: Dawn of War - Dark Crusader - Tau Krootox Trailer
• Mercury Meltdown [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Paraworld - Board Trailer
• Justice League Heroes [PSP/PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #3
• Pac-Man World Rally - E3 2006 Trailer
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer X [X360] - Trailer #2
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...