Codemasters Online Gaming are thrilled to announce that it’s popular MMORPG ArchLord has gone from strength to strength doubling it’s players base in little more than 2 weeks thanks to the recent move to free to play / no monthly subscription.

Last Agust Capcom announced it has sold 500k units within the first 2 weeks, and now a few months later the success story continues as it has shipped over 1 million copies worldwide. Capcom also hints at a possible sequel saying it has "established a franchise for years to come."

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas will introduce a new interactive American Idol attraction, featuring Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol, that will allow the public to perform in front of wax figures of Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest, in its ON STAGE area, just like contestants on the LIVE show.

In CellFactor: Revolution, gamers can manipulate thousands of objects simultaneously, control vehicles and fight against AI-controlled opponents or challenge friends to a match in the networked gameplay modes. CellFactor: Revolution establishes a new standard in physical interaction, combining multiplayer gameplay with massive environmental destruction.

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:

• Age of Conan - CES 2007 Trailer
• Left 4 Dead - Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - Trailer #7
• Battlestations Midway [X360/PC] - Gameplay Trailer #5
• Shining Force EXA [PS2] - Trailer #2
• Switchfire - Trailer
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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.

Samurai Warriors 2 Empires combines the most exciting aspects of Action, Fighting and Strategy games. At the start of the game Feudal Japan is divided into warring states and it is up to the player to resurrect a nation using equal amounts of strategy and strength!

Independent design, development and production facility Sniper Studios has hit the floor running with an all star ensemble of industry talent and strategic global partnerships. The first deal the company is announcing is with SEGA of America on a yet to be announced title scheduled for 2007.

CDV USA and Monte Cristo announce City Life: World Edition, a significantly updated version of their 3D city building and management simulation which will feature new maps, over 100 new buildings, famous landmarks from across the globe and a built-in content editor .

ISI is developing an updated version of its rFactor racing game, featuring BMW Sauber F1 race cars and 6 new Grand Prix-inspired replica circuits, for Intel optimized for Intel Core 2 Extreme processor technology. Today Philips teamed up with both companies to amBX-enable rFactor Special Edition 2006 and add an unprecedented levels of raceway realism.

Ultimate Baseball Online launched its global year-long competition to determine the team that will be considered the Best of UBO 2007. 64 teams consisting of five to nine players will qualify during the year to compete in the tournament, which will run from Nov. 26 to Dec. 21, 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:

• Motorstorm [PS3] - Intro Movie
• Nanostray 2 [NDS] - Trailer
• Crysis - CES 2007 Trailer
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Midway announced that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final chapter of the Mortal Kombat franchise for current generation gaming systems, has shipped more than one million units to retail stores worldwide.

NetDevil announced Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction, an apocalyptic FPS, built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.

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 : Gradius, Soldier Blade, and Dungeon Explorer.

While the CES in Las Vegas is mainly a technology and peripheral convention, it decided to cash in on the E3 demise and add a gaming section, so did SCEA's senior vice president Peter Dille's keynote speech, revealing that the electronics giant has now shipped, not sold, more than one million PS3 units. SCEA's VP put the bar even higher for early next year claiming that it would ship 6 million PS3s once the new console launches in additional markets such as Europe, Australia, Africa, Russia and the Middle-East.

Talk show host Myra Stump has gone berzerk! Sam & Max head down to the WARP TV studio to find out why she's holding her audience hostage. But getting onto Myra's stage isn’t going to be easy. First the Freelance Police will have to prove they're worthy of fifteen minutes of fame. Sam & Max Episode 2 - Situation: Comedy is now in stores, and here is the demo...

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 - Gameplay Trailer
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - Creating The Zone Trailer
• SSX Blur [Wii] - Trailer #2
• Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors [Wii] - Trailer
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - Trailer
• Culpa Innata - Trailer
• NCAA March Madness 07 [PS2/X360] - Trailer #4
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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.

In its 18 years of existence Stormfront Studios has developed over 40 titles, several based on motion pictures, most recently Lord of the Rings and Eragon adaptations. Similar to the movie, Eragon was a meager success but apparently that is not stopping Stormfront as it is currently working on yet another action-adventure game based on high profile license that will appear as a major motion picture in 2008. The yet unnamed/unannounced title is planned for Xbox 360 and Wii platforms.

Loaded with dozens of minigames and a variety of music from leading artists, Traxion sucks you in as the music not only provides the soundtrack, but also changes the way the games are played! LucasArts confimedit will no longer publish Traxion, leaving the future of Kuju's music rhythm game in limbo. Whether or not another publisher will pick it up was not clear...

GripShift HD combines high-flying stunt driving with unique puzzle-solving action in an all-out, pedal-to-the-metal racing experience, optimized for the PS3 (720p, 60fps).

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:

• Sonic and the Secret Rings [Wii] - Trailer
• Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific - Dev Diary Trailer #3
• Forza Motorsport 2 [X360] - TV Spot
• Tales Of the World : Radiant Mythology [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - Companions of Telon Trailer
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Rogue Warrior, developed by Zombie Studios, is a story-driven tactical FPS putting you in the boots of a Navy SEAL who leads a team behind enemy lines in North Korea on a covert mission to assess the threat posed by the country's nuclear arsenal.

The latest issue of PC Zone UK has the first details on the next expansion pack for Bethesda's RPG TES 4: Oblivion. Scheduled for Q2 2007, Shivering Isles features no less than 30+ hours of gameplay, new quests, monsters, branching sidequests, and an all new land that you can watch change according to your vital life-or-death decisions. A gate on Nibben Bay has opened, a portal to new realm, the Shivering Isles, ruled by the god of madness and dementia Sheogorath.