NCsoft North America's Richard Allen Garriott will be honored with this year's Game Developers Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement. A respected pioneer of the computer gaming world and best known for his monumental game series Ultima, Garriott will be recognized for fueling the presence of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games in the mass market.

Combining an optimized driving engine with an innovative concept, Black Bean and the Italian software house, Milestone, are ready to deliver an electrifying racing title for fans of the genre. Evolution GT is set to hit the streets this spring, featuring an expansive single player career mode and other unique features.

Rampage: Total Destruction reinvents the classic arcade series and offers up a wide array of playable monsters that have the ability to perform unique combo attacks and individual super moves. Rampage: Total Destruction unleashes the chaos like never before with new levels of destruction, and an interactive 3D environment.

Guild Wars: Factions offers players an incredible gameplay experience with many new choices, including new regions, professions, skills, missions, and monsters, along with expanded options for both Coop and PvP play, and enhanced features for guilds. Guild Wars Factions will be available in stores worldwide 28th April 2006.

A study by research firm DFC Intelligence shows that online game subscription revenue grew 43 percent to $2 billion in 2005, and while the total industry grosses an estimated $29 billion, online gaming is expected to reach $6.8 billion in sales by 2011. Blizzard's World of Warcraft accounts for 50% of the online income, 20% for casual games, and the rest divided over sports, strategy and action. Most of the sales are coming from PC based titles, but within 5 years consoles will gain ground and reach about 30%.

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:

• Daxter [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Devil Summoner [PS2] - Jap Trailer
• Guilty Gear Dust Strikers [NDS] - Trailer
• Guilty Gear Judgment [PSP] - Trailer
• WarPath [Xbox/PC] - Factions Trailer
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Mr. Miyamoto will be giving fans the chance to ask him the questions they really want to ask about the NDS, about titles such as Nintendogs, Animal Crossing: Wild World and Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?, and the upcoming New Super Mario Bros. Visit the Webchat.tv site, submit your questions and come back on Friday, 17th March at 8 PM CET where Mr. Miyamoto will participate in a video based web-chat and answer as many of these questions as he can.

Crave Entertainment today announced the third installment in the best-selling poker video game franchise in North America, World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In".

Samurai Warriors: State of War for PSP is a tactical action game set in the turbulent times of civil war Japan. Players will get to take control of famous military commanders and other legendary characters, and engage in a multitude of battles in a dramatically unfolding war.

Oblivion is a single-player game that takes place in Tamriel's capital province, Cyrodiil. You are given the task of finding the hidden heir to a throne that sits empty, the previous emperor having been killed by an unknown assassin.

Egosoft has released a playable demo for its space-combat exploration game X³: REUNION. This demo walks you through key game concepts in a limited game universe. Don't imagine that it will all be plain sailing though. The deadly Kha'ak will be there too and you will have to contend with their presence while you learn about the other aspects of the game.

Nintendo's wireless gaming service has hit an all- time gaming record of 1 million unique users, in less than four months in operation.

Samurai Warriors: State of War for PSP is a tactical action game set in the turbulent times of civil war Japan. Players will get to take control of famous military commanders and other legendary characters, and engage in a multitude of battles in a dramatically unfolding war.

NCsoft announced today its latest partnership with a new company in Austin. Spacetime Studios, composed of a core team with previous roles on successful franchises such as Privateer, Wing Commander and Star Wars Galaxies, will publish its next, yet unannounced, game under the NCsoft brand.

Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios announced that Age of Empires III will get its first expansion pack, providing players with the ability to lead one of three proud Native American civilizations, including the Iroquois Confederation, to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.

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 :

• Driver Parallel Lines [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailer #11
• Field Commander [PSP] - Trailers (2)
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Earlier today, Take 2 released its quarterly financial results, and in a nutshell, it ain't good. Net sales dropped almost 50% from $502M to 265M, while results went from a $55M income to a $29M loss. There were no changes in release dates, but the conference call revealed that due to "consolidation," Take 2's internal dev studio PopTop (Rollercoaster Tycoon, Tropico) has merged into the recently acquired Firaxis. Whether this means PopTop shut down, or both studios are working under the same umbrella wasn't explained. We tried to reach 2K's PR reps, but none were available for comment. Also noteworthy is that there won't be another GTA title until 2007, and 2K Sports is gearing up for its NHL, MLB, and NBA 2K7 lineup, including a new boxing title.

While NCSoft Europe has its Collector's Edition, NCSoft NA today announced it will release an Auto Assault Limited Edition, with different content for its post apocalyptic car combat MMORPG. Highlighting the Auto Assault Limited Edition package is the HS-150 headset by Creative to use with the game's built-in voice chat system, and an Auto Assault soundtrack CD, and plenty more ...

Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios announced today that Age of Empires III will get its first expansion pack, providing players with the ability to lead one of three proud Native American civilizations, including the Iroquois Confederation, to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.

Africa aficionados, Jurassic fanatics and aquatic admirers alike have cause for celebration as Microsoft Game Studios today confirmed the upcoming releases of Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure and Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania expansion packs, and downloadable Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger Pack, developed by Blue Fang.

NCsoft announced that its Auto Assault Collector's Edition will be jam-packed to the brim with additional extras, including an exclusive in-game pet, key ring, sound track CD headset, and plenty more. Both Collector's and Standard editions will contain a 14-day free friend's trial code.

Far Cry Instincts Evolution will introduce players to an entirely new story, characters and game features that reflect and improve upon the critically acclaimed elements of the first title. FCI Evolution has 5 multiplayer modes + 1 Map Editor.

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 :

• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter [ALL] - Release Trailer
• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat [X360] - Trailer (2)
• Tomb Raider: Legend - Amanda Evert Trailer
• Pursuit Force [PSP] - Chases Trailer
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2K Games has released a new patch for Croteam's Serious Sam II. This update brings your retail game to v2.068 and adds deathmatch multiplayer mode, player banning by ip, and various other multiplayer features. Read more for download links ...

Cult of Mithras is a downloadable add-on for Legion Arena. It allows players to take their armies on new adventures into a new world, fighting against old enemies and new mythological beasts. Slitherine has released a demo for the Legion Arena expansion pack, and requires you to have the full original game installed to work.