Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold step forward for the franchise, with spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer content. Civilization IV will also set a new standard for user-modification, allowing gamers to create their own add-ons using the standard Python and XML scripting languages. 2K Games has launched the official Civ4 website featuring a rundown of various civs, screens, art and lots of other good stuff.

Legion Arena is an online Role Playing Strategy Game, and blends core gameplay elements from the RTS & RPG genres. Set in ancient Rome, Legion Arena puts the player in charge of their own army, which they must develop, nurture and train, transforming a bunch of peasants into a fearsome fighting force. The demo includes a user friendly tutorial and Caesars Gallic War, with 5 playable scenarios.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Shrek Superslam - Trailer
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Panzer Elite Action is a fast-paced WW2 action game that lets the player feel the power of 30 tons of steel armor around them and gives them the ability to command increasingly powerful tanks in a series of intense and dramatic battles.

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. Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics. Various online outlets have cited that Take 2 has slightly delayed the game from its original Nov 22nd date to December 5th to give it extra polishing. The GameStop product page has now also been updated to reflect this change, but this is still unconfirmed.

Super Mario Strikers, known in Europe as Mario Smash Football, is a five-a-side based football tournament pitting teams of classic Nintendo characters against each other. To win games players simply have to place more balls in the back of their opponent's net than the other team.

The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has sold over five million copies, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold step forward for the franchise, with spectacular new 3D graphics and all-new single and multiplayer content. Civilization IV will also set a new standard for user-modification, allowing gamers to create their own add-ons using the standard Python and XML scripting languages. Firaxis producer Barry Caudill tells us more about the new Civilization IV civics feature.

Matrix Games announced its plans for the recently acquired publishing right for the Operational Art of War series as it has reached an agreement with the original designer and developer of The Operational Art of War, Norm Koger, to assist in updating the most recent version of the engine to assure full compatibility with the latest WinXP systems.

Get ready for some Chinese take-out! KOEI today announced that Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends will ship to North American retailers on November 15, 2005 with an MSRP of only $29.99.

Interactive Entertainment Merchant's Association (IEMA)'s president Hal Halpin reacted today to the recent signing by govenor Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of the A.B. 1179 bill making it illegal to sell Mature rated games to minor.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• F.E.A.R. - Melee Trailer
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World Championship Poker 2 features a much more detailed one player game, where you now have to work your way up the ranks, starting in your mom's basement. Once you start winning and accumulating money, you can spend your winnings on increasingly better pads, and furnishings. Hit a losing streak, and you may have to hock your stuff to stay in the game.

Rockstar Games proudly presents The Warriors for the PS2 and Xbox based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures cult classic movie. Developed by Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty interactive experience set in 1970s.

Nintendo announced today that its Mario Party 7 bundle includes a GameCube, two controllers and Mario Party 7, as well as the GameCube Mic, which accepts voice commands to control the action in some of Mario Party 7's 80 new mini-games.

The series famous for relentless intensity is returning bigger, better looking and more frantic than ever before. Sam Stone is back to rescue the universe one bullet at a time against overwhelming hordes of time traveling enemies in Serious Sam 2.

EA today announced The Sims 2 Holiday Edition, a special-edition holiday-themed version of The Sims 2 which includes 40 new holiday-themed items. People who already own The Sims 2 will get the opportunity to simply purchase the new items with The Sims 2 Holiday Party Pack.

AGEIA Technologies today announced that Icarus Studios is supporting the AGEIA PhysX processor in its upcoming MMO game Fallen Earth. The post- apocalyptic game takes place in a world struggling to emerge from the collapse of civilization brought on by war, plague and environmental disaster.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• FIFA Street 2 - Trailer
• Prince of Persia The Two Thrones - Babylon Trailer
• Shrek Superslam - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Rockstar Games proudly presents The Warriors for the PS2 and Xbox based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures cult classic movie. Developed by Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty interactive experience set in 1970s.

2K Games has released the first patch for Croteam's Serious Sam II, which will be in stores tomorrow. This update brings your retail game to 2.064.00 and improves mouse control, server sorting, game server connecting issues, and various other adjustments. Read more for download links ..

SCEA is pleased to announce EyeToy: Operation Spy for the PS2. EyeToy: Operation Spy will release in North America on November 15, 2005 as a stand-alone title for $29.99 (SRP).

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Perfect Dark Zero [X360] - X05 Trailer
• Dead or Alive 4 [X360] - X05 Trailer
• Ninety-Nine Nights [X360] - X05 Trailer
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Set in the violent period of civil wars in Yugoslavia from 1991 to 1995, T-72: Balkans on fire! puts the player as a Russian volunteer tank commander right into the turret of some of the best tanks the Russians built ­ the T-72B, the T-55A and the T-34-85. This pack includes 4 all new playable missions and 2 new Desert Maps.

Rockstar Games proudly presents The Warriors for the PS2 and Xbox based on the 1979 Paramount Pictures cult classic movie. Developed by Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors expands the stylized cinematic journey of the film into a gritty interactive experience set in 1970s.

Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is the ultimate futuristic aerial combat game featuring some of the most frenzied air battles ever witnessed with an intensity rarely reached in a videogame. The game takes place in a distant future, in a time when the solar system has been completely conquered by the human beings.