Legion Arena is an online RPSG or 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.

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 :

• Bet on Soldier - Trailer #10
• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Trailer #5
• Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects - Story Mode Trailer
• Prince of Persia Kindred Blades - Dev. Diary #2
• The Witcher - Trailer (3)
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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 promotions feature.

Nintendo announced todat that Dancing Stage: Mario Mix launches across Europe for GameCube 28th on October 2005. Forget the Macarena and definitely don't get caught disco dancing - this year, people will be busting a move to the sounds of the Mario Beat.

Start assignments where and whenever you want: Rescue citizens, blow up structures, protect transportations and defeat military units such as tanks, helicopters and even bombers.

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.

Codemasters announced today that The hugely anticipated Xbox edition of Operation Flashpoint, the most realistic and complex military combat simulator, will launch in November as Operation Flashpoint: Elite complete with online play over Xbox Live, Codemasters confirmed today.

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 :

• Rainbow Six: Lockdown - Technology Trailer
• Battlefield 2: Special Forces - Trailer
• Stacked with Daniel Negreanu - Character Customization Trailer
• Black & White 2 - Making of Trailer #5
• Evil Dead: Regeneration - Trailerpack
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Blizzard announced today that its subscription-based MMORPG World of Warcraft has reached more than 1 million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard's to more than 4 million paying customers.

Rise of Legends is in so many ways the spiritual successor to Rise of Nations, but the long and the short of it is we got excited about doing a fantasy game. Now clearly your traditional "orcs, elves, dwarves" sort of fantasy has been—shall we say—thoroughly covered in other games, and so the story which got us excited is one where the magic of fantasy meets a world of technology. So magic and technology collide, with cataclysmic results.

KOEI today announced that Dynasty Warriors 5 for the Xbox has reached gold status. The much anticipated action game will ship to North American retailers on September 13, 2005, in time for the back-to-school season.

"Play ball" today, with the launch of Mario Superstar Baseball for Nintendo GameCube. Players choose their captains from more than 20 beloved characters in the Mario universe, including Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Birdo, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Wario and Waluigi, who all have a unique Star Skill that allows them to perform a special move while pitching or batting.

Climax announces today that Erik Gloersen is appointed as the new Climax LA Studio Head. Joining Gloersen will be an elite creative team credited with many award winning titles including: Medal of Honor, GoldenEye, Call of Duty and Spiderman.

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 :

• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat - Trailerpack
• TOCA Race Driver 2 [PSP] - Trailer #2
• Colin McRae Rally 2005 Plus [PSP] - Trailer #2
• From Russia With Love - Hedgemaze Trailer
• Amped 3 [X360] - Trailer
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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.

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 :

• Resident Evil 4 [PS2] - Trailer
• The Movies - Trailer #6
• Timeshift - Trailer #3
• Night Watch - Trailer
• Heart of Empire: Rome - Trailer #2
• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure - Trailer
• The Warriors - Fighting Trailer
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Electronic Arts and Nintendo announced today a partnership that brings the Nintendo All-Stars -- Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach -- to the Nintendo GameCube version of SSX On Tour, scheduled to launch this fall under the EA SPORTS BIG brand. The game is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada in Vancouver, BC.

Ducati World Championship is a 360° view into the world of motorcycle racing allowing you to take up a career as a pilot racing in the amateur, semi professional and professional racing classes, intent on reaching the Superbike and the Grand World Championship.

NovaLogic has released a new patch for their multiplayer shooter Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, as well as its expansion pack Escalation. This update brings your retail game to v1.6.7.13 and adds s Kill Cam feature, crosshair and HUD improvements, multiplayer tweaks and the usual bug fixes etc.. Read more for a detailed fix list or download links..

In Mario Tennis: Power Tour you can test your backhand in this role-playing tennis adventure, train hard in the Royal Tennis Academy if you want to beat the champions, all the way down to Mario himself.

War Leaders will expand upon the RTS genre by placing gamers in the roles of the major leaders of WWII, including Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin. Political, diplomatic and economic decision making will be key to success, while sound tactical strategies will ensure victory on the battlefield.

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.

Enter an all-new Evil Dead experience, as Ash finds himself arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to Sunny Meadows, an institute for the criminally insane. Though better than the madness he escaped hidden within the woods, he quickly learns the evil has only become more malevolent.

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 :

• Dawn of War: Winter Assault - Trailer #4
• The Witcher - Making Of Trailer #3
• X-Men Legends II - Fighting Trailer
• Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - GC 2005 Trailer
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World Championship Poker 2, developed by Point of View, 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.