Featuring all new authentic tricks, FIFA Street 2 provides new gameplay experiences by making over-the-top moves and skills even bigger in this fast-paced sequel. Today's article highlights the locations, and the reason why those were picked, illustrated by new screens ...

According to the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, Dutch developer Guerilla is not only working on Killzone for the PS3, but also Killzone Liberation exclusively for the PSP. The new game will not be a first person shooter but be played from isometric view, like Metal Gear Solid, with an emphasis on stealth, having you use the the environment. in KL you play as Templar and tasked with rescuing prisoners behind enemy lines, and will also feature new weapons and unseen Helghast soldiers.

LucasArts today announced that a special edition of Star Wars: Empire at War will hit store shelves on Feb. 16, 2006, the same day as the standard edition. The limited Star Wars: Empire at War Collector's Edition adds bonus content such as 5 exclusive skirmish maps, concept art, screensavers, wallpapers and 3D lenticular packaging.

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 :

• Grandia III [PS2] - Save Alphina Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - Dogfight Trailer
• Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailerpack
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Well almost... Sony Online has announced that it will give new Planetside, SOE's MMOFPS, players the chance to play for free for a period of 12 months. Essentially, new players will be able to have access to any part of the game but will have limitations on the BattleRank, which affects the diversity of their arsenal. The UI will also get an overhaul to make it easier for newcommers and plenty of new items and weapon variants are getting added. Expected launch, February 14.

Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft has surpassed the one million customer milestone in Europe, more than quadrupling the previously estimated size of the entire European MMORPG market since its launch in Feb. 2005. Topping the sales 2005 sales charts, World of Warcraft has a growing audience of more than 5.5 million customers.

10Tacle Studios will participate in this year's Games Convention in Leipzig. During the trade show, 10TACLE will focus on titles such as GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game and Elveon as well as on further productions to be specified later on which will be presented to trade visitors in the Business Center with the help of elaborately designed theme worlds.

KOEI today announced that the Tactical Action game, Samurai Warriors: State of War for PSP, scheduled for North American release in March 2006. Read more for details and screens ...

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 :

• Final Fantasy XII [PS2] - Kiss Me Good-Bye Trailer
• Ford Street Racing [PS2/Xbox/PC] - Trailerpack
• Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams [PS2] - Tenkai Trailer
• Rule of Rose [PS2] - Trailer #2
• Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll [NDS] - Trailer
• Tycoon City: New York - Trailer #3
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Game-oriented comic strip creator Penny Arcade Inc. today announced the dates for the third annual Penny Arcade Expo. The three-day event, a nonstop celebration of videogames and gamer culture, will take place Friday, August 25th through Sunday, August 27th, 2006 in Bellevue, Washington.

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 Cooperative and Player-versus-Player (PvP) play, and enhanced features for guilds.

Trackmania Nations ESWC edition is a fast-paced racing game involving precision and agility specially built for competition. Trackmania Nations features new environment (Stadium), new car, new blocks and new gameplay. Also check out yesterday's trailer.

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 Riders [NGC/PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #5
• FUEL [Xbox/PC] - Trailer
• Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach - Trailerpack
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Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code is the next game in the Untold Legends series following the top- selling Brotherhood of the Blade. The Warrior's Code is an entirely new RPG, as compared to its predecessor, with an evolutionary interactive combat engine, new 3D enhanced graphics, special effects and lighting.

KOEI today announced that the Tactical Action game, Samurai Warriors: State of War for PSP, and the naval action game, Warship Gunner 2 for the PS2 are scheduled for North American release in March 2006.

Trackmania Nations ESWC edition is a fast-paced racing game involving precision and agility specially built for competition. Trackmania Nations features new environment (Stadium), new car, new blocks and new gameplay. 54 countries will determine the outcome over 6 months with the finals to be played from 27th June to 2nd July 2006 in Paris - Bercy, for a grand total of $40,000.

AGEIA Technologies today announced that Destineer Studios has signed a license agreement with AGEIA to use the AGEIA PhysX SDK in at least four of its upcoming titles.

Koch Media/JoWood have released a playable demo for Zootfly's WW2 based tank game Panzer Elite Action, featuring a specially crafted demo mission which does not appear in the game itself, mission zero. You play the commander of an allied platoon and you have to attack enemy tanks, fortifications, 88s and other German held positions.

Slitherine Software are pleased to announce the Cult of Mithras, coming February 2006! 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.

UK trade magazine MCV claims to have received word from an insider that Activision snagged the rights to develop a game based on DreamWorks Studios' upcoming The Transformers animated movie. Given the trackrecord of the two companies, Shrek 2, Madagascar, A Shark's Tale, and various other titles, this might not be too far fetched. The source said "Activision picked up the rights to Transformers last year and has already set a top US studio to work on the project," but Activision refuses to comment on rumors.

Koei's Samurai Warriors 2 is not a major change since its predecessor although the beat'em will feature several changes compared to the original. You will be able to select from 20 characters each offering different ways of fighting, no load times when the action changes from interior to exterior battles, and new combo configurations and better special attacks.

Minions of Mirth is an open-source "Massively Single Player" RPG with 15 character careers from 3 character archetypes, multiclass characters with primary, secondary, and tertiary class, 8 playable character races, 16 incredible zones to explore, hundreds of spells and PLENTY more. Prairie Games has released v1.02 patch, available through thr auto updater, fixing various bugs and implementing various balance tweaks.

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. The sequel is a true evolution for the series, with rethought fundamentals and exciting new changes.

The US Army has just released information about two new missions being added to the upcoming America's Army: Special Forces (Link-Up) v2.6. Border confronts you with a terrorist cell that set up a shop in a small village and are planning synchronized bombings, while Dusk has you dealing with an ambushed convoy transporting a friendly Resistance leader who was carrying highly sensitive information. Read more for details

Trackmania Nations ESWC edition is a fast-paced racing game involving precision and agility specially built for competition and will be free for download in Januari 2006. Trackmania Nations will feature new environment (Stadium), new car, new blocks and new gameplay. 54 countries will determine the outcome over 6 months with the finals to be played from 27th June to 2nd July 2006 in Paris - Bercy, for a grand total of $40,000.