Nintendo has acquired 80% of the shares in development studio Monolith, previously owned by Namco Bandai, which still retains a 16% stake. Currently employing 110 people, Monolith was founded in 1999 and is best known for Baten Kaitos and Xenosaga franchises, not to be confused with F.E.A.R / Condemned's Monolith Productions. With this acquisition Nintendo secures exclusivity on its upcoming Wii title, Disaster: Day of Crisis.

With an ultra-realistic 3D engine, Power Play Pool thrusts players into the highly-skilful world of championship pool. Utilising a super-quick 3D view point, players can view the gaming table from any aspect ensuring fantastic shots and allowing players to examine any angle to get out of snookers.

The non-linear plot of Officers preserves the established facts of the origins of WWII and allows gamers to lead any of three sides to victory: USSR, Germany and Allies (GB and USA). The game recreates the real structures of all participants' armies, using the real arsenal, equipment and military techniques.

Infernal is a 3rd person action adventure that is set in a present day scenario, with stunning environments and strong characters. The story relates to the eternal conflict between good and evil, confronted in supernatural intelligence agencies.

DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road is set to be the most diverse and exhilarating off-road racing experience ever with sensational gravel, mud and dirt events the world over.

Diesel Games, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GenAudio, Inc. to develop Deprived, a first person video game showcasing the breakthrough 4D sound technology known as AstoundSound.

Windows Vista gamers will be able to experience the epic story of "Halo 2" as Master Chief delves further into the mystery of the Covenant in the aftermath of Halo's destruction. What he discovers will soon threaten the fate not only of Earth, but of the Universe itself.

This coming Sunday, Xbox 360 Elite, will hit retail shelves in North America. Shellacked in black with metallic detail, the ultimate console features a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, HDMI and component cables, Xbox LIVE headset, and an X360 wireless controller.

Capcom is pleased to announce that the latest iteration of the Ace Attorney series, Ace Attorney 4, has shipped over 500,000 units in just one week since its release on April 12th.

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:

• Anno 1701 [NDS] - Trailer #2
• Combat Mission: Shock Force - Trailer #4
• Code Lyoko [NDS/Wii] - Trailer #4
• Eternal Sonata [X360] - Trailer #2
• The Adventures of Darwin [PS2] - Trailer
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Super Stardust HD is a reinvigorated, HD version of the asteroid-blasting classic, while Snakeball has you gliding around on a bizarre hoversnake, snapping up colored balls to score points competing against others.

Revealed last year, Numen: Contest of Heroes is an action/RPG that will plunge the player deep into the amazing world of Greek mythology, the realm of almighty gods, brave heroes, fabulous creatures, and great deeds.

Revealed a while back, SEGA officially announced the PSU: Ambition of the Illuminus expansion, featuring new locations, new enemies, new class types, either online through a party of up to 6, or offline singleplayer.

The Championship Gaming Series announced that worldwide salaries and bonuses for the 2007 season will, for the first time ever, exceed $5 million. Qualifying for North American league play will begin April 28 and the first draft in history will take place on June 12 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.

Micro Application's Experience112 is a new 3D graphic adventure, developed by Missing/In Memoriam's Lexis Numerique, where you guide Léa Nichols, sole survivor on board of an infected cargo ship, escape by means of the surveillance system. Monitor, control and guide her movement towards freedom, but above all, the truth.

Ubisoft released sales figures for the Q4 of its fiscal year 2006/2007, reporting a 37.4 % increase with full year sales up 24.4%, mainly driven by GRAW 2 (X360), TMNT, R6 Vegas, Rayman (Wii), Red Steel (Wii), and The Petz.

Based on Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures' upcoming feature film, Spider-Man 3 allows players to experience the actions of heroic red-suited Spider-Man and, for the first time ever, his darker, more mysterious black-suited persona.

Strategy First announced that if you pre-order (valid until June 19th, 2007) Quotix Software's third-person fantasy action/RPG Call for Heroes: Pompolic Wars, previously known as Pompolic: Call for Heroes, you obtain a free downloadable copy of Disciples 2 Dark Prophecy.

In Boxing Manager, the player follows in the footsteps of legendary boxing promoters, as he walks the long and winding road to the top of the business. Starting out with a small stable and two unknown talents, he will be able to train and manage up to 30 fighters later in the game.

One Piece: Unlimited Adventure is based on the popular anime series, allowing you to reincarnate yourself into one of the characters, set on a mysterious island filled with treasure.