Lexicon Entertainment today announced it has acquired the worldwide rights for Chronos Twins, a sidescrolling action game that plays on the concept of time travel in a reassuringly unique manner as it is interwoven as a main game play element.

JoWooD Productions continues its successful cooperation with the German developer Piranha Bytes by publishing one of the most spectacular titles of the coming year: Gothic III, the third part of the legendary RPG saga.

Midway's Austin studio revealed through job listings that it is currently working on two next-gen platform titles. Area 52, described as "the sequel of a best selling first person shooter," is most likely a successor for Area 51, and scheduled for PS3, X360 and PC. The second project is even more ambiguous, only titled Criminal, which is under development for both PS3 and Xbox 360.

The Settlers II: The Next Generation is the remake of BlueByte's 2D classic Settlers 2, making the jump to 3D.

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:

• Battlefield 2142 - Trailer #4
• Earthworm Jim [PSP] - Trailer
• Paraworld - Making Of Trailer
• Just Cause [ALL] - Developer Diary #1
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

A Yankee Group study predicts that eventhough Microsoft is off to a fast start, launching the Xbox 360 nearly 12 months before the PlayStation 3, by the time third-generation consoles reach market maturity in 2011, the PS3 will once again be the market leader.

Tony Hawk’s Project 8 immerses players in the skateboarding experience using realistic graphics, enhanced physics and responsive controls that simulate the feeling of skating with every trick and bail. Pre-order the game by Nov. 17 at GameStop or EB and receive a code to enter at the sweepstake’s official site to instantly win one of many great prizes or get an unlockable game code for the chance to win a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.

Joint Task Force is a story of modern war where players match superior tactics and military technology against dangerous unconventional forces around the globe. Sieera revealed today that it plans to release a demo for its 3D RTS on Tuesday August 22nd, 2006. As soon as it becomes available we will have it on our filesever network

Last year's Shot Stick returns with more responsive controls and new mechanics to master. NBA 2K7 combines incredible graphics, including new sweat technology details and animating hair, with a revamped post game, and hundreds of new shooting, passing, and dribbling animations.

2K Sports announced today it is adding Cinemotion to NHL 2K7, combining new dynamic gameplay camera angle technology, cutscenes, player chatter and unique audio options, to truly immerses gamers into the drama of hockey like never before.

Caesar IV takes the city-building genre into the 21st century, with new gameplay and features, and a cutting edge 3D graphics engine developed specifically for the title.

Operation Flashpoint creators Bohemia Interactive Studio will reacquaint gamers with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming. Armed Assault features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. Freedom of action and immersive complex environments, blended with a unique touch of total simulation.

Stranger is an RTS game, with RPG elements, set in a world, split in two parts, surface and a subterranean one, which are in a tenuous balance. This demo features an intro movie and two missions from the full game.

Pull off moves only the pros perform as you replicate the styles of your favorite NBA players. Elevate to the rim for an electrifying dunk and bring the crowd to its feet, or look to your superstars to shift momentum with the game on the line.

DarkStar One delivers fast-paced action within a vast and authentic universe, spectacular graphics, freedom of choice, a gripping story and the power to save the federal galaxy from its nemesis! This v1.2 beta patch (German & French editions only) fixes various issues but mainly addresses a framerate problem.

Namco Bandai America today announced Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2, where aspiring shop keepers can open a variety of stores in which they tend to their Tamagotchi customers’ needs by successfully completing tasks in a variety of playful mini-games.

As promised Vivendi has released the, massive, free multiplayer Combat expansion, offering no less than 19 MP maps, 10 game modes and a dozen different weapons. It does how ever required you to generate a free registration key at the FEAR Combat site.

Ubisoft has signed a license agreement with LucasArts and announces Star Wars: Lethal Alliance, an action-adventure game developed for the PSP and NDS by Ubisoft’s Montreal and Casablanca Studios, respectively.

Sierra Entertainment today announced that Monolith sci-fi action FPS F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon), is currently in development for the PS3 and is scheduled to launch during November 2006.