With the inaugural Chase for the Nascar Nextel Cup series coming to a thrilling conclusion this past weekend, NASCAR fans will need something to keep them busy until the season resumes in February 2005. As the leading provider of steering wheels for PC and console entertainment systems, Logitech is pleased to bring the NASCAR experience into homes with the Logitech NASCAR Racing Wheel for PlayStation and the Logitech NASCAR Racing Wheel for Xbox, both currently shipping to retailers nationwide.

Redefining the destiny of the Fellowship like never before … Electronic Arts officially announced today that the highly anticipated real-time strategy (RTS), The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth has gone Gold and will ship December 6, 2004. Developed at EA's Los Angeles studio exclusively for the PC, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth captures the epic battles from all three The Lord of the Rings films.

It's a busy shipping day over at Electronic Arts, as they announced the release of the latest highly anticipated video game in the James Bond series, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.

Electronic Arts today announced that The Urbz: Sims in the City and Madden NFL 2005 for the Nintendo DS handheld game system have shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR for the Nintendo DS will follow in December.

On the eve of the 41st anniversary of John F. Kennedy's murder, a dramatic new 'docu-game' is set to bring his tragic assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald to life for a whole new generation.

Atari and Firaxis Games announced today that the highly-anticipated sequel to one of the most popular and loved titles in gaming history has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Sid Meier's Pirates! received unprecedented critical acclaim when it was first released in 1987 and set the industry standard for innovative game design with its unique blend of open-ended role-playing, real-time adventures and thrilling action sequences.

Starting today any Shadowbane Accounts that are reactivated will be added to the Throne of Oblivion Beta Test every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This will occur until the Throne of Oblivion launches on December 7th. If an account is reactivated over or prior to this weekend, that account will have access to the Beta on Monday, November 22nd. If reactivated on Tuesday, the account will have access to the normal game servers immediately but not to the Oblivion Beta Test until Wednesday. To learn how to access the Beta Server with a valid account, simply visit the official community website and read the Open Beta announcement.

JoWooD has launched the homepage for its upcoming Stargate SG-1 game, named "The Alliance", Fans and game enthusiasts can now get a first look at the spectacular interactive game experience, Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. The teaser site will premiere new elements of the game on a consistent basis. The full site will be launched in early 2005 to support the Stargate SG-1: The Alliance game release in Late 2005 for all major platforms. Read more for some additional screens...

Akella today announced that the development of an adventure title, Hotel 'At a Lost Climber': Inspector Glebsky's Puzzle, has just begun.

THQ and Nickelodeon today announced that The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie video game is now available at retailers throughout North America for the PlayStation2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, and PC. Based on Nickelodeon's highly anticipated movie and chart-topping animated television show, the titles appeal to gamers of all ages.