In Dragon Quest VIII, the first time on the PS2, old meets new, as classic gameplay is married to sumptuous graphics, delivering a sweeping adventure. Characters designed by Akira Toriyama are brought to life by "cel-shading," bringing gamers of all ages into a world straight out of Japanese anime.

Ubisoft today announced that it has reached a co-publishing and distribution agreement with Hip Interactive Europe to bring Rugby Challenge 2006, developed by Swordfish studios, on the PS2, Xbox, and PC in Europe and PAL territories, scheduled for November 2005.

The Legend of Heroes is a single-player turn-based role-playing game featuring more than 100 unique characters to interact with, over 50 hours of gameplay and a deeply involving story line that unfolds in one of the most beautifully crafted 3D environments available on the PSP.

Global Star Software will publish and distribute, Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball, a video game that brings all of the intense action of paintball into your living room. Leaping from the pages of the paintball enthusiast publication Splat Magazine and onto your Xbox and PC, Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball is scheduled to “bunker” into stores October, 2005.

Teaming up once again with the original Desert Storm Delta Force - Bradley, Foley, Connors and Jones - your four men now form part of an elite anti-terrorist unit tasked with minimising the worldwide threat from active global terrorist groups. The game takes place across the world, in a number of different and hostile locations and against a merciless and corrupt enemy; this is your squad's greatest challenge to date. This new dev diary talks about the multiplayer aspect of the game.

Groove Games announced today that Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green will be hitting store shelves the week of October 17th, just in time for Halloween. Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green sets players in the midst of a gruesome adventure where they must battle the undead and their rapidly spreading zombie plague. Players must save themselves ­ and a quickly - diminishing living population - from the brain feasting zombies! Land of the Dead will be available at an estimated retail price of $29.99 for Xbox and $19.99 for PC.

Already revealed a little while ago, Namco today officially announced Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War for the PS2, which will challenge players to develop their high-flying reputations while facing off against rival pilots in white-knuckled dog fights. Read more for details and screens ...

Activision announced today that it has signed a deal with the Military Channel to produce a series of historical vignettes that will be featured in the company’s upcoming World War II-themed games Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One.

Myelin Media today announced a retail pre-sale campaign for their upcoming Texas Hold ‘em poker game, STACKED with Daniel Negreanu. Reserve you copy of the game at EB Games, GameStop, GameCrazy, CompUSA Online, Toys’R Us, and Barnes & Noble Online and receive Inside STACKED, a free making-of DVD with exclusive behind the scenes footage, tips and interviews with the seven professional poker players in the game.

Rockstar Games is pleased to announce Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Special Edition for the PS2, which will include on DVD The Introduction and Rockstar's debut documentary film, Sunday Driver.