The wait is finally over! Tonight, Microsoft officially announced their next Xbox via an MTV special entitled "The Next-Generation Xbox Revealed." Celebrities, professional athletes, musicians and Xbox officials took the wraps off the much-anticipated system, ending months of intense speculation (and weeks of "leaks" over the intarweb). Read more for further details and a full rundown of the specs ...

Ubisoft today announced that one new Versus map and two new Co-op multiplayer maps will soon be available on PC and Xbox (via Xbox Live) for owners of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. The Versus map, called Squat, will be available at the end of May, and the two Co-op maps, Nuclear Plant and UN HQ, will follow shortly thereafter. The maps will be free of charge. More details will be available in the coming weeks, but for now, read more to check a few screens ...

CustomPlay Golf is the first game to focus on creating and playing your own golf course. Fusion Labs has released a demo featuring 3 of the best looking holes from the complete version of CustomPlay Golf, which also includes 50% of the editor enabled, presenting you with a unique opportunity to experience the CustomPlay 'Create, Communicate and Play' first hand. Read more for download links ...

Long a popular independent comic, the award winning Bone was described by Publishers Weekly as "Charming, character driven fantasy with an elegant design and masterful storytelling." And now Telltale, a company that takes you to the worlds where characters like Bone play and invites you to play with them, will be creating new episodes for PC gaming. Check out the freshly launched Bone website, or read more for some new screens ...

A few days ago SEGA Europe Ltd, and Sports Interactive announces Football Manager 2006 for PC and PSP. For the first time, FM 2006 will offer fans of Sports Interactive's games an opportunity to experience the highs and lows of virtual football management 'on the go'. Today we have a boatload of screens for each platform, showing off some of the new features ...

Original DE_Dust creator Dave Johnston has reworked, for the 3rd time, his legendary map specifically for Counter-Strike Source, and now also includes bot support for offline play (thanks 3DGamers). Featured on the PCGamer UK cover disk, it is now available for download.

ESPN today announced the launch of beta testing for the full-feature version of ESPN Ultimate Baseball Online (ESPN UBO) on ESPN360 - the company's customized broadband service. Fans with broadband capability will also be able to download the world's first massive multi-player online sports game from ESPN.com.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that new premium downloadable content for MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf is now available for download via Xbox Live. This round of premium content consists of six new maps and the new Goblin armored vehicle. The new content is available for download via Xbox Live for $4.99 (U.S.). Read more for details ...

SpaceWorks Entertainment announced today that they have signed Michael Ironside, star of the Splinter Cell series of video games, to star in a new video game based on their television series, Ice Planet.