Theatre of War depicts stunningly authentic battles of World War II between 1939-1945. Command hundreds of different unit types in 5 historically accurate campaigns (US, UK, Soviet, German, French and Polish). After many years of development, the end is near, as Battlefront announces Theatre of War will be available April 19, 2007.

Legend of the Dragon is a 3rd person action game with RPG components, featuring fantastic martial arts movements from the TV series. As in the series, players will find Twelve Signs of the Ancient Chinese Zodiac, each with its own temple, and each temple with its own guardian.

The latest Famitsu issue brings more news of new titles as it seems ChunSoft is working on a sequel to last year's Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, albeit in a slight altered format. Once again two versions are planned, but this time probably both on NDS, with an all-new story, more Pokemon dungeon crawling, and of course supporting Wi-Fi co-op/multiplayer. No further details or tentative release date were revealed ...

After Burner: Black Falcon is the first arcade-style flight combat title for the PSP, combining intensive air combat with explosive gameplay, whilst allowing players to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game.

Yesterday Take-Two revealed it was postponing the previously scheduled annual shareholders meeting to explore its options, one being a possible sale of the entire company. Today word has reached us through the grapevine by means of an inside source at Rockstar Vancouver, that "the buzz" in the hallways is that Microsoft might have put in a bid or expressed interest in purchasing the ailing publisher/developer. While this is a mere rumor, albeit from a reliable source, it is to be taken with a grain of salt. Just imagine the ramifications....

UPDATE: As rumors go, debunked by MGS' Vice President Shane Kim...

NetDevil's Warmonger - Operation: Downtown Destruction is an apocalyptic FPS, built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, enabling unique, piece-by-piece destruction system and is designed to deliver stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before.

After a failed attempt to get the Halo picture off the ground with Peter Jackson as the executive producer, Microsoft has been shopping around the Gears of War franchise to movie studios, and it seems New Line Cinema has managed to reel it in. Stuart Beattie, known for Collateral and Derailed, will be writing, and it will be produced by Temple Hill's Marty Bowen/Wyck Godfrey. Gears of War is an action game where hero Marcus Fenix is rescued from prison by a small group of elite soldiers to save planet Sera from an invasion of aliens known as the Locust.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Armored Core 4 (PS3/X360)
• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Wii)
• Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally (NDS)
• Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai: Another Road (PSP)
• Earth Defense Force 2017 (Xbox 360)
• Frontline: Fields of Thunder (PC)
• Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PSP)
• Genesis Rising: The Universal Crusade (PC)
• Kororinpa: Marble Mania (Wii)
• Lost in Blue 2 (NDS)
• Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (NDS/PSP)
• Shining Force EXA (PS2)
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)
• Steel Horizon (NDS)
• TMNT (ALL)
• UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 (PSP/PS2/X360/PC)
• Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3/X360)
• Wing Island (Wii)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007 (NDS)
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  We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Enemy Engaged 2, sequel to the chopper classic Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum, will feature new dynamic missions, multiplayer, and a complete overhaul of the graphics and audio to bring the game up to date with the latest and best flight simulations available.

Enlight Interactive announced Circus Empire, the world's first ever 3D circus simulation game. Players will be able to design their own circus in three dimensions, complete with trapeze artists, clowns, lion tamers and a variety of other performers, each with their own distinct personality.