MAN2 is an online strategy game featuring sci-fi conflicts on distant planets. Gamers are fighting against the world's most talented strategy players. The demo features one planet for unlimited free games and complete land+air unit set. Lifetime Membership unlocks the access to dozens of various planets and naval units.

SEGA announced the signing of developer Gearbox Software to create a first-person shooter title based on the Alien film franchise for the next-generation systems, with license from 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising. The agreement complements the recent announcement of an Alien RPG title for the next-generation systems to be developed by Obsidian Entertainment.

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.

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:

• Star Trek: Legacy (X360)
• Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst (PC)
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Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is an MMORPG with a vast, seamless, immersive virtual world filled with elements of familiar High Fantasy, including traditional themes and more, all depicted using cutting-edge graphics technology. Sigil’s expertise and experience in the field will bring groundbreaking static and dynamic content to the genre.

SEGA has released the first patch for Creative Assembly's 3D RTS Medieval II: Total War. This v1.1 update includes a new charge mechanic, 2 new charges, unit balancing/tweaks, AI optimizations, unpacker for the modders, and the usual slew of bug/crash fixes.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. will make an investment in SCi (owners of Eidos), representing 10.3 percent of the company, and allowing Eidos to make games based on various properties such as Batman, Looney Tunes, The OC, Legion of Super Heroes etc.

Last month Microsoft issued a statement saying that it expected to sell one million Gears of War units by year's end, but it seems they have underestimated the title's popularity. In its 6 weeks since launch Epic's gritty action game has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide (1 million in the US alone), becoming the fastest- selling next-generation game of 2006.

Cardiff-based music specialist Only 1 Music is holding a unique Guitar Hero competition in its flagship retail stores in Cardiff, with the very best player winning a week’s studio time in Only 1 Music’s state-of-the-art recording studio, complete with engineer – a prize worth £1500.