• An invitation to the “Pre-Boarding Party” allowing them access to the live game up to 15 days prior to launch, and the ability to keep their characters, skills and equipment after launch with purchase of game and paid subscription (characters will have a level cap of 20 during the pre-boarding party)

• Captain’s Best Friend – a blue and yellow parrot

• Mighty Blades - Swedish Rapier, Old World Steel or Musketeer’s Matching Blades (depending upon which fighting style is selected) • Original Game Soundtrack CD – 60 minutes of pirate themed music (comes in pre-order box)

• Tim Sweeney
  Tim Sweeney talks Triple-Core PC Games Hardware Extreme is a three-question email exchange with the man behind the Unreal engine discussing multi-core support in light of AMD's triple-core announcement.
• Ken Levine
  The Gamers With Jobs Conference Call Episode 50 is co-hosted by Ken Levine of Irrational Games/2K, who participates in a spoiler-free discussion of BioShock.
• Age of Conan
  The Age of Conan Interview on WarCry Network has some fun with Funcom's Jørgen Tharaldsen as they discuss details about how combat will be handled in their Conan MMORPG.
• Fury
  The Fury Developer Chat Log on MMORPG.COM transcribes an IRC session with the folks at Auran discussing Fury, their action/RPG.
• Red 5
  WarCry Network's AGDC 07 Red 5 Interview with Scott Youngblood & Rob Garrett is a brief article format Q&A with the MMO developer, once again avoiding specifics about their game, but discussing their efforts at appealing to both eastern and western audiences.
• Phone Bill Transactions
  Billing for games comes to a phone near you talks with BSG, who are looking to create a phone bill-based billing solution for online purchases, reasoning that this will work for teens who may not have credit cards (and may not be the ones paying the phone bill).

• Conflict: Denied Ops on Games Radar.
• Crysis on GameSpot.
• Etrom: The Astral Essence on RPG Vault.
• Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor on Games Radar and IGN.
• Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer on GameSpot, GameSpy, and IGN.
• Tabula Rasa on TTGamer.
• Team Fortress 2 on GameSpy and IGN.
• Universe at War on IGN.
• Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning on IGN.

• Gods and Heroes: Rome Rising on MMORPG.COM.
• Shadowgrounds Survivor on FileFront.
• Silkroad Online on RPG Vault.

• TweakGuides' Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Tweak Guide.
• Team Fortress 2 beta strategies on GameAlmighty

• Demo: NBA 2K8 on Xbox Live Marketplace. "All Xbox LIVE regions."
• Demo: TimeShift on Xbox Live Marketplace. "Only in Germany."
• Sony announces Dual Shock 3, Home delay.
• Juiced 2 Hot Import Nights Ships For Xbox 360 and Playstation 2.
• Warriors Orochi Ships For Xbox 360 and Playstation 2.
• Microsoft: ‘We won’t ban Halo 3 consumers from Live’.
• Hudson Partners With Destructoid In Bomb-Up Pack 2 For Bomberman Live On Xbox 360.
• Halo 3 Q&A on GameSpot.
• Q&A: Ubisoft talks Assassin's Creed on GameSpot.
• Mass Effect Update: Starting the Adventure on GameSpot. Thanks space captain.
• Simpsons The Game Xbox 360 Screenshots.
• Dynasty Warriors 6 Xbox 360 Screenshots.

• IBM Releases Office Desktop Software at No Charge to Foster Collaboration and Innovation. Thanks Ant and Digg.
• Open Source Driver for ATI Radeon R5xx-R6xx. Thanks Ant and Digg.
• Intel announces, demonstrates USB 3.0. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Asus First Out Of The Gate With X38 Motherboard.
• Intel Harpertown Xeon vs. AMD Barcelona Opteron on AnandTech. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• IDF Day 1: Gordon Moore, Gelsinger's Keynote on HotHardware.
• IDF Showcase: NVIDIA, Corsair, X38 and More on HotHardware.
• New Project Indiana Details Emerge on Phoronix.
• New Intel Mobile X7900 Spy Pics on Techwarelabs.
• Dan's Data letters #190.

• Atari Announces Downstream Panic! for PSP.
• IDF - Hot Gaming Notebooks Get Air Conditioning.

• Firefox version 2.0.0.7 is now available. Thanks Ant.
• Newt Gingrich Plans Second Life Appearance.

• Jack Thompson Says GTA 4 Mission Target is Him; Threatens to Block Release. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• GTA Cop Killer Argues Racial Bias and Violent Video Game Influence in Alabama Appeal.

• Ameritrade leak looks to have started in late '05, much earlier than reported.

• Death Metal Artists Inspired by The Witcher…

GameCenter Warriors, we are pleased to announce that a bunch of new features are on their way for the LOKI multiplayer mode.

As requested by many players, a chest system will be released this week on the GameCenter. This system will allow players to store items, above and beyond the limit of a hero's personal inventory, and to transfer items between their heroes!!

Very soon, a new patch with many improvements for the multiplayer mode will be available. This 1.0.7.0 patch, planned for the end of September will also see the start of an massive worldwide multiplayer tournament, « LOKI Battle Round #1 ». At the end of the competition, the best warriors will be rewarded with "Divine" level inventory items. The 2 best players on each ladder (level and duel) will, in addition, receive a Unique Item that can only be gained via this tournament.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, has delivered World in Conflict(TM) -- the game unanimously chosen as the Best Strategy Game of E3 2007 -- to retail stores across North America today for the personal computer. The highly anticipated action-strategy game was created by Massive Entertainment, a Sierra Entertainment internal studio, and is available in both Standard and Collector's Edition versions for a suggested retail price of $49.99 and $59.99 respectively.

"Sierra Entertainment is extremely proud to have delivered World in Conflict, one of the premier PC games of 2007, the best strategy game of the year and a title that will appeal to fans of all genres," said Martin Tremblay, president of worldwide studios, Sierra Entertainment. "World in Conflict represents the next-generation of PC gaming, effectively blurring the lines between strategy, action and first-person-shooter with amazing DX10 graphics, groundbreaking multiplayer, and a deep, emotional single player game."

World in Conflict emerged from E3 2007 as the clear choice of industry insiders and media as the Best Strategy Game of the show, claiming victory in the category from all major outlets hosting E3 awards. In addition, the game was recognized as one of the top PC games of 2007, earning additional nominations in several "Best PC Game," "Best Graphics," and "Best Multiplayer" categories.

Early reviews from around the world are hailing the game's intense action-packed gameplay and cross-genre appeal. IGN PC called the game "An RTS for the shooter generation" and " ... an action junky's dream," awarding World in Conflict a 9.3 out of 10. Eurogamer.de's 9 out of 10 highlighted the game as "strategy at its finest."

"World in Conflict reaches out to fans of all genres -- from action to strategy to shooter -- with content that represents the absolute best of what PC gaming has to offer. As a result, our retail partners worldwide are offering amazing support to help launch this important and highly anticipated product," said Pascal Brochier, president of Global Retail, Vivendi Games. "We expect World in Conflict to emerge as one of the most successful PC games of 2007."

‘European Street Racing’, the fast and furious street racing game for PC brought to you by XIDER, will be released on September 21st.

Gamers, racers, car enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies will finally be able to have their own copy of ‘European Street Racing’ available from www.amazon.co.uk and www.PLAY.com.

Slide round the corners of Moscow pushing your super car to the limits and your opponents into the wall; cruise over London Bridge at eye-watering speeds, dodging oncoming traffic and ignoring speed cameras; and if you’re lagging behind in Madrid, use some Nitro to destroy the competition, just don’t destroy your car!

Real life cities, real life road layouts, real life obstacles.

• Lunia
  The Lunia Q&A on Multiplayer Online Games Directory hears from Young-Gook Kim about Lunia: Record of Lunia War and the action the MMORPG, currently in beta, will offer. They discuss the combo-oriented combat, the game's anime influence, and more.
• CCP and White Wolf
  CCP and White Wolf – An Eye to the Future on Multiplayer Online Games Directory talks with Hilmar Veigar Petursson of CCP Games about the ramifications of their merger with White Wolf.

• Tarr Chronicles on GamersInfo.net.
• Team Fortress 2 on YouGamers.

• Fuse 07 is slated to kick off on November 2, 2007 to wrap up this year's London Games Festival.
• iGames Readies for Battle Gear Counter-Strike: Source Fall Game Night.

• Halo no longer just a game for Microsoft. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• Mass Effect video interview on Pro-G. Talking with BioWare's Dr. Greg Zeschuk.
• Indian gaming now a serious business for console makers. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• TGS '07 MGS, Wii top Konami press event.
• Army of Two Preview on ActionTrip.
• Angel Love Online the (almost) free MMO for PS3.
• Famitsu hints at Final Fantasy VII remake.
• Playlogic Granted Publisher Status by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

• Team Fortress 2 Beta GPU Performance on AMDZone.
• Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars performance in-depth on TechSpot.
• Intel's Moore muses on end of technology maxim.
• Intel to build flash drives into servers. Thanks MaxxTotal.

• Hidden Expedition: Titanic is now available for mobiles.
• PhoneTunes: Control your iTunes library via your Symbian phone.
• McDonald’s turns mobiles into tools of extreme laziness in Korea.
• Telcogames And MWise To Deliver Games.
• Astraware Brings Popular Big Fish Games' Title To Mobile Devices.

• Google cashing in on widget craze. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• MySpace will target ads to users' personal data. Thanks Ant.

• Mozilla fixes QuickTime flaw in Firefox. Thanks Mike Martinez.
• E-card industry gets the message from fraudsters.

• Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword on GameShark.
• Medal of Honor Airborne on Strategy Informer and YouGamers.
• Two Worlds on GameZone.
• Undercover: Operation Wintersun on Strategy Informer.
• World in Conflict on bit-tech.net.
• Vanguard: Saga of Heroes on TenTonHammer. Re-review.

• Acousti Products AcoustiCase 340 Quiet Computer Case on Big Bruin.
• Aeneon Xtune PC2-8500 CL5 1066MHz DDR2 RAM Kit on Benchmark Reviews.
• Ai Technology Cool Silver Thermal Compound on Tweaknews.net.
• Archos 605 WiFi 30GB on TrustedReviews.
• Asus Blitz Extreme Motherboard on Neoseeker.
• Coollaboratory Liquid Pro Thermal Compound on BurnOutPC.
• Corsair Padlock 2GB USB Drive on OCModShop.
• Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard on Penstarsys.
• Gigabyte Odin GT 800 Watt PSU on Guru3D.
• GMC R-2 Toast PC Case on ThinkComputers.
• Intel P35 Chipset Motherboard Round-Up on Legit Reviews.
• Intel X38 and 45nm Yorkfield Overclocking on Legit Reviews.
• Jetway 966PDAG Motherboard on Bjorn3d.com.
• Logitech Cordless Desktop S 530 Laser for Mac on I4U News.
• Logitech G15 Keyboard on Motherboards.org.
• Mvix Wireless Hi-Definition Media Player on TweakTown.
• Netgear RangeMax NEXT 802.11n Router on 3dGameMan.
• NVIDIA GeForce 8600 vs. ATI Radeon HD 2600 Video Cards on Legion Hardware.
• PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610W PSU on HardwareCanucks.
• Plantronics .audio 480 Headset on Digital Trends.
• Sony VAIO VGN-SZ61VN Laptop on TrustedReviews.
• Super Talent W1866UX2G8 DDR3-1866 RAM on PCSTATS.
• Thermalright HR-05 SLI-IFX Chipset Cooler on EXTREME Overclocking.
• Vantec All-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader on Top Review Shop.

• Controversial Games. Thanks zombie69…
• The World of Warcraft Forums describe a sound engine update planned as part of the upcoming version 2.2 patch. Thanks Ant and WoW Vault…
• Mitorah Games now offers a new patch for Battles of Norghan, updating this turn-based strategy game to version 1.036, described as "the patch that makes the game what it was meant to be"…
• Atari Finally Releases Fiscal 07 Results. Kate Winslet cries, Céline Dion sings, and James Cameron is king of the world…