Hellgate Resistance have announced that they are now accepting signups to be notified when the game is released. In addition, people who siogn up will have a chance to participate in the upcoming beta.

Hellgate Resistance is now accepting signups to be notifed on when the upcoming RPG will be ready. in addition, people signing up will

Project Entropia has announced a deal to license CryEngine 2 from Crytek.

Creator MindArk PE AB's CEO Jan Welter Timkrans explains, "The upgrade of Entropia Universe will be built around the spectacular features supplied by CryENGINE 2, offering a complete and immersive experience to Entropia participants. It will create synergies between the proven and safe Real Cash Economy backbone, the Entropia storyline with colonists fighting to establish a new world, and the very life-like visuals supplied from CryENGINE 2." He continues, "When we saw what the engine was capable of, we immediately understood that it would be perfect for Entropia, as both MindArk and Crytek are pioneers in their respective fields."

Avni Yerli, Crytek's Managing Director says, “We are thrilled to have been chosen by such a well regarded and successful industry leader as MindArk to be their future engine provider for Entropia Universe. We think the combination of our CryENGINE 2 technology and their extremely popular virtual playground will result in a new kind of rich and immersive experience that has not been possible until now. It will also expose a wide new audience to the stunningly realistic graphics, environmental physics and believable animations which are made possible by the award winning CryENGINE 2 together with some of the most recent advances in PC hardware and operating systems.â€

A playable demo of The Transformers has been released. You can grab the 716Mb demo from these mirrors:

• Fangaming
• Gamespot

It's been a long time coming, with most large companies that deliver such download services basically telling Europe users to go jump, but now Sony has teamed up with Sky TV in the UK to offer a downloadable media service for PSP owners in the UK.

The Joint Venture company, with equal Board level representation from SKY and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will draw on the unrivalled entertainment aggregation expertise and technical leadership of SKY, and the handheld entertainment knowledge and brand power of PlayStation. The company will establish PSP and the new ground breaking video download service as the natural partners for those seeking the ultimate choice of portable entertainment content.

Focusing exclusively on delivering video content to the PSP, the Joint Venture will initially provide a wealth of video and film content to the more than 2.3 million PSP owners in the UK and Ireland. The two companies are already in discussions with entertainment content providers across Europe to facilitate future introduction of the service to European PSP owners.

Unsurprisingly a video game based on the TV series Lost is being developed.

"Ubisoft is thrilled to be collaborating with ABC to develop this phenomenal television series into an interactive experience," said Helene Juguet, US senior director of marketing for Ubisoft.

"Ubisoft has worked closely with ABC Studios and the show's producers to create a compelling storyline that has the same mystery, adventure and intensity fans of the show have come to expect from the 'Lost' brand."

"We're very excited to be working with Ubisoft to develop a game that captures the same surprise and intrigue as 'Lost,'" said Bruce Gersh, senior vice president, business development, ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios. "The series has such a loyal audience, and we're happy to bring fans an additional way to interact and engage with their favorite characters."

"The sense of adventure and suspense that we strive for in the show is also captured in the Lost video game," said Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, executive producers of the 'Lost' television series. "Ubisoft has done a fantastic job and come up with a game that is visually amazing and imaginative both on its own and as an extension of the world of the show."

The game is due for release early 2008.

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Blizzard have announced that there are now more than 9 milliona active subscriptions for World of Warcraft worldwide.

"We're thrilled that gamers around the world have continued to embrace World of Warcraft so enthusiastically," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We've worked hard to provide a compelling experience for our players, and we plan to continue updating the game with exciting new content for them to enjoy for many years to come."

GOA have announced that more than 300,000 people signed up for the closed beta for their upcoming licensed MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

In little more than a month, EA Mythic's highly-anticipated Warhammer Online has amassed a growing army of willing participants in Europe and North America, making the beta one of the most popular in massively multiplayer gaming history.

The number of existing franchises making their way to mobile has expanded by one, with EA announcing a mobile version of Burnout.

"With Burnout in your pocket, you can tap into the adrenaline fuelled excitement of fast and reckless driving at the push of a button no matter where you are," said Javier Ferreira, VP European Publishing, EA Mobile. "The game is incredibly easy to get into and enjoy, whether you're a racer at heart or prefer to stick to the Highway Code."

JoWooD has announced that a mobile version of Gothic 3 is in development. The game will feature various locations within the realms of Khorinis and Tirith, and will allow players to chat with NPCs, fight monsters, use magic and find treasure, and all the usual things you can do in an RPG. The mobile version, developed by HandyGames, will be released in 2008.

New Game World has announced that the beta for their upcoming MMORPG Immortals is now open.

"Immortals has been in stealth mode, up until today," said Steve Wade, Vice President of Marketing and Development at New Game World, Inc. "It's not that we didn't want to generate buzz, we just thought it was best cross all of our "T"s and dot all of our "I"s with little hearts before making any kind of announcement."

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