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Oxygen Games announces that King of Clubs is now shipping for Playstation 2 and PC and will be in the shops from October 26th. King of Clubs is an innovative, yet humorous tongue-in-cheek game, which combines traditional kitsch seaside crazy golf (except that its set in the Nevada desert!) with the challenge of finding new ways of completing each hole with as few shots as possible? perhaps even scoring a hole in none!

ND Games, a production and development division of Noviy Disk, announces 9th Company: Roots of Terror - a new action-oriented RTS developed by Lesta Studios, creators of Pacific Storm, using their brand new proprietary engine. The game is based on actual events that took place during the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan. 9th Company follows the story of a ragged band of young recruits undergoing brutal training in Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley and culminates with a bloody stand against the Mujahideen warriors on a nameless mountain top in Afghanistan. It’s the Battle of Thermopylae all over again: one Russian fighter against 10 Afghanis!

Starting tonight Halo 3, the final chapter of Microsoft s epic video game trilogy, finally goes on sale around the world. By the end of the week, fans in 37 countries will be playing the game Wired magazine recently called a cultural touchstone, a Star Wars for the thumb stick generation. In the United States, more than 10,000 retailers across the country are opening their doors at midnight tonight solely to sell copies of the game and accompanying Xbox 360 consoles and accessories. With nary a pirate, a spider or a wand in sight, day-one sales of the video game are expected to shatter entertainment sales records and top the biggest entertainment launches of all time.

Namco Bandai Games America officially announces Warhammer: Battle March for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March for the PC. Debuting the series tactical real-time action on the Xbox 360 and delivering all-new content to 2006 s Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Battle March brings the brutality, strategy and drama of warfare to life with six unique playable armies, fully customizable units and intense online clashes.

Namco Bandai Games announces that they have released a new trailer for their Xbox 360 role-playing game, Eternal Sonata. The trailer highlights the game s unique action/RPG combat system, and introduces gamers to a world where the visuals are as vibrant and detailed as the moving storyline, told through one of the most eclectic and courageous casts of characters to grace the Xbox 360.

EA Mythic announces that beta registration for the MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has officially begun. Players looking to join the epic battle before Warhammer Online launches in early 2008 can now sign up for a chance to participate in the invite-only Closed Beta Test.

The lineup features both sequels of well-known games and new exciting developments of various genres. 6 key titles announced for this year s E3 Media and Business Summit include Disciples III, Jagged Alliance 3, Heavy Duty, Showdown: Scorpion, 2025: Battle for Fatherland, and Numen.

This RPG series reaches a crescendo with a brand new instalment that will delight fans of the series and RPG gamers alike. Developed by renowned Japanese RPG specialists, Gust, Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm is set for release on PlayStation 2 across Europe in July.

Atari announces that New York Times best-selling author Lorenzo Carcaterra has teamed up with the company as script writer on Alone in the Dark. Poised to redefine action gaming, Alone in the Dark will deliver blockbuster-action on a cataclysmic scale set in New York City s iconic Central Park. Alone in the Dark is being developed by Eden Games for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows platform.

NCsoft Europe announces that closed beta testing is beginning for the company s online computer game, Richard Garriott s Tabula Rasa.

Exit Games announces that World Golf Tour has signed on to use the company s core product Neutron 4.0. Neutron connects gamers across mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-PC platforms, and is a leading turn-key solution for the development and deployment of mobile multiplayer games and cross-platform gaming environments. Neutron 4.0 will be supporting PC-to-PC connectivity for World Golf Tour, a new add-on to its core functionality.

Ping0, a joint-venture between Flagship Studios and HanbitSoft, has announced the successful completion of the alpha test program for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Mythos developed by Flagship Studios Seattle.

Citel has announced general availability of its EXTender 4100 and PBXgateway 4100 through the Citel network of distributors and resellers. Citel has also announced Panasonic UK, Panasonic CME, and NEC Infrontia carry the 4100 Series. The 4100 Series is an enterprise voice network solution designed to provide small office and home office workers with transparent access to the features and applications of a central corporate PBX.

Data Translation announces the DT9853 Series of USB bus-powered D/A modules optimized for use in harsh environments. Contrary to the popular use of USB modules in benign lab-type applications, the DT9853 series is galvanically isolated to -300V and provides voltage as well as the industrial standard 0 to 20mA current outputs concurrently.

Alten8 confirms the latest DS title in its growing list of coming soon console releases – Wordsnake. Having signed a deal with Pixel Magick to bring their game, Wordsnake, to the Nintendo DS, PC, and then Wii.