Electronic Arts has announced that The Rise of the Witch-King - the expansion for the real-time strategy Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2 is Gold and will be launched in retail stores in the United States Of America on the 28th of November.
Fireglow Studios have announced that they have formed their own distribution and publishing division that will handle the North America and Western Europe, called Fireglow Casual Games.
At the same time, two new game studios will be formed, Fireglow Casual Games and Fireglow Online Games.
The manager of Fireglow Games Publishing will be Christoph Syring, the former CEO of CDV Entertainment AG.
In an interview on CVG, Doug Lombardi from Valve Software has announced that Half-Life 2: Episode Two will be delayed again, the new release date is now in the summer of 2007.
Valve Software has announced that the auto simulator RACE developed by SimBin studios will be available on the online service Steam, starting from the 24th of November.
The retail version of the game will also use Steam for matchmaking, updates and anti-piracy upgrades.
SEGA has announced that the real-time strategy Medieval 2: Total War is Gold and will be available in retail stores starting from the 10th of November in Europe and the 14th, on the United States Of America.
Rogue Warrior, a tactical first-person shooter currently in production at Zombie studios, will be distributed by Bethesda Softworks. The game story will be based on a series of books by Richard Marcinko, an ex member of SEAL troups.
Atari and Obsidian Entertainment studios have announced that the RPG game Neverwinter Nights 2 is available in retail stores, at a reasonable price of $49.95.
Ubisoft has announced that the long awaited spy-action game Splinter Cell: Double Agent is Gold and will be launched on the 6th of November.
In this new edition of Splinter Cell, Sam Fisher has to infiltrate a terrorist organisation in order to stop a devastating attack. However, during the game, he will have to take important decisions that may change the course of the story. The game's missions will take place everywhere on Earth, in Asia, Europe or United States of America,each mission having dual objectives: you can either help NSA or the terrorists.
Valve Software has announced that Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, already available on retail shops, will now be available on Steam, at a price of $49.95.
Aspyr Media has announced that their real-time building sim-ul Anno 1701 is Gold and will be launched in Europe on the 26th of Octomber.
Compared to the first two titles of the series, Anno 1701 will include an improved multiplayer engine, 100 sub-quests and lots of options to personalize the single and multiplayer playing experience.