News Roundup: A Maelstrom of Virtual Villagers

• Ships.  They float.  And now you can captain the enhanced demo of Ship Simulator 2006.  Or just skipper that and navigate these screens. [AG]
• Age of Nations, the first RTS machinima title, releases "Aftermath," the ninth episode in the series.  Brought to you by the folks at Apolyton Civilization Site. [ACS]
  

• Killer Betties gets the jump on a Just Cause preview for the Xbox360. [KB]
• Gamers Info snagged two (count 'em: two!) interviews from the Maelstrom camp.  Carl Johnson, lead designer, and James Swallow, lead writer. [GI]
• And they also snag Kyle Mann of Atlus games about their newest Nintendo DS title, Touch Detective. [GI]
• Not to mention a fun little review of Virtual Villagers. [GI]
  

• The African-themed Guild Wars Nightfall lowers a cinematic trailer in low-res and high-res. [AG]
  
• The hugely anticipated Bioshock sends a jolting trailer in medium and HD versions. [AG]
• Overlord (which looks like it's gonna be Fable on a bad day) has official screenshots to lord over. [AG]
  
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 screenshots caddy along with you on PSP. [AG]