An Interactive Adventure for PlayStation 2, Xbox and DVD Movie Players Go Undercover with Narcotics Officers to Battle Street Dealers, Smugglers and a South American Drug Cartel. Digital Leisure today announced its release of a remastered version of the American Laser Games' smash arcade hit Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars.

NCsoft to Publish Realm Interactive's Trade Wars: Dark Millennium Action Oriented RPG Will Come to Life in a Unique Massively Multiplayer Online Experience. NCsoft Corporation, the world's largest independent online game company announced today that it will publish Trade Wars: Dark Millennium (working title) from Realm Interactive, LLC.

"Deathrow has the perfect combination of aggressive hand-to-hand combat, third person action and cooperative team play to appeal to action, fighting and sports gamers alike," said Anne Blondel, director of third-party development, Europe, at Ubi Soft Entertainment. "This is an incredibly competitive game that will definitely pump up your heart rate as you experience all of the intensity and action it has to offer." Check out the new combat screens ...

Electronic Arts today announced plans to release this September The Sims Unleashed, a new add-on disk to the top-selling PC game of all time, The Sims. As fans of The Sims know, there has always been something missing from their virtual neighborhoods ... pets. In The Sims Unleashed, players can now add furry friends to their Sims' families. An all new expanded neighborhood featuring parks, pet stores, cafes and markets will give the Sims and their new pets a variety of places to sniff, explore and meet their new neighbors.

Tecmo Ltd. maker of the best- selling "Dead or Alive'' series of video software, plans to release the latest version of the action game next year. The new game will be a sequel to "Dead or Alive 3,'' the martial arts fighting game released exclusively for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox game console. Tecmo hasn't decided which console the sequel will be designed for as it is still in early development, President Junji Nakamura said in an interview. "Dead or Alive 3'' is the best-selling Xbox game in Japan and has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide, a level regarded as a blockbuster in the video-game industry. The company supplied "Dead or Alive 2'' for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 2, and switched to Xbox because of that machine's better graphics. Read the rest here!

Today there is a new patch 'v1.20' available for Neverwinter Nights. Read more below to check out what this patch fixes and where to grab it!

The Y-Project "developed over at Westka Interactive" is a action-adventure with a strong storyline and impressive in-game cinematic cut scenes. Check out some new screens.

The Adventure Company, DreamCatcher's exclusive PC and console adventure games label, and Microïds, an international entertainment software developer and publisher, today announced their partnership for the US distribution of Syberia. Based on the agreement, The Adventure Company has been given the exclusive publishing and the distribution rights for Syberia in the US market.

Black Isle Studios tossed up another exciting update from the world of Fallout, filled with questions galore, questions with answers, questions without answers, pies in the face, the EPA, occasional mentions of Dave Hendee, the final fate of the deathclaws, why Horrigan is in that silly armor, and a brief summary of the life and times of the New California Republic and the Brotherhood of Steel. Have fun! Be warned - it's a hefty file filled with all manner of heftiness. Grab this 800KB .pdf bible here!

Jimmy Neutron is Nickelodeon’s first property to be developed as a multi-media franchise including TV, online, video game, and a feature film slated for Holiday 2001. Check out some screens and features below!

Battlefield 1942 puts players at the heart of World War II combat, allowing them to choose from 16 famous battle sites, including Omaha Beach, Stalingrad and Wake Island, from the four main theaters of World War II including the Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe and Northern Africa. With the ability to control more than 35 authentic Axis and Allied vehicles and select from five distinct character classes, players are faced with incredible choices in their plan of action. Check the screens!

Stratics Central has opened a Darkfall site today! For the opening of the site Razorwax has provided them with an exclusive video showing the dwarf walk cycle animaton! Darkfall stratics also features an exclusive Pre-Alpha journal, including a couple of new screenshots. Check out Darkfall stratics here!

Dreamcatcher today tossed up the official site for 4X Studio's upcoming shooter game Iron Storm. You find FAQ, screens and much more on the site! (Thanks GameSpyDaily)

AquaNox: Revelation is the name of the stand-alone product scheduled for release in autumn 2002. Revelation is a new story set in the underwater world of Aqua and takes place during the same time frame as the original game. Officially announced yesterday, here are the FIRST screens!

Got Game Entertainment today announced that its upcoming PC action game, Tsunami 2265, has "gone gold". The anime-style shoot 'em up is set to hit retail shelves in early August. Based on the same style as best-seller Oni, we will be looking forward to this one .. check the screens!

TDK Mediactive, Inc. a global publisher of interactive entertainment software, and Disney Interactive today announced a worldwide licensing agreement for two popular Disney properties coming to movie theaters. A Disney theme park icon, "Haunted Mansion," will make its way to the big screen in 2003. The theatrical release of "Haunted Mansion" will be supported by TDK Mediactive on most major video game platforms in time for Halloween and the all-important holiday selling season. "Pirates of the Caribbean," the namesake of one of the most popular theme park attractions, will hit theaters as a major motion picture and will debut on major video game platforms, as well. Specific release dates for the movie and the games will be confirmed at a later date.

Yesterday we tossed up 11 new screenshots to herald Enclave's swiftly approaching 19th July release date. Today we bring you 16 new ones again. Njoy!

With the imminent release for the massive PC Strategy Game, Global Power, set for September, GMX Media today announces its second title set for release this year. Napoleon is a Real-Time Strategy game based on the battles that took place between 1803-1812. The game allows players to simulate Napoleon's historical battles on a large scale. With realistic special effects that simulate weapons and battle sequences, realistic physics and an unprecedented attention to detail, Napoleon is set to take Europe by storm. The title is set for release on October 25th 2002.

Emerging video game platforms are poised for rapid growth, as a confluence of factors enables advanced multiplayer experiences on consoles and PCs, improved games on mobile phones and other handheld devices, and simple, yet engaging interactive TV games. According to a new study commissioned by the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) and carried out by Screen Digest, spending on these emerging services by European consumers will grow from Euros 127m in 2001 to Euros 6.5bn in 2006, a growth of over 5000 per cent.

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided will immerse players in a persistent online recreation of the Star Wars universe, as portrayed in the classic Star Wars film trilogy. Players will be able to participate in the civil war, the legendary battle between the courageous Rebel Alliance and the oppressive Galactic Empire. The beta test program, which will allow many of the site's community members to experience the game for the first time, is scheduled to begin July 15, 2002. Read more below for a galaxy of screenshot stars.