GameSpotAU today spoke to id's Texan CEO on Return to Castle Wolfenstein, piracy, joining the company of your dreams, and the old-timers revisiting DOOM in their current project. Full story..

Bleem, the company which was such a thorn in the side of Sony for much of the lifespan of the PlayStation, has gone the way of the dodo. For those not familiar with Bleem, it was an emulator that allowed one to play PlayStation games on the PC. Go to the official Bleem website to see their farewell posting... source and full story PlanetPS2!

Cenega today announced, that, it´s third game in the line of middleprice RTS games, Knights of the Cross is going to be ready by the end of 2001. Full press release and screens here!

Activision, Inc. is taking gamers back to the dark ages with the announcement that the company will be publishing Creative Assembly's Medieval: Total War for the PC in 2002. As the sequel to the highly acclaimed Shogun: Total War, the game challenges players to reshape the history of the Middle Ages through a combination of epic real-time 3D battles and turn based empire building.

Shadow Hearts is a turn-based Role Playing Game (RPG) that combines a haunting storyline with a unique battle system that is user controlled. Taking place during the early 20th century, the story starts with a young girl named Alice Eliot - the daughter of an expert exorcist - being transported by the Japanese imperial army to China on a train.

Westwood Studios announced today it has launched a new website for Pirates – The Legend of Black Kat, its upcoming action adventure game for the PlayStation 2. Pirates – The Legend of Black Kat will be published by Electronics Arts early next year.

Nintendo sended over 12 new screens this morning from the GBA game Sabre Wulf. Check them out below!

Westwood Studios will be holding an open beta of Command & Conquer: Renegade, the first 3D action game set in the Command & Conquer universe. Participants will be able to play "Command & Conquer Mode," a team-based multiplayer mode, online for one week. Signup starts At 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday Nov. 28th! All needed information is avaliable here..

LucasArts today opened up the official site for the game Jedi Knight II. The site features some nice new screens from Raven's upcoming title and much more. Bring it on.

Microsoft Xbox will not be available in Hong Kong or China in the forseeable future sue to the piracy issues that plague the countries. Get the full story here. / Thanks to GameSpyDaily for the story.

LithTech today opened up a new website that offers three movies in Windows Media Player format for download from their Demos page. Grab the movies over at blues..

Tarzan Freeride is just relased in USA. Today Ubi Soft sended us some nice screens from this game. You find them here!

The day is here and the time is now! Excitement and anticipation are on the forefront, as Microsoft joins the video game console market with the release of the Xbox, and Digital Leisure is welcoming them in with seven launch titles. With Digital Leisure's hit arcade titles available now for Xbox, there will be no shortage of quality titles for the new console this fall!

Australian game developer Auran, today announced that their upcoming model railroad simulation “Trainz” (to be published by Strategy First) will ship with a 3D Studio Max plug-in exporter.

The first ever World Cyber Games will be covered by Network Of the World as part of its commitment to competitive international gameplay. With $US300,000 prize money on offer, NOW will team up with host broadcasters GEMBC to bring daily live round-ups of games such as Quake III: Arena, Half-Life: Counter-Strike, and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors.

Set in a new fantasy universe, Divine Divinity takes the player on a fantastic quest in a land torn apart by corruption and dark magic. This week we bring you some fresh screens of .. Dungeon's and Dragons .. in the game that is ...

Capcom Eurosoft today confirmed that it will be releasing Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system in early 2002. Set in the same universe as the massive number one hit Resident Evil Code: Veronica X, Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica transfers the action to a first person perspective, placing gamers even closer to unknown terrors.

Capcom®, is bringing Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, an all new 3-D action adventure game for the PS®2. In this original creation from Capcom, players control the fate of the gallant hero Maximo who returns home to find his once trusted adviser, Achille has usurped his kingdom, imprisoned four beautiful sorceresses and even married Maximo’s intended bride.

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games is getting ready to unleash Devil May Cry, a new “gothic action” game for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Designed by Resident Evil creator and mastermind, Shinji Mikami, Devil May Cry is scheduled to release this November.

Capcomvs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001, the next title in itslegendary “verses” fighting line-up of products. Sixth in Capcom’s “Versus” series that has sold more than onemillion units in the U.S., Capcom vs.SNK 2 is scheduled to release this summer for the PS2 and coin-operated systems.