JoWooD Productions is proud to announce the signing of Michael Schumacher Racing World Kart 2002, an innovative racing game that successfully captures the excitement and speed behind the sport. Endorsed by one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, the game is scheduled for release in June 2002, only on PC.

Buka Entertainment, a leading entertainment software publisher in Russia, today announced that its lineup of PC titles to be exhibited at E3 in Los Angeles.

The official Darkfall site has today been updated with Darkfall development status. Darkfall is a Massively Multiplayer Online RPG (MMORPG), and is 100% inhouse developed, using Razorwax unique 3D/client, server and tools technology. Here is a snip from the update:

At the start of Pre-Alpha we had some serious crash bugs, but 99% of all those bugs have been found and fixed. The game has now been up and running for about 3 months without any server crashes, and we have had about 20 testers helping us out (thanks a lot guys!).

HoveRace is futuristic arcade races on battle hovercraft. A fusion of speeds exceeding 500 km/h and intensive action integrating various weapons, equipment and bonuses mould pacey and gripping gameplay of HoveRace. Today Russobit-M send us three great screens from the newest levels in this upcoming title, Hoverace. Check them out below. Njoy!

YooMedia plc, the interactive community entertainment company, today enters into an exclusive licensing agreement with The Tetris Company LLC for the rights to develop and market Tetris to NTL and Telewest digital TV subscribers. The three-year deal will see the company launch new Tetris products in the summer.

Konami of Europe (KOE) has lifted the lid on the latest of its enviable roster of development studios, with news that September will mark the release of the first games to emerge from its newly established European research and development team (KOE R&D).

Cultures 2 is due for an April 26th (which means SOON) release. Jowood just let us know some of the games features in case you simply didnt know or are living in some cave. We'll bring you more on Cultures 2 as it comes in.

Created by scriptwriter Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq, Largo Winch is one of the greatest comic book success stories in recent years: since 1990, when the first book was released on the market, 2.3 million copies have been sold. In 1998, the book Voir Venise was the best-selling comic book in France, and the fourth-best seller overall in French bookstores. In addition, a series of 26 television episodes adapted from the world of Largo Winch is currently airing all over the world. UbiSoft is bringing Largo Winch to PC, Xbox, PSOne and PS2. Read more for a link to the trailer!

The Battle.net team let us know that over 20,000 Battle.net accounts have been banned. All of these accounts were associated with 8,500 accounts using the "Chest Hack" that appeared in the user community over the past week. In addition to this hack's effects on the player economy, its use directly affected the stability of Diablo II realms, causing a number of dramatic performance issues. This is in keeping with their commitment to provide the highest possible level of quality for their legitimate users.

Blizzard North is looking for a Technical Artist and a 3D Character Animator. They also today updated the Battle.net Status Forum.

Mindscape, one of the UK's leading software publishers, is pleased to announce that an exclusive agreement has been signed with Cryo to distribute their complete catalogue of 2002 PC and Macintosh titles in the UK. Established in 1992 and listed on the 'New Market' of the Paris Stock Exchange, Cryo is one of the leading software developers in Europe.

Imperium Galactica 3: Genesis is a story-based single player strategy game. Starting in 2040, you are in control of the fleet of a multinational cooperation fighting a rivalling cooperation. The discovery of foreign technology leads to expeditions into space. When you return to Earth you find it occupied by Aliens. Only one colonizing spaceship with humans escaped. The beginning of your task is to find this ship. Check out some new Imperium Galactica 3 : Genesis: IG3 Spacecrafts screens below!

CDV USA, the US office of the game publisher CDV Software Entertainment AG of Karlsruhe, Germany, has contracted the renowned PR agency Linn Public Relations, Inc.; Linn PR will take up work immediately. The proven games PR experts will push CDV press and media activities in the USA from San Francisco.

Titus Software is gearing up with nearly 15 new titles for E3 next month in Los Angeles. Hit read more below for all titles!

The new v1.2 update patch for Barking Dog's recent first person shooter, Global Operations, has been released. Its about 5mb worth of fixes and tweaks such as : fixed the client freeze at round end, fixed server crash when allied teams kill NPCs, fixed mouse zoom bug, fixed gas/smoke grenade sprite bug, c4 bomb pick up issue, other stability fixes. Get it off the Worthplaying server or off the official EA server.

Take to the land, sea and air in the ultimate multi-player World War II experience. Electronic Arts reveals details on Battlefield 1942, a robust first-person mutiplayer game where players can affect the outcome of key World War II battles. The game is currently under development for PC (late summer) and Xbox (fall 2002).

A mission-driven action title, "Robotech" embodies the classic mecha-filled mayhem of the animated series. Featuring all-encompassing destruction on a giant scale, "Robotech" is a high-octane arcade shooter that captures the television show's spectacular visuals and epic storyline. Here are some of the first screens!

Tiscali Games let us know that they got a new English demo of Trains & Trucks Tycoon "upcoming strategy game from UbiSoft & VX Software". You are manager of a transport company in a self-built realistic 3D World. This demo does allow you to explore the world, play the complete tutorial including 2 mini-missions as a start. You will be able to build a network, buy vehicles and assemble schedules and test the simple industry-model. It's available for download from two mirrors at Tiscali Games (67 MB).

NCsoft Corporation, the world's largest independent online game company, today announced that Lineage for the Mac has recently launched after a successful beta testing period. Full article below!

GSC World released some more info on their upcoming game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost". Go check it out. They give more details about the gameplay, different character and story behind the title ( the game is situated in and based on Chernobyl ). After reading all of the info you will HAVE to come to the same conclusion as we did .. this is a title to look out for ! Of course we will keep you up to date on new developments.