Splinter Cell invites gamers to delve into the dark shadows of cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations. The player controls Sam Fisher, a solo operative directed by a top secret, "black ops" wing of the National Security Agency. Alone, yet armed with some of the best hi-tech weapons on the market, Sam walks the fine line between what is legal and what is necessary. He must infiltrate enemy territory and neutralize the opponents—all without leaving a trace. 10 brand new screens, Njoy!

Ubi Soft Entertainment announced Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair has gone gold for the Xbox and the PC. Developed by Dragonstone Software, Dragon's Lair 3D features the same fun, pick-up-and-play gameplay that made the arcade version a blockbuster hit in 1983. Now gamers will be able to experience Dragon's Lair 3D with the highest quality graphics and sound available today. The game is targeted to launch for both versions on November 18.

Due for release on 4th November 2002, Millionaire marks a major leap forward for entertainment on the platform. Previous versions of Millionaire have proved phenomenally successful, shifting well over one million copies on both PlayStation and PC, but the creation of a stand-alone, interactive title of this quality is a first for DVD.. Hmm, four screenshots from the DVD-Extra version.

Specnaz is a first person shooter from Byte Software, and it's built on the outdoor 3D engine (Amoeba), in which main character passes through real environments and uses real weapons. SPECNAZ ( read spetsnaz ) is a shortcut of the military name called SPECIALNOGO NAZNACENIYA, which means SPECIAL FORCES.. Check out 8 new screens!

The Mall of America - America's largest enclosed shopping mall - has scheduled the dates for the 3rd Annual Twin Galaxies Video Game Festival. Taking up the entire weekend of July 18-20, 2003, the event plans four major gaming world championships in addition to a classics arcade and a midway of console and PC games open to the public on free play. With thousands of dollars promised in prizes for contest winners, Twin Galaxies has scheduled these four championships: the 3rd Annual Console Video Game World Championship, the 1st Annual Classic Video Game World Championship, the 1st Annual Mall Pinball World Championship and the 1st Annual PC Games World Championship.

Midway Games Inc. announced today that Dr. Muto, an all-new fully 3-D action-adventure videogame, has shipped for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Dr. Muto is expected to ship for the Nintendo GameCube in December and for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.

There's more to being a football manager than knowing your way round a spreadsheet. To succeed in Premier Manager on PlayStation 2 you'll need to combine the tactical genius of Erwin Rommel, the business acumen of Richard Branson, the media savvy of Alistair Campbell, the inspirational abilities of Winston Churchill, the negotiating skills of Kofee Anan and a hide thicker than Vanessa Feltz.. Can you manage another six screenshots?

ZOO Releases The Pepsi Chart Music Quiz on DVD This Christmas (PS2/XB)... Do you know your Gareth Gates from your Five Bar Gates? ZOO, the UK interactive entertainment publisher, is releasing The Pepsi Chart Music Quiz - an interactive multi-player quiz on DVD, that is set to have the nation's pop fans battling over the remote control in an effort to reach the coveted number one spot.

Virgin Interactive brings the adrenaline packed first-person shooter Robocop to the X-box on December 20th. Following the original plot, based on the cult 1987 hit film and featuring many of the film's regulars, players assume the role of Officer Murphy - the world's first cyborg cop - on the trail of a ruthless crime syndicate intent on taking over Detroit.

Infogrames a leading publisher of entertainment software, announces the return of the Deadly Dozen with the shipping of Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater to software retailers this week. Developed by nFusion Interactive, Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater is an easy-to-learn squad- based tactical shooter featuring realistic environments and movie-like action throughout the entire World War II Pacific campaign.

THQ today announced that it will release Disney/Pixar's "Finding Nemo" for Game Boy Advance and two games for PC/Mac. The video games, along with games for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox platforms are scheduled for release concurrent with the "Finding Nemo" theatrical release on May 30, 2003. THQ's interactive adventures based on "Finding Nemo" are the first under the Company's exclusive, multi-property publishing agreement with award-winning interactive entertainment publisher Disney Interactive and the Academy Award-winning Pixar Animation Studios.

Take control of Red Shark: a heavily armed KA-50 Combat helicopter in a Top Secret campaign that transports you back to Nazi Germany. The history of time is ready to be altered and you're in control - and in the cockpit. Read more for screens and features!

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic will be available on two dynamic platforms, Xbox and PC, both of which are perfectly suited for the incredibly compelling and high action role playing experience this game will offer.. Today we serve up 29 sketches and suchlike.

In Gladius, players may choose to take on the role of Ursula or Valens. Ursula, from the northern land of Nordagh, is the daughter of a great barbarian king. Valens is the son of one of Imperia's greatest gladiators. A bloody conflict between their two homelands gave rise to a vengeful dark god, which nearly destroyed all of mankind. Only with the help of the revered Valkyrie was the dark god defeated, but it came at a great cost of many lives.. Seven character cut-outs below.

The epic story of bloody feuds, Scottish patriotism and English Invaders begins with the original founding of Scotland around 850 AD and peaks with the fight for independence during the 13th / 14th century. Play as one of three Scottish clans or risk your life for the British Crown in 35 historically founded missions. Highland Warriors also supports up to eight players through the Internet or LAN.. Four screens of the English looking swish while slaughtering the Scottish barbarians.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is due for release on PlayStation 2, November 29 2002 and GameCube, January 2003. You play Jango Fett, the galaxy's most fearsome bounty hunter. Through 18 action-packed levels and across six diverse worlds you must face off against the galactic scum that stands between you and your prey - a deranged dark Jedi. Check out 17 new shots!

Hercules is proud to announce that the 3D Prophet 9700 will come with an exciting software bundle, including the full retail version of the recently released No One Lives Forever 2: A spy in H.A.R.M.'s way. This time around, we find Cate Atcher, the sexiest spy in video game history, battling her sworn enemies in the international H.A.R.M. syndicate and a horrific project that could bring about a third World War. Widely considered one of the best Quake-like First Person Shooters, No One Lives Forever 2 combines exceptional playability with caustic humour (tons of wild new weapons to discover), as well as highly impressive fluidity and graphics quality.

A few days back we posted up the announcement and some screens from Jaleco Entertainment and their upcoming combat racing title, Pulse Racer (exclusively to the Xbox), today we serve up a few new shots!

Besieger is a realtime 3D strategy game that is under developement at Primal Software. (It's based on the same engine as The I of the Dragon with some new features) Now they released their first gameplay video. It's three minutes long, about 30 megabytes in size and requires DivX codec version 5 to play.

There's a new status report at a p e x - d e s i g n s website, detailing all the latest improvements to the GBA version of Payback. "For those who are new to Payback, it's an advanced Grand Theft Auto style game with full 3D graphics and very varied gameplay" (thanks EvilAvatar)