Microsoft Game Studios just let us know that they have launched the Rallisport Challenge official Web site for the PC version. Rallisport Challenge is a slick racing game first popularized on the Xbox. The site has all the latest on the game such as a features, a screenshot slideshow, streaming video footage, system requirements (and list of supported video cards), details on the four race types, the various racing classes and the 29 fully licensed cars in the game. Click here to check it out ...

Today the official nominations for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards are announced. Amongst the front-runners at this stage are EA Games’ Medal of Honor franchise, which has been nominated in five categories (including Game of the Year and Online Game of the Year), Take Two’s Grand Theft Auto III (three nominations) and Blizzard’s WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (also three nominations). In total, more than 60 computer and video games, products and services have been nominated across 14 separate categories.

Nintendo's famous pink round amorphous blob-o-joy - Kirby - is set to star in an all-new adventure on the GBA. Today we serve up 26 new screens from Kirby's next adventure .. Njoy!

Enix America's sequel to Grandia for PS2, Grandia Xtreme has gone gold and will be available in stores on September 30th. This adventure-RPG hybrid, featuring voices from Hollywood actors such as Mark Hamill, Dean Cain and Lisa Loeb, is set in a fully 3D-rendered world and contains an elaborate mix of real-time and turn-based battle systems in which the elemental powers of Fire, Air, Earth and Water can be wielded against opponents. Grandia Xtreme comes on the heels of the re-released version of the Dreamcast-title Grandia 2 for PS2 and the PC.

Welcome to McDonald's. Would you like virtual fries with that digital Big Mac? Electronic Arts Inc. said on Monday it has struck multimillion-dollar product placement deals with fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. and chip heavyweight Intel Corp. for its heavily anticipated computer game "The Sims Online."

Sierra Entertainment today announced that Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest has shipped to retail stores in North America. Developed by Mad Doc Software, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest is the official expansion pack for Gamespy.com's 2001 "PC Game of the Year," Empire Earth. The real-time strategy game has sold over one million copies worldwide.

Prepare to battle through history as the evil TimeSplitters get ready to rise again. TimeSplitters 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful and critically acclaimed TimeSplitters, which was released to coincide with the US and European launches of PlayStation 2. The game is being developed by Free Radical Design of Nottingham, England, and is set for release in September. Today we scored some Character bio's for Harry Tipper, Kitten Celeste, Captain Ash and Jungle Queen. More to follow, Njoy!

Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears takes players to the eerie town of Silent Hill, where they assume the role of James Sunderland. James has received a cryptic letter from his wife, asking him to meet her in Silent Hill, a place that holds great meaning for the couple. What would normally be a comforting, romantic letter scares and confuses James, as his wife has been dead for three years. The mystery of the letter compels him to return to the surreal horror and all-too-real danger in the monster-ridden town of Silent Hill.

As expected the demo version of No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way has been released and can be found on FilePlanet (registration required) and also at Gigex. The demo is a 158 MB download, and according to plan, offers "four levels total from three of the game's 15 chapters. The locations will include Japan, Siberia and the never before seen, Underwater Base." (thanks Blues). Some new screens can also be found at NOLFGIRL.com.

Strategy First, Playnet and Cornered Rat Software announced today that they will be bringing the World War II Online game experience to a new audience: Mac addicts. Check the screens...

Joining the ever growing list of Colin McRae Rally 3 downloads is a new screensaver now available to download, HERE. The Colin McRae Rally 3 screensaver makes for perfect desktop amusement while in the countdown to the PS2 and Xbox launch on 25th October. Get the screensaver now, available to download from the dedicated Colin McRae Rally 3 micro-site.

Invisible Dream today tossed up a Q/A with Raven Software's Kenn Hoekstra, drilling him about their, past, present, and future. He even reveals a little tidbit about their next project! They also got an hands-on preview of Hegemonia that you can check out here!

Become a warrior from the ancient Chinese era of the Three Kingdoms with Dynasty Warriors 3. In this latest addition to the Dynasty Warriors series, they have challenged the limits of Tactical Action, and have added many new features such as 2 player mode and character-specific scenarios that alter according to gameplay. By combining the genres of action and simulation, this game seeks to provide the ultimate in video game entertainment.

Today GameSpy tracked down Digitalo's Bob Berry and asked him some questions about their upcoming Unreal Warfare powered PC action game, Devastation. They also got four exclusive screens that you can drool over. Njoy!

September 19th at 5 pm PST there will be a chat with developers of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, "Jeremy Soule, music composer, Casey Hudson, BioWare Producer and Mike Gallo, LucasArts Producer". This chat will be hosted by Stratics. (check out World Time Zones to find out what time that is where you are)

The Mind shall vanquish the Sword! The makers of Dynasty Warriors present a revolutionary new look at Tactical Simulation entertainment! Fire Attacks! Rockslides! Ambushes! Obliterate entire armies with Tactical Combos! Achieve victory in battle through careful planning! Focus on the tactical elements and plan ahead and unleash powerful sequences of attacks, defeating thousands of enemies instantaneously!

From the makers of Donkey Kong 64, Banjo-Kazooie and Goldeneye 007, comes a game of epic proportions that will unveil a breath-taking new world never before seen on a console. Fox McCloud cunningly takes the lead in Star Fox Adventures, as Nintendo's secret weapon and 100th game on the GAMECUBE takes off on 22nd November 2002... How many more Star Fox shots can the world withstand? Well, here's another 25.

This month it is the 20th Anniversary since the release of the most popular arcade "Digger". Alawar Entertainment Company is celebrating this memorable date by releasing new version of this cult arcade - "Millenium Digger II". Read more for some screens (and remember this is a classic so dont expect the latest in 3D gfx ;)

Up on deck today is a look at DreamCatcher and Wanadoo's upcoming First person "alternative history" shooter, Iron Storm. And of course we had to go snap crap and include about 50 brand new screens for your pleasure ... Njoy, its worth (playing) it!!! One to chalk up for the wish list!

The Unreal Tournament 2003 demo patch is now available for download (3MB), and it fixes a number of items, including Voodoo 3 and Matrox G400 support. Find out more and click here for a list of mirror sites!