Schanz Interactive, the publisher label of Schanz International Consultants is entering the German markets (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), with the signing up of the strategy game Legion by Swedish publishers Paradox Entertainment.

Its time to get things started, its time to light the lights, its time to pop your popcorn cause the O.R.B. intro trailer teaser is LIVE! Strategy First today released parts of the never before seen intro trailer to its upcoming stellar 3D RTS, O.R.B. Read more to check out the goodies ... UPDATE : Oeps, i was on crack and forgot to actually ADD the trailer ... originally 42mb, converted to windows media format and now 24mb (medium res. 13mb).

Co-published by Hip Interactive and Groove Games, Incoming Forces is the sequel to the hugely successful, multi-million unit selling game, Incoming. The fast paced, innovative arcade style action title has players defend their alien home planet against an invading human armada. Set 20 years after the original game, players pilot aircrafts, tanks and turrets, switching vehicles on the fly, in incredible action-packed battles. The story driven campaign is set across ten exciting levels within four different worlds, delivering powerful and intense gameplay. Already out in Europe it is finally "Incoming" to the North American market! Check the colorful/explosive screens!

Bethesda Softworks is pleased to announce The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, an expansion pack for its critically acclaimed RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for PC. Scheduled for release this November, Tribunal will introduce additional content and features into the already staggering game world of Morrowind, and can be experienced by any player at any point. Gamespy already has an interview with Bethesda's Todd Howard on the just announced expansion pack.

As mentioned yesterday, the playable demo for BANDITS: Phoenix Rising is now available for download via FilePlanet as well as on 3DGamers. This demo of their already gone gold game of vehicular combat features one single player mission, two multiplayer maps, three vehicles, 13 weapons, and four music tracks. After playing make sure to drop by BANDITS forums and have your say. When there, make sure to team up with others and have a go at the online deathmatch mayhem.

Street Fighter Alpha 3 plunges gamers back into the world of Ken and Ryu. Once again, Bison is threatening the safety of the world (and once more, our band of Capcom heroes has responded to the call). Finally, Game Boy Advance owners are getting their very own version of Capcom's finest arcade fighter. And it's still the best 2D fighter around. A few new kicking screens ...

Namco's PlayStation2 version of the arcade smash gives you nine different courses to test your downhill skiing/snowboarding skills, all of which use satellite data to faithfully recreate actual courses from the Alps. Today we got 8 new screens rolling down the hill!

A new patch for Neverwinter Nights (1.24 Beta 1) is now available for download. Release Notes:

• Improved server stability
  
• Improvements to the scripting commands CreateItemOnObject, DelayCommand, GetDetectMode, GetFirst/NextItemInInventory, GetSpellId, GetStealthMode, InsertString, VectorToAngle, and onLocked and onUnLocked events
  
• Added Large Font Support (Advanced Video Options)

Mystical Development is excited to announce the name of their upcoming title - "Mi'Jarin Chronicles: The Path to War". The game focuses on the legends of the Mi'Jarin - an order of mystics and knights in the far future.

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 12.

"Side-scrolling platform style gameplay never seen before in a Rugrats PC title..." Features, game story and eight shots showing off that unique platform gameplay below.

Following on from the success of the acclaimed Xbox version Radica UK Ltd, the UK's number 1 third party manufacturer of peripherals* under the highly rated Gamester brand has announced the UK launch of their PS2 Pro Racer. Designed and developed in house by a team of leading designers and in conjunction with Lotus Engineering the Pro Racer provides a cost effective, hassle free experience for all PS2 racing and driving games.

A handfull of new PS2 shots and even more new Xbox shots, particularly appropriate if you have enormous hands. Cos there's quite a lot of them. Um. A few Xbox screens as well but most of them look quite familiar...

Sunstorm Interactive has launched the website for its new game concept, titled 'Final Score'. Users can check the website for updates on the game's development and other news related to the title. "Final Score is a First-Person, Tactical-Action/Stealth Game designed to offer fans of the action and tactical-action genres the tension-filled game-play and high-adrenaline excitement they crave-from the perspective of a crew of professional criminals." More about the game HERE!

A microchip project between Sony, Toshiba and IBM, which aims to create a powerful processor for home electronics, could be a clue to Sony's plans for gaming in the future.. "It's possible PlayStation 3 would come out in 2005, since that's when Sony's cell project will yield something," said Kazuharu Miura, an analyst at Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. More about it..

Russian site Xaos added four new 'The I of The Dragon' screenshots to their gallery, showing the blue dragon and more monsters and spells effects from this flying action/RPG. Check out the screens here!

GGMania got a chance to chat with Sniper: Path of Vengeance lead producer John Linn to find out more about this soon-to-be-released first person shooter that utilizes powerful Lithtech Jupiter Engine. He provided them with both pretty interesting information and 12 new screenshots. Read on!

EA Sports has released the demo for NFL 2003 today, which features St. Louis vs New England. You can grab that at Tiscali Games or FilePlanet. It comes in at 42 megs (thanks voodooextreme).