Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

GlobalStar has launched the official Conflict: Vietnam website featuring loads of goodies such as screens and movies from the game, plus details on your team members and even some historical background info. Already available in Europe, Conflict: Vietnam will make its retail debut in North American next week for PC, PS2 and Xbox!

The latest Settlers game takes the franchise and pushes it to the next level. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. The game will take the player to a medieval setting, to re-conquer the kingdom currently under the domination of an evil tyrant.

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, NFSU 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As you explore the city, you’ll encounter rival racers who will school you in the ways of the underground and tip you off to the hottest racing spots in town.

NovaLogic today announced a new ship date for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, on the Xbox. Originally slated for the 2004 holiday season Black Hawk down has been pushed back to Q1 2005 to give Climax UK more time to optimize the Xbox Live features.

Set during the "New Generation" era of Robotech, Invasion is a first-person shooter that features transforming Cyclone motorbikes and Invid alien fighters. Other features include progressive scan support, widescreen mode, and 16-person online play.

A third person shooter where the player takes full control of all four squad members, Conflict: Vietnam does not set out to depict the course of the war; instead we witness four men struggling for survival in the hostile Vietnam jungle against a ruthless terrain and seemingly ever-present 'invisible' enemy. Take 2 has released information about the vehicles in Conflict: Vietnam ... read more for details.

Ubisoft today announced that Secret of the Silver Earring has shipped for the PC. Secret of the Silver Earring is available in North America for a suggested retail price of $19.99 with a “Teen” rating.

As promised, Vivendi has released the multiplayer demo for 2015's Vietnam based FPS Men Of Valor. The demo features a large urban map and a smaller jungle map, playable in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Multiplayer Mission modes using three (rifleman, machinegunner, and sniper) player classes (thanks GameSpot). Read more for download links ...

Cenega Publishing's Shade: Wrath of Angles is a third person horror / action adventure. Black Element Software, have re-worked the graphic’s engine and storyline to produce a greater gaming experience in every possible way. Read more for some new screens and an environments trailer ...

CDV Software Entertainment today announced that Codename: Panzers, Phase One for PC has invaded North American retail store shelves. Codename: Panzers offers gamers an unprecedented real-time strategy experience focusing on key battles of World War II.

Project Three Interactive has released a playable demo for the 3D isometric RPG Kult: Heretic Kingdoms, featuring the first four locations from the start of the game. All features from the normal game are in, except multilanguage capabilities.

The latest version of Gran Turismo 4 further demonstrates its mission to provide the most authentic driving simulation available in the marketplace. New features will extend above and beyond just pure automotive racing, providing a unique destination for automotive and PS2 enthusiasts to enjoy car culture in every dimension. So many screens, so little time ...

Expanding upon the distinctive features that were the hallmark of its predecessor - fast-paced acrobatic combat and supernatural powers - BloodRayne 2 includes new in-game dynamics such as pole combat, rail sliding and advanced melee fighting with fatality moves. Read more for some new screens ...

'Mourning' is an MMORPG is being developed by Quad Software and Maxim Software based in Europe for Limitless Horizons Entertainment LLC based in the United States. Currently in development and scheduled for a spring 2004 release, "Mourning" will take users into a rich online fantasy world.

HD Interactive and Mithis are proud to announce that Nexus: the Jupiter Incident has gone Gold and that the European launch date is set for November 5th 2004. Hailed as “The “Doom 3” of Space tiles” , Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a real-time mission-based tactical space game featuring spectacular real time-battles and breathtaking motion picture quality.

Legion Arena is an online RPSG or Role Playing Strategy Game, and blends core gameplay elements from the RTS & RPG genres. Set in ancient Rome, Legion Arena puts the player in charge of their own army, which they must develop, nurture and train, transforming a bunch of peasants into a fearsome fighting force.

Golemlabs has announced that its global geopolitical simulation game SuperPower 2 has gone gold. As with SuperPower, players control entire countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, it’s in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. Although no specific release date has been announced yet, our Dreamcatcher sources indicated it is shipping next week.

Law & Order: Justice is Served immerses players in a murder mystery involving a young female tennis star. Featuring two phases of exciting & challenging gameplay, players join their favorite stars from the TV show to first solve the crime and then try the case.

In Half-Life 2, the player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people people he cares about are counting on him.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• The Bard's Tale - Trailer #2
• Bloodrayne 2 - Trailer (2)
• Scrapland - Trailer #2
• Hidden And Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron - Co-op Trailer

Developed by Ubisoft's award-winning Red Storm studio, Ghost Recon 2 launches on next-generation consoles and PC this Holiday season. The game is set in the chaotic battlefields of tomorrow, and will offer gamers an insider's view of the way large scale conflicts will be fought in the near future. Read more for a few new screens...

Rome: Total War is the next generation in epic strategy gaming from the critically acclaimed and award winning Total War brand. The aim of the game is to conquer, rule and manipulate the Roman Empire with the ultimate goal of being declared as the "Imperator" of Rome.

Activision has released the mod tools for Grey Matter's WW2 based FPS 'Call of Duty: United Offensive.' This tool set contains all the installation instructions / documentations, Graydient level editor, resources, and whatever else you may need to make your own custom maps. Read more for download links ...

"Imperator" is Mythic Entertainment's next-generation Sci-Fi themed MMO currently in development, featuring a thrilling new interplanetary game world based on an alternate history in which Rome never fell.

4D Rulers has released a fresh new patch for their 2002 3D FPS "Gore". This patch upgrades your retail game to v1.50 and applies an anti spam server fix, Scoreboard issue, a sniper/assassin rifle difference, a server config option and various weapon balancing tweaks. (thanks HomeLan). Read more for download links ...