Stronghold 2 will bring the the castle-sim and siege-warfare RTS series to life in glorious 3D. Stronghold 2 will also offer players a "castle-life" campaign, enhanced multiplayer capability and a new, innovative and exciting single player campaign that will be revealed in the months ahead. Due to be released for PC in early 2005, until then, check these new screens...

Majesco has released a demo for Terminal Reality's horror action game BloodRayne 2 featuring 1 level of play, the Mansion. Your objective is to discover who is the Cult of Kagan and put an end to their ring leader, Dariel Zerenski. Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault - Trailer
• Armies Of Exigo - Trailer
• Wanda And The Colossus - Trailer #2
• Painkiller: Battle out of Hell - Trailer #2
• Alida - Trailer #2

Nippon Ichi Software merely announced earlier today its plans to release Phantom Kingdom in Japan exclusively for the PlayStation2, and here are the first screens already ...

Vivendi has released the first patch for Elixir Studios' strategy game Evil Genius. This update brings your retail game to v1.01 and addresses a slew of game crashes, bugs, AI tweaks and interface changes. This patch is for the U.K. edition of the game only. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Ubisoft today announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 for the PlayStation 2 has achieved gold status and is headed for manufacturing. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for PS2 carries an “T” (Teen) rating from the ESRB with a suggested retail price of $49.99 and is scheduled to ship for store shelves on November 30, 2004.

'FIFA Street' is a combination of arcade action blended with the culture of freestyle street football. By removing the rules from the simulation football experience, 'FIFA Street' exposes the heart of the world's beautiful game, on-the-ball flare and individual style.

Kay's home, the island Yenching, has been invaded by Shun's evil gorilla army and masses of sleazy rats. When the new occupants meddle with his fight training, Kay is livid so he follows his friend Su Ling to offer some armed resistance. An action packed adventure drives Kay through all of Yenching to the heart of evil; the flaming fortress of Waa-Lo. Check out the new screens ...

ESPN Videogames Announces ESPN College Hoops 2K5 has gone gold. With over 320 Division 1 teams, more than any other college basketball video game, ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is the only answer. Fans will enjoy all the new gameplay enhancements, feature additions and visual improvements that make ESPN College Hoops 2K5 the most complete college basketball video game.

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a squad-based first-person shooter that lets you explore the elite world of the Star Wars military. Leading a 3-man squad of Republic Commandos, your missions take you deep behind enemy lines on over 14 intense and challenging levels through three different campaigns where you will face more than ten brutal enemies. Read more to check out the screens...

2015 has released a multiplayer bonus map pack for its vietnam based FPS Men of Valor. This multiplayer bonus pack features five new maps : An Coung, Cholon 1969, Hill 881N, Twilight Valley, and Valley Battle (thanks GameSpot). Read more for download links ...

Capcom Fighting Evolution features a diverse cast of characters as well as additional hidden characters from each of the following titles: Street Fighter II, DarkStalkers, Street Fighter III, Red Earth and Street Fighter Alpha.

Activision Value Publishing is taking the virtual hunt to unprecedented levels with Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 Adventures, the first story-driven hunting adventure.

Listen up, partner. Megaman and his pals, Axl and Zero are calling for your help. The evil cyborg Sigma wants to destroy the world. He must be defeated. Megaman must prevail. Join the battle!

Mastiff today announced that they have entered into agreements with Viacom Consumer Products and Titus to re-release games under the Top Gun brand. Under the agreements, Mastiff will publish Top Gun: Combat Zones for PS2, GameCube and Game Boy Advance, and Top Gun: Firestorm for Game Boy Advance. The games will be available at major retailers for a special low price in time for the holiday season.

A few weeks back BAM! Entertainment and developer Rebellion announced a publishing deal to bring Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death. to North America, scheduled for this November 2004. Today Bam! updated their release schedule reflecting the game has been pushed back on all platforms until February 2005.

Project Three Interactive has the first patch for the 3D isometric RPG Kult: Heretic Kingdoms. The patch upgrades Kult to v1.2 and fixes several minor graphic problems and some occasional crashes, this version includes all previous v1.1 fixes and applies for all languages. Read more for download links ...

Merscom LLC today announced that it will distribute "Steel Saviour" on behalf of its sister company SR-71 Games. Developed by Italian team Atlanteq s.r.l., "Steel Saviour" has experienced strong sales in North America via electronic software download and at retail in Germany and Russia.

Vivendi's community liaison Guy Welch has put up a post on the TribalWar forums revealing that a new v1.2 update patch for Irrationals multiplayer shooter Tribes: Vengeance is currently being tested, and will be released in December. " The update will include fixes to known map "holes," implementation of PunkBuster Online Countermeasures and several other fixes." Of course we will have it available on our fileserver network as soon as its released.

Publisher Strategy First Inc. and developer Stardock are pleased to announce that Galactic Civilizations: Altarian Prophecy Expansion Pack has shipped to retailers nationwide.

Ascaron has released a new patch for exDream Ent's sci-fi RTS game Arena Wars. This update patch brings your retail game to v1.2 and improves lag behaviour, applies some more balance tweaks, and includes half a dozen bug fixes. An updated demo is also available. Read more for download links ...

Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels, the supernatural thriller Constantine tells the story of John Constantine, a man who has literally been to hell and back. Constantine is being developed by Bits Studios and is based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film starring Keanu Reeves, due in February 2005.

A few years after disaster was barely averted on Dinosaur Planet, Lylat Central Command gets wind of a new threat spreading throughout the solar system. The Star Fox team is sent in to engage this new enemy but what begins as a standard combat mission quickly takes a drastic turn. Classic team members, Fox McCloud, Slippy Toad, Peppy Hare and Falco Lombardi, join forces with some new faces to create the most formidable team in the history of this celebrated series: the Star Fox armada!

Marvel Enterprises is suing two firms behind a computer superhero role-playing game it claims allows players to make virtual characters that are too similar to "The Hulk," "X-Men" and other heroes in the comic book company's stable.

Deep Silver and Egosoft are delighted to confirm further details on the impending launch of X²: The Return. The expansion pack adds many exciting new features and involves players in a thrilling new storyline. Read more for details and new screens..

Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. announced today its plans to release Phantom Kingdom in Japan, exclusively for the PlayStation2.

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 :

• Killer 7 - TGS 2004 Trailer
• Death By Degrees - Trailer
• Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - Trailer (2)
• Road to Fame - Intro Movie

You're at the back of the pack, grid position sixteen with fifteen cars ahead of you. Your primary objective is to take first place; your secondary objective is to run everyone else off the road. Crunch them into the barrier, rip, shred and tear sheet metal from their frames, leaving burning engine blocks and melted tires in your wake. The last driver with four wheels wins. Then do it again... online.

Join Tak in an epic adventure, as he must learn new Juju magic to recover the Staff of Dreams and defeat Tlaloc once and for all. Tak’s role in the great Prophecy of the Pupanunu people isn’t over. Rather, it’s just begun!