Today we have more screens for SNK's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• The King of Fighters 02/03 (PS2/Xbox)
• KOF: Maximum Impact (PS2)
• Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
• Metal Slug 4 / 5 (PS2/Xbox)
• SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (Xbox)

Today we have more screens for Sega's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Altered Beast (PS2)
• Amazing Island (NGC)
• Astro Boy (PS2)
• Blood Will Tell (PS2)
• ESPN NBA 2005 (PS2/Xbox)
• ESPN NFL 2005 (PS2/Xbox)
• ESPN NHL 2005 (PS2/Xbox)
• Football Manager 2005 (PC)
• Headhunter: Redemption (PS2/Xbox)
• NHL Eastside Hockey Manager (PC)
• Otogi 2 (Xbox)
• OutRun2 (Xbox)
• Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku (NGC/PS2/Xbox)
• SEGA SuperStars (PS2)
• Spikeout: Battle Street (Xbox)
• Warhammer Online (PC)
• Worms Forts Under Siege (PC/PS2/Xbox)

Today we have more screens for SCi's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Conflict: Vietnam (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Midway (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Galleon (Xbox)
• Richard Burns Rally (PS2/Xbox/PC)

Today we have more screens for Sammy Studios' 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• The Shield (PS2/Xbox)
• Darkwatch (PS2/Xbox)
• Guilty Gear Isuka (PS2)
• Iron Phoenix (Xbox)
• Spy Fiction (PS2)

Buka has released a new patch for G5 Software's action/helicopter sim, Fair Strike. This update brings your retail game to v1.04 (only for North American version) and adresses some multiplayer issues, the usual fixes & tweaks but also adds camera options, better joystick control, logging, etc. Read more for details & download links ..

Encore has just let us know that while the majority of the press corps was attending last week's E3, Surreal's action/horror "The Suffering" has quietly gone gold and is expected in stores May 28th. Merely announced a few weeks ago, you can already check our in-house The Suffering preview if you want to find out more about it ...

Today we have more screens for Novalogic's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising (PC)
• 'Black Hawk Down' (Xbox)

Ubisoft is committed to offering the best Xbox LIVE experience as possible. Today, the next Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Auto-Update has been released. A number of features have been improved and a few bugs have been fixed. This Auto-Update will give gamers an even greater pleasure in playing than it already has. Please note that the leaderboards will be cleared next week, once Microsoft's tournament is over. In the coming weeks, new downloadable content will be available that will extend and heighten the Splinter Cell experience. Read more for details on the new features...

Today we have more screens for Namco's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Dead to Rights II (PS2/Xbox)
• Death by Degrees (PS2)
• Time Crisis: Crisis Zone (PS2)
• Tekken 5 (All)
• Tales of Symphonia (NGC)
• Baten Kaitos (NGC)
• Ace Combat 5 (PS2)
• Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 (PS2)
• I-Ninja (GBA)
• kill.switch (GBA)
• Ms Pac-Man Maze Madness (GBA)
• Pac-Man World (GBA)
• Xenosaga Episode II (PS2)

The game that introduced stealth gameplay is back. Ion Storm has implemented a new 3rd person cinematic action view as well as the classic 1st person perspective from the previous Thief chapters. Breaking and entering, stealing, sabotage, combat, assassination, and setting up ambushes - tasks master thief Garrett is well equipped to perform.

Gathering and TimeGate Studios are pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for a public beta test of their upcoming real-time fantasy strategy game Kohan II: Kings of War. The application process will begin on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. CST and will close at 12:00 a.m. CST on Monday, May 24th. At the same time, Atari's beta test page also offers you the chance to sign up for another TimeGate Studios title, Axis & Allies, which will start June 1.

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 :

• Playboy: The Mansion - E3 2004 Trailer
• Crash Twinsanity - E3 2004 Trailer
• Spyro: A Hero’s Tale – E3 2004 Trailer
• Men Of Valor - E3 2004 Trailer
• Call Of Duty: United Offensive - E3 2004 Trailer
• The Sims 2 - E3 2004 Trailer
• Bet On Soldier - E3 2004 Trailer
• MoH: Pacific Assault - E3 2004 Trailer
• Dungeon Lords - E3 2004 Trailer
• Chaos League - E3 2004 Trailer
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The story begins as an unidentified paramilitary force infiltrates a multi-billion dollar aerospace compound. The government responds by sending in Special Forces, but loses contact as an eerie signal interrupts radio communications. When the interference subsides moments later, the team has been literally torn apart. As part of a classified strike team created to deal with threats no one else can handle, your mission is simple: Eliminate the intruders at any cost. Determine the origin of the signal. And contain this crisis before it spirals out of control.

Today we have more screens for Midway's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Mortal Kombat: Deception (PS2/Xbox)
• NARC (PS2/Xbox)
• Area 51 (PS2/Xbox)
• Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (PS2/Xbox)
• Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2)
• Midway Arcade Treasures 2 (NGC/PS2/Xbox)

Today we have more screens for Majesco's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• BloodRayne 2 (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Advent Rising (Xbox/PC)
• Ultra Bust-A-Move (Xbox)
• Mighty Beanz Pocket Puzzles (GBA)
• Cartoon Network Block Party (GBA)

kill.switch is an innovative military shooter game that emphasizes realistic cover tactics and awesome firepower for the ultimate experience in combat gaming. Featuring the unique Offensive Cover System and utilizing the Blindfire combat mechanic, kill.switch demands the use of modern warfare tactics, forcing players to utilize surrounding environments and quickly adjust on-the-fly through each intense and challenging mission.

On May 11th, 2004, Konami unveiled their E3 2004 lineup in a pre-show, held at the Los Angeles Public Library and Auditorium for a select audience of industry journalists. Of course we were present and got to check out various of the upcoming Konami titles, without the stress of the actual show. We have impressions for :

• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Neo Contra
• Silent Hill 4: The Room
• WWX: Rumble Rose
• Enthusia Professional Racing

In 'Soldner: Secret Wars' the player takes command of one of these special teams. As Commander he leads the small high tech army consisting of soldiers, light armoured vehicles, helicopters and VTOLs to fulfill a wide variety of mission. The Simulation of a highly complex political system creates a dynamic campaign: each decision has direct impact on the flow of the game.

Today we have more screens for Hip Interactive's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Pariah (Xbox/PC)
• CT Special Forces: Fire For Effect (PS2/Xbox/PC)

Today we have more screens for Empire's 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Starship Troopers (All)
• FlatOut (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Mashed (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Starsky & Hutch 2 (NGC/PS2/Xbox/PC)

Today we have more screens for Eidos' 2004 E3 lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• ShellShock: Nam '67 (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood (PS2)
• Thief: Deadly Shadows (Xbox/PC)
• Imperial Glory (PC)
• Crash 'n' Burn (PS2)