Atari, Inc. and TimeGate Studios, Inc. announced today a partnership to develop a new PC installment of Axis & Allies, the popular World War II game franchise. Axis & Allies: RTS (working title) is inspired by the game of war, strategy and economics found in the best-selling Axis & Allies board game, but features unique elements that allow players to change the course of history in new ways. Axis & Allies: RTS is being developed for the PC by TimeGate Studios, creators of the award-winning Kohan series, and is scheduled for release in fall 2004 for the PC.

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Serving up a dose of sun, fun and sand right into gamers' living rooms, Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLM - News), today unveiled Summer Heat Beach Volleyball(TM) for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The only beach volleyball game available for the PlayStation®2, Summer Heat Beach Volleyball takes players on a journey to the world's hottest summer spots to face off in fast-paced 2-on-2 arcade action.

"We're very excited to offer PlayStation®2 owners their own exclusive beach volleyball game," said David Knies, Director of Acclaim Sports. "With addictive gameplay and easy-to-use controls, Summer Heat Beach

Flying off the top rope and into the hands of every wrestling fan, Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. today announced its return to the squared circle with the spring 2004 release of Legends of Wrestling(TM) III for the next-generation systems. Currently under development with Acclaim Studios Austin, the latest installment in the series is being rebuilt from the ground up with enhanced graphics, new features, new matches, more than 70 Legends and an all-new intuitive player control scheme.

"The original concept behind the Legends of Wrestling(TM) brand continues to appeal to wrestling fans and gamers alike,

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Microsoft Corp. is introducing a series of enhancements for its Xbox videogame system, including music software and online-gaming options that underscore the software giant's plans to use videogames to move more broadly into digital entertainment, Tuesday's Wall Street Journal reported.

Presenting to members of the videogame industry assembled for a convention here this week, Microsoft described software that can let consumers record, mix and organize digital music on the Xbox. The company also announced enhancements to its online-gaming service, called Xbox live, that lets players set up online games and check scores from their personal computers and cell phones as well

In an attempt to boost sales and lure more video-game players online, Sony Corp. plans on giving buyers of its PlayStation 2 system a free modem device that previously cost $40.

Sony will now sell its PlayStation 2 standard with its Network Adapter, which allows video-game players to hook up via the Internet to compete with each other. The company didn't specify an exact start date for the promotion, but said it would happen over the summer.

Industry watchers had been uncertain whether Sony would offer any promotion, since PlayStation 2 sales have eclipsed competitors in the game-console arena, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox

Axle Rage, PC & PlayStation®2: Axle Rage combines third-person action with motorcycle mayhem and hand-to-hand combat. Set in the dark post-apocalyptic city of Nailsdale, the game puts players in the role of Axle who’s been thrown into a whirlwind of dangerous events connected with the mysterious and highly addictive drug ‘miro’. Axle Rage uses a third-person fighting system and a unique style of motorcycle combat. Players will engage in fast-paced motorcycle battles and toe to toe combat using objects at hand as make shift weapons, special combo moves and white-knuckle daring to claim their spot as king of the road.

Ascension to the Throne, PC: Ascension to the Throne is a classic turn-based strategy game with traditional RPG elements. In a world of fantasy, players will act as the last offspring of the ancient family Illiar, rightful rulers of Eden. After being cast far beyond the borders of the country, players will explore a new fascinating world, full of foes and friends as they crush hordes of enemies and find new followers to regain the title and ascend to the throne. The game features a combination of real-time movement around the game world with turn-based battles of up to 22

Vivisector, PC: Vivisector: Beast inside is a unique mixture of 3D Action/Horror that blends an immersive interactive story with intense, high-adrenaline action. In the year 1878, the mysterious Dr. Morhead built a laboratory on the remote Soreo Isle and resumed his experiments aimed at the creation of animals that look, feel and behave more like humans. The game features an intuitive scoring system that encourages exploration and effective game play. Character development system allows players to upgrade their skills and weapons while battling bizarre never-before-seen enemies, each with unique abilities, tactics and firepower. Developed by Action Forms.

Desert Law, PC: Desert Law is a new spin on the traditional real-time strategy that immerses players into a post-apocalyptic world where gasoline is the new world currency. Players can have anything if they have gas to pay for it, or gamers can loose everything with one tactical mistake. Mankind is rebuilding civilization off the scattered remains of pre-doomsday technology, with unfamiliar equipment and knowledge, which it inherited from ancestors. Disorderly gangs roam the wastelands, and if gamers want to survive, they will have to fight to stay alive in this mad world. Players can choose from more than 50

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Serving as the prequel to id Software’s legendary QUAKE II, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is the ultimate online team and objective-based multiplayer experience. Set within the epic QUAKE® universe in the year 2065, the game pits the Allied troops of the Global Defense Force (GDF) against a new Axis of Evil – the barbaric and technologically advanced Strogg - during their initial invasion of Earth.

Gamers choose to play as Human or Strogg in one of five unique character classes. Employing an arsenal of weapons, vehicles and deployable armaments,

BorderZone, PC: BorderZone is an action role-playing game that challenges players to assume the role of Olaf, one of the few remaining humans on the planet Terra. Forced to leave the safety of their outpost, gamers venture on quests and into battle, controlling up to five characters simultaneously while amassing weapons, survival skills and magic. Players create Olaf from several disciplines, including thief, magician or soldier. Characters are further developed in the game through group affiliations, moral classes and professions. Developed by Saturn-plus.

PT Boats: Knights of the Sea, PC: PT Boats: Knights of the Sea is a naval simulation that places gamers in charge of a mosquito fleet of the Allied Forces, Russia or Germany during the height of World War II. PT Boats: Knights of the Sea allows players to take command of a boat and control each member of the crew. Shoot down aircraft using machine guns and anti-aircraft guns, torpedo hostile destroyers and supply ships, "entertain" uninvited guests with cannon fire or plan strategic group attacks. Developed by Akella.

World War I, PC: World War I is an RTS that orders player to assume the role of commander leading the forces of Germany, Russia or Allies. Gamers must be prepared to test their military leadership skills on the battlefields of Europe during one of the most costly wars of human life in mankind’s history (1914-1918). Players will have to use tactical skills and wit to win. But victory is not only a matter of tactics as players will have to organize the baseline properly, set priorities in targets and succeed in defensive knowledge. Light cavalry will give players speed

Rig’n’Roll, PC: Rig’n’Roll places players in the shoes of a young man in the year 2024 as he pursues his dreams of road domination and capture the Californian cargo transportation market. Sequel to the famous Hard Truck series, Rig’n’Roll is reworked within a realistic framework, allowing players to race high-powered Semis along thousands miles of real Californian roads. Rig’n’Roll delivers players the ultimate truck driving experience with authentic models of trucks and their interiors, completely new physics and astonishing 3D graphics among numerous features. Players will outrun their opponents to deliver cargo on time or take part in truck races

Sphere, PC: Sphere is a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) that immerses players in the world of medieval Europe where they have complete freedom to shape their own destiny. Absorbed into the universe created by a rouge monk, players find themselves forced to adapt to a new, hostile world. Sphere's huge continents are crammed with NPCs, monsters and other players inhabiting every square foot of the world. Within the universe of Sphere, cities protect players and are used as main trade and political centers, with markets offering goods, weapons, potions, miscellaneous items and alchemy components. There are dozens

StarRush, PC: StarRush is a spaceship simulator set in the action of a distant galaxy, which suffers from gold-rush fever. One of the game’s distinctive features is an original concept of continious gameworld. Players can actually land on the planets by going through the atmosphere and even battle in the skies as well as in outer space. The game world of StarRush is inhabited by enemies and friends, pirates hiding in asteroid fields and merchants traveling from one planet to another. StarRush is a story-driven action spaceship simulator that immerses gamers in an incredible atmosphere of gold-rush of the distant-future,

Star Wolves, PC: Star Wolves is a 3D space RPG with deep strategy elements, thrusting players into a world of freelance space hunters in the XXI-XXII Century A.D. during a time of political crisis. Corruption prospers planet-side and only space can give a man his freedom, but human space pirates, rouge AI computers and Empire patrol ships roam space in search of easy prey. Players can control a party of up to six bounty hunters, each possessing different skills, abilities and personality. Team tactics give players vast opportunities in battles when shear fire power isn't enough. Tactical ruses, planning and

Swashbucklers: Legacy of Drake, PC: Swashbucklers: Legacy of Drake is a third person action game chronicling the adventures of a young and desperate daredevil Captain Abraham 'Nightingale' Grey. As Captain Nightingale, player leads his 'Warble' cutter through bloody waters of the Caribbean. Gamers can sail the seas fending off naval attacks from the pirate scourge and English warships embroiled in the War of 1812. Players also can disembark the ship, fight and shoot enemies one on one to capture opposing ships, towns and beach villages. The game's narrative uses black humor and irony that follows the feel of the Caribbean

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union, PC: Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a squad-based tactical game that places gamers in the small tropical nation of Palinero on the verge of civil war. The mission: hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the deteriorating situation before the country finds itself in complete ruin. The story offers players the opportunity to experience three different viewpoints of the conflict, to fight for either faction or work outside the political structure to achieve your own goals in the global domination. Unlike standard turn-based systems, Brigade E5: New Jagged Union does not use