Square Enix announced today that it will launch the "Return Home to Vana'diel®" campaign for Final Fantasy XI beginning Thursday, April 14. For a limited time, registration codes will be issued free of charge to allow players to come back to PlayOnline, play Final Fantasy XI, and even recover and play their previous Final Fantasy XI characters.

Ritual Entertainment is currently looking for a seasoned producer for a multi-platform AAA action title. This is a full time position and will require relocation to our Dallas, TX-based offices, and take care of relation between developer publisher, represent the game/team at trade shows. If you are interested, check more details right here...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered judgment in Immersion's favor in its patent infringement suit against Sony. The Court's judgment awarded Immersion $90.7 million in past damages and interest and also ordered Sony to halt U.S. sales of its PlayStation game consoles, although the judge immediately put her ruling on hold while the appeal is pending.

Eidos is preparing to announce the newest title in the Tomb Raider franchise is the next few days, as it has just put up a teaser page on the official Tombraider website, saying an announcement is due soon. The website header reveals a possible 'Tomb Raider Legends' name, and the background picture hints at a possible Aztec or Egyptian setting, but thats pure speculation Back in 2004, developer Crystal Dynamicsm who just finished "Project Snowblind," took over the project from Crystal Dynamics and promises to bring the new Lara Croft game back to its roots, and more in line with Ubisoft's Prince of Persia.

Yes you read it right, the newest issue of EGM reveals not one, but three new PS2 titles, all scheduled for fall 2005. Jak & Daxter 4 will be released under the name Jak X, and unlike previous titles in the franchise will be GTA like combat racing game. In Sly 3 you will have to recover Sly's secret family fortune as you visit exotic locations like China, Venice and Australia. This time around you will also be able to play as some of Sly's foes. Ratchet: Deadlocked will be more a squad based title, but the part Clank will play in this title has not yet been disclosed. Read more for additional details ...

Matrix Games is offering gamers a chance to discuss Black Hammer Game’s latest sci-fi strategy title, Supremacy: Four Paths to Power. Players, fans, and on-lookers are all invited to partake in a question/answer session that will start at 3:00 PM Eastern US time, Wednesday, March 30th. The chat will cover any questions players wish to ask. Some hot topics are upcoming patches to the game, the new scenario and map editor, and the future of the Supremacy series. The chat is accessible through the Matrix Games homepage by clicking “Users in Chat” or by going to the Services area found at the top menu.

id Software's terrifying battle with the forces of Hell. A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the UAC's Mars Research Facility leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, players must struggle with shock, fear, and an all-out assault on their senses as they fight their way to Hell and back, in an epic clash against pure evil.

Blizzard has released yet another new Warcraft III map, this time called "Full Scale Assult"... Map info: "In these eternally contested lands, war comes and goes leaving behind death and glory. Strike strategically and fight valiantly till your foes fall and you can hear the snowflakes land on the dead. Victory, at last." This is a large sized map and the suggested no. of players is 3v3 or 4v4. It is based on the "Lordaeron Winter " tileset. Go download it here!

ZOO Digital Publishing is bringing Climax's RPG Sudeki to the PC. Currently undergoing the latter stages of development, the game will be released at the End of March 2005. Already released on Xbox, the PC version of Sudeki remains faithful to the original's acclaimed gameplay, but takes the adventure to an even greater level with improved visuals and richer sound (thanks 3DGamers). Read more to check out new screens and ingame trailer...

According to fansite BlizzPlanet, the first product currently under development at Bill Ropers Flagship Studios (mosly comprised of ex-Blizzard employees) will be announced in the May issue of PC Gamers. Hellgate: London is the title, it will be a first-person action-RPG set in post-apocalyptic London, described by Bill Roper as "Diablo II set in a modern 3D world and played from a first-person perspective", and appear on PC & Mac, but apart from that no additional details were available yet.

StarRush is a spaceship simulator set in the action of a distant galaxy, which suffers from gold-rush fever. StarRush is a story-driven action spaceship simulator that immerses gamers in an incredible atmosphere of gold-rush of the distant-future, a hostile world, where everyone is driven by thirst for gold. Prepare to take place in this race and remember that weapons are the best argument.

Mixing role-playing game with real-time strategy, Heroes of Annihilated Empires delivers you a new experience and unique gameplay, where you can feel yourself the Hero of a legendary epic tale. This time it's not about units, it's about armies with thousands of soldiers that entrust their fate in your hands. It's about responsibility taken by great leaders and future of entire races. Survival or extinction? It's all up to you to decide.

The WWE experience has never been more lifelike with Superstar voice-over and commentary, an all-new proreversal system and motion capture technology, making this the most realistic looking grappler to date. Create the ultimate Superstar and watch him evolve as you earn new move-sets, costumes and abilities in your quest for the WWE Heavyweight Championship. Build the perfect championship belt and defend it on Xbox Live while gaining prestige with each victory you claim, or take on four of your friends in head-to-head competition online. Originally due in stores in March, the new release date is set for April 18th.

Ubisoft celebrates the two-year anniversary of its MMO Shadowbane by providing all players with a unique piece of in-game apparel featuring stats that will directly affect gameplay. Shandowbane: Throne of Oblivion, which includes the original game plus both expansion packs is currently available at a manufacturer's retail price of $19.99. It is rated "T" (Teen) for Blood and Violence.

Vavle announced that next week they will begin beta testing the new Valve Anti-Cheat system, and it will be logging cheating violations into our database to make sure it's ready for general release. If you have any cheats for multiplayer games installed on your computer, now would be a good time to uninstall and stop using them. When a cheat infraction is detected, the offender will be permanently banned from playing on secure servers. Valve has also released a small Steam update which Fixes a crash when turning on the budget panel in Counter-Strike: Source, and fixed exploit that would allow clients to spawn large numbers of temporary entities on clients, causing a crash. As usual, restarting Steam auto updates everything.

Combining the depth of an epic Fantasy RPG with FPS-style controls, Dungeon Lords brings the Action RPG to a whole new level. Dreamcatcher has released a single/multiplayer demo allows you to play as either a Human, Argot, or Sylvan, starting you off outside Fargrove, leading you on to the underground sewer system and into the Fargrove Theatre to do battle with the Goblin Mage. Read more for download links ...

Microsoft Game Studios has announced a June 28 release date for the highly anticipated Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack. The multiplayer expansion pack contains nine new multiplayer maps to push gamers' skills to their limits. The retail package also contains two new videos: an animated side-story from the single-player story in New Mombasa and a mini-documentary that includes interviews with the map designers, combat strategies and fly-throughs of the new maps. Xbox Live subscribers will get a four-map sneak peek in April, and by late summer, all maps will be available for free. Read more for details ...

In Elite Warriors: Vietnam, you will fight along side Green Beret commandoes as you conduct classified missions deep in Southeast Asia. By using patrol techniques still being used today in Iraq and Afghanistan you will rescue downed pilots, ambush convoys, seize enemy prisoners, and discover targets for air attacks. Bold Games, a unit of Destineer, today announced that it has shipped its highly anticipated new PC title, Elite Warriors: Vietnam, to major retailers nationwide.

A Texas Hold 'em game that captures the spirit of the professional poker tour, STACKED utilizes powerful artificial intelligence and a detailed tutorial system to deliver thrilling and realistic poker gameplay that helps players expand their game while they play. The all-star lineup of poker talent in STACKED includes leading pros Josh Arieh, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren, Carlos Mortensen, Evelyn Ng and David Williams in addition to Daniel Negreanu. Stacked allows you to go online and test your skills in huge online tournaments or a casual game with friends.

According to various sources the latest PC Gamer issue will have an announcement for Star Wars Battlefront 2. Scheduled for fall 2005, SW: BF2, it is under development for PC and consoles, although specific platforms, current or next gen, were not revealed. Game details as scarce at this point but the sequel will have a much improved AI and gameplay will no longer be of the "hold this amount of bases to win" type, but rather a serious of objectives which need to be completed. Of course the new product will feature various new levels, including a space battle in & around the Deathstar (SW Ep 4: A New Hope), and the Blockade Runner spaceship (thanks Gamefront). Now that the cat is out of the bag, an official announcement will most likely follow shortly.