Sony Online Entertainment is offering EverQuest Classic plus two expansion packs, The Ruins of Kunark and The Scars of Velious, including up to 30 days of gameplay, as a FREE download to people with registered Station Accounts which do not currently and have not had an EverQuest account. Read more for links to the download, as well as the ever-important rules and restrictions.

"The Ice Age is coming!" – only a few more months before a new exciting Ice Hockey season begins! In time for the start of the season, JoWooD is planning to publish "Ice Hockey Club Manager 2005." Scheduled for release in September 2004. Check our previously posted screens, or read more for details ...

As promised, Digital Jesters has released the demo for their 3D RTS D-Day. The demo is a single and multiplayer demo, featuring one single player mission, "The Longest Day," and one multiplayer map that supports up to four people at once. The demo also features archive trailers from the full game as well as detailed descriptions of each unit's abilities and how they were used during the second World War. Read more for the download link ...

Microsoft today announced that people in the UK will have to wait a few extra days as the highly-anticipated Halo 2 will hit UK retail shelves on Thursday, November 11, 2004. Halo 2 is getting released in North America on November 9, 2004.

You're in the cab and have to deliver passengers all around New York City, using all kinds of daring driving maneuvers and assorted power-ups. You compete against an AI driver or a buddy. So you may be racing to reach Little Italy or Wall Street and other cool areas in NYC. Read more for details and screens ...

The Bard's Tale combines the development team's collective knowledge of compelling RPG gameplay with brilliant graphics and major motion picture quality story and dialogue. The Bard's Tale eschews genre cliches in favor of intelligent humor for an original and truly entertaining experience.

Phantom Brave improves upon the tactical gameplay found in Disgaea and La Pucelle in every way. Its redone, open-ended battle system is limited only by the user’s imagination. If you fell in love with Disgaea, you definitely won’t want to miss out on what’s sure to be this year’s best Strategy RPG. Read more for the 90+ latest screens, this time from the English version ...

Ubisoft has released a small patch for the original version of their stealth/action game, Splinter Cell. This patch is only meant for the US version of Splinter Cell that came bundled with Creative Labs cards in the US, but unfortunately, no details as to what it really fixes are available. Read more for download links ...

The Prince has to embark upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death. His journey leads to the infernal core of a cursed island stronghold harboring mankind’s greatest fears. Only through grim resolve, bitter defiance and the mastery of deadly new combat arts can the Prince rise to a new level of warriorship – and emerge from this ultimate trial with his life. Read more for some new screens ...

Microsoft Game Studios today announced the arrival of new downloadable content – Long Beach Booster Pack – for the popular Xbox racing title, Project Gotham Racing 2. Check out the batch of spiffy screens ...

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:

• Xpand Rally - Trailer #4
• Catwoman - Trailer #3
• Driv3r - 'Making Of' Trailer
• Juiced - Trailer (3)

Beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor, this flight combat game puts players in the middle of some of the most intense naval conflict in WWII’s Pacific Theater. Check out the first set of Xbox screens ...

SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. As with SuperPower, players control countries in 3 major areas: political, economic and military, but this time, it’s in a beautiful real-time 3D environment. Read more for the latest batch of screens ...

The Battle for Middle Earth utilizes the Generals game engine, and in the game, players can select from the different "good" or "evil" campaigns, where they will be given the freedom to command a variety of major armies from the films, each with their own distinct strengths and weaknesses. Check out the new trailer and three tantalizing screens ...

A few weeks ago, Ignition announced that they were bringing SNK's 'Metal Slug' to Europe (PS2/Xbox expected on October 2004), and today, it seems they are expanding their cooperation. Between September and early 2005, European console owners will be treated to home versions of some of SNK's most popular franchises, including: King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, Metal Slug, and SNK vs. Capcom.

Electronic Arts announced today that Oddworld Stranger, the latest in the character-based Oddworld series, will bring its signature brand of action gaming to owners of the PlayStation2 and Xbox.

Following the publication of 'Universal Combat' in early February this year and the anticipated release of 'Universal Combat – Edge To Edge' in early 2005, 3000AD Inc. provided information, and a lot of character art, today about adding another title to their game franchise.

The five mighty dragons of Dragon Empires, the forthcoming player-driven fantasy MMORPG epic for PC, are not the only inhabitants whose past and destiny will form an integral part of Fortitude, the game's world. Two young women, both intrinsically linked to the empire dragons, will be influential forces within Fortitude: they are the mysterious and enchanting Kite and Mooneye, known collectively as the Twins.

Henry Townshend finds himself trapped in his apartment that has been cursed by a deeply rooted evil. Only by exploring mysterious portals leading to disturbing alternate worlds will Henry begin to uncover the truth. However, in true Silent Hill fashion, mysterious new characters, horrendous creatures, and the undead will use any means necessary to impede his progress. Some new screens ...