Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Today Project 3 and Invictus show off the outstanding quality of the powerful graphic engine. Read more for screens taken from the Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, UK and US tracks.

Infinium Labs will present its flagship Phantom Game Service, built on Microsoft Windows XP Embedded, in the Microsoft booth No. 1602 in San Francisco's Moscone Center during CMP Media's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), Sunday to Thursday, March 6 - 10, 2005.

Conspiracy Entertainment today announced it has extended its worldwide exclusive licensing agreement with Discovery Licensing, Inc. for the "Jeff Corwin Experience" to add the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS platforms. The companies also agreed to extend this agreement until December 2006.

Moonbyte Studios and Replay Studios are happy to announce that the stunt racing game "Crashday" will be published by Atari in Germany and is going to be released in late 2005! Crashday puts you in a world of stunts, dents and adrenalin. Your task is to scrap your vehicle with breathtaking stunts or to wreck cars in aggressive street races, showing your opponents that they made a fatal mistake in choosing you as their enemy.

ExMachina is an Action/RPG set up in an alternative future. In the game you will drive through the regions of the new Earth, where you will uncover secrets of the lost civilization, learn the fate of the mankind, gain powerful friends and fight numerous enemies. The action and the RPG part are closely interrelated in the game, the action part being the driving, the spectacular combats with other trucks, a multitude of weapons, realistic physics and special effects; the RPG part being the variety of truck types to choose from, a unique world, a great number of optional quests and a flexible plot.

Aurora Watching is a third person perspective stealth game taking place in the Arctic. During the mission, Sullivan faces many opponents, not all of whom are human and each of which can be defeated in many ways, Mini-games, puzzles, and hi-tech gadgets keep players excited from the very beginning to the end.

Matrix Games and 2 By 3 Games announced today that Gary Grigsby's World at War has officially "gone gold." The game is due for final release in March.

Jade Empire is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Featuring furious action previously found only in Hong Kong cinema, the game lets players master more than 30 fighting styles and a wide range of mystical powers.

Developed by Monolith Productions, F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault and Recon), is an intense first person close-quarters combat experience with rich atmosphere and an engaging storyline. Read more for some new screens taken from the multiplayer beta performance trailer...

Twisted Metal: Head-On, developed Incognito Entertainment, hits the road this spring, allowing gamers to take destruction anywhere, anytime. Featuring new gameplay designs, multiplayer modes via wireless connectivity and Mini-Game bonus levels, Twisted Metal: Head-On provides a wide variety of gameplay options for gamers on the go.

Intense, free-roaming, off-road racing takes on a whole new meaning as gamers will be able to blaze their own trail, anytime, anywhere with ATV Offroad Fury Blazin' Trails for the PSP.

Based on the popular Ape Escape series, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Japan) brings Ape Escape onto the PSP this spring. Family-friendly, Ape Escape for PSP will feature multiplayer functionality and a wide variety of mini-games for players of all ages. Read more for details and screens ...

People who managed to get their hands on the The Sims: University addon a few days early have sent in news that the packages includes some sort of flyer already revealing a second addon. From The University we go to the nightlife with our sims. "Send your Sims out for a night on the town in The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack. Will they stay out on a romantic dinner date or dance 'til dawn in a nightclub? Find out what else the night has to offer starting Fall 2005!" The new The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack is expected fall 2005 (thanks Gamer.nl).

UC 2: The Liandri Conflict continues the Unreal franchise on the Xbox and introduces an evolutionary new gameplay style to the traditional FPS genre: acrobatic melee combat. This sequel also features new single-player and multiplayer gameplay, person camera mode, intense melee abilities, and 14 playable characters from the Unreal universe, each with spectacular new Adrenaline Powers that enable new offensive and defensive combos.

Cold Fear is the first action-horror title to be published under the Ubisoft brand and combines the popular elements of both action and horror releases, delivering an action-packed, tension-filled gaming experience.

The Sims 2 University is the first expansion pack for the highly-acclaimed The Sims 2, giving players of The Sims 2 the ability to watch their Sims become young adults and put childhood behind them as they settle into an all-new college town to live out their ultimate college fantasy.

Wolfschanze is an FPS/TPP game that takes place in World War 2 reality and is inspired by actual events. The story tells about a group of highest-ranking German officers preparing assassination of the man who's pushing Germany towards the war - Hitler (thanks Blues). Read more for details, screens and trailer...

The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats. Now you can take part in all major Pacific battles of the World War II in the Pacific Storm game that is a mixture of RTS, war-game and simulator. All major and important sea battles of World War II, which took place in the Pacific Ocean, are included and you can play either for the USA or Japan. Mine the resources (money, iron and nickel ore, bauxites and oil), train various units and retaliate!

Unfurl the banners and lead the charge! All of Tellius is torn in a bloody war, and only you have the means to put it to an end. Take command of a band of mercenaries loyal only to you, and guide them to victory against the forces of the Daein kingdom! Turn-based strategy gives you maximum control of your army. As your characters gain experience, shape their abilities by giving them special skill sets, and develop your army into a unique fighting force.