Not out in stores yet, but Vivendi has already released the first patch for Irrational's Tribes Vengeance. This update patch brings your English retail game to version 1.01 and includes general updates and is required for online play. Read more for download links ..

HD Interactive and Mithis proudly announce the signing of their latest project. The deal concerns an RTS title that has yet to be named and will be developed by a new team within Mithis comprising of, amongst others, all the key personnel and creators of 'Codename: Panzers - Phase One'. This last bit is interesting as Codename Panzers was made by Stormregion, and several sequels were already planned.

Codemasters today announces that a PC edition of Second Sight, the stealth action epic from Free Radical Design, is coming this November. Read more for details...

Replay Studios, located in Hamburg/Germany, announced today that they are working on a new 3rd person action game, Survivor. Survivor will be developed for all systems, PC and consoles. The Game establishes the all new genre Reality Gaming.

Neversoft Entertainment and Activision Tony Hawk's Underground 2 for the GameCube utilizes patent-pending DivX video compression technology for stunning in-game cinematics, DivXNetworks, Inc. announced today.

Already rumored the past few days, Majesco today officially announced it has added Psychonauts for the PS2 to complement its previously announced Xbox and PC versions. Read more for details, screens and the very first trailer...

Capcom Europe today announced plans to release Haunting Ground for the PlayStation 2. Known as Demento in Japan, Haunting Ground promises to deliver a compelling mix of horror, adventure and puzzles when it is released in early 2005. Read more for details and 20+ screens...

Enter the world of professional tennis and become the champion you always dreamed of being! This revolutionary new title not only lets you hone your grand slam skills, you can import your own photo and actually become one of the players in the game. Enter the heat of competition, win money, and climb up the rankings. Expected to be released in North and South America in late summer 2004.

Immerse yourself in "Nexus: The Jupiter Incident", a real-time mission-based tactical space game featuring spectacular real time battles and breathtaking motion picture quality. Focus on tactics and action as you control up to a dozen battleships encountering aliens, unknown solar systems and astrophysical phenomena in your struggle to save Earth.

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have decided to change the planned release date for Gary Grigsby's World At War from November, 2004 to February, 2005. Speculation and excitement have increased regarding the release of this title after a series of Summer previews and conventions. Additional testing, gameplay and AI enhancements have been agreed on that will require the additional time to finish.

In2Games proudly announces that its revolutionary PS2 beat-em-up Gametrak: Dark Wind has gone gold, and will hit European retail on 22nd October. Gametrak: Dark Wind bundles the remarkable Gametrak 3D motion control system with the exclusive beat-em-up, Dark Wind.

EA and KROME Studios are pleased to share the news of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue going gold on all platforms (PS 2, Xbox, GC and GBA). This title will ship to North American retail outlets starting on Tuesday, October 12, following in Europe on Friday, October 29 and Australia on Monday, November 8 under a co-publishing deal by EA and KROME Studios.

An Empire release planning reveals that Strangelite's FPS 'Starship Troopers' has been delayed, again. Originally slated for the 2004 holiday season, then delayed until Spring 2005, 'Starship Troopers' has apparently been pushed back once again to September 2005 for the PC while the Xbox version is not scheduled for end 2005.

Telltale Games, a new development studio in Northern California today outlined the company’s plans to re-energize the Adventure Game category from their San Rafael headquarters.

A very well-rounded Mario makes his debut as a human pinball in Mario Pinball Land for Game Boy Advance SP. More than a pinball game, Mario Pinball Land mixes all the action and adventure you've grown to expect from Mario with the fast-paced flipping excitement that pinball fans love.

3000AD Inc today announced the name of its latest product, 'Universal Combat: Hostile Intent.' Unlike our previous games which featured extensive gameplay but much complexity, Universal Combat – Hostile Intent (UCHI), is a pure combat focused action game based on the Universal Combat core engines.

THQ today announced the release of the first downloadable bonus level for the tactical action game Full Spectrum Warrior. This exciting new chapter, known as Epilogue 1, can be downloaded through Xbox Live in conjuncture with the Full Spectrum Warrior disc.

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 :

• Lord of The Rings: Third Age - Trailer
• Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - Trailer

For the first time, Sims are living in the city where reputation (rep) is everything. Players will custom-create these new Sims, called Urbz, by customizing their unique style and building their status to become the biggest "player" in the city. Read more for some new screens or download the walkthrough trailer.

Set in the 60s and using the Cold War as its inspiration, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater forces the player to adopt a number of new skills to survive in Snake's new jungle environment. Danger lurks everywhere as Snake explores the beautifully-realised forests, encampments and rivers, with guards patrolling key routes, dangerous animals to contend with, and the uneven terrain and noisy foliage making the silent approaches the Metal Gear hero is famed for virtually impossible.