Namco's 'Ace Combat 5', shipping exclusively for the PlayStation2 in Fall 2004, is the newest installment is the most explosive title yet in the unparalleled 'Ace Combat' series. Developed by Namco Limited in Japan, 'Ace Combat 5' is set to soar as Namco’s fifth installment of the Air Combat/Ace Combat series. Read more for 40+ new screens ...

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that new content for Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, the smash-hit aerial action game for Xbox, is now available for download via Xbox Live. The latest wave of free content includes three new planes, two new maps and two new gametypes that are sure to keep the skies ablaze with high-speed high-altitude action. Read more for details & screens ...

Shortly after the previous patch, TDK has released a new patch for Synetic's racing game World Racing. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.6.6 and adds hot fixes for Launcher + multiplayer in previous patch. Read more for details and download links ...

Worlds collide in Armies of Exigo, where the traditional boundaries of the battlefield are smashed and war is waged both above and below the ground. Armies of Exigo locks elves, beasts, knights, and creatures of the darkness in an epic battle for survival where armies can delve deep underground to advance undetected and then tunnel to the surface to unleash powerful attacks on their unsuspecting enemies.

Featuring all 30 NHL teams, plus teams from all the other major hockey leagues of North America and Europe, NHL Eastside Hockey manager provides ice hockey fans complete franchise control of their favourite ice hockey team. The demo is a fully featured version of the game that lasts for six months of game time. Read more for download links ...

Digital Jesters has released another demo for Pro Rugby Manager 2004 product, allowing the management game fans have a taste of what is to come when Pro Rugby Manager 2004. The new demo incorperates both a new single-player demo as well as Internet or LAN play. There are four teams available in the demo, England, France, Biarritz and Leicester along with two stadiums to choose from. Read more for download links ...

Chaos League combines sports, fantasy and brutal, chaotic action on a playing field where the primary objectives are typical but the gameplay is anything but. This demo features a few tutorials, 4 fields, 2 races, playable in match & championship mode, and unlike previous demo, this one is the UK version, with English commentary. Read more for download links ...

DEEP SILVER announced today the development of 'Alexander The Great' due for release on PC CD-ROM in November 2004. The game, which has been in development by the Meridian93 studio since February 2004, is a 3D RTS/RPG, which puts you in control of a squad of Alexander's elite Macedonian soldiers. Read more for details and the first screens ...

Wartime Command: Battle For Europe 1939-1945 is the stunning World War II tactical real time strategy game from Russian developers 1C Company in Russia. The game development project has been retitled from Battlefield Command to give it prominence in a cluttered market of similar product brands. Read more for some new screens ...

SPECNAZ is a Tactical First Person Shooter game, built on 3D outdoor engine AMOEBA. The main characteristic feature is the tactic-action model, which the game provides to the player, as well as gives him/her opportunities for successful completion of missions without any limitations. Read more to check some new screens ...

Gamers will control Catwoman as they play the movie, utilizing her unique catlike skills, senses and cunning to defeat her enemies. Boasting incredible acrobatic skills, Catwoman can leap across roofs, run up walls, pounce on prey, utilize inimitable "cat senses," and avoid enemy bullets with feline grace. Read more for new screens ...

Jowood has released the standalone server for Wing Simulations' multiplayer shooter SÖLDNER: Secret Wars. This v28054 dedicated Win32 server features includes all you need to host a multiplayer game session, only for the European edition of the game. Read more for details and download links ...

From the makers of the popular replacement pack for Counter-Strike comes a brand new pack for Activision’s WWII themed shooter title Call of Duty. Fusion Pack CoD introduces new visual and audio effects to the game, enabling gamers to have a more intense gameplay experience. This version includes higher-res model textures, a new US Airborne skin set, new sounds, gameplay effects, one new map, new console graphics and more! Read more for download links ...

Rotobee has released a new patch for their adult 3D relationship sim title Singles: Flirt Up Your Life. This update brings your retail game to v1.4 (for international version) and adresses the usual crashes, fixes as well as adding new extension and customization options (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Navarre, owner of US publisher Encore, has released its quarterly financial numbers in which is revealed that the console title based on the Daredevil movie has been cancelled. Paulson concluded, “Included in our results, is our management decision to shut down the development of Encore’s video game console projects which primarily consisted of the Daredevil video game project. As a result, the Company wrote off $4.3 million of development costs during the quarter and a total of $5.6 million for the fiscal year. We have refocused Encore on its core competencies of software publishing.” Read the full financial press release...

COPS 2170: The Power of Law is a colorful hybrid of tactical strategy and RPG elements where players take on the role of a rookie cop as she patrols the mean streets of a futuristic, cyberpunk metropolis. Read more for details and a few new screens ...

Version 1.2 of CS:CZ will be released next week via Steam. The update includes high-definition hostage models with all-new AI, 2 new player models, brand new maps, and other enhancements. The improved hostages will show emotions such as fear, attempt to escape on their own if ignored, and even talk to the player to give clues about what they've seen. The new player models feature the Russian SPETSNAZ counter-terrorist and Militia terrorist.

While Microsoft has publicly avoided discussing its next generation machine, it has been quietly conducting studies on the consumer appeal of a hybrid device that would play both PC and Xbox games. The B/R/S Group, a California-based market research company that lists Microsoft and the Xbox division specifically as clients, has been gathering consumer feedback on a device it refers to as Xbox Next PC – "a videogame console system with a hard drive and a built-in fully functional PC." Mention of the device came on one of several slides shown to focus groups. Read more of it over at CNN Money.

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 :

• Guilty Gear Isuka - Trailer (2)
• The Urbz - Trailer
• The Red Star - Trailer
• Dark And Light - Trailer
• UT 2004 - Make It Unreal Trailer
• Combat Elite: World War II Paratroopers - Trailer