Nevrax today announced that The Saga of Ryzom, its graphically stunning multi-genre massively multiplayer online role-playing game, would be launching in September of this year. Ryzom is a third-generation 3D game that features a highly original poetic universe designed for the general public. Read more for new screens ...

Jesper Kyd, the electronic and symphonic composer of the Hitman series, today announced he has partnered with Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Musicworks record label and Sumthing Distribution to market and distribute the original soundtrack for Eidos’ No.1 selling Hitman: Contracts. The album is released today at music retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, CDNow, HMV, Musicland, Tower, and Virgin. The official soundtrack CD is also available to order from www.sumthing.com.

The main concept behind Unreal Annihilation is to bring the RTS style of Total Annihilation to Unreal Tournament 2003. To do this, we plan to employ two methods; The classic Overhead view, and the engine's favorite First Person view. Both of these views will aid the player in leading his units to victory. Read more for download links ...

Revealed by Gamers.nl several weeks ago, today details for Illusion Softworks' Hidden & Dangerous 2 expansion pack Sabre Squadron have emerged. Scheduled for release in September 2004, Sabre Squadron will feature 9 new singleplayer missions, 3 new mp missions, improved AI and various new weapons (thanks Bluesnews). Read more for details ...

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 :

• Pathologic - Trailer
• Pacific Storm - Trailer

Set in 16th century Japan, the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate caused a series of major wars between individual warlords vying for power. This era in Japanese history became known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period. 'Samurai Warriors' reveals the stories from this dramatic era and combines it with the Tactical Action excitement for which KOEI has become known. Read more for new screens...

Four King of Iron Fist Tournaments fought. Twenty-three million units sold worldwide. Ten years past since Tekken first made history. In 2005, the landmark series returns to revolutionize console fighting one more time. Not much official information available, so read more for some new screens...

The game will provide players with extremely dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where players are to oppose dangerous and wise enemies, a large set of multifarious weaponry, possibility to control various machinery, incredible detailing and game world interactivity, story-driven single player with original team gameplay, a well-balanced multiplayer with numerous modes: DeathMatch, CTF, Cooperative, various team games and much more.

Gooka: Mystery of Janatris is a point and click style RPG adventure – take on the role of Judge Gooka, who, on arriving home after a long journey discovers his house has been razed to the ground, his wife in a critical condition and his son vanished. Travel through many exciting and varied locations to piece together the clues that will help you progress through the game, saving your wife and rescuing your son. Check the freshly launched website or read more for some new screens.

A demo for the remake of Papyrus' 1998 Grand Prix 1967 has been released. GPL 2004 is a community project, and while this demo contains the same Watkins Glen track as before, it has been upgraded with the official patches, modern graphics, car models and other modifications (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Fireglow Ltd announces they are developing a new project "Stranger" (working title). It is real-time strategy game set in a fantasy world, with elements of role playing games. Read more for details and 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 :

• Suikoden 4 - E3 2004 Trailer
• Rumble Roses - E3 2004 Trailer
• Phantom Crash 2050 - E3 2004 Trailer
• King Arthur - E3 2004 Trailer
• Neo Contra - E3 2004 Trailer
• Gradius V - E3 2004 Trailer
• Dance Dance Revolution - E3 2004 Trailer
• Boktai 2 - E3 2004 Trailer

Supremacy: Four Paths to Power is a unique turn based strategy game of interplanetary combat. The game casts the player in the role of one of four Commanding Officers (CO), each with their own abilities and strategies. No matter which CO is selected the goal is the same – conquest of the galaxy! They will have to manage resources, produce units, capture planets and space stations, and ultimately, defeat their enemies.

Check out the following new screens from JoWood's 2004 E3 lineup:

• Aquanox (PS2/Xbox)
• Future Tactics: The Uprising (NGC/PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor (PC)
• Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven (PC)
• Ice Hockey Manager 2005 (PC)
• Legend of Kay (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Neighbors from Hell 2 (PC)
• Silent Storm: Sentinels (PC)
• Soldner: Secret Wars (PC)
• SpellForce: The Breath of Winter (PC)
• Torque (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Transport Giant (PC)
• Wildlife Park: Wild Creatures (PC)

As expected the second part of the Community Bonus Pack for Epic Games' multiplayer FPS Unreal Tournament 2004 has been released. This second CBP contains 20 new third party maps, four new player characters and two new mutators. (thanks HomeLAN). Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Tabula Rasa - E3 2004 Trailer
• Viewtiful Joe 2 - E3 2004 Trailer
• Shadow Of Rome - E3 2004 Trailer
• Psychotoxic - Physics Trailer
• Prince Of Persia 2 - E3 2004 Trailer
• Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - E3 2004 Trailer
• Warhammer 40K Dawn of War - E3 2004 Trailer

“The Lord of the Creatures” is the title of the game that Arvirago Entertainment is now developing. In a fantasy universe, the player will be immersed in an epic adventure, which takes place in imaginary worlds inhabited by unbelievable creatures. The player will be able to confront on his own the challenges of the universe of “The Lord of the Creatures”, or will be able to interact online with other players around the world.

The Witcher” is an Action RPG game for PC platform, which combines the features of such games as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights. The game is supposed to ensure entertainment to a broad group of older players, incorporating simple yet interesting game system, along with a complex plot and attractive 3-D graphics. Read more for details & screens ...

In The Sims 2 you control your Sims over an entire lifetime for the first time. With the ground-breaking addition of genetics, your Sims now pass their DNA down through generations, giving you a more vivid and in-depth Sims experience. Every life choice you make has a relevant and dramatic effect on the lifetime of your Sim. It’s up to you to take your Sims from the cradle to the grave, fulfill their dreams, and push them to extremes in The Sims 2. Official ship date for The Sims 2 is set for September 17th.

City of Heroes enables players to realize their comic book dreams. Heroes protect the fine citizens of Paragon City in a colorful 3-D world where the victims of crimes not only thank players for their help, but they even compliment players on their costumes! With the release of the first update to City of Heroes just weeks away, Cryptic Studios and NCsoft have released some new screens!