Red Ninja: End of Honor is an action-adventure title, developed by Tranji, which will feature a variety of innovative game-play features blending action, adventure, stealth, seduction and fighting. These elements have been placed in a historical Japanese environment with an event-driven story written by famed Japanese feature film director, Shinsuke Sato. Red Ninja: End of Honor is expected for PS2 & Xbox.

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.

BAM! Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Bujingai: The Forsaken City for the PlayStation 2 has gone gold and will be shipping to retailers across North America on July 22, 2004.

'Kult: Heretic Kingdoms' is Project Three Interactive's 3D isometric RPG, that combines 3D technologies and the traditional ways of isometric RPG's. Enter the fantasy kingdom of ancient Rywennia and enjoy this action adventure at its fullest. This time we talk with Chris Bateman, International Hobo Ltd.'s Managing Director, which 3D People brought in to aid in a mechanical redesign and to re-work the narrative in 'Kult: Heretic Kingdoms'.

Cenega Publishing and Tri Synergy, Inc. announced today a North American release date of October 1, 2004 for their 3rd person action adventure PC title, Shade: Wrath of Angels.

Devil May Cry 3 unfolds an earlier chapter in Dante's history, before the original Devil May Cry, to the fateful clash between Sparda's twin sons, divided by the divergence of their chosen paths. Take a peek at these 20+ new screens...

Test Drive: Eve of Destruction is the first Test Drive game to feature: vehicle damage, dirt tracks, crazy events and unorthodox vehicles like school buses, taxis and hearses. Read more for new screens ...

Artifact Entertainment, developers Horizons: Empire of Istaria, announced today that to restructure its debt and strengthen its competitive position, the Company has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. This action was primarily due to an inability to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement with a key vendor.

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 :

• Counter-Strike: Source - Trailer
• Ascension To The Throne - E3 2004 Trailer
• Catwoman - Trailer Pack
• GoldenEye: Rogue Agent - Trailer #3

From legendary game developer Rare Ltd. comes "Kameo: Elements of Power," a larger-than life journey full of intense combat, magnificent exploration, and innovative morph-into-monster action that allows Kameo to transform into incredible monsters to search out and battle ever-present evil.

The Stalin Subway is a realistic first-person shooter which is set in Stalin's Moscow of fall 1952. Iosif Stalin, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of USSR is now 72 years old. A group of military officials of high rank decides that the Generalissimo is weak and the power can be taken away from him. But the fear of the Father of the Nation is still strong, and conspirators choose unusual weapon which can produce huge destructions and mass deaths...

Sony has started accepting registration for people to participate in the Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed beta test. Please note that you must have an active Star Wars Galaxies account to register for the beta. Jump To Lightspeed allows players to engage in fast-paced, real-time space dogfights against faction-aligned opponents or AI-controlled ships while traveling throughout 10 content-rich space sectors.

Electronic Arts announced that Madden NFL Football 2005 has officially gone gold for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and GameBoy Advance. All console versions of Madden NFL 2005 are shipping August 9 and will be in stores everywhere by August 12. This is the second EA SPORTS title to debut on Xbox Live.

Got Game Entertainment today announced "Alida" for PC has "gone gold." The PC version of the critically acclaimed first person 3D graphical adventure game begins shipping to North American retail the first week in August.

Shrapnel Games has released a demo for Dragoon: The Prussian War. This sequel to the Charles S. Roberts award-winning Horse and Musket, and first in an exciting new series of games under the Horse and Musket 2 banner, Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine is slated for release in August. Read more for download links ...

Digital Jesters has released a new patch for Cyanide Studios' Pro Rugby Manager 2004. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.10 and addresses stat issues and a few other minor tweaks. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

KOEI today announced that it will publish "Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends" in North America this November, exclusively for the PS2. The expansion pack can also be played without the original "Samurai Warriors" disc.

Rome: Total War is the next generation in epic strategy gaming from the critically acclaimed and award winning Total War brand. The aim of the game is to conquer, rule and manipulate the Roman Empire with the ultimate goal of being declared as the “Imperator” of Rome. Read more to check out the new screens ...

Digital Extremes, in conjunction with Hip Interactive Europe, revealed more details on the multiplayer features planned for their new FPS, Pariah, which will be published and distributed in 2005.