Get ready for mind-blowing killin' action in this fast paced game that takes you around the world to fight against a new threat to world peace. Run, gun and jump past a relentless barrage of over-tie-top enemies with a scum killing dual-hand weapon system that can blast your enemies in mid-air. Save your family, save the world! The official ship date is May 24, but you can buy the game right now at ValuSoft 's website.

Atari, Inc. and the National Hockey League announced today that Backyard Hockey 2005 is in development and will be released later this year. Building on the success of the first Backyard Hockey title, which shipped over half a million units to retail in just 15 months, Backyard Hockey 2005 will be an all-new 3-D experience featuring the Backyard Kids and NHL pros featured as kid-sized versions of themselves.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced the arrival of new downloadable content for the popular Xbox racing title, Project Gotham Racing 2. The PGR 2 Paris Booster Pack includes eight cars to race on seven new tracks in the beautiful "City of Lights." Gamers can download the PGR 2 Paris Booster Pack via Xbox Live for £2.99/€4.99 beginning today, 20 May.

Besides displaying their newest games at E3, the developers/publishers go to great lengths to make their booths as elaborate as possible to attract attention. With a nice booth comes a nice hostess welcoming you, handing out flyers, taking care of appointments or ... just serving as eye candy. Here are the E3 2004 boob-babes

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

• Brothers in Arms (PS2/PC)
• The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (PS2/Xbox)
• EverQuest II (PC)
• Far Cry Instincts (Xbox)
• Ghost Recon 2 (NGC/PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Myst IV: Revelation (PC)
• Notorious: Die to Drive (ALL)
• Pacific Fighters (PC)
• Prince of Persia 2 (ALL)
• Rocky Legends (PS2/Xbox)
• The Settlers: Heritage of Kings (PC)
• Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2)
• Star Ocean Till the End of Time (PS2)
• Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow (Xbox)

'Silent Hunter III' will add new dimensions to the simulation experience. The player will engage in a compelling ocean environment, featuring dynamic weather, and experience the intensity of historical naval warfare. Taking the role of the U-boat commander, players will seek their enemy with sonar and periscope, attack the enemy with torpedoes, destroy them with the deck gun, or command their crew to do the job.

Valve sent us very short notice that Day of Defeat version 1.2 will be shipping today via Steam. The release will feature tweaks, map updates, new maps and enhancements stemming from community feedback. Read more for detailed fix list or for more information, please visit www.dayofdefeat.com.

Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors(tm) will launch one week earlier than anticipated due to quick approval by Nintendo of America as a result of the game's high-quality development. The game will be shipped to retailers nationwide on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2004, with some stores having it that day or the next. Most stores should have the product on-shelf by June 29.

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 :

• Gran Turismo 4 - E3 2004 Trailer (13mb)
• Darkwatch: Curse of West - E3 2004 Trailer (29mb)
• Battlefield 2 - E3 2004 Trailer (26mb)
• Heroes Of The Pacific - E3 2004 Trailer (13mb)
• Advent Rising - E3 2004 Trailer (30mb)
• X-Men: Legends - E3 2004 Trailer (29mb)
• Tribes Vengeance - E3 2004 Trailer (15mb)
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl - E3 2004 Trailer (14mb)
• KillZone - E3 2004 Trailer (37mb)
• Knights Of The Old Republic 2 - E3 2004 Trailer (29mb)
• IndyCar Series 2005 - E3 2004 Trailer (33mb)

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

• Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
• Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia (PS2/PC)
• Front Mission 4 (PS2)
• Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (PS2)
• Musashi Samurai Legend (PS2)

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

• Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PS2)
• Inuyasha: The Secret Of The Cursed Mask (PS2)
• Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle (PS2)
• Digimon Rumble Arena 2 (NGC/Xbox)
• SD Gundam Force (GBA/PS2)
• Digimon World 4 (NGC/PS2/Xbox)
• Gundam Seed: Battle Assault (GBA)
• Ribbit King (NGC/PS2)
• Cowboy Bebop (PS2)

SNK announced today that the company will publish the first home version of the hit arcade title, 'SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos', exclusively for the Xbox. 'SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos' fully supports Xbox Live, so consumers can take on opponents around the neighborhood or across the country in the ultimate online battle for survival. Read more for details and some new screens ...

Atari and Stormfront Studios have announced plans to develop Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, an action adventure game set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons world created by Wizards of the Coast. Designed by Stormfront Studios, creators of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and originally in development for the PS2, Demon Stone will now be available for the Xbox this fall.

Ubi Soft has released the first patch for 1C Maddox' Sturmovik: the Forgotten Battles addon IL-2 Forgotten Battles: Ace Expansion Pack. This update brings your retail game to v2.01 and adds a number of new planes, a variety of mission, and the usual game tweaks and bug fixes (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...

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

• Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne (PS2)
• Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner (PS2)
• Pro Fishing Challenge (Xbox)

Enlight announced today the genre blending RTS/RPG title Warlords Battlecry III is now available in retail stores across North America. The third installment in the Battlecry series, Warlords Battlecry III allows players to go head to head in RTS combat with one of 16 fantasy races and over a hundred hero combinations.

Activision, Inc. announced today that the company will develop and publish interactive entertainment games based on Columbia Pictures/Marvel Enterprises, Inc.'s upcoming feature film "Spider-Man 3," which is set for release in May 2007. Activision is currently developing console and PC games based on the highly anticipated movie "Spider-Man 2" that are scheduled for release in North America timed to the film's launch on June 30.

Obscure is Hydravision Entertainment's upcoming survival horror game where all the action centres around a group of three students, trapped in an eerie school, where the teachers have been performing obscene experiments on their classmates. Check the freshly launched Obscure website or read more for some new screens ...

TimeGate Studios delivers a breathtaking world of magical splendour, heroic deeds, and fearsome enemies with Kohan II: Kings of War, a fantasy-based real-time strategy game. Presented in beautifully rendered 3D, Kohan II: Kings of War allows gamers to lay siege to enemy cities, explore fantastic realms, fight strange creatures, and build a world-spanning empire.

In this inspiring adventure based on The Polar Express movie, players will take an extraordinary ride through eight exciting chapters. A mysterious Conductor shepherds players aboard the train and onto a journey to meet Santa Claus at the North Pole. Along the way, they will meet memorable characters from the film including the Girl Know-it-All, Lonely Boy, the Hobo, Smokey & Steamers and the Elves. Read more for details & screens ...