A demo for Nexagon Deathmatch "Strategy First's 3D tactical arena combat game" featuring two levels and two pre-made armies is now available for download.. The demo is 201 MB to grab and you find it at 3DGamers here!

3D Prophet 9600, Hercules' new 256MB mid-range graphics board based on ATI's RADEON 9600 chipset, is about to make a splash in the world of 3D gaming. 3D Prophet 9600 is the highly-anticipated newcomer in Hercules's celebrated range of 3D graphics boards, providing fast, high-quality rendering for a lifelike gaming experience with an excellent performance/price ratio.

Gladius follows the grand saga of two young heroes, Ursula and Valens, as they recruit and train a team of warriors to contend in the fiercely competitive gladiator games. The game supports both single and multiplayer modes and is expected to release spring 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube... Apparently inspired by "the brutal and spectacular gladiator battles of the ancient world". And not a certain movie...Read more for more gladiatorial screenshots, this time with the power bars on and everything.

Konami of America has announced that Silent Hill 3 for the PlayStation 2 has been shipped to stores in North America. The game will include a bonus soundtrack CD featuring music from the game. In Silent Hill 3, players must guide Heather Morris through a series of eerie environments that are overrun with dozens of nasty creatures ranging from split-headed zombie dogs to horribly mutated humanoids.

Ubi Soft has announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder has been shipped to stores in North America. Island Thunder is a stand-alone expansion that features 12 different game types as well as 12 multiplayer maps--four of which have been taken directly from the original version of Ghost Recon. Island Thunder also has full support for Xbox Live, allowing players to take squad-based shooting action online..

Secret Weapons Over Normandy brings the historic air battles of that era to PlayStation2, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and PC this fall. Secret Weapons Over Normandy presents a dynamic, deeply engaging story-driven flight action experience that puts players in control of authentic World War II aircraft and challenges them to undertake the war's most dangerous missions... Today we have nicer copies of some of the editor's day pics, plus one or two new ones.

Combining third person action, horse-riding and sneak'em up assassination with a cinematography inspired rail shooter FPS mode, Wanted Guns is a story driven action game for the PC set in Mexico and the Wild West during the American Civil War. You play as Reverend Devlin, an unforgiving priest whose dubious past as former leader of Los Gauchos, a Mexican gang of gold-thieving gunslingers, has finally come back to haunt him.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today revealed its plans for the ECTS (The Electronic Computer Trade Show), one of the industry's major European events of the year.

At stand # 1750, Ubi Soft will be featuring key titles from its Christmas 2003 lineup on leading platforms.

Read more for the lineup!

Cenega Publishing and Plastic Reality request that you take some time to reflect on some of the various forgotten events that took place this week during the Korean War.

AGETEC Inc. today announced that Space Channel 5 Special Edition for the PlayStation2 is groovin' its way to North America this fall. Starring Ulala, an indelible dance diva and space age newscaster, "Space Channel 5 Special Edition" takes players on a futuristic neo-60's adventure delivering two rich storylines, unique visuals, funky tunes and a unique gameplay experience like no other.

Get behind the wheel of Colin McRae Rally 04 and experience the rally game reinvented by the people who invented the rally game.

Due late September for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, Colin McRae Rally 04 takes Codemasters' dominant 6 million-selling series to a new level. The rally gear grinding action is more intense than ever as the series' sublime car handling combines with new championships, custom rallies, new single and multiplayer gaming modes, and unique car part testing challenges to win advanced technology for your car. Everything you could possibly want to know about Colin 4 on one handy press release...

Read more below for facts, facts and even more facts... Included 36 PS2 grabs and 62 Xbox grabs!

JoWood Productions today released the English playable demo of AquaNox 2: Revelation, offering a new chance to try out this submersed 3D action game by Massive Development. This massive demo contains two instant action missions, Convoy Attack and Crawler Hideout, as well as the "Stoney in a Fix" mission from the single-player campaign.. (thanks 3DGamers) Download from 3DGamers here! Other download links here (266 MB)!

Just Play, the strategy game label of independent British publisher Just Flight, have announced that Laser Squad Nemesis has gone gold and will be launched at UK retail in September..

Authentic ninja action is set to strike on the Xbox with Activision, Inc.'s Tenchu: Return from Darkness. Building on the best-selling Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven for the PS2, Tenchu: Return from Darkness boasts updated design and technical enhancements, new maps and features and support for Xbox Live. The title is being developed by K2, Ltd. in conjunction with Prosoft Corp.. Check out some screens below!

"Project Gotham Racing 2" is the newest version of the critically acclaimed "Project Gotham Racing" franchise. Rewarding drivers for focusing on speed and style while still taking risks around every corner, "Project Gotham Racing 2" offers circuit-based racing through highly detailed, photorealistic urban environments.. Check out some screens from the Swedish "Stockholm" track!

The brutal and spectacular gladiator battles of the ancient world serve as inspiration for Gladius, a turn-based action role-playing (RPG) game from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. Gladius follows the grand saga of two young heroes, Ursula and Valens, as they recruit and train a team of warriors to contend in the fiercely competitive gladiator games. The game supports both single and multiplayer modes and is expected to release spring 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube... You'll be in screenshot Elysium with these 12 grabs.

Capcom today released Chaos Legion, a new brand of action gaming for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. Chaos Legion submits an entirely new way to play an action game, offering complete control over both the hero and the mighty legions he can summon. Players have the ability to acquire a substantial variety of new defensive and offensive moves as they are propelled through this epic saga. Chaos Legion is rated “T” for teen audiences by the ESRB and is now available at retailers across North America.

The time of year is approaching when all the movers and shakers of the European gaming world head to London to see the latest that the world of gaming has to offer. This year for the first time ECTS forms part of the newly created London Games Week, a packed schedule of gaming events taking place in the last week of August. As part of London Games Week the ECTS show is coming to Earls Court, London on 27th to 29th August and Nintendo will be there.