Massive is looking for a skilled artist to help produce marketing material for Ground Control 2. The art team is busy working on the game so they now need a fast-working expert, freelance 2D artist to help create posters, POS material, box art etc for their baby. If you are a world-class artist, don't hesitate to mail jobs@massive.se with a link to your portfolio.

Nintendos Mario Golf: Advance Tour for GameBoy Advance have linkup features with the GameCube version of Mario Golf, you can train the characters in this game, and send the data back to the GameCube version. In addition, all the characters from the GameCube version can be downloaded and use in the GBA version as well. Check out 15 new screenshots, some of which are GameCube versions showing link-up play.

Blizzard now offers a new Warcraft III map called Haven of the Damned... Map info: "Forged from the remnants of Draenor, this long-forgotten island was once a haven for outcasts. Now all that remains are relics of ancient battles and lost souls." Go download here!

Lula 3D Release postponed Psychotoxic and Sabotain cancelled, Release of Combat Mission 3 in 2003 is the pressrelease from CDV.. Here is the full clip:

WWII real-time strategists can look forward to the next sequel of the classic Combat Mission series this year. The Karlsruhe Publisher CDV Software Entertainment AG announced today that "Combat Mission 3 - Arika Korps" is anticipated to be available for sale in stores around the end of November.

Rebellion is pleased to announce that Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death is now available on PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox from all good games retailers, and online from stockists such as GAME (you can also check out an exclusive six-page online Dredd strip at www.game.uk.com ) at an RRP of £29.99 (PC) and £39.99 (PlayStation 2, Xbox). The game will be released on GameCube during November.

Buena Vista has released an updated level editor for Monolith's sci-fi FPS Tron2.0, allowing you to create your own single/multiplayer maps. This version of the level editor has been updated "with new installation instructions and pre-fabs for the sample maps" (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links.

Combining Diablo-like action elements and Street Fighter combats together, Blade and Sword blends computer Role-Playing and Action-RPG with amazing action and breath-holding martial arts from ancient China. This multiplayer game allows players to design up to five different combo attacks and features more than 30 levels. Developed by Pixel Studio, Blade and Sword is anticipated to be released for PC in Q4 2003. Read more for screens ...

GarageGames announced today the winners of Indie Games Con ’03 (IGC) Players Choice Awards sponsored by nVIDIA. 21-6 Productions returned to take 1st Place Overall for the second year in a row with their new game GravRally. 21-6's first racing title also edged out Dark Horizons: Lore from Max Gaming Technologies to win Best in Category for Multiplayer. A tie-breaker with Lore decided the Best in Category for Game Art which was awarded to Fuzee Teevee by Gastronaut Studios.

Mafia is a 3D action game, seen through the eyes of third person. Player assumes the role of a gangster in an American town of the thirties, and gets a chance to live through gangsters rise and fall. In a spell-bounding story of human hunger for power, he will be able to live through everything that was taking place in underworld during this stormy period: mad car chases, bootlegging, assassinations, and bank robberies. Read more for some new 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 :

• Railroad Tycoon 3 - Trailer
• Fugitive Hunter - Trailer
• Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon - Trailer
• Otogi 2 - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Empire Interactive today announces that a Collector's Edition of the hit PC title Ghost Master is now shipping. This Collector's Edition includes the original game, plus a host of extras (a DVD copy of Scary movie, amongst other things) that will send a shiver down your spine and grin to your face in time for Halloween. Read more for details ...

Evolution Studios have broken technological boundaries with the special effects in WRC3. Shrapnel particle emitters allow for bodywork and glass to come flying off the cars and a more detailed collision and damage model further intensifies the action. Additionally, working in-car instrumentation, enhanced car handling models and a new artificial intelligence system for driving computer controlled cars adds to the authenticity of the experience. Read more to check out 80+ screens ...

Electronic Arts has released a beta version for the Battlefield 1942 Mod Development Tool. The MDT introduces tools and guides for both the beginning and advanced Battlefield 1942 modder. The MDT is designed to help you make a mod that works with Battlefield 1942. If you are interested in contributing to the development of the MDT please download v.9a and post your comments and suggestions on the open beta forum. Read more for download links ...

Eutechnyx is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Claessens to its production staff. Paul was previously Senior 3D Animator at games developer and publisher Davilex, based in Houten, The Netherlands. Paul takes up his role at Eutechnyx as Lead Animator, where he will work on SRS, Street Racing Syndicate, Eutechnyx' underground street racing game currently in development for Namco. Paul brings wide experience both of the games and TV industries, having previously worked on animation projects for BBC and Discovery Channel, plus the DVD releases of the movies Judge Dredd and The Prophecy. While at Davilex he was involved in the development of Knight Rider, Paris-Marseilles Racer, London Racer II and US Racer.

Says Paul, "I am very pleased to join the Eutechnyx team and particular excited at the prospect of working on Street Racing Syndicate, where I can use both my 3D Animation and my cinematic skills. Newcastle is also very different to Amsterdam!"

Rebellion has released the first patch for their 3D action game Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.01 and adresses a slew of general changes, gametype-specific improvements, bug fixes, new server commands and plenty more (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...

As announced last night Gearbox has now released the demo for their recently released Halo:Combat Evolved. This demo features "The Silent Cartographer" mission from the single-player campaign, as well as the "Blood Gulch" map for multiplayer action. The demo supports up to 16 players in online Slayer and CTF matches. There's no save-game support, and vehicle selection is limited (thanks IGN). Read more for download links ...

Plastic Reality/Cenega have released an updated version of yesterdays demo for their squad-based Korean War game Korea: Forgotten Conflict. The demo features a tutorial level and one mission in Seoul, where you have to rescue medic and few allied soldiers and then leave by train. No specific details as to what is exactly "updated". Read more for download links ...

In Donkey Konga icons will scroll from right to left, when they reach the circles on the left side of the screen, players will have to act. The game will mainly revolve around two main actions : hitting the drum with your hands or clapping. The game will be playable by one to four players. Donkey Konga for the GameCube will be available on Japanese shelves on December 12. Read more for some screens ...

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that Ground Control(tm) II: Operation Exodus, the sequel to the award-winning PC real-time strategy game, will ship to North American stores in the second quarter of 2004.

Strategy First and Paradox Entertainment have announced their latest title based on the award-winning Europa Universalis engine, Victoria An Empire Under the Sun has gone gold!

Paradox has done it again and we couldn t be happier, says Steve Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First Inc. Every gamer that loved the Europa series and Hearts of Iron is going to want to dive right into Victoria. In Victoria An Empire Under the Sun your ultimate goal is to become one of the eight great powers of the era. To achieve this goal you must master the art of Diplomacy, Warfare, Economy & Industrialization, Colonization, Technological Research and Politics. Achieve global supremacy, by spanning the globe to become the dominant empire of the period and recreate history as you wish. While striving to simulate the conditions and prerequisites of the time period, Victoria - An Empire Under the Sun still leaves all the decision-making to the individual player.