An update from Bobbee Tec on their GBA 3D engine, complete with particles, dynamic lighting, physics and frightening spiders. Read more for the pressrelease and screens!

ValuSoft has released a playable demo for last year's street racing simulation Midnight Outlaw: Illegal Street Drag Nitro Edition (developed by Canopy Games). This demo features the full game but only lets you to play for up to 60 minutes.If you want to unlokc the full content you will need to purchase a key over at their website (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

'Battlefield 1982 Interstate' is a car-to-car combat mod for Battlefield 1942 inspired by Interstate '76 and Interstate '82. A new version A1.1 of this vehicular combat modification for Battlefield 1942 is now available, providinge several tweaks in addition to the obvious BF1942 version 1.45 compatibility, including tweaks to a couple of maps, protection from splash damage when inside vehicles, improved jets, and more. Read more for download links ...

Oozing authenticity and officially licensed by the RAF, Battle of Britain is set to transform CFS3 into the simulator that European users have always wanted. Just Flight's attention to detail has been partnered with Aeroplane Heaven's acknowledged design skills and the superb game engine from CFS3 to create something special at angels one-five!

Colin McRae Rally 04 is set to be the total rally video gaming experience with eight game modes, an advanced visual engine and an all-new style. The September launch is not the only surprise Codemasters has lined up. The engine that drives the series' sublime car handling has been enhanced to a new level of detail. A batch of new screens just rolled in ...

Schanz International Consultants added yet another quality partner to it's portfolio of games for the Asian market by signing exclusive rights to represent TDK in Asia. The relationship begins with the already famous World Racing title on PC, PS2 and Gamecube. World Racing is no run-o-the-mill racing title but one of the most visually impressive racing games ever seen with a terrific amount of playability.

Painkiller is a first-person horror shooter, designed to satisfy the gamer's hunger for intense, fast-paced action. You are Painkiller, a mercenary for hire, charged with cleaning out nests of the undead. But an unholy pact with a demon unknowingly puts you square in the middle of a fight for control of the underworld... with the future of humanity hanging in the balance. Check out 45 new screenshots to relieve that ECTS hangover.

Egenesis and Alchemic Dream announce the launch of the French version of A Tale in the Desert. Egenesis and Alchemic Dream propose a free trial period and the game is downloadable on the English website atitd.com or on the French website alchemicdream.com.

Totalfrags.com is pleased to announce that registrations for its ATI-RTCW tournament has opened. Based on the immensely successful game, Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, the tournament will feature 2,400 gamers from across the world. Two First Prize Winners shall receive an ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128Mb 3D graphics card worth US $399. Four Second Prize Winners will receive ATI RADEON 9600 Pro 128Mb boards worth US $199 each. Ten Third Prize Winners will receive ATI Radeon 9200 Pro 128Mb boards worth US $129 each. Visit Total Frags' website to register and compete in this tournament.

In this platform action/adventure game, Spyro and his friends have inadvertently torn a hole in the fabric of space between the Rhynoc and Dragon Realms. At the command of the elusive Ripto, droves of Rhynocs are now pouring into the Dragon Realms. Spyro must help close the hole quickly before the portal and Ripto's ego grow too large and the two realms fuse together permanently. Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs is scheduled for release on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in fourth quarter 2003... Check out nine new Spyrotechnic screenshots.

Scooby is back! This time Mystery Inc must unravel the mystery behind why mega industrialist Travis Sherman is forcing people to sell their land to him – and the role his occult obsessed assistant Selena Jones has in these plans! Check out 5 new screens and a fact sheet whose blob-points spookily follow you around the room.

World of Warcraft allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory. Check these 2 new screens ...

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...

When a young clownfish named Nemo is captured by a diver on his first day of "school", his father, Marlin, embarks on an unbelievable quest to rescue his son. Extend the magic of the Disney/Pixar movie mega-event; and grab your chance to become Nemo as you play Finding Nemo on your favourite games system... Check out some new screens!

The winners of the most prestigious awards in the European interactive entertainment industry were announced in London today at ECTS, Europe's premier trade show for the interactive entertainment industry. The ECTS 2003 Awards, hosted by Kate Russell, are the ninth in a long line of successful ceremonies and were attended by over 1000 leading industry figures in the trade hall of ECTS itself. Kate is a journalist, presenter and self-confessed technophile and has appeared on Gamer.tv, Sky TV, LWT and the BBC as a technology reporter, as well as having contributed to a number of leading computing and technology magazines. The ECTS 2003 Awards categories are divided between 'Best of Year' and 'Best of Show'.. Read more for the awards!

QuakeNet, tonight consolidated it's position as the world's largest chat network, with more than 200,000 people connected concurrently. The actual user peak eventually reached 201,401 users, 1401 users more than the 200,000 user mark.

If you get excited about the idea of sailing uncharted waters, searching the fog for rival ships, and maneuvering into the perfect position to lay iron unto your enemy before he can do the same to you, then you've come to the right place. Battlefield: Pirates is a mod for EA's Battlefield 1942 (updated for the coming bf1942 v1.45 patch). Can you hold the center long enough to win? A new v0.21 Alpha version has been released with lots of balancing done to direct and splash damage, reworking of Scurvy_Cove, and a new "preview" map, similar to Komodo_Island. Read more for download links ...

The official Motor City Online site from EA features a last goodbye message.. Here is the full message:

We at Electronic Arts and MCO Staff both past and present would like to say thank you for being a part of a great online racing game experience. Motor City Online service ends today, but it will live on forever in the hearts of the racers who loved the game.

Thank you for all your enthusiasm for Motor City Online and making it such a great place to play.

Regards,
MCO Staff