Empire Interactive has released the first patch for their just released arcade racing game, Starsky and Hutch. This upgrade brings your retail copy to v1.31 but no details as to what this actually fixes/upgrades are available at this point. Read more for download links ...

Nintendo was awarded an interim payment of $641,000 in a Game Boy copying case, with final damages yet to be determined. In one of Nintendo's most significant anti-piracy judgments ever, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled against Lik Sang International Limited, worldwide distributor of game copying devices capable of widespread counterfeiting of Game Boy software. In the recent decision, William Waung, Judge of the Court of First Instance, High Court, ruled in favor of Nintendo Co. Ltd and Nintendo of America Inc. against defendants Lik Sang International Limited and Visoly Limited, and their principals, Ahlswede Nils and Alexander Peter Kampl. Judge Waung ordered an interim payment of HK$5 million (US$641,000) be paid to Nintendo and further ordered them to pay Nintendo's legal expenses. The amount of actual damages will be awarded at a later hearing.

In little more than a month on store shelves, Atari's Enter The Matrix has sold through 2.5 million units in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), making it the 14th - and fastest-selling - title/franchise in the Atari catalogue to cross this sales threshold.

Atari will bring Terminator3: War of the Machines, a singleplayer and online multiplayer first person shooter set in the ravaged battlefields of the Tech Com-versus-SkyNet conflict from the Terminator world, to personal computer (PC) this winter. Currently in development by Hungary-based Clever's Games, Terminator 3: War of the Machines will allow up to 32 players to face off online as either technologically-advanced SkyNet Terminators or battle-hardened Tech Com Special Forces in an epic multiplayer struggle for supremacy.

Race in a real pack with the new multiplayer PC demo for TOCA Race Driver, now available for download.. This multiplayer demo enables gamers to experience motor sport's most aggressive exhibition of close-contact racing against their mates around three circuits – Sears Point, Norisring and Adelaide – played over LAN or online for up to 12 players. Read more for download links ...

TDK Mediactive announced today that all landlubbers should beware ... pirates are on the loose! "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" has shipped for the Game Boy Advance handheld system. Based on Disney's major live action film for Summer 2003, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will be available at retail outlets throughout North America.

In a global marketing first, the UK publishers of PlayStation2 game Virtua Tennis 2 announced they will be using trained homing pigeons to promote the video game to real tennis fans attending this year's Wimbledon. Twenty pigeons, spray-painted with the Virtua Tennis 2 logo and acting as flying advertisements for the game, have been trained to fly in and out of the home of British tennis during the tournament.

NovaLogic Ltd. today announced that the Devastation online graffiti competition has received a whopping total of 900 graffiti entries to-date. With just over a week until the competition is due to close, NovaLogic is fully expecting to break the 1000 barrier, all competing for the top prize of £1000 in cold, hard cash.

Lost Kingdoms II takes the immersive Real Time Action/RPG gaming experience to the next level with an expanded game world, new cards and exciting perils to face. Set 200 years after the events of the original Lost Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Argwyll is on the brink of destruction. All hope lies in the hands of a new heroine Tara. Abandoned as a child and raised by a gang of thieves, Tara must use the force of her magical Runestone and summon Guardian Creatures to battle the invading evil force, uncover its terrible origins and save the kingdom. check these 30+ new screens ...

PlayStation will bring the PlayStation Patrol to Indianapolis, IN. The PlayStation Patrol is a 40-foot long vehicle, featuring 17 PlayStation 2 interactive kiosks. The vehicle is set-up to play all of the hottest and best-selling videogame titles available for the PS2. The PlayStation Patrol Scout, a PlayStation 2 branded Hummer H2* vehicle new for 2003, will accompany the PlayStation Patrol and help spread the news that the PlayStation Patrol is in town. Coupons will be available for a $5.00 discount on any PlayStation or PS2 game. This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC... Where and when? Find out below!

Atari will bring Terminator 3: War of the Machines, a single-player and online multiplayer first-person shooter set in the ravaged battlefields of the Tech Com-versus-SkyNet conflict from the Terminator world, to the PC this Fall. Currently in development by Hungary-based Clever’s Games, Terminator 3: War of the Machines will allow up to 32 players to face off online as either technologically-advanced SkyNet Terminators or battle-hardened Tech Com Special Forces in an epic multi-player struggle for supremacy.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own post, we grouped them and so far there are trailers for :

• Ghost Recon: Island Thunder [Xbox] - Trailer
• Savage: The Battle For Newerth - Trailer
• Alien Raid - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers became available. Read more for download links ...

Shadowlands is a dark, mystical realm where the laws of physics are changed, and everything you ever believed in, breaks and inverts. Underneath lies the remnants of an ancient civilisation, so advanced, so magnificent it challenges the myth of human authenticity. FilePlanet is now offering their paid subscribers the chance to participate in beta testing "Anarchy Online: Shadowlands". Not for the bandwidth impaired as this full beta client clocks in over 1 GB, if you already have the original Anarchy Online installed, its a mere 430 MB. Happy downloading !

A Warrior Slave…Chosen by the Gods…to Re-store the Glory of an Empire In the Year 106AD the Roman Empire is in terrible decline. After the untimely death of the much-liked Emperor Trajan, the despotic Emperor Arruntius has bled the once powerful Rome to its knees. Badly fought wars, famine and plague are rife in all corners of the Empire, whilst the Emperor and his elite enjoy every excess and vice that the emptying coffers can afford. As herald to this age of degradation, Arruntius has destroyed large portions of the city of Rome to create the battleground for the bloodiest gladiator event ever staged. Check these 10 awesome new screens!

Lock and load your M-16 and grab your flak jacket, it's time to hit the jungle in Battlefield Vietnam. Electronic Arts announced today that Battlefield Vietnam for the PC is under development and expects to debut in early 2004. The title will be published and distributed by Electronic Arts under the EA GAMES brand. This is not an addon, but a full fledge sequel! Read more for details & features..

Take on the role of Sen, and explore the new worlds with ‘Chameleon’ technology allowing you to impersonate members of the different tribes and go safely among them. Learn the history of how this new world came to be and resolve the feuding into a peaceful conclusion where your true origins will be revealed. Mysterious Journey 2: Chameleon is also known as Schizm 2. Read more to check out these mysterious new screens ...

A malevolent power has stolen control of all the souls of Evany, and you alone have survived. With the help of a star portal left behind by a mysterious visitor, you escape your imprisoned planet and find yourself alone in a vast galaxy of unknown worlds, desperate to find help for your beleaguered home. Journey to an island of robots, a mysterious abandoned desert dwelling, and the sparkling glass towers of the Merari, an ancient sea people who are involved in the resistance against the Balial, to solve the mystery behind The Far Realm. these screens sure are weird, but anyhow ...

The day is upon us! We here at Eidos are extremely pleased to announce that the PS2 version of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness has OFFICIALLY GONE GOLD!!! Now complete, Lara Croft will be on the shelves of major retailers this coming weekend!!! The wait is over, the time has come! The Angel of Darkness has been unleashed upon the world...are you ready?

ESPN Videogames today, at a press conference at the ESPN Zone, announced the signing of Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive tackle and Super Bowl champ Warren Sapp to serve as the official spokesperson and cover athlete for "ESPN NFL Football." Read more for details ...