Ariush just let us know that the official site for Devastation, www.DevastationGame.com is now open, and we have released three brand-spanking new screenshots of this next-generation Unreal engine powered game. Devastation is a cyber-punkish FPS set in a technology dark age in the near future. A handful of huge corporations control the remaining technology, and command a ruthless force of Pacification Squad troopers who terrorize the citizens of the various territories. The only law is martial law in this future, but you and a group of "disloyalists" have banded together and formed a resistance.

JoWooD Productions is proud to announce official details for the official Add On for the critically acclaimed Industry Giant II which is scheduled for a UK release on 29th November for PC CD Rom. Read more for details and some new screens ...

3DGamers tossed up a playable demo of Conflict: Desert Storm, the new squad-based tactical shooter by Pivotal Games. The demo contains an intro video and one full single-player mission. You find it HERE!

Indie Games producers, 'The Online Games Company' are announcing a new look and redesign for their massively popular 'Legends of Terris' client software. Due to be launched mid December, the new download boasts many new features.

Unreality tossed up a Chat Log with Epic Games Mark Rein. The time was spent answering a whole bunch of questions regarding UT2003. Here is a clip:

How big is the demo, and how many mirrors are expected to mirror the installer upon release?

I think we have about 200 mirrors lined up thus far! The demo is about 100Mb.

Do you have any ideas for any official/unofficial downloadable/buyable expansion packs for UT2k3 in the near future up to 6 months from now?

We expect to release some extra content but we don't have exact plans and NO we won't be charging for it.

"Kakuto Chojin" is a gritty street fight. Dark, edgy and mysterious battles take place in dark alleys and on rain-soaked rooftops. Combatants fight with raw emotion using their own styles. There is nothing cute, comical or cartoon-like about these battles. It's a life-or-death battle for survival. When a fighter strikes, his or her opponent will know it. "Kakuto Chojin" represents the next level in street-fighting realism.

GGMania got a chance to chat with Freedom Games' co-founder Eric Young as he answers a few questions regarding to G.I. Combat, soon-to-be-released 3D real-time strategy game that covers the intense hedgerow battles of Normandy, France from D-Day to Patton's breakout across France in 1944. He graciously filled them in on many details in this G.I. Combat interview, which is accompanied by three new screenshots.

CDV Software Entertainment UK is today cracking open the vodka to celebrate the publication of this week's Charttrack sales figures, which show that Cossacks, its classic real-time strategy game, has just sold its 100,000th unit in the UK and therefore qualifies for a coveted Silver Award from the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA).

A reminder folks!! The official multiplayer demo for Delta Force - Black Hawk Down by publisher NovaLogic, Inc will be released today, Thursday September 12th 2002. The demo will be available for download from www.novalogic.com and a number of key mirror sites. The demo follows the hugely successful multiplayer beta that had over 200,000 recorded downloads during its seven-day availability period.

The game is not out yet but nonetheless Electronic Arts sends along a patch for the full version of Battlefield 1942, shipping to stores and expected end of this week. This v1.1 patch brings the same changes and fixes as the multiplayer demo update, including support for the All Seeing Eye server browser, higher refresh rates, internal server browser improvements, bug fixes, and more. Additionally, the v1.1 Win32 dedicated server for the full game is now available, allowing server administrators to host all 16 maps in all gameplay modes. Read more a detailed fix list and links where to get it.

Strategy First and Monte Cristo are pleased to announce that The Partners, a life simulation game that takes place in a law firm, has shipped to retail stores nation wide. If i am not mistaken The Partners is already available in Europe...

Shrapnel Games is now offering a playable demo of the new tactical war game from the creatures of Brigade Combat Team, Armored Task Force. The game represents a whole new approach to wargaming as they "have modeled the entire battlefield, practically down to the bolts on the road wheels!". The full game is expected to go gold on September 27, and they are accepting pre-orders for that now. Read more for features and links where to grab the demo...

"MechAssault" lets players pilot the most powerful weapons available in the 31st century, a 40-foot-tall walking tank known as a BattleMech, or 'Mech. In this third-person action/shooter game, environments are not only fully destructible, they're the weapons. Players choose from a dozen 'Mechs - ranging from quick 30-tonners to huge 100-ton beasts - which they configure and optimize to crush their opponents. Gamers can challenge themselves with 20 single-player missions as they prepare for the ultimate multiplayer online experience.

Babel has appointed Jon Mepham as Quality Standards Manager as part of the company's strategy to achieve zero failure rates of hardware manufacturer submission.

Strategy First, Reality Pump and Zuxxez Entertainment are pleased to announce that Earth 2150: Lost Souls, the third chapter in the award-winning Earth 2150 trilogy, has shipped to stores nationwide.

Gamers who have the skills are challenged to step onto the hardwood and take it to the rack. "NBA Inside Drive 2003" dares each player to go up strong or don't go up at all. With thumpin' hip-hop beats, fluid gameplay, innovative commentary and incredibly realistic arena models of all the NBA franchises, "NBA Inside Drive 2003" delivers the ultimate NBA console experience.

Today we received a Product Overview and some Screens from Microsoft Game Studios' X-BOX title, Ninja Gaiden. This ninja action/adventure title has been rumored to be in development for years, leading many editorial publications to speculate constantly as to which platform will be home to this killer application.

Set 100 years in the future, "Quantum Redshift" features a new racing tournament of speed and daring that has become an organised sport and is conducted on tracks all over the world. Gamers race on futuristic terrain and compete in fierce grudge matches against multiple opponents, including an arch-rival. Developed by Curly Monsters Ltd. in Birkenhead, England and published by Microsoft Game Studios, "Quantum Redshift" delivers hyperspeed racing, 16 vehicles, 16 detail-laden tracks, weapons strategy, crafty AI opponents, spectacular aerial jumps and character-based nuances to appeal to action and racing gamers... Today we serve you with some new artwork and twelve new grabs (although some of them look trickily similar to older ones).. Njoy!

Reign of Fire will throw gamers into ferocious battles between two ancient species fighting for survival: humans and dragons. An action-packed third-person arcade adventure set in the near future, players will choose to take the side of either the humans - struggling to fight back against their seemingly insurmountable foes - or the dragons themselves: an awesome army of fire-breathing beasts intent on incinerating everything in their path. Five new GBA shots below!

Armobiles (Developed by Ganymede Technologies) is a combination of crazy car race and really hard shooter. High-speed cars moving across the map, on open, different environments in any direction with perfect graphic gives you amazing realistic entertaiment. Reaching a next checkpoint may be really tough, if you have behind you heavy-armored, well-armed, very quick opponents, who wants to eliminate you and reach this same target. Between stages you can buy better armors and better weapons. If it's not satisfactory for you, try to fight with real opponents (multiplayer (LAN) max. 6 opponents) in different game-play modes.