Set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe, Star Trek Elite Force II allows players to break out of the confines of ship bulkheads and spacestation corridors to explore all new locations including alien worlds and zero-g environments. New and more powerful weapons will be at the player’s disposal and branching levels offer a more varied gameplay experience. Read more for some new screens ...

Majorem Ltd. And The Stratics Massively Multiplayer Gaming Network are pleased to announce a dev-chat with the developers of Ballerium, the Massive multiplayer strategy game. The Chat will be held on Thursday April 3rd at 8PM GMT in #BalleriumHoC on the Stratics IRC servers. Their topic this evening will be "Ballerium Beta". They will also be discussing the game's current development status as well as the upcoming E3 showup so make sure to join them that evening! Read more for details!

Top Spin is the complete tennis experience, that allows gamers to define their own playing style, take risks, pull off world-class tennis shots, argue calls and work the crowd to develop their own unique image on the court. In addition, gamers can train with a coach to master different shots and playing surfaces and work their way up the online rankings to become the best in the world. "Top Spin" offers gamers singles or doubles matches with 16 of the world's top pros including cover athlete and the world's #1, Lleyton Hewitt.

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. proudly announces the street date for State of Emergency for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Developed by VIS, State of Emergency, already a "Greatest Hits" title for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system is expected to hit retail shelves at a MSRP of $19.99 on March 26th, 2003 in North America, and will be available in Europe on April 4th, 2003.

Ubi Soft Entertainment announced today that Shadowbane, the ground breaking massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game for both PC and Macintosh, has shipped to retailers in North America. Shadowbane was designed and developed by Wolfpack Studios, based in Austin, Texas, and is hosted and operated by ubi.com... ARUSH Entertainment and Groove Games today announced that developer Digitalo's first person shooter Devastation is shipping to North American retailers and will be on shelves this week at a MSRP of $39.99. The game features 22 huge singleplayer missions and a whopping 14 levels for multiplayer, plus the ability to choose to play in either Arcade mode or Simulation mode, each with varying degrees of difficulty.

The next evolution in off-road gaming has arrived with the release of Cabela's Off-Road Adventure 3 for the PC from Activision Value, a division of Activision, Inc. Featuring a combination of fast-paced off-road driving action and the ability to hunt, players explore vast landscapes as they advance through increasingly more challenging missions to earn money, upgrade their rigs and unlock additional activities that will take them one step closer to reaching their goal of becoming a member of the "Cabela's Driving Club." Cabela's Off-Road Adventure 3 is available at retail stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $19.99 and has been rated "T" (TEEN) by the ESRB.

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that it has begun shipping The Lost Vikings for Game Boy Advance -- the company's first title under its recently formed Blizzard Classic Arcade label.

Macrospace, the leading wireless Java solutions provider, today launched a free global trial of its new CannonsME wireless Java game. The game allows up to 4 players to play an action packed arcade classic against each other over today's 2.5 and 3G mobile networks. The game is designed to create mobile gaming communities and recurring data revenue for mobile operators.

The compendium of Eyetoy mini games is a new genre of social and mainstream gaming using the EyeToy technology and simple game mechanics which are fun to watch and play.. What's in the box? News on some of the included mini-games below.

The President of the United States of America has been assassinated. You wake up on a desolate strip of New England beach. The near-fatal impact of a bullet has left your head pounding, and your memory erased. What's more, the number "XIII" has been mysteriously tattooed on your chest, while your pocket holds a key to a New York City bank box. Head swimming in amnesia, you struggle to your feet only to encounter more assailants intent on finishing the job. To your shock, you handle the hitmen with the killing skills of a professional - before heading to the bank in search of any shred of information about your lost identity and your involvement in the President's murder. What lies ahead is a deadly quest not only into your shadowy past, but America's darkest corridors of power... Read more for the US fact sheet!

Mad Catz Inc., the world's leading third party manufacturer and marketer of video game accessories, today unveiled their extensive range of accessories for the Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo's latest handheld console. All accessories, comprised of ten innovative products, will be available in Europe at the end of March. Mad Catz has timed the introduction of these accessories, retailing from £3.99 - £19.99, to coincide with the launch of the Nintendo GBA SP.

In 2080, nine powerful illuminati are engaged in a struggle for the control of mankind. As the manipulative illuminati head towards a perilous endgame, you are a mercenary walking the gray line of right and wrong, operating in the shadows and executing dangerous missions on their behalf. Black9 is the exciting new action/RPG that weaves intense gameplay through an engrossing story line with streamlined RPG-style character development.

Entertainment software publisher NovaLogic Ltd. today announced that they are teaming up with Jolt.co.uk to launch the Official UK Devastation Death Match Demo tournament. The tournament will take place on Saturday 5th April. After Qualifying rounds the top four players from each qualifier will compete in the final with the winner and runner-up decided by their total score over two maps. Prizes include a AMD XP2500+ processor, Broadband JOLT ADSL line, BMX bike and limited edition Devastation merchandise. Servers will be open from 13.00 GMT and to participate players should join one of the servers and devastate the opposition in 15 minutes of pure mayhem.

Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson have only a few days left to squabble over which of them is the best manager in the UK, as from March 28th they will have hundreds of thousands of rivals when Championship Manager 4 is released. Championship Manager 4 is the new version of the best-selling Championship Manager series, developed by Sports Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive.

Unreal 2: The Awakening incorporates the same absorbing story-driven gameplay, cunningly ferocious enemies and nail biting tension that made the original title the top choice for first person action fans worldwide. Developed by Infogrames' Legend Entertainment, Unreal 2: The Awakening uses next-generation Unreal technology created by the masterminds at Epic to deliver intense life-or-death action in the most breathtaking scenery ever displayed in a computer game. Legend has finally released the announced update patch bringing your retail copy to v2001. This upgrade increasing performance, fixes EAX and various other sound related issues. Read more for detailed fix list and download links!

As Major John “Dutch” Cane, you will be leading an elite platoon of mercenary commandos. Officially, these guys don't even exist. Mercenaries outfitted with some of the most deadly experimental weaponry the military wouldn't even dream of issuing to their troops. You will lead your team into a space station that has been overrun by mutated alien parasites or “bugs”. Your orders are to take out the enemy before they have a chance to zero in on the station's control center and threaten colonized space. You must secure the station by eliminating the alien threat, or life as you know it will cease to exist. Today we got a batch of Xbox & PC screens, as well as character art and a trailer .. Njoy!

Nintendo has shipped The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the GameCube, unleashing a brand new chapter in the long running and popular action role-playing series from Nintendo. The latest chapter reveals an all-new hero who just happens to be named link whose sister is one day kidnapped by a bird and taken to the dark and sinister fortress island called the Forsaken Fortress. Donning the trademark green garb, Link sets out on a high seas adventure using a variety of new talents, techniques, weapons and tools in an effort to save his sister and ultimately fulfill his destiny as the latest incarnation of the fabled "Hero of Time". One of the most striking things about this latest Zelda game is that it is completely cel-shaded and offers uplink support via the GBA that gives Link access to a special friend named "Tingle" who helps him out in a variety of ways including giving hints on hidden objects and a whole lot more. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for GameCube should be widely available beginning today with widespread availability expected as the week unfurls.

The story begins in Sweden. Sven - our hero - is designated to go to a distant village and meet with two local resistance soldiers. He eventually travels through Eastern Europe to reach Greece - where the game's final chapter will take place. Sven will visit other countries along the way - including Poland and Slovakia. The main plot is about the Wunderwaffe - a superweapon the Nazis hope to use against the free world. Sven discovers the plans - but it's too late to ask for help. Our hero must save the day all by himself. A demo is expected soon and they have released a list of new "features" that we can expect to see in their new Mortyr II WIP version. Read more for new screens ...

SEGA today announced that "Otogi - Myth of Demons" is currently in development and will be released in the U.S. this September, exclusively for the Xbox. Read more for additional information ...