For eight years, her disciples around the globe have waited. Today, Samus Aran returns: leaping forward to explore a foreboding, sci-fi future . . . tilting backwards in tribute to past days of pure video game adventure. With not one, but two brand new games-Metroid Prime for NINTENDO GAMECUBE and Metroid Fusion for Game Boy Advance -- this intergalactic bounty hunter expands her exploits from the comfort of your couch to anywhere a portable Game Boy Advance can be carried.

Project 3 earlier announced a release date of November 15th in Europe. Due to logistics and local arrangements you can expect NWO in shops in your country on the following dates:

• Germany, Austria, Switzerland - Nov 16th
• Benelux - Nov 16th
• Italy - Nov 18th
• France - Nov 22nd
• Scandinavia - Nov 29th
• Spain - Nov 29th
• UK & Eire - Nov 29th

The Star Wars Galaxies online game series is designed to immerse literally thousands of players into the rich Star Wars universe. The series will feature dynamic role-playing adventures across multiple planets during the classic Star Wars timeframe. Game play will offer a unique combination of combat, exploration, social interaction, specialized missions, and daring quests.

Today we are serving us several trailers from Buka's upcoming lineup of PC titles. Buka has quite a few interesting products coming up, so read more for links where to grab the trailers, we have :

• Spells Of Gold
• Battle Mages
• Paradise Cracked
• Midnight Nowhere
• MARCH!: Offworld Recon
• Echelon: Wind Warriors

A few days ago Ensemble Studios issued the first patch for their 3D real-time strategy, Age of Mythology, but was only available through the in-game updater. Today you can now also download it manually and upgrade your retail game to v1.01. This patch fixes several networking problems and has a couple of client fixes. Read more for detailed fix list links where to grab the patch...

Bloodline is a upcoming PC action-horror game that goes deep to the roots of horror entertainment. The main hero in the game is young lawyer Jim Card. He is a counsel to Dr. Brown who stands to murder charges at local court. Jim agrees with Dr. Brown's insane condition and undergoes the hypnosis. Jim wakes up in a sanatorium where the crime happened and finds everything too realistic. Dr. Brown moved him a few days back in time. After this he fully understands Dr. Brown's intentions and must prevent them. But this is only the beginning of the story. Jim will be forced to pursue the roots of evil far back in time and visit some of Dr. Brown's cruel and ruthless ancestors. The whole Brown's family is connected by deadly curse uttered in the past like a long bloody line. Release date: Q2/2003

The Entente is a real chance for everyone to alter the way of the World War I! The plot carries us to the military events of 1914-1918. Each detail of the game is bound to give us a truly realistic picture of that historical period: from the interface and up to authentic look of all buildings, landscapes and units. Everything in the game was created on the basis of archive photos and other chronicles. So along with certain pleasure you will also have an opportunity to enlarge your knowledge of history indeed! In this game you become not only a witness, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You may lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain. 3 countries of the Entente Agreement versus 2 hostile states.

It is 1588 A.D., a critical year of an alternate history hauntingly familiar yet fantastically alien to our own. Because of one fateful event during the Third Crusade, the history of this world diverged. This event, the Disjunction, ripped open a long-sealed breach to other worlds. Magic energy and powerful spirits flowed into the world, changing the lands and the people forever. Today we serve up 50 or so screens showing off in game action and locations, Njoy!

Designed by SEGA's legendary SEGA-AM2 studio, "Aero Elite" puts gamers in the cockpit of more than 60 of the world's most high-performance aircraft - from supersonic fighters to heavily-armed attack helicopters. "Aero Elite's" realistic training mode puts rookie pilots through their paces, fully preparing gamers for intense aerial combat. With a blend of fast-paced action, realistic fighter controls, and a slew of flight options, "Aero Elite" delivers dozens of customizable missions, scores of environments and a thrilling two-player mode that virtual pilots everywhere won't want to miss. Checl out these new airborne screens...

James Cameron's Dark Angel is a 3rd person action adventure game, with emphasis on stealth and fighting, based on the hit TV series of the same name. Set against the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic Seattle, players take on the role of Max, a genetically-enhanced super-soldier, on a quest to reclaim her past by finding her sister and fellow genetically-altered escapees. We're taking our build for a spin, and here are some screens. Initial impression : Dark Angel would kick the shit out of Buffy if they ever met, so in short, good game!

Platoon covers the period from the early days of the conflict (late 1965) to the height of battle in 1968. and recreates some of the most tragic moments of the Vietnam war : Operation “Shiny Bayonet”, the Pleiku Campaign, Operation “Pershing” ... Combat and weapons are ultra realistic, real-life tactics making use of real US Army reports and documents. Check out 28 new screens ...

Buka Entertainmet send over a copy of MARCH!: Offworld Recon – a high-class innovative combination of FPS, arcade, and tactical simulation. Based on the powerful graphic engine by LithTech, it features spectacular 3D graphics, highly realistic environments and breath-taking visual effects. You better check out our screens, almost 100 shots. Looking pretty awesome..

Yesterday we posted up the announcement from Electronic Arts and their upcoming expansion, The Road to Rome, for BattleField 1942. Today we tossed up 20 screens from this expansion.. Read more for the shots!

Icewind Dale II delivers the depth of gameplay expected by Action-RPG fans while providing an attractive entry point players new to the genre. Now WorthPlaying is giving away 10 copies of the PC game "IceWind Dale 2" from Interplay! So what are you waiting for? Follow this link to sign up, its all for free baby!!

Developed by MiST land, Paradise Cracked is a tactical role-playing game set in the futuristic world of cyberpunk inspired by the great works of William Gibson and Philip K. Dick, and the movies "Bladerunner", "Matrix" and "Ghost in the Shell". Today we serve up 14 new shots!

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced that "Aero Elite Combat Academy" is currently in development exclusively for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. "Aero Elite" is slated for release in March 2003. Designed by SEGA's legendary SEGA-AM2 studio, "Aero Elite" puts gamers in the cockpit of more than 60 of the world's most high-performance aircraft - from supersonic fighters to heavily-armed attack helicopters. "Aero Elite's" realistic training mode puts rookie pilots through their paces, fully preparing gamers for intense aerial combat. With a blend of fast-paced action, realistic fighter controls, and a slew of flight options, "Aero Elite" delivers dozens of customizable missions, scores of environments and a thrilling two-player mode that virtual pilots everywhere won't want to miss. (thanks EvilAvatar)

WizardWorks and Infogrames just released the first update patch for their recently released World War II shooter Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater. This upgrade brings your retail game to v2.35 patch and fixes "many" multiplayer crashes, optimizes bandwidth usage, offers small map tweaks, sound fixes, and more (thanks Bluesnews). Read more for detailed fix list and links where to get it ...

MicroMachines is one of the strongest and most successful franchises in the history of video games. It has now been updated to take advantage of the processing power of next-generation consoles, and offers the same fast-paced top-down racing with miniature vehicles that has made MicroMachines games so popular in the past... and then some! The gameplay is more varied than ever before, with a huge variety of tracks and levels in many different environments. There is also a large selection of vehicles on offer for next-gen gamers.

"Echelon:Wind Warriors" is the next evolution in futuristic flight combat that delivers the latest technical and gameplay innovations demanded by today's experienced game playing audience without sacrificing accessibility for newcomers. Players fly a variety of futuristic aircraft through a number of new missions set on a spectacular continent that takes seven hours of real-time flying to cross. We took our beta for a ride and snapped some screens .. Njoy!