The waiting is almost over! 1503 A.D., the new masterpiece by Max Design and SUNFLOWERS will be released in October. The Games Convention will now provide the opportunity to discover this upcoming real-time strategy PC game. More about it!

Buka Entertainment, a front Russian leisure software publisher, is in hurry to inform its partners that at this year's ECTS its Vice-President International Sales and Marketing - Maxim Mikhalev will visit this exhibition instead arranging company's stand.

It’s been the subject of a host of films, but now you can witness the apocalypse and take part in the Vietnam conflict on your PC. Just Flight’s fantastic expansion pack comes with fourteen flyable aircraft, new scenery, the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier in exacting detail and two other airbases for FS2002. Read more for all new features and 11 - yes, 11! - screenshots. Clear the deck and get over the jungle!

In “Stronghold: Crusader,” players will journey to Arabian lands renowned for brave warriors and fearsome weaponry, while reliving heroic battles of the historic Crusades. The player’s challenge is to build and defend medieval desert fortresses and lay siege to fearless enemies. As European nobles or Arabian warriors, players must conquer the harsh terrain in the legendary Crusades of the 11th and 12th centuries.

The game is set in year 2010 where player's conscience is entrapped by an up-to-date virus-infected virtual reality-playing machine called FireStarter. The virus-caused failure resulted in computer changing the rules of the game - to break out of the trap, the player is to complete the game within 48 hours. Immerse in an unbelievable world, created by super-modern playing machine, where you are to make it a winner of the adrenaline-brimming action.... What would the week be without some new screens from GSC_World's Firestarter, so here they are, njoy!

PersistentWorldZ, creator of Z-Opolis, today announced that it has opened its Beta test to the public and invites new players to register at www.z-opolis.com to experience the first true massively multiplayer online community game (MMOCG) designed for younger players and teens. In limited Beta test since August 1st, Z-Opolis is the first non-violent, kid-friendly MMOG to be released in the U.S. Game play centers around positive interaction and community and Z-Opolis integrates a variety of unique technologies making it accessible anytime, anywhere through the game client, PC Internet, or wireless mobile devices.

Set during the Vietnam War, "Vietcong" is a first person shooter that also features tactical elements. As elite soldiers, players of "Vietcong" command an A-team, part of the U.S. Special Forces, in realistically represented Vietnamese environments. This is shaping up to be a VERY good looking title, check the 20 new screens

Harbinger is a single-player action / RPG set in a fantastic science fiction universe. As one of three distinct character types, players explore the world of Harbinger – journey to the far reaches of space, battle unique foes never before seen in any medium, discover powerful new weapons and alien technologies, and uncover the dark secrets buried within the massive starship’s steel walls. In human words think Diablo in a Starcraft environment! Check the screens! Njoy!

After we announced Acclaim's massive Turok campaign earlier today we now got several PS2/XBOX screens from Turok: Evolution - The Lost Land. Turok has gone gold a few days ago and should be out in stores shortly!

Sierra just informed us that the first patch for The Thing is already available for download upgrading your retail game to v1.1. No specific details apart from a vague 'contains several fixes for minor bugs' is available. Read more for links where to grab it ... If you have not yet read our killer review, check it HERE.

Straigth from the Nintendo Gamers Summit 2002 here in San Francisco we bring you some new and fresh screens from Infogrames Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, Activisions Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 and ofcourse a Nintendo show wouldn't be complete without some Mario Part 4! Njoy...

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software announces Frontline Attack: War over Europe (US title: World War II: Panzer Claws). Eidos has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to the game with the exception of Russia, Poland and South Korea. Produced by Zuxxez Entertainment AG, Germany and developed by In-Images, Poland, Frontline Attack: War over Europe will be released on PC in September. Noticed over at the German Eidos site that they have now a German demo available for download and a mirror is up at 3DGamers. Beware, this puppy is a whopping 320mb!!! This demo offers a tutorial and one mission playable as the Wehrmacht side.

Prepare to advance – the German gold master for the 'Cossacks: Back To War' is here! Following the worldwide success of Cossacks, 'Cossacks : Back to War' is a standalone add-on. It will be hitting German stores 20th September. It will only be a matter of time before it’s released in the rest of Europe. Stay tuned and watch your stores: Cossacks, Back to War!!!

The "scent of blood" is in the air, as Acclaim has unleashed its multimillion dollar integrated marketing campaign to drive the eagerly anticipated launch of Turok: Evolution across all next-generation systems on "Turok Bloody Sunday - 9-01-02." Led by a chilling national television commercial campaign, and highlighted by in-theater advertising with trailers that are running on more than 5,000 movie screens nationwide, Acclaim's campaign also includes print, radio and online advertising; product demos; innovative street team programs; consumer contests and extensive retail promotions. The campaign will generate more than 120 million targeted consumer impressions and continue throughout the 2002 holiday season.

IronStorm combines shoot’em-up, action and reflection.The player undertakes an infiltration mission and must possess combat skills as well as stealth if he is to survive as he penetrates behind enemy lines.Depending on the circumstances, the player can choose between first and third person views.The player must pass through 6 worlds in a Germany ripped apart by the front line: the Friedrich line (the Western front), the Anton Denikin line (the Russo-Mongol front), the “Tzar Ivan” armoured train, Wolfenburg (an enemy-occupied town), the Mad Baron’s heavy water factory and the Reichstag in Berlin. Check the sweet looking in-game action screens ...

Compete in eight unique events such as Landing, Carry, and Hover in license mode. Become the Co-pilot in your own Adventure! Play RC Sports™ Copter Challenge™ as an ace RC Helicopter Pilot! Try and earn your license by competing in 4 different modes, spanning numerous locales. Spend points awarded to upgrade copter parts and buy new rigs. Tricks, points, manoeuvring, and obstacles will prove whether you're the RC Pilot Champion! Yesterday we announced it, today we bring you 11 screens ...

Majorem Ltd., a developer of massively multiplayer games and technology, and 7th Day Entertainment, a producer/publisher of innovative entertainment software, today officially announced an agreement that will see 7th Day Entertainment finance the development of Majorem's upcoming massively multiplayer real-time strategy game 'Ballerium'. The agreement will also see 7th Day Entertainment handle publishing and distribution of Ballerium in Taiwan. Check the screens!

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 gone gold.

Expected and as we mentioned yesterday a new patch for America's Army: Operations has been released. This update patch upgrades your version of America's Army : Recon from v1.1.1 to v1.2.0. It adds the Airborne School/Tour, Ranger School/Tour, weapon improvements, various other gameplay changes, and a handful of bugfixes. Read more for a detailed list and links where to grab this whopper....

Only the right combination of strategy, stealth and fighting will lead to survival, in JoWooD Productions forthcoming tactical adventure game, K. Hawk - Survival Instinct out on the 25th October 2002 on PC CDROM. The gamer will find themselves in control of Lieutenant Kitty Hawk, a Navy SEAL and pilot whose helicopter has crash-landed on a remote island, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Kitty soon realises that escape from the island may be difficult. With the enemy defences ruling out any kind of rescue operation, Kitty must eliminate the island defences through any means possible. However, this is a stealth game, one move in the wrong direction and Kitty’s history. Going out all guns blazing is not an option.