3D Gamers got their hands on an updated demo of Halloween, Jadeware's first-person shooter. This demo comes with a third level, music tracks, new GUI and HUD designs, improved monster AI, bug fixes, and the proverbial more. The demo is 55.4 MB to grab and you find it here!

Paradox Entertainment announce that they have entered several publishing agreements for Paradox's upcoming titles Hearts of Iron and Crusader Kings. Both games have been signed to Koch Media for UK/Eire, to Snowball Interactive for Russia and the Baltics, to CD Projekt for Poland, Czech, Slovak and Hungary and Hearts of Iron to Friendware in Spain. All versions will be localized.

Black Isle Studios got a new patch available for Icewind Dale II. This BETA patch addresses a number of other issues found after the release of Icewind Dale 2. To view the list of fixes and download the patch click here!

Beenox is hiring! Here's your chance to be part of Beenox game company in Quebec, Canada. They currently have the following openings:

- Engine programmer (PC/Xbox/PS2)
- Tool programmer
- 3D Modeler
- 2D Artist (Texturer)
- Story writer (English native)

Daniel Vogel informed Mark Rein that he unknowingly accidentally broke Voodoo3/5 compatibility in the demo. They are fixing it and there will be a patch that addresses that plus a few other major bugs they discovered. Keep watching the Official Unreal Tournament 2003 Site for news of its release.

GGMania got a chance to talk with Sergiy Grygorovych of GSC Game World as he answers a few questions regarding to American Conquest, the upcoming real-time strategy game from the same guys who worked on Cossacks: European Wars and its add-ons. He provided them with information and five exclusive screenshots.

Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo (98MB) is now available for your downloading pleasure offering a sampling of what to expect from the upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter from Digital Extremes and Epic Games. Also a Linux version of the Unreal Tournament 2003 demo is available for download. (thanks Blues)

THQ just announced that they have shipped Summoner 2 to retail outlets across North America for PlayStation2. Expect it in stores over the weekend or early next week ... In the meantime check the 5 new screens ...

Yes, it’s Friday the 13th but Strategy First will brighten your day! As expected, your weekly screenshots from their upcoming 3D RTS Space game, O.R.B (Off World Resource Base). Fingerlicking good!

TDK Mediactive Inc. today announced "Robotech: Battlecry" for the PlayStation2 and Xbox has gone gold and into manufacturing in preparation of shipping to major retail outlets nationwide. The Xbox and PlayStation 2 ships later this month, the GameCube and Game Boy Advance versions following in October. Thats about all the info we have on it for now ...

We received a 4MB trailer today from Ubi Soft and their upcoming X-Box/PC title "Splinter Cell". The trailer runs for nearly 2 minutes and showing of some gameplay footage. Splinter Cell is a third person stealth action game featuring cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations, and is set in the realistic, highly detailed geopolitical universe as portrayed by Tom Clancy. Read more for download links!

The Rocky series of games are based on the movie anthology starring Sylvester Stallone and feature all of the lead characters from the five Rocky films - Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang, Ivan Drago and Tommy Gunn. Rocky is scheduled for simultaneous release on the Sony PS2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance in Europe and North America in November 2002. We had some screens up yesterday and today we have 46 more from Rocky vs. Drago, Clubber and Apollo Creed... Njoy!

JoWooD steps into the light to reveal Gothic 2's innovative new fog-system. Adding this feature to the game will allow the developers to control how far the player can see in different situations, forcing them to overcome hardships even when they lose their bearings completely... Check out the new screens, the fog looks ... real!

Developed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 by THQ's studio, VolitionT, Red Faction II is the sequel to one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed original game franchises of 2001. Featuring an enhanced Geo-ModT engine that allows players to strategically alter and destroy the game environment in real-time, Red Faction II builds upon the experience and technology of the original game with more blistering action, highly detailed graphics, new multi-player options and an engaging storyline. Red Faction II is scheduled to release in November 2002 in the UK.

Claus Grovdal from Razorwax AS let us know that they just updated the Darkfall site with four screenshots featuring the Darkfall Worldbuilder - the inhouse developed toolset they use to make the Darkfall world come to life. You can find the screenshots here.

As the tension mounts for the September 27th release of Prisoner Of War on PC CD-ROM, Codemasters has released a new PC video of gameplay. Prisoner of War is already a massive success on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The PC edition of the game will be launched on September 27 and carry a RRP of £34.99.

XIII is the first FPS to utilize cel-shaded graphics to create a visually stunning effect unique within the action genre. The next-generation animation and Unreal II gameplay technology combine to illustrate XIII's complex and immersive story. XIII features a conspiracy of epic proportions, and players will unravel clues behind the story's compelling and mysterious events through the game's unique flashback visuals. Today we received a small 765KB RealVideo gameplay footage, read more for links!

Iridon Interactive is pleased to announce that the official website for its original Game Boy Advance action puzzler, Turbo Turtle Adventure, has been launched. The website contains new screenshots, movies, and information. Future updates will include hints and tips, interviews with the development team, and much more. Turbo Turtle Adventure for the Game Boy Advance will ship in the US during October 2002, courtesy of Majesco Games, Inc. (European release date TBD).

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 September 17th at 7PM GMT in #BalleriumHoC on the Stratics IRC servers. Topic this evening will be "General Discussion". They will also be discussing the games current development status as well as the upcoming Beta test so make sure to join them that evening! Read more for server list!

Microsoft Game Studios announced today that it is currently developing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game in conjunction with Level-5 Inc., tentatively titled “True Fantasy Live Online" that is compatible with the Xbox online gaming service, Xbox Live. "True Fantasy Live Online" will utilize broadband and voice chat features to provide an online gaming experience only possible on Xbox Live. This game will be shown to the public at Tokyo Game Show 2002 starting on September 20, 2002. Check the first screens!