Irrational Games announces the release of their new editing tool for the tactical RPG, "Freedom Force." "FFEdit" is a powerful tool designed to facilitate the customization of almost every aspect of the game. To complement the release, Irrational has launched a new site, www.modforce.com, geared specifically toward the needs of the mod community.

Matrix Games is pleased to announce that Uncommon Valor: Campaign for the South Pacific is now shipping to customers and dealers around the world. Co-developed with the legendary Gary Grigsby, Keith Brors and Joel Billings of 2 by 3 Games, Uncommon Valor is a completely new operational game covering the campaign in the area around Australia, New Guinea and Guadalcanal during World War II.

LucasArts is working on their Beta Program. "More will be announced after E3". As they announced earlier they would be 3 to 4 beta periods, depending how test goes. The first round of testing will be limited to a hundred or so players, and in Beta 3 they will open up their testing to thousands of players. Sign up here!

Check out this great introduction for the sequel to Red Faction by Volition. Great CGI and in-game model cutscenes put together to make a nice intro story for this action FPS title. The official site and Fileplanet both offer this trailer at a 19mb file, we of course had to sit on it and compress it down to 6.5mb. Read more for links where to grab it.

Star Wars Bounty Hunter draws players into Jango Fett's sinister and seedy world, where thieves, assassins – and worse – thrive. Using his cunning and a host of deadly skills, Jango Fett ventures into the rarely explored dark side of the Star Wars universe to track down the elusive leader of a mysterious and deadly cult. All the while, he'll compete against a brutal rival from his past in a quest to capture the ultimate bounty, dead or alive.

Rainbow Six: Raven Shield is the sequel to the immensely popular Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, 2000 Action Game Of The Year, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, 1999 Action Game Of The Year. It will be the third game in the Rainbow Six line, which has sold more than 6.7 million copies worldwide. Today we bring you 6 brand new screens and a little 360 degree model clip. Read more to check it out!

Electronic Arts today announced that it will bring Madden NFL 2003 to the PlayStation2 for online play. EA’s worldwide studios also have plans for additional EA SPORTS and EA GAMES franchises that will take full advantage of the PlayStation 2 console’s online capabilities.

Bohemia Interactive today released a new (4.86MB) multiplayer test patch v 1.55 "beta" for Operation Flashpoint. The patch has new netcode and some of the Multiplayer features that will be in Resistance. Grab it from Navy Seal here.

Activision, Inc. is taking on the Russian and Chinese mobs with the announcement of True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube. Inspired by Hong Kong action films, the game lets players assume the role of tough-as-nails detective Nick Kang, bent on settling a personal vendetta with the L.A. underworld. As Kang, players will be able to dispense their own personal brand of justice through automotive combat, a variety of rib cracking martial arts moves and the business end of dual 45s. True Crime: Streets Of L.A. has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

Kaydara Inc. today announced the upcoming release of MOTIONBUILDER 4.0, a new generation of its award winning real-time 3D character animation software previously named FiLMBOX animation. With a completely new, redesigned drag-and-drop user interface, MOTIONBUILDER 4.0 is a compelling professional 3D character animation solution that is substantially more powerful, faster and easier to use than any other product on the market. MOTIONBUILDER 4.0 will be available to customers in August 2002.

Mythic Entertainment, creator of the multiple award winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dark Age of Camelot, today announced that the game's highly anticipated first expansion pack is currently in development. Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Islesä is set for a late 2002 release and will continue setting new standards for online game-play. The game will be developed by Mythic Entertainment and co-published with Abandon Entertainment.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's leading videogame publishers, today announced an exclusive deal with Rage Software, to publish games based on the award-winning and beloved Rocky movies. Rocky will be available on all next generation consoles (PS2/Xbox/GameCuBe/GBA) and will launch in North and South America this fall.

Today GameSurf publishes an interview to Raylight Programming Group that have developed a new graphical engine that has definitely changed the way we play on Game Boy Advance. Here is a clip:

Lord Axl: Hi Massimiliano, can you tell us something about the great graphical engine developed by Raylight that you call BlueRoses?

Massimiliano Di Monda: BlueRoses first came out with a multiplatform 3D engine, whose versatility and power are greatly demonstrated by the fact that lately we've been able to bring such technology into GameBoy Advance, too. A lot of people was astonished by our brilliant results.

In support of its exciting new holiday offerings for 2002, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. announced a powerhouse lineup of celebrity athletes available to sign autographs, take photographs and honor media interviews at the Company's booth (#1046, South Hall), during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 22-24, 2002.

House of Commons will be held on the Stratics IRC on Wednesday, May 15th, 6pm PST. Atriarch developers so far on the roster to attend include: Serafina - Lead Game Designer, Arc - Chief Architect and Lead Programmer, Mo - Lead Artist and Mythfit - Ecosystem Designer and Writer. This will be your chance to talk live with the developers, ask questions about Atriarch. The topic of the chat is: "Player Construction and Housing". Get step-by-step instructions HERE!

In a ringing endorsement of the popularity and phenomenal demand for SquareSoft’s Final FantasyX, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is to sell the critically acclaimed game as part of a PlayStation 2 bundle.

This is the Age of Chivalry! A time of lusty wenches and black-hearted villains. King Richard has been murdered and England is thrown into civil war! Amidst the ringing clash of steel and the thunder of charging steeds the bold Saxon knights have chosen you to lead them into battle against the hated Normans. Ahh man! Just the way i remember it from the Commodore 64!

Thrustmaster will be exhibiting at E3 in Los Angeles, USA, from 22 to 24 May 2002 (Kentia Hall, Booth # 6021). Thrustmaster will demonstrate its latest accessories and future innovations for all platforms - PC, GameCube, PS2, Game Boy Advance and its officially licensed products for the Xbox.

NCsoft today announced the roster of titles that they will be showing at the upcoming Electronic Entetainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.

THQ Inc. today announced that "Bob the Builder: Bob Builds A Park" for PC is in development. Just what we been waiting for ... NOT