YES! A single-player demo of Battlefield 1942 is now available and ready for download ... lets GO! The demo to this highly anticipated vehicular 3D action game by Digital Illusions sports 1 mission set in Tobruk. Read more for links where to grab this puppy (we'll be updating as they become more available). Njoy! (Thanks Blues)

*UPDATE* Tried it on a P4 1.7/Geforce4MX/WinXP and can not get it to work .. jumps back to desktop as soon as the actual game starts ... Feel free to comment...

The ultimate off-road driving adventure is heading for the Nintendo Gamecube this summer. Smuggler’s Run: Warzones, the first Smuggler’s Run title to grace the Gamecube console offers the most dynamic smuggling challenge yet. As an elite international smuggler working in the most volatile warzones on earth, the player careens through large, expansive environments from the treacherous terrain of Vietnam to the extreme conditions of Eastern Europe.

Strategy First just let us know that they have released a new patch for their Turn Based Strategy game, Disciples II. The patch mainly addresses several game crashes and upgrades the game to v1.4. Read more for detailed fix list and links where to grab em ...

Raven just let us know that they have released an update to the single-player SDK for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. This version 1.01a has the single-player QERadiant executable with associated control files, the original v1.01 SDK is required download. Read more for details and links where to grab it ...

Peace appears to have broken out between aggressive graphics chip company Nvidia and belligerent graphics chip company Microsoft, if reports in today's Economic News of Taiwan are to be credited.

As Colin McRae, players drive through a grueling series of international rally locations and experience the feel of tarmac, gravel, dirt and rain-soaked road surfaces. In each season, players compete in six rallies, complete with six stages and Super Special stage. Before each rally, a Shakedown day allows racers to perfect the set up of their car. Read more for links where to grab it ...

Guillemot is on par with their latest graphical beast .. hot on the heels of ATI announcing their new 9700 chipline Guillemot/Hercules send us some features of their 3D Prophet line which will of course features the 9700 chip .. check it out ...

We just received 2 new screens showing off the "Ohio" map in Monolith/Sierr'as upcoming first person shooter No One Lives Forever 2 : A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way. Check them out ...

Lara Croft has long been pulling the heartstrings of video gamers across the world. Yesterday she was pulling other strings as she conducted the London Symphony Orchestra in the recording of the soundtrack for her new video game, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, to be released in November this year. yum yum, photos included, read more below!

The space RTS game Starmageddon: Project Earth from Polish developer Lemon Interactive will now be released in the UK under the name Project Earth by publisher Mindscape. The change in name has materialised to avoid any confusion between Project Earth and SCI’s Carmageddon.

100 years in the future Red Rock, mankind's first colony on Mars, is besieged by a brutal alien force and military leaders on faraway Earth are stymied -- so they call on Radical Tactics Expert (RTX) Eugene Zeno "E.Z." Wheeler as their best hope in RTX Red Rock from LucasArts. RTX Red Rock is an epic third-person action-adventure expected to release spring 2003 on PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube... Today we offer you two new screens to check out!

Entertainment software publisher NovaLogic Ltd. today announced plans to release an open multiplayer beta test for the eagerly awaited title Delta Force - Black Hawk Down. The beta test will be one multiplayer level and is scheduled for release at the beginning of August 2002.

Developed by Reakktor Media, Neocron is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) set in a post-apocalyptic metropolis. In it, players become a citizen of Neocron, choosing an avatar from one of four classes: Psi Monk, Tank, Private Eye or Spy.

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.... A few new screens and some character artwork .. njoy!

For all you cheaters out there .. Blizzard decided to give you a hand and release some cheat codes .. In case you are stuck in a certain level they have all the stuff you need .. read more ...

Firaxis just released the new patch for Civilization III, upgrading their turn-based strategy sequel to version 1.29f (a day early b ut who's counting?). There is a literally huge list of fixes, additions and changes so read more for a detailed list and links where to grab it (thanks blues).

1C Company has just informed us that they released the first patch for Jazz And Faust (developed by Saturn Plus) bringing their just released 3D Adventure game to v1.1! This patch is for US, Russian, Czech, Hungarian and Polish versions of the game and will cover all the fixes from the first patch. Read more for details and links where to grab it!

Battlefield 1942 will support up to 64 players and give them the ability to fully experience World War II combat. Playing as several infantry classes, gamers will also be able to control many weapons available to the Axis and Allies as well as command numerous land vehicles, ships and aircraft. With larger craft such as a bomber or battleship, the game will allow players to choose what stations they serve - pilot, gunner, bombardier, etc. Proper use and management of each vehicle will determine the success or failure of each battle.

Medal of Honor Allied Assault Expansion Pack for the PC represents a unique addition to the Medal of Honor franchise. Players will assume the role of Sgt. Jack Barnes as he endures the final months of World War II, from Operation Overlord to the Battle of the Bulge and culminating with the fall of Berlin. The Medal of Honor Allied Assault Expansion Pack combines nine expansive single-player levels with over 12 new multi-player maps and includes new locations, new weapons, and new soldiers.

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced deals with Snowblind Studios Inc. and Rapid Eye Entertainment Inc. to create original content for the PC and console markets under the SOE label. Rapid Eye Entertainment is currently developing a real-time strategy, PC-based EverQuest game while Snowblind Studios is developing an EverQuest-based product for the PlayStation®2. Further product information will be announced at a later date.