Microsoft plans to acquire Ensemble Studios and its assets, including the recently announced Age of Mythology real-time strategy title. According to the press release, the Dallas-based Ensemble will continue to create titles as usual while joining Microsoft's PC Games Division.

Developer GameSquad has released a gameplay and cinematic From Dusk Till Dawn movie trailer, showing off their upcoming third-person action game based on the 1996 movie. Grab it here.

DuelField is a turn-based strategy game in development by Sismoplay and will be distributed exclusively through the Internet. The game's launch is scheduled for the end of 2001. Beta-test applications will be online soon and will be limited to 1000 players. Also check out our screens.

Human Head Studios has opened up the official RuneEd Website for all your Rune editing needs. The site contains tutorials, forums, and news about editing the game.

Interplay did announce Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates yesterday and now they launched the website. The site offers a selection of screenshots, plot and feature details, a FAQ and more. Check it out.

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the conclusion of an exclusive agreement with Sony Online Entertainment for publishing the eagerly awaited PlanetSide in Europe, Australia and Japan.

Eidos Interactive has released new screens from Frog City's upcoming real-time economic simulation, Trade Empires. Trade Empires is scheduled for a Fall 2001 release.

Interplay Announces Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates. New Stand-Alone Mission Pack Explores Dark Side of the Star Trek Universe. Read full pressrelease here. Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates is scheduled for release in Q2, 2001.

Swedish publisher Pan Interactive have just announced their latest title, Intergalactic Bounty Hunter, an episodic sci-fi action-adventure game set to be unveiled at the big E3 trade show in Los Angeles later this month. Intergalactic Bounty Hunter is expected to be released on CD-Rom around the end of September.

The Operation Flashpoint Shooting Gallery is a mini web-game for you to test your aim and skill. Send your highest scores to the online score table and see how well you do against other players. Sounds pretty kewl ;) Well u find the online game right here.

UbiSoft has announced a new Myst III trailer that can be downloaded from Gigex. Grab the trailer here.

LucasArts just released first screens for the upcoming 3D RTS game, Star Wars: Galactic Battleground.

Maximum Charisma has released new screenshots from their upcoming online RPS game, Fighting Legends. These latest screens feature new special effects that have recently been added to the game.

Interplay Entertainment Corp. and 14 Degrees East announced today the release of the spirited racing game, Off-Road Redneck Racing.

Bethesda Softworks has launched a new site features an expanded section for screenshots and concept art, and more for the game Morrowind.

In Sierra's latest newsletter they confirm that Dynamix is currently working on an expansion pack for Tribes 2. Exactly what will be in the expansion is not public yet.

A new JumpGate movie from Mighty Games around 26 Mb is now out. You find it here.

The official Shadowbane site is updated with some new stuff, including some new monster profiles, and updated FAQ.

Escape from Alcatraz has been in development since January, 2000 and is going to be released at the end of this year. We now have some new kewl screens from the game.

Infogrames has released the first screens from their recently announced World War II combat game, B-17 Gunner: Air War Over Germany.