TDK Mediactive Europe, a division of TDK Recording Media Europe S.A., announced today a development agreement with O3 Games for its development studio Starbreeze to create the computer game "Templar".

Westka Interactive today unveiled Westka.com, the company's new Web site that invites English speaking visitors to explore the world of this up-and-coming game developer. Whether it is calling on a hero to save the fate of humanity in the eagerly anticipated The Y Project, or sending a player on an epic quest in the European RPG hit Arcatera, the gaming masters at German-based Westka Interactive continue to push the boundaries of computer entertainment.

In case you were fighting the Taliban in some Afghan caves and missed the Global Ops demo announcement.. well, its out .. and after a few long nights i finally pulled myself away from the demo long enough to put up some screens ... good game, good netcode, BIG choice of weapons, lots of action .. the demo level is a bit on the dark side (its a night mission quite obviously) but there's are thermo and nightvision goggles ... excellent game so far .. lets see the full product ;)

The flood of WWII based games keeps on coming. Seems like all companies want to have their piece of the cake and some are more likely to get some than others. GI Combat is one of the promising games and we now have some more up to date screens ... Way To Go FreeDom Games!

Strategy First sends along a note that four new scenarios for Disciples II: Dark Prophecy are now available for download from the official site for their recently released turn-based strategy game. There's one scenario called Cornered Beast by Strategy First, while scenarios Armageddon, The Longest Journey and The Renegade Wizards were designed by fans.

Since this seems to be a slow St. Patrick's Day Weekend, I decided to round up a few Q&As ... SoF 2 Q&A at SLCentral, Mod Central offers up an interview with Raven Software's Chris Foster on Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, MGON managed to corner Relic entertainment frontman Alex Garden for a down and dirty pow-wow about Impossible Creatures and HomeLAN offers up an interview with New World Computing's David Mullich to talk about Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

CDV Software UK is pleased to announce new additional maps for Mini Combat, the free online game created for launch of Combat Mission in the UK, which has subsequently been a huge success for CDV UK.

CDV enters into Xbox Publisher License Agreement with Microsoft. CDV Software Entertainment AG (http://www.cdv.de), an established publisher of games and user software, has entered into an Xbox Publisher License Agreement with Microsoft.

We just recieved seven screenshots in 3D from EA's Command & Conquer Generals. Release date for PC is TBA. Read more below to check them out!

Sega send us four tiny screenshots from Crazy Taxi 3 High Roller. But that's better than no screenshots, right?

Ubi Soft Entertainment has filed a claim against Cidiverte JOAG Italy Spa at civil courts in Gallarate, Varese (Italy) for the producing and selling of unauthorized copies of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear on PC in Italy in 2001. Cidiverte JOAG Italy Spa is a fully owned subsidiary of Take Two Inc.

SuperPower is a real time strategy game that uses an actual CIA database of 140 countries, SuperPower immerses you in scenarios limited by only your imagination. Today DreamCatcher reports that they have a final master copy of the complete game and it will be shipping March 27, 2002. Find out more about this game HERE!

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is pleased to announce that Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has Gone Gold and is approved for manufacturing. Expect it at fine retailers everywhere March 29! Also the second Game Trailer has been posted! It comes in two flavors: the normal 320x240 size (6mb) and 640x480 (20mb) for those with broadband. Click here to go grab the movies.

Just being a slow newsday .. there are a few previews available for your enjoyment ... GameSpot Previews Ghost Recon: Desert Siege describes the setting in the not-to-distant future, the storyline, a feel for the eight included missions, how the graphics hold up, new weaponry, new specialists, new enemies, gameplay changes, multiplayer fixes, and more. Included are 26 new screenshots. PC Game Central takes a look at Black Moon Chronicles , offerering a sketchy overview of gameplay and a couple of thoughts gleaned from Vircom's Humberto Valencia. Also included are six new screenshots

Infogrames is proud to announce that after the huge success of Le Mans 24 Hours on the Sony PS2 and Dreamcast, this legendary endurance race comes to the PC in June 2002.

Digital Reality is working on a yet unnamed tactical realtime strategy game. It is scheduled for release late 2002 and will be published by MonteCristo. We were able to obtain a few screens and once you seen those .. you will have to agree this looks like a very promising game with beautiful graphics. We WILL keep you posted!

Activision, Inc. is taking gamers on a mysterious journey to confront a malevolent force that threatens the future of the world in Lost Kingdoms, the first real-time action RPG for the GameCube. Partnering with premier Japanese software publisher and developer FromSoftware, Inc., Activision will publish Lost Kingdoms worldwide excluding Japan, Korea, and China. The game will be available this spring and carries a “T” (Teen) rating for comic mischief and violence from the ESRB.

Commercial messages are set to appear on gravestones across the UK as the first advertising campaign to take place on memorial plaques is today announced by video games company Acclaim Entertainment. Tombstone advertising will form a key element of the marketing campaign for its ShadowMan: 2econd Coming game being released this week on PlayStation 2.

Strategy First and Object Software are pleased to announce that Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs has gone gold and will ship to stores nationwide on March 26th, 2002.

Nival Interactive today tossed up the first info (russian) and screens from their upcoming WWII 3d turn-based strategy game, Silent Storm.