THQ has released a patch for the recent The Punisher singleplayer demo. This update adds a mouse sensitivity slider, adresses a framerate issue as well as a few other graphical problems in Volition's action game based on the Marvel comic book. Read more for download links ...

The strategy role-playing game from Japan, Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity, is coming to North America for the PlayStation 2, courtesy of Atlus U.S.A. Read more for details, screens and trailer ...

Just six weeks after a very successful launch, the developers of Star Wars Galaxies have announced that over 30 new missions have been added to Jump to Lightspeed, the game’s new space component. Also announced is the addition of another multi-passenger ship to the already over 20 craft in game, the M22-T Krayt Gunship. With the M22-T, Privateers Pilots, the Han Solos of the sky are now able to enter battle with a friend acting as a defensive gunner. Read more for details ...

UFO: Aftershock follows directly from one of the endings of UFO: Aftermath, where the player agrees to hand over the Earth to the Alien scientists, who are trying to change the planet into a giant living organism. The Council of Earth and their followers take refuge on an orbiting satellite prepared for them by the aliens, but not all the survivors of the original invasion where re-located.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• The Unseelie - Trailer
• 25 to Life - Trailer

Namco announced details today about TEKKEN’s bonus mode in its PS2 exclusive fighting franchise title TEKKEN 5. The action-based game mode allows players to enjoy the distinct game play with use of renewed control mechanics. TEKKEN 5 is scheduled for a North American release in Q1 of 2005. Read more for new screeny goodness ...

THQ announced that its racing game Juiced, which it acquired from the now defunct Acclaim, is anticipated for release in May 2005 on PlayStation2, Xbox and on PC.

Darkfall is a next generation Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game that combines real-time action and real-time strategy in a fantasy setting. Read more for some new screens ...

Today, Paramount announced that it has acquired the film rights to Tom Clancy's video game Splinter Cell and hired Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) to direct. Variety says Berg is writing the script along with Splinter Cell game writer J.T. Petty and John J. McLaughlin (Man of the House). Paramount said the movie is aimed at combining the game's blend of stealth action with a "dynamic, original" character. Whether Michael Ironside will be playing Sam Fisher (he does the voice in all the games) has not yet been announced ...

In 'Playboy: the Mansion' you step into the virtual slippers of world-famous Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner, building Playboy Magazine and the Playboy Mansion into dynamic cultural icons. "Playboy: The Mansion" is scheduled to ship January 25th, 2005.