Atari has released an updated demo for Frontier Developments' amusement park simulator RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This v1.1 demo features three tutorials and a demo scenario "A Taste of Paradise", playable for 45 minutes on the "Apprentice" difficulty level. Read more for download links ...

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, NFSU 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As you explore the city, you’ll encounter rival racers who will school you in the ways of the underground and tip you off to the hottest racing spots in town.

Monte Cristo Games and Focus are wroking on a sequel to last year's strategy game Fire Department (known in the US as Emergency Fire Response). Fire Department 2 will feature a lot of improvements and new features such as multiplayer capabilities, better AI, control over a larger amount of units, improved graphics, 5 campaigns and of course more realism. Read more for some new screens ...

SEGA Europe today announced the development of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, which will bring SEGA's popular arcade series to PlayStation2 and Xbox consumers for the first time. The new title will feature 300 stages (114 from Super Monkey Ball, 140 from Super Monkey Ball 2, and 46 Deluxe-exclusive boards), and will be available in spring 2005.

KOEI Europe is pleased to announce their plans to bring two highly acclaimed RPG titles to the European market. An agreement has been established between KOEI and the burgeoning Japanese publisher and developer, Nippon Ichi Software, to publish both award winning 'La Pucelle' and the almighty 'Phantom Brave' in Europe.

The Adventure Company has released a playable demo for Atlantis Evolution, a highly-anticipated adventure game, now in-stores. The demo will allow you to visit the Atlantian primitive forest, the subterranean cave system and be introduced to Chel. Read more for download links ...

KOEI's Omega Force, the creators of Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors, introduces its newest heroes in Samurai Warriors Xtreme Legends. Take on the role of four new legendary warriors, each in a unique story with branches and multiple endings. By your own hand, you will forge a new destiny for Japan! Check out the new screens..

Terrorist Takedown puts you on the front line in the war on terror as a soldier in the US Army. Operate Apache and Huey helicopters, Hummers, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and more as you strike at known terrorists. In 16 heart-pounding missions you must defeat the terrorists and protect our homeland. 'Terrorist Takedown' is expected in early November 2004.

Global Star Software and Artificial Mind and Movement announced today that Scaler for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox is now available in stores throughout North America.

Capcom has updates its official Devil May Cry 3 product page which reflects the pushing back of DMC3 from its original December 15, 2004 release date until March 8th, 2005. On top of that it seems Capcom has finalized the actual name of the product from merely DMC3 to Devil May Cry 3 Dante's Awakening.