Codemasters announced today that its internationally acclaimed rally game, Colin McRae Rally 2005, has shipped to North American retail outlets for the Xbox. A PC version of the title will be available in October.

"An incorrect version of the Tribes:Vengeance demo was seeded to several file hosts on the Internet. While attempts have been made to contact everyone who received the file, we are concerned that the demo will be made available anyway. Thus we are taking the added step of sending out a consumer alert to make sure that nobody downloads the Tribes:Vengeance demo on Tuesday, September 28th. The team at Irrational Games and Vivendi Universal Games are working diligently to prepare a new version of the demo and anticipate it being ready very shortly."

Experience the first console RPG set in The Lord of the Rings universe in The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age. Travel in the wake of the Fellowship in a unique structure that allows players to explore their own path while periodically intersecting the major events of New Line Cinema’s film trilogy.

Paradox Entertainment announced today that the strategy game Crusader Kings has shipped to retail stores nationwide for the PC. Crusader Kings has a SRP of $39.99 and has been rated "E" for Everyone.

Gravity Interactive's launch of Amatsu for Ragnarok Online marks the first in a series of free expansions to the game based on different cultural settings. Amatsu opens up the world of Japanese folklore and legend for Ragnarok players. Read more for details ...

GMX Media are today announcing that they will be publishing a new PC adventure title "Legacy: Dark Shadows." The game is a point & click adventure with a dark science-fiction storyline spanning a period of 200 years.

LucasArts has issued the first patch for Pandemic Studios' scifi shooter Star Wars Battlefront. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.00a and enhances NAT negotiation for online games, and addresses a small problem with the server browser screen (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

EA has released an English demo for Sunflowers' strategy game Knights Of Honor. This demo contains two playable Kingdoms (Bohemia and Scotland), as well as the complete Tutorial with audio commentary, one Single Battle - Open Battlefield. In order to check out the Multiplayer Mode, two maps are available: Open Battlefield and King of Towers,each for up to 6 Players! Read more for download links ...

Fireglow team is now developing a next generation game engine (codename: Sudden Strike Next7) and the first game based on this engine , which now is officially named 'Sudden Strike III: Arms For Victory'. Fireglow plans to develop several other games based on this engine in different setups related to war conflicts. Read more for new screens...