SEGA of America and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the release date of The Matrix Online, the massively multi-player online game, will be January 18, 2005. Originally slated for a November ship date, the January release will allow the co-publishers to implement plans to launch the game simultaneously in Europe. Read more for info on the pre-order incentives...

Mirage has released a demo for its WW2 based FPS Mortyr 2: For Ever. This demo features an intro and one mission in Poland where you commence your mission from behind enemy lines. Read more for download links...

Activision has released a demo for its just released WW2 based FPS 'Call of Duty: United Offensive'. The single player demo shows off the intro level for Call of Duty: United Offensive. The demo is stand-alone so you won't need Call of Duty installed to play it. Read more for download links ...

BioWare Corp. and Epic Games today announced a licensure agreement, whereby BioWare will license Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 for use in an upcoming title. A BioWare development team is already hard at work on the Unreal Engine 3-powered game, an as-yet unannounced title which features BioWare’s third new intellectual property.

EA announced today that Emeka Okafor, the University of Connecticut All-American who led the Huskies to the 2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, will serve as spokesman and cover athlete for NCAA March Madness 2005, scheduled for release this fall under the EA SPORTS brand.

NCsoft and Cryptic Studios have released the second update to the best selling and critically acclaimed City of Heroes massively multiplayer game, Issue 2: A Shadow of the Past.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, the next installment in the best-selling and beloved franchise Leisure Suit Larry, has gone gold and will be released October 5th on the PC, PlayStation2 and Xbox.

Cenega Publishing's Shade: Wrath of Angles is a third person horror / action adventure. Black Element Software, have re-worked the graphic’s engine and storyline to produce a greater gaming experience in every possible way. Read more for some new screens and an environments trailer ...

Novalogic sent out notice announcing the first Joint Ops expansion pack "Joint Ops: Escalation." The expansion pack is expected November 16th 2004 and will feature new vehicles, new maps and new weapons Read more for details

Activision Value Publishing announced today that it has teamed with game developer WXP and paintball legend Greg Hastings to create the first-ever paintball game for a major video game console -- Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball for the Xbox. Read more for details...