Oddworld Stranger's Wrath combines first and third-person gameplay with familiar Oddworld elements and an all-new engine to deliver a unique gameplay experience. Set to award-winning visuals, players will be moved by the complex and inspiring story as the Stranger comes to grips with his true nature in the hunt for the ultimate bounty.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that Crash Twinsanity, the next installment in the best-selling video game franchise, has gone gold. The irrepressible Crash Bandicoot is set to hit retail shelves this month in his funniest adventure yet! Developed by Traveller's Tales, the new action platformer will be available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Ubisoft released a demo for Stardock's strategy game The Political Machine, where players take on the role of campaign manager for a presidential candidate. Players must raise money, take out advertisements, win endorsements and appear on popular TV news shows to answer tough questions about today's most pressing issues (thanks Blues). Read more for download links...

Electronic Arts and Def Jam today announced the explosive in-game soundtrack that will fuel Def Jam FIGHT For NY, the blazing-hot sequel to Def Jam Vendetta, set to drop this October. Delivering a hard-hitting mix of 28 hot new tracks and old-school hits from Def Jam and other prominent hip hop labels, the soundtrack magnifies the game's gritty, intense gameplay and dramatic storyline.

Head over to our dedicated EGN section to check out the following new screens from The Adventure Company's 2004 EGN lineup:

Atlantis: Evolution (PC) - Dark Fall 2: Lights Out (PC) - Dungeon Lords (PC) - Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell (PC) - Sentinel: Descendants in Time (PC) - SuperPower 2 (PC)

Ubisoft today announced the launch of Scrabble Interactive 2005 Edition, developed by Ubisoft's Casablanca studio, available in October on PC.

Activision, Inc. is bringing the funky vibe of DreamWorks' Shark Tale video game to life with a soundtrack featuring licensed songs from today's biggest hip-hop and reggae talents like Outkast, Ziggy Marley and Sean Paul as well as classic R&B and funk tracks from Cheryl Lynn, Rose Royce and Wild Cherry, as remixed by renown producers Swizz Beatz and "Bassy" Bob Brockman.

Ritual Entertainment is currently looking to hire several experienced console programmers to work on a multi-platform action title. The full set of required qualifications can be found at the help wanted section of the Ritual website. In addition, the company has several art-related openings. Information on all open positions and on how to submit applications can found at the following the help wanted section

Microsoft has issued a new patch for Gearbox/Bungie's first person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved. This upgrade brings your Halo retail to v1.05 and addresses a rare crash bug that could occur if a malicious individual (hacker) purposely sends a malformed packet to a game server, as well as fixes to resolve compatibility problems with WinXP SP2 and certain 256MB video cards, which could cause the game not to launch, or not to display chat messages (thanks Joe). Read more for details and download links ...

Konami today announced that Silent Hill 4: The Room for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC has shipped to retail stores nationwide. By enhancing the award-winning features that have defined the series - intense and bone chilling gameplay, superior graphics and a haunting musical score by the series' producer, Akira Yamaoka - Silent Hill 4: The Room will strike terror into the hearts of gamers with the most frightening experience in the history of the franchise.