Sony Online today announced that the external stages of Beta testing for EverQuest II began in July and thousands of testers are currently providing feedback to the development team. Additionally, the German and French closed Beta tests for EverQuest II have now begun as localized versions of the game open up for the first time, with open Beta expected to start soon.

Perpetual Entertainment announced today that it has secured the exclusive worldwide rights from Viacom to develop and publish a massively multiplayer online game based on Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek franchise.

Fair Strike for PC is now on sale across the UK. This helicopter battle simulation gamer has already attracted the attention of flight enthusiasts and avid game players across the globe.

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 :

• Top Spin - Trailer
• Pacific Storm - Trailer #2
• Enthusia Pro Racing - Trailer #3
• Terminator 3: Redemption - Trailers (2)

ACTiveGaming has released a demo for its Blitzkrieg addon Ostfront: Barbarossa (requires Blitzkrieg or Burning Horizon to work), giving you a chance to try out four missions, including an introduction mission, a single-player mission and the first two scenarios of the Ostfront: Barbarossa campaign. Read more for download links..

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

As DOOM 3 moves dramatically across the gaming landscape, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendell will be recognized as DOOM 3's first world champion in the pages of the forthcoming Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records, the industry's official record book.

Last year's 'Hunting Unlimited 2' was somewhat of a pleasant surprise when it hit the market, and it seems developer SCS Software is determined to bring more of the same, yet better. With amazing photo-realistic textures and graphics, ambient sounds and animals, intense and fast-shooting mini-games, mission-based play and tons of weapons and hunting gear, Hunting Unlimited 3 is expected to ship later this year.

Enthusia Professional Racing is a PS2 new racing game, developed by KCES, designed to bring all of the white-knuckle energy and thrill of car racing to life, Enthusia features groundbreaking gameplay mechanics, enhanced physics and pixel-perfect graphics to deliver an unprecedented racing experience. Read more for screens & trailer...

Spring, 2007. The war against global terrorism has ended. Late in 2005, NATO passed a resolution allowing military operations to take place in the private sector, due to a failing economy and severe lack of soldiers to secure the now-devastated eastern hemisphere. Read more to check out some screens of this UT2004 mod ...