As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence. May I present the weekly batch o' screens ...

Ostfront: Barbarossa offers a brand new singleplayer campaign for Nival Interactive's Blitzkrieg, depicting Germany’s invasion of Russia in 1941 along 11 historical battles and countless random missions. Starting as a Lieutenant in the German Panzer forces, the player will spearhead the offensive of Army Group Centre towards Smolensk.

In Telladar Chronicles: Decline the player will be thrown into the fantasy world of Miere in one of the most tragical moments in the history of the Telladarian Empire - the War of the Seven Nations. You will yourself in the middle of epic battles and tangled intrigues and will guide his heroes through love and hatred, friendship and betrayal, glorious victories and bitter defeats.

Codemasters has taken the decision to cancel further development of Dragon Empires, the company's massively multiplayer online role playing project. Dragon Empires received incredible support from its online community and won acclaim from PC and online media while in development. However, technical issues have resulted in the project's discontinuation. Read more for details ...

Head over to our dedicated EGN section to check out the following new screens from Hip Interactive's 2004 EGN lineup:

• CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Garfield (PS2/PC)
• Pariah (Xbox/PC)
• Stolen (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• The Mummy (PS2/Xbox/PC)

Midway today announced plans to open a new internal development studio in Austin, Texas. Midway is actively recruiting for the new studio which it plans to open in the near future. Midway will be at the upcoming Austin Game Conference on Sept. 9-10 at the Austin Convention Center. Midway currently has product development studios in Chicago, San Diego and Seattle.

Rally the Troops! Reinforcements Have Arrived! KOEI's award-winning internal studio, 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!

After it was cancelled last minute a few weeks ago, EA lets us know that tomorrow (Friday Sept. 2nd) we can finally except to see it. The demo will weigh in at a massive 550mb, so not for the faint of heart or modem users, and will feature the battle for Henderson Field at Guadalcanal. Keep an eye on our fileserver network as we will surely have it available as soon as EA gives us the green light.

Alien Hominid is the debut console title from O~3 Entertainment and developer, The Behemoth. It is an evolution of classic 2D side-scrolling platform shooters, blending old school play mechanics with stunning hand drawn graphics (in other words, it looks pretty AND plays great).

S2Games has released a new patch for its online multiplayer FPS/RTS Savage: Battle for Newerth patch. This upgrade brings your retail game to v2.0e and includes authentication and server list fixes. The server browser and authentication systems have been completely rewritten. All game servers will now show up correctly.Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...