PRIMEDIA and Destineer's Bold Games today announced a new 3-D fishing simulation, In-Fisherman Freshwater Trophies. Available now for the PC, In-Fisherman Freshwater Trophies combines the editorial expertise of PRIMEDIA's In-Fisherman magazine with remarkably realistic graphics and innovative gameplay features.

Ultimate Baseball Online is the first ever Massively Multiplayer Online Sports Game (MMOSG), allowing two teams to compete in a 3D virtual stadium. Each participant controls a player for a specific position on a team and gamers can build their athlete’s skills by practicing pitching, fielding or batting. The UBO universe will allow league play, pick up games and a farm system, just like the real life big leagues.

WRC 4 allows fans to fully participate in the action of the WRC season, experiencing the thrill of all 16 WRC locations on 5 continents. Including more than 100 different stages - Point to Point, Super Special, Shakedown and Sprint Stages - WRC 4 allows the gritty, fast-paced realism of Rally to be faithfully recreated on PS 2. Sony has changed the original ship date from November to October 2004, one month ahead of schedule. A round of applause for Sony!

Battle for Troy puts the player in command of vast legions of armies in ancient Greece during the Trojan War. Valusoft has released a demo for Zono's RTS containing the full game's content, can be played for a full hour, after which you need to purchase a license key to unlock the full game (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

NCSoft has released new information about the second content update for their super hero MMORPG "City Of Heroes." "A Shadow Of The Past" update will feature two new zones (The Shadow Shard & The Hollows), two new villian groups (Rularuu & Igneous), plus plenty of new features and mission enhancements. Head on over to the official City Of Heroes website or read more for details...

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 :

• Leisure Suit Larry - Trailer
• Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age - Trailer
• Rome: Total War - Trailer Packs (3)

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Check these 20 new screens...

Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams will continue following Tak on his adventures against evil. However, players will take on the role of a more experienced Tak as he goes on an epic adventure that will require him to learn all new Juju magic in order to recover the Nightmare Scepter and defeat the evil shaman, Tlaloc, once and for all. Developed by Avalanche Software, Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams is scheduled to release in October 2004 and will be available on the PS2, GameCube, Xbox, and GBA

Electronic Arts announced today that NBA STREET V3 is in development and scheduled for release in early 2005 under the EA SPORTS BIG brand. The game is being produced by Electronic Arts Canada, the studio which also is home to the industry-leading NBA LIVE and NCAA March Madness hoops videogame franchises.