SNK announced today that the company has shipped the first home version of the hit arcade title Metal Slug 3 for the Xbox. METAL SLUG 3 will support the Xbox Live leaderboards and is exclusively for the Xbox in North America.

Eidos today announced it has shipped to stores across North America the highly-anticipated Thief: Deadly Shadows for the Xbox and PC. Thief: Deadly Shadows is the third chapter in the Thief saga, which originated the stealth gaming genre. For the first time in Thief franchise history, the game will be available on a game console and will feature a third-person perspective.

EA today announced the release of The Sims Mega Deluxe in North America. The Sims Mega Deluxe combines the original #1 PC game, The Sims, with three of its popular expansion packs: The Sims Livin' Large, The Sims House Party, and The Sims Hot Date. Assembling a staggering 600 items for your Sims to use the first time you play, there's never been a better time to try The Sims.

Soldner: Secret Wars is finished! SOLDNER - Secret Wars is a tactical military multiplayer shooter offering adrenaline-filled action in numerous and varied team-based battles. After years of intensive work, the Wings Simulations development studio's latest title has finally gone gold and is expected to hit European retail shelves May 27th, and North America June 22nd.

Nawar has revealed the first details on Banita, a new RPG offering a deep story line with over 500 locations spanning over 4 contitents to explore, over 45 spells, a vast array of weapons and armor to obtain, and an amazing soundtrack. Read more for details and the first screens...

Check out the following new screens from Encore's 2004 E3 lineup:

• Kreed: Battle For Savitar (PC)
• Homeplanet: Playing With Fire (PC)
• 'GoldenLand: Cold Heaven' (PC)
• GoldenLand (PC)
• Phase: Exodus (PC)
• Neuro (PC)

Check out the following new screens from Encore's 2004 E3 lineup:

• Heroes of the Pacific (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Soldner: Secret Wars (PC)
• The Suffering (PC)

Lyra Studios announced today that they are in the pre-alpha stages of a new MMORPG they have titled Reclamation. This game promises many things that previously were rare or unheard of in the genre. Reclamation is first and foremost a roleplaying game, where you are encouraged and rewarded for playing your character.

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 :

• HeadHunter: Redemption - Trailer
• Otogi 2 - Trailer
• Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines - E3 2004 Trailer
• The Punisher - E3 2004 Trailer
• Medieval Lords - E3 2004 Trailer
• Ground Control: Operation Exodus - Trailer
• F.E.A.R. - Teaser
• D-Day - E3 2004 Trailer
• BloodRayne 2 - E3 2004 Trailer

Xpand Rally races take place in different parts of the world, the player gets to race in different environments – from deserts to polar snows. Techland has today revealed the next of Xpand Rally features – diversity of tracks. 5 different sceneries and over 60 tracks on which players will compete are one of the most important game’s aspects. Read more for some new screens!