Far Cry Instincts will take things a step even further with its wide open environments and unique immersive gameplay elements. Far Cry Instincts takes the PC version's signature locations, Full-Action Response A.I. (F.A.R. concept), and unprecedented view-distance, and combines them with improved gameplay scenarios. Long in development it was prime time to have a chat with lead game designer Jean-François Dugas.

Next week Namco will announce a new action/adventure game for the Xbox 360, named Frame City, scheduled for winter 2005 release. While no specific details are available at this point, it is said to be powered by Unreal Technology, but no further specifcations were given. Framce City will be officially announced on May 16th and a trailer is to follow a few days later on the 20th.

SCi Games, publishers of computer games with titles such as Carmageddon, The Italian Job and the Conflict series (Desert Storm I & II and Vietnam), will be showcasing their latest titles at E3, such as : Total Overdose, Roll Call, Battlestation: Midway, Rogue Trooper, Conflict: Global Terror. Read more for details ...

The game will provide players with extremely dynamic gameplay of fast and tough combats, where players are to oppose dangerous and wise enemies, a large set of multifarious weaponry, possibility to control various machinery, incredible detailing and game world interactivity, story-driven single player with original team gameplay, a well-balanced multiplayer with numerous modes: DM, CTF, Co-op, various team games and much more.

Test Drive Unlimited challenges players online to experience the most exotic and fastest vehicles on more than 1000 miles of diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, rare performance parts, clothes, apparel, homes and garages.

Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience an unnatural level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, and melee combat to track serial killers and bring them to justice. Gamers will play as Ethan Thomas, an FBI agent in the Serial Crimes Unit (SCU), whose pursuit of relentless serial killers leads him through detailed urban environments filled with deadly sociopaths who lurk on the periphery of humanity.

Electronic Arts today announced that it has 25 videogames for next generation consoles currently in development. EA's announced next generation line-up will be at the upcoming E3 in Los Angeles, May 18-20, 2005.

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 :

• The Movies - Trailer #2
• Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows - E3 2005 Trailer
• Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - E3 2005 Trailer
• Myst V: End of Ages - E3 2005 Trailer
• Officers - E3 2005 Trailer
• Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends - Trailer
• Singles 2: Triple Trouble - Trailer #2
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Today Ubisoft announced development of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3, the next installment in the squad-based action franchise. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3 is scheduled to ship for retail in conjunction with the launch of the Xbox 360 and will also be available on the PS2, Xbox, NGC and PC this holiday 2005. Ubisoft will showcase Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3 at the 2005 E3.

The wait is finally over! Tonight, Microsoft officially announced their next Xbox via an MTV special entitled "The Next-Generation Xbox Revealed." Celebrities, professional athletes, musicians and Xbox officials took the wraps off the much-anticipated system, ending months of intense speculation (and weeks of "leaks" over the intarweb). Read more for further details and a full rundown of the specs ...