8 years after the tremendous success of THE PATRICIAN, Strategy First and Ascaron are joining forces to bring one of the most addictive computer games to the North American market. With tremendous sales and enthusiastic press, Patrician II is set to take the International market by storm.

A few days ago Strategy First and Paradox Entertainment announced Europa Universalis II, the sequel to their very successful first installment. Today we bring you the first few screenshots ... Njoy!

Westwood Studio’s Original Red Alert 2 Cast Returns To Film Yuri’s Revenge For EA Games. Filming wraps, post-production continues on expansion to one of 2000’s best-selling games.The entire cast of C & C Red Alert 2™ returned to Westwood Studios™ this summer to film cut-scenes for the upcoming PC game, Command & Conquer Yuri’s Revenge™. This expansion for Red Alert 2 is due out this fall.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc today announced that Green Berets™(Powered by Myth II™) has gone Gold and is expected to be released by the end of July 2001. Green Berets is a squad based tactical game set in the treacherous jungles of Southeast Asia. Plan your surgical strike and sneak deep behind enemy lines to attack your enemy head on in 10 dynamic missions through rice paddies, underground tunnels, and superbly detailed terrains.

Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 has gone gold and we were able to get our grubby little hands on a few screenshots ... This title will be arriving soon so expect more screens and a review in a matter of days ...

Crawfish Interactive today announced that they have signed an agreement with The Bitmap Brothers to bring their titles to Game Boy Advance. The partnership will work closely together to develop The Bitmap Brothers classic back catalogue titles for the Game Boy Advance. These will include Xenon II, Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe, Cadaver, Gods, Magic Pockets & The Chaos Engine.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today that Eurofighter Typhoon began shipping to retailers nationwide today, July 24th 2001. Developed by UK-based Rage Software, Eurofighter Typhoon raises the bar for combat flight games and combines the tension and excitement of World War dog fighting, with the power and agility of fifth generation fighters.

From the pressrelease: Swedish games developer Paradox Entertainment is busy working on the sequel to the critically acclaimed hit Europa Universalis. That game has been fully localized to more than ten languages around the world and has carved a reputation for being one of the most solid historical games ever released. Scheduled to arrive this Christmas, Europa Universalis II broadens the games scope even further.... Read full pressrelease here.

Voodooextreme tossed up some lovely (18) new screenshots of Motor City Online. Be sure to check them out.

AVP News posted up two versions of the video: a 38 Mb MPEG version and a smaller 19 Mb MPEG version from Aliens Versus Predator 2. Grab them on the AVP News site.