Ubisoft announced today Shadowbane: The Rise of Chaos expansion pack is now available nationwide at the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $19.99. Additional information can be found on the newly redesigned Shadowbane.com website.

EA has released a new patch for their WWII First Person Shooter Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough. This upgrade brings your retail game to v2.40b and adds 2 new multiplayer maps (Bizerte Fortress and Stuckguter), as well as the new Italian Breda Heavy Machine Gun, several new multiplayer skins, Pixomatic support, and several game tweaks and bug fixes (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Shrapnel Games is delighted to announce that Stormcloud Creations' latest offering, Coliseum, has gone gold and is projected to ship in late December! Available for the PC, Coliseum will be available from the Gamers Front for the low price of $24.95.

Akella, the developer of critically acclaimed Pirates of the Caribbean, Sea Dogs, and Age of Sail II, announces new details of the dreaded-doom-laden action game Axle Rage. Axle Rage combines third-person action with motorcycle mayhem and hand-to-hand combat. Set in the dark megapolis of Nailsdale, the game puts you under the skin of Axle, biker and member of the 'No Dice' gang thrown into a whirlwind of edgy events connected with the widespread, yet mysterious drug 'miro' and its origin. Read more for details and screens ...

Full Spectrum Warrior is based on a light infantry-training simulator designed by Pandemic Studios for the U.S. Army as a tool to reinforce Army doctrine and squad tactics amongst troops. Full Spectrum Warrior is a squad-based, tactical-action game that delivers the experience of squad level command in the heat of battle. Check out no less than 130 screens (some are bound to be seen before, but i'll weed those out later today, i'm running a bit late)...

Thought SARS spread fast? Think again. Millions of Asians are addicted to a massively multiplayer online game that is about to hit Europe: BiosFear (also known as Laghaim, Eternal Chaos and Chaotic Adventure in various Asian countries). Developed by South Korean company Nako Interactive, Tiscali Games is about to bring the game to Europe. Read more for details & screens ...

Raven Software has released a bonus map pack for their sci-fi 3D action game Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. This bonus/addon features 6 new multiplayer maps (one Duel map, one CTF map and four Free-For-All maps). Read more for details and download links ...

CITY Interactive has released a demo for their arcade action/flight sim WWII: Pacific Heroes. This demo lets you try out 2 missions where you take on aerial and surface-based targets. Read more for download links ...

THQ Inc. today announced "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War," the first real-time strategy title in its agreement with industry-leading PC development studio Relic Entertainment Inc. Based on the world of "Warhammer 40,000" -- the dark, futuristic, fantasy universe traveled by millions worldwide from Games Workshop, the world's largest tabletop wargames company -- "Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War" is scheduled for release in fall 2004.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and Rockstar Games, Inc. wish to express our sincerest apologies to the Haitian people and Government of Haiti for any offense that may have been caused by statements made in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. As its name implies, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a virtual crime world, in which characters are involved in criminal activities, including fictional gang warfare between rival groups. In creating the game, it was not our intention to target or offend any group or persons or to incite hatred or violence against such groups persons. Take Two issued a statement promising to "remove the objectionable statements from future copies of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City."