Port Royale, an online empire-building simulation game, thrusts players into a world of high seas adventure in an era of exploration and discovery of new lands. As either a pirate or a trader, players must use strategic thinking to fight for the interests of their own nations in order to gain riches and support from governors, hoping to ultimately become governors themselves. Gamers will take on countless missions, engaging themselves in 3D sea battles and exploring up to 60 towns on their quest for gold and glory.

Purge, delivers a compelling combination of first-person shooter gameplay and RPG character development, immersing players in a strife-torn world that blends science fiction and fantasy. In Purge, players will find themselves engrossed in a war between two opposing forces, the Order (humans genetically modified to scientific perfection) and the Chosen (religious believers who reject all forms of technology). Players will be able to customize their characters, various skills and innovative weapons. In related news, GameHelper got word that the public beta version of Purge, Freeform Interactive's upcoming online-only FPS/RPG game, is delayed until tomorrow

About a week ago we announced the upcoming patch for SoF2 and today Activision comes through with a pair of Gold patches for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, updating the mercenary first-person shooter by Raven Software to version 1.03. This release adds three new multiplayer maps (Kamchatka mp_kam5, Jordan mp_jor1 and Shop mp_shop2), a fixed mp_col2 map, new shell art, and some bug fixes (thanks 3DGgamers).

MLB 2004 is the latest installment of the most popular baseball franchise and is poised to be this year's selection for MVP as it features all-new graphics, stadiums, rosters, stats and unmatched gameplay. Coupling professionally consulted Artificial Intelligence (AI) from dozens of professional players and coaches with Player, Manager and General Manager (GM) modes of gameplay, MLB 2004 is the only choice for hard core baseball fans and casual gamers alike as they look to put their names in the record books by winning official MLB trophies including the Gold Glove, Cy Young, MVP and ultimate prize of the World Series championship.

Publisher Activision and developer Creative Assembly have been quiet about their new installment for the Total War RTS series. Rumor had it that the 3rd edition was going to be set in the Roman Empire period but no comments were given by either parties, either way the cat is out of the bag as the new trailer clearly shows the rumor is true. Read more for download links to check some cinematic action of this upcoming beauty.

The world’s most popular sport makes a run at the PS2, with more than 700 teams from throughout the world including national teams like USA, England, Brazil, France and Japan and international clubs like Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool plus legendary powerhouse clubs from the past. Over 13,500 players are recreated in intricate detail, with players able to perform a seemingly endless number of authentic moves including high-flying headers, bicycle kicks, and goal saving slide tackles. Battle for victory in stadiums filled with passionate fans as they support their team with electrifying chants while waving their club and country flags. Check the new batch of screens ...

Netamin Communication Corporation, a global pioneer in Massively Multiplayer Online Sports Games (MMOSG), has launched its latest Ultimate Baseball Online (UBO) mini-game, UBO Homerun Tournament. Players can swing for the fences by downloading the game, available now, read more for more detailed info and download links ...

The debut release of CodeRed, a modified version of the Quake II source code. CodeRed offers a science fiction theme covering 20 levels featuring new weapons, new enemies, and more, along with a reworked engine that supports 32-bit color, new particle effects, stainmaps, and more. Read more for links where to download this standalone Quake2 mod.

Twice the game as the original -- Devil May Cry 2's level design far exceeds the original. Much of the game's environment is outdoors and will include a Gotham-like cityscape and an old European town. More environments will be announced as the release date approaches! Today we scored a trailer with in game Lucia action and some cgi action. Read more for links!