Namco Hometek Inc.'s highly anticipated Dead to Rights is scheduled to launch for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft in the U.S. in late July. Inspired by Hong Kong action movies, classic film noir style and hardboiled detective novels, Dead To Rights stars action noir hero, Jack Slate, a good cop in a bad city, forced to be a fugitive as he fights for his life and searches for his father's killers.

As a prelude to the launch of the highly-anticipated second season of Witchblade on June 16, Turner Network Television (TNT) will offer a sneak peek of "Witchblade: The Game" May 22-24 at the E3 Expo 2002, Room 501C, West Hall, Level 2, in the Los Angeles Convention Center.

We all know by now that GTA3 shipped to stores today so the long wait for the PC users is almost over. Today we serve up in game info, a closer look at the audio in the game (music, sounds, gunfire, car crashes) and a 20 some screens to keep you panting until you get your own copy ... NJOY!

Infogrames is blasting Battle Engine Aquila, an intense first-person mech-combat game, onto the Xbox and the PS2 this winter. Towering over photo-realistic battlefields, players will control a cutting-edge prototype tank—the Battle Engine Aquila, the single-most powerful unit on the battlefield—to lead their nation to victory. Njoy the screens!

ARUSH Entertainment, in conjunction with Groove Games and Digitalo, today announced Devastation, a new team-based first-person shooter (FPS) built on a heavily modified next-generation Unreal engine. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, Devastation pits teams of rebelling gang leaders, street fighters, mercenaries, and ex-military operatives together against armies of corrupt, high-tech corporate police in a battle to win control of a devastated world.

Battle Realms is a fantasy real-time strategy innovation inspired by kung-fu movies and Japanese mythology. Players assume the role of the hero Kenji as they develop a village of peasants into a clan of highly specialized warriors. They must defend their village against barbarians, evil magicians and deadly ninja. Battle Realms puts the focus of gameplay on the battlefield and features detailed 3D environments, realistic weather effects and a unique battle gear system to advance the abilities of your warriors. It was a long battle, but our review is finally here ;) Njoy!

Deep Shadows "Xenus" is coming together nicely. Periodically they feed us some screens and today they informed us about the actual game features, storyline and the hit calculation ... read on soldier!

Codemasters, one of the leading video game developers and publishers, confirms its commitment to the Nintendo GameCube console with a blockbuster portfolio of titles planned for 2003.

PC.IGN.com has posted their a Q&A with Sierra's Jon Payne and Steve Beinner talking about 'Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest', Mad Doc Software just-announced 3D RTS expansion for Empire Earth. GamersClick has a short SWAT: Urban Justice Q&A talking with Sierra's Rod Fung about their squad-based tactical shooter currently still in development. GameSpot has a Q&A with Sony Online's Dave Georgeson, producer of 'PlanetSide', Sony's upcoming massively-multiplayer first-person science fiction game. EuroGamer has is next up in the list to offer an interview with Sergiy Grygorovych designer of 'S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost', GSC Game World's upcoming first-person shooter. RPG Vault chats with Blizzard's Bill Roper on WarCraft III discussing the upcoming installment in the WarCraft series. (Thanks Blues)