Earache Extreme Metal Racing will feature 10 racing teams burning a lot more than rubber through hell and other wastelands, along with a hard rockin' soundtrack. Specially for Friday the 13th, a 2nd demo featuring a new level, and two vehicles.

Earlier this week Miami Court Judge Ronald Friedman instructed Take-Two to get him a copy of Rockstar's upcoming Bully game, so he could play and "judge" for himself if the game was a public nuisance holds any merit. Although Jack Thompson initially called this a huge victory against the violent video game industry, it seems now he has been shot down, once again, as the Judge ruled that although he did not want his kid to play the game, the game did not contain anything you wouldnt see on regular TV. In short, the game is good to ship to stores next week...

Namco Bandai announced that .hack(R)//G.U. Vol.1: Rebirth has gone gold, plunging players into the most recent incarnation of “The World,” a massively multiplayer online game universe filled with secrets and unexplained phenomena.

Originally scheduled for release on PS2 and Xbox by Sammy Studios in spring 2005, it disappeared off the radar last year. Aspyr announced it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with 20th Century Fox to publish Point of View's third-person action game The Shield, based on the FOX TV police drama airing on the FX Network.

As a troublesome schoolboy, you'll laugh and cringe as you stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks on malicious kids, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the fictitious reform school, Bullworth Academy.

Microsoft announced that it will launch its new Windows Vista operating system at the same time as it launches in the rest of the world. Microsoft made changes to Vista after talks with the European Commission in three major areas: search, security and the new file format XPS.

SEGAtoday announced that Medieval II: Total War will initially launch as a limited edition product with exclusive bonus material. Total War fans who purchase the game within the first print run will be rewarded with a detailed map of the extensive game world, as well as a copy of the official Medieval II: Total War soundtrack.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

Konami today announced that the company will be taking Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol on the road to malls across the country in search of the very first virtual American Idol winner, starting on Oct. 13 - 14 at the Digital Life event.

Acclaim Games announces a free MMO dancing game for your PC featuring the hottest music and coolest dance moves. DANCE! will be the first massively multiplayer online dancing game to be released in the US, matching millions of players against each other in dance battles across cyberspace.