Westwood Studios is currently looking for a few good starship pilots (well, actually a lot of pilots) to hop in and help them test their upcoming online role-playing galaxy , Earth & Beyond. If you are accepted into their beta test, you will get a free, first-hand look at the first online role playing galaxy. After creating your own starship, you'll blast off and will soon be trading, exploring, and fighting alongside thousands of other players. "Sure, that sounds fun," you say, "but what's the catch? Find out HERE"

Well it's Sunday and there aint much news to toss up today.. Anyway we got some links to post up, so read on..

Review mix

• F1 2002 (PC) on GGMania
  
• Soldier of Fortune II (PC) on CanadianGamer
  
• Gran Turismo Concept (PS2) on NLGaming
  
  Interview mix
  
  
• Breed (PC) on U.S.C. Darwin
  
• Ultima Online: Age of Shadows (PC) on GameSpy
  
  Preview mix
  
  
• Hegemonia: Legions of Iron (PC) on Homelan
  
• Fahrenheit (PC) on Ferrago
  
• Far Cry (PC) on 3DAvenue
  
  Screenshot mix
  
  
• Battlefield 1942 (PC) on XGR

You ever wonder what goes on during the development process, how the game you're currently playing came into it's current incarnation, what steps were taken by the team, what changes were made? Want to know what you might have been playing? Here you are. Now be very thankful that you aren't. Read the full story over at 3DActionPlanet..

Unreal Fortress (UnF) is a total conversion modification of Epic Games' Unreal Tournament. This new (107MB) version went live this morning and is available for download at the official UnF site!

Voodooextreme got some new screenshots posted for this upcoming MMORPG, Neocron (our recent posted screens is available here). The open beta test will begin early August, and the game is due out Q4 of this year. At the same time they posted 3 screens from the upcoming 3D strategy game, Soldiers of Anarchy and some screens from Big Huge Games upcoming historical based real-time strategy game, Rise of Nations.

What do you get when a design team composed mostly of designers who worked on GoldenEye 007 for N64 set out to create a first person shooter for Nintendo GameCube? You get TimeSplitters 2, and you're very happy to get it. Due to be released this September, TimeSplitters 2 challenges players to blast their way through time at a glorious 60 frames per second. Awesome four-player action coupled with a serious single-player adventure should put TimeSplitters 2 at the top of your hit list.

Novalogic now tossed up the official Delta Force - Black Hawk Down site and it includes new screenshots, wallpapers, screensavers and information on the forthcoming multiplayer beta test. Here is a clip from their posted FAQ:

When is the beta available?

The beta will be available for download from Wednesday July 31st until Wednesday August 7th. It will be playable until Wednesday August 14th.