Ensuring that the long-awaited sequel to one of the industry's most groundbreaking games will not only live up to five years of anticipation, but will also give gaming enthusiasts a reason to fasten their seatbelts in front of their PCs, Microsoft DirectX 9.0 will bring scientist Gordon Freeman and his creeping, shooting alien nemeses back to life - with the vibrant graphics and enhanced gameplay needed for a truly immersive experience - with the release of "Half-Life 2" by Valve Corp.

THQ today announced a multi-title Nintendo Game Boy Advance publishing agreement with Disney's Buena Vista Games, Inc., the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company's Consumer Products business unit. THQ will publish six games, based on popular Disney movie and TV properties, including Disney's Piglet's BIG Game, Disney's The Lion King, Disney's Brother Bear, Disney's Kim Possible Revenge of Monkey Fist, Disney's Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over and Disney's Lizzie McGuire.

The games will be released over a six-month period beginning with Disney's Piglet's Big Game in fall 2003.

ATARI and Square Enix are proud to offer fans of the SaGa series a special edition release. The Collector’s Edition is a real tribute to the breathtaking art from SaGa series’ famed illustrator, Tomomi Kobayashi and to the cutting-edge character design of Yusuke Naora, Art Director for the Final Fantasy series and UNLIMITED SAGA.

Altar Interactive would like to invite you to third official chat with representatives of developer and publisher of upcoming tactical strategy UFO: Aftermath. Meet with Martin Klima and Robert Hoffmann from ALTAR interactive and with Ondrej Laba from Cenega Publishing and ask them whatever you like to know about the game itself, distribution channels, demo features or our favourite coffee brand! The chat takes time on Thursday, September 11th, at 19 o'clock (GMT +1, CET +0) at EnterTheGame.com.

More info about chat, time zones and using IRC channels can be found here.

Sony Online Entertainment announced today that EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath, a new expansion for the incredibly popular PC MMORPG, EverQuest, is available on retail shelves today. THQ and Buena Vista a publishing label of Buena Vista Games today announced that Power Rangers Ninja Storm for Game Boy Advance and PC has shipped to retail.

Broadening the reach of its portfolio of brands throughout the world, Acclaim Entertainment today announced that it has formed a new publishing label, Acclaim Connected, that is dedicated to developing and licensing interactive entertainment content for global mobile gaming platforms. In July of 2003, the Company commenced its entry into the mobile gaming market with the announcement of an exclusive agreement with Vodafone Live!, offering video game content based on Acclaim's forthcoming console release, Freestyle Street Soccer, in Vodafone countries. Acclaim Connected has since expanded its mobile gaming offerings in the European market by partnering with German mobile provider O2 to create a unique video game based on its console release of XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association.

UK Games Service Multi Player Zone has today launched its brand new, completely free, bookable server system to the public. The bookable server system enables gamers to book their very own gaming servers for their clans use, configured they way they want.

Another month, and another press release about the new colours.

Nintendo of America Inc. today reported its industry-leading family of Game Boy Advance portable game systems surpassed U.S. sales of 15 million units and, to celebrate, announced two new casing colors: Flame (red) and Onyx (black) for the new Game Boy Advance SP model.

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced today that cumulative worldwide shipment of its PlayStation2 computer entertainment system reached 60 million units on September 6, 2003 (Figures that Microsoft and Nintendo can only dream of). Since its launch in Japan on March 4, 2000, sales of PlayStation 2 have grown rapidly around the world and it continues to gain worldwide popularity while reaffirming its position as the standard entertainment platform in homes. With year-end/New Year holiday season approaching, SCEI will further increase hardware production to meet active demands.

The Online Games company announced the launch of their new look website for leading OGC game 'Legends Of Terris'.

"Its a big change stylistically " says OGC founder, Paul Barnett "But its representative of the game. We're coming up to ten years as an MMOG, and our gameworld has changed massively. The move away from traditional fantasy imagery is a natural progression"