TDK Mediactive Europe, a division of TDK Recording Media Europe S.A., announced today the acquisition of the license to develop games based on the cult character 'Conan'. Renowned developer Cauldron from the Slovak Republic will be spearheading the development of the first next generation tiles, which will be due for release in 2003.

"Midtown Madness 3," the latest in Microsoft Corp.'s popular "Midtown Madness" franchise, allows gamers to get behind the wheel of more than 30 vehicles while competing in exciting race modes such as Blitz, Checkpoint and Cruise. With a robust Career mode featuring 14 driving careers, "Midtown Madness 3" delivers the rush and excitement of street racing while challenging gamers to put their driving skills to the ultimate test.

Black Isle Studios, the award winning role-playing game division of Interplay Entertainment Corp. announced today the development of their next epic, Lionheart, for the PC. Lionheart is a stunning new RPG being developed by Reflexive Entertainment Inc. that utilizes the character development system from the critically acclaimed Fallout series in an atypical fantasy setting. The game will be demonstrated at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in the Interplay booth (Concourse Hall, booth #5010) by appointment only.

Crave Entertainment announced today that Warner Bros. Consumer Products has awarded the company a license to develop a Game Boy Advance title featuring the three mischievous, ever-scheming neighborhood friends seen daily on Cartoon Network's hit animated series Ed, Edd n Eddy. The title is anticipated to ship in Fall 2002.

Fans of Microsoft's MechWarrior 4 will soon have even more giant, walking toys of mass destruction to play with: the MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pak has gone gold and will hit store shelves early next month.

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, the popular action game predicted by many in the media as a favorite to win best PC title of 2002, will make its debut on Nintendo GameCube and Xbox this winter.

Full Throttle, one of the most loved classic adventures from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC, returns in a long awaited action packed sequel for next generation consoles and PC in 2003. The follow up to the award winning game from 1995 will once again feature one of LucasArts' most popular and enduring characters, the swaggering outlaw biker Ben, leader of a renegade motorcycle gang called the Polecats. The free wheeling action-adventure will offer a humorous original story, furious bare knuckle fighting, and the thrill of high speed biking.

BAM! Entertainment today announced that it will spotlight several top European and Japanese PlayStation 2 titles this week during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). Thanks to agreements with top international developers, BAM! Entertainment brings several games to the North American market including Way of the Samurai, Riding Spirits, WipEout Fusion and Dropship: United Peace Force. E3 is held in Los Angeles from May 22-24. BAM! Entertainment is located in the West Concourse, room #153-B.

Sierra today released the E3 movie in various formats from their upcoming tactical shooter game SWAT: Urban Justice. if you want regular media player files you got them here, regular 2.8MB and low resolution 480KB here! QuickTime movie links 2.9MB regular QT here, 1MB low resolution QT here.