Britney Spears goes digital in this new dance game from THQ! We tossed up packshots from the PC, PS2 and GBA version. Release date is set to May-2002.

Codemasters has executed a massive coup by signing computer and video game rights deals with 15 of the most successful football clubs across Europe. The licenses will be used to make a major impact in the valuable football action games market with what is set to be the biggest development and publishing project in Codemasters’ 16-year history.

Xaos.ru tossed up four new screens from the RTS/3d Action title, Iron Strategy 2, that is under developement over at Nikita. Check them out.

UK Games Service Multi Player Zone (www.mpz.co.uk) have today launched their brand new gaming product, GameArena in its very first public beta release.

Games outsourcing specialist Babel (www.babelmedia.com) has broken new ground after being appointed by Nintendo Europe as the main content provider for the Game Boy Advance website. It is the first time that Babel has provided editorial services for a major publisher and continues the expansion of its outsourcing package for the games industry.

Today Blues tossed up following announcement.. LithTech, Inc., a leading developer of licensable game technologies and tools, announced today the release of an updated version of its advanced Jupiter system, the foundation for the highly anticipated sequel to No One Lives Forever. Jupiter now delivers an even broader range of features including a new polygrid system that supports dynamic lighting, Fresnel reflections and dynamic surface animations as well as the addition of cubic environment mapping. Other new features include an improved command editor to more easily create cinematic events and more robust support for dynamic texture effects. Full pressrelease here. Six new No One Lives Forever 2 screenshots is also available here!

Today CDV send us four renders of trains. And they look like they could handle themselves against a Connex Sprinter. Check them out!

The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with all the bustle of the holidays and the magic of Livin’ It Up, the parties of House Party and the social obligations of Hot Date. They need a break and The Sims On Holiday provides the perfect opportunity to give them a little rest and relaxation on a fun-filled vacation island! Today we recived a bunch of new screens that you can check out below!

Nintendo luminaries Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata participated in a roundtable discussion at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. The subject of the discussion was "Games for the Rest of the World." Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Iwata were joined by other key industry figures, including Bruno Bonell from Infogrames, Brian Farrell from THQ and Larry Probst from Electronic Arts.