GamingGroove just let us know that FYI: Synaptic Soup (made up of a guy or two from Bullfrog's Dungeon Keeper team from way back when) has updated their (or his rather, as it's Rik Heywood that updates this log) Cipher engine work log. The Cipher engine is the engine powering their upcoming driving game " Crazy Car Championship " (working title), and while I don't care for driving / racing games much, the graphics this engine is capable of are really pretty sharp. To check out full story about it and great screens, head over to GamingGroove and their article!

Firefly Studios just released a new Stronghold: Excalibur pack and it's 5,4 Mb to download. This pack also includes five historical castles of Edinburgh, The Tower of London, Harlech, Haut-Koenigsbourg, and Koblenz Stolzanfels. Grab this one over at FilePlanet.

Rage Software's announced the official Incoming Forces site today. The website offers information regarding the weapons, terrains, characters in the game, and tons of goodies including screenshots, icons, wallpaper, screensaver, and etc. Bring me there.

As usual every week we receive new screens from Capcom and their upcoming horror game for GameCube, Resident Evil. This time we got three shots of a rather peaky looking dog.

Experience the life of a pro surfer in the beautiful aquatic world of TransWorld Surf, available from Infogrames in early 2002 on the Xbox. InfoGrames tossed over 17 screenshots, which appear to be totally new. Or, at the very least, new-ish.

Guillaume Eluerd is the lead scriptwriter at In Utero, the development team behind the forthcoming 3D-stealth/adventure game, The Shadow of Zorro. The In Utero team, led by Project Manager, Frederic Ressaire has skillfully captured the same action and adventure that remains faithful to the original TV series. The Shadow of Zorro, published by Cryo, will be released in the UK on PlayStation 2 on 8th February 2002.

Ubi Soft has officially announced the first Ghost Recon patch, scheduled to be released at the end of this month. Read more below to se what this patch fixes/changes.

The critically-hailed STAR WARS StarfighterTM flight-action game series returns with the power of the Force in STAR WARS Jedi Starfighter from LucasArts Entertainment. Jedi Starfighter features the sleek and agile new Jedi starfighter from the upcoming motion picture Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. We have six new shots and six new bits of concept artwork.

Star Wars Jedi Outcast: Jedi Knight II is a dynamic single and multiplayer action experience that continues the saga of the once powerful Jedi Knight, Kyle Katarn, as he struggles with the power – and dangers – of the Force. LucasArts sended over 15 new screenshots, 14 concept sketches and 14 object renders, including R2-D2.. Read more below to check them out!

Respected computer and video game developer Jester Interactive, creators of the award-winning Music series, is to launch its own games publishing operation. With a strong portfolio of official and licensed properties, the Jester brand will be used to publish titles on all major gaming platforms, with the first release expected in April 2002.