Eidos has released a second trailer for Core Design's forthcoming herdy adventure, Herdy Gerdy. “ brimming with originality and innovation, and showcases some of the most fluid animation ever seen in a video game.” Grab the 24.3 Mb trailer here.

LucasArts has released the official PS2 trailer "5.6 Mb" for Star Wars Racer Revenge and the good news is that it looks as if we're in for a visceral combination of high danger and brutal Pod-bound violence packed with special effects. Much of the game's content is revealed here, including an interesting glimpse at some extremely varied tracks, a lot of interaction between Pods and a very brief look at the oddly monikered (not to mention bizarre-looking) pilots that you'll soon be able to get to grips with. The game's not due until the second quarter of this year, but this is definitely a worthwhile download to get your appetite fully whetted.

The Sims: Vacation will be the fourth expansion to The Sims. This new expansion will let players take their sims to a number of different locations, including a beach, a mountain setting, and a wilderness camping area. Maxis has confirmed that they are working on a new expansion for The Sims, but did not confirm any details. A spokesperson said an official announcement would be made next week.

Civ Fanatics let us know that Civilization III will have multiplayer as an add-on and this new "expansion" add-on will be out February or March 2002. Here is a snip from the posting:

According to the Civilization III review on the December issue of the PC GamePlay UK magazine, the multiplayer feature of Civ III will be released as an expansion pack in February or March 2002.

Hundreds of people who bought Microsoft's hot new Xbox gaming console over the holidays received defective systems, and some said they had to wait weeks and endure shoddy customer service before their systems were fixed.

Today on Blizzard's Warcraft III Races Page you can check out, The Archer, a Night Elf Unit in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos..

Infogrames confirms Unreal Tournament 2 in the making by Digital Extremes. As rumored all week online, the co-creators of Unreal and Unreal Tournament are currently working on the sequel to the infamous 1999 Game of the Year... Read more below for full story, game description and key features.

It's like christmas for all Unreal fans nowdays. PlanetUnreal let us know that the Dutch/English site GamePower got 5 new Unreal 2 screens posted on their site. Bring it on.

GamingGroove tossed up an article and some nice links today about the folks that producing the cinematics for WXP's The Lord of the Rings, have released some concept art and still shots from the E3 trailer. Full story here!

30 GOLD screens came at the same time as the Serious Sam: The Second Encounter was announced today. Just hit the Read More link below to enjoy the screens!