Halo, the award-winning and critically acclaimed science fiction epic adventure, is coming to the PC, courtesy of Bungie and Gearbox Software. Packed with action, Halo contains all the thrilling gameplay and rich story that made it a smash hit with gamers all over the world... Read more for screens!

Although not really a secret anymore, 'Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark' was officially announced today. Atari and BioWare Corp. are set to expand the award-winning "Neverwinter Nights," the best-selling, fantasy roleplaying game based in the "Forgotten Realms" world from Wizards of the Coast's classic "Dungeons & Dragons" game. Following the release of the first official expansion pack, "Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide" in June, "Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark" pits players in a battle to save the embattled city of Waterdeep from an ancient evil buried deep within the earth and stone of Undermountain. "Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark" is scheduled for release this November.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is delighted to announce the release of Arc: Twilight of the Spirits available exclusively for the PlayStation2. Arc: Twilight of the Spirits, a traditional, fantasy role-playing game (RPG), encompasses an intriguing storyline, an innovative turn-based battle system and a variety of exciting characters with unique abilities. Set in a vibrant, striking world, with stunningly realistic graphics and motion-captured cutscenes, Arc: Twilight of the Spirits delivers an epic adventure experience, perfect for fans of strategy, adventure and RPG games.

Commandos 3 takes the stunningly detailed graphics and compelling gameplay of the series to a whole new level. The game features a new interior engine that enables you to rotate the detailed environments and zoom in and out. Prepare your Commandos as enemy bombing raids lay waste to environments, requiring you to change your tactics and approach.

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Atari today revealed plans to bring the Trivial Pursuit game, the most popular trivia game in the world, onto PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft with Xbox Live and Windows PCs. The famous trivia game will come to life on console with innovative gameplay, multimedia clips and entertaining question topics that will be presented by six celebrity hosts from both television and movies.

As the anticipation surrounding EGOSOFT's upcoming space trading / combat sim, X²: THE THREAT reaches supernova proportions, UK software publisher KOCH MEDIA are pleased to announce the release of the X²: THE THREAT ROLLING DEMO. Using actual game code, this non-playable rolling 'movie' shows many of the game's key features. The demo will be released to an eager worldwide audience on FRIDAY AUGUST 22nd 2003.

Arx Fatalis is a first-person RPG, which plunges players into an amazingly complex fantasy-world of trolls, goblins and 'Snake-women'. Creating weapons, solving puzzles and completing amazing quests, gamers become heroes as they battle in an evil world. Players will also need to master a unique real-time magic system to cast more than 50 different spells based on 20 different runes... Read more for a cocktail of screenshots!

Since the announcement of the XGameStation, the world's first build-it-yourself video game console designed to teach electrical engineering and hardware design to a new generation of game programmers, news sites and even TV stations from around the world have been hammering them for more details, demo units, and interviews. To keep up with this demand for information and help maintain a close connection with the game development community, XGameStation chief developer Andre' LaMothe will be hosting a one-hour IRC Q&A session in #XGameStation on Afternet. The chat will take place at 6 PM PST (California time) on Friday, August 15th 2003.

The Complete Official Guide to Soulcalibur II is piggyback's largest publication to date. Covering more than 3,500 moves, the 246-page tome teaches the player to master all Soulcalibur II character moves where the guide explains every offensive and defensive action and weapon available, in a clearly illustrated step-by-step format... More about it below!

More news from QuakeCon and the shooter 'DOOM III'..

• DOOM III multiplayer preview on IGN
• DOOM III multiplayer preview on CVG
• DOOM III impressions on GameSpot
• DOOM III preview on Eurogamer
• DOOM III MP impressions on Homelan
• DOOM III screenshots on Worthplaying