1503 A.D. scenarios can be pretty exciting. One minute, you've discovered a beautiful island and are about to explore it, the next a massive volcano starts erupting and all your plans are thwarted. Or, your computer opponent hasn't taken any notice of you for ages, when he suddenly decides to establish diplomatic ties with you. Your hitherto peaceful trade routes are suddenly plagued by pirates or you happen upon a mysterious treasure on some idyllic island. So how much work does it involve to ensure that every scenario in 1503 A.D. tells a fascinating story? Read full Developer Diary Here!

A prequel to Konami's upcoming PS2 game, Frogger: The Great Quest, this GBA game focuses on a younger Frogger who must journey to the center of the Temple of the Frog in order to search for the hidden secrets needed to bring his dying swampland home back to life. We now received over 40 screens from this game. Check them out!

Konami of America announced today that it will publish Motocross Maniacs Advance for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in Spring 2002. This game will have a retail price of $29.99.

Konami of America announced today that it will publish Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in April 2002. The first in a series of classic Konami game collections, Arcade Advanced will carry a suggested retail price of $29.99.

Take 2 gave us 21 screens from the good looking "expansion" game Tropico: Paradise Island.. There's a new website too. Release date for PC is January 2002. Find out more below. Njoy!

Seems like we missed to post this up a few days back.. Matrix has released five new games that span from Napoleon’s glittering armies to deadly combat above far-flung worlds. “We wanted to give gamers a choice,” says David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix. “From hard-core wargamers to space strategy enthusiasts, there is something here for everyone.” Read more below to find out more about these new games.

LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is pleased to announce that STAR WARS Obi-Wan for Microsoft Xbox has been approved for manufacturing and will be in stores later this week! Check out more about this game at the official site.

We got a bit of artwork and a logo from Ubi Soft's upcoming Playstation game, Rayman Rush. All we know is that it's out in March 2002.. Screenshots surely can't be far behind.

Microsoft today announced that Age of Mythology, Ensemble Studios' latest real-time strategy game, will be available in September of 2002. Age of Mythology is set in a mythological past when heroes battled monsters of legend, and gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. To celebrate this announcement, Microsoft is unveiling a movie that showcases the ancient Norse civilization. The AVI is available for download here.

More Box-bashing stats from across the pond.

Total North American shipments of NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) have now reached 1.1 million, with more than 800,000 sold through in the U.S., Canada and Latin America markets.