KOCH MEDIA invites strategy gamers to travel back in time, beyond the height of the mighty Roman Empire, back four thousand years to command the great empires of the Ancient World. Following the commercial success of LEGION, SLITHERINE SOFTWARE return to ancient times to bring gamers a new challenge as they shape the birth of great Empires in CHARIOTS OF WAR. Published by and distributed in the UK by KOCH Media, CHARIOTS OF WAR is developed by Slitherine Software and is available on Windows PC, priced at £29.99. The game releases on 4th July 2003.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe are pleased to announce that their 'EyeToy: Play' title exclusive to PlayStation2, and developed by their London Studios, has picked up two of the prestigious E3 awards for best Hardware/Peripheral and best Puzzle/parlor/trivia game.

Randy Pitchford @ Gearbox Software posted up following news in his latest .plan file (were you also find all information):

Are you hardcore? Are you in the Dallas area? Play Halo PC on-line before the rest of the world! Get your name in the Halo PC credits!

We need another group of local, internal testers for Halo PC.

If you contacted us before but were not selected, please feel free to try again this time.

Also, if you were a tester with us before and want to do it again, please remind us so we can put you on a preferred list (don't lie, we'll cross reference the tester lists).

The contact e-mail address this time is: kristy@gearboxsoftware.com.

Please read all of the information below before e-mailing - we'll automatically reject inquiries that don't meet the requirements and supply the necessary information.

Space Empires: Starfury is Malfador Machination's bold new game which take players, first-person, into the Space Empires Universe... For those folks who have been looking forward to preordering, today is the day. Shrapnel Games will begin to take preorders on Space Empires: Starfury. As is usually the case, those who take advantage of preordering will receive $5.00 off the purchase price. This preorder special will be effect until July 15th... Find out more about this game below, includes new screens aswell!

Codemasters’ unbeatable motorsport gaming heritage evolves with the June 20th launch of IndyCar Series for PS2 and Xbox with a PC edition to follow in July. IndyCar Series is the official game of the intense US championship, which includes the world-famous Indianapolis 500 race. Delivering incredible high speeds, close-pack racing, skilful on-track manoeuvres and challenging drivers, the sport of IndyCar Series racing makes for an excitingly different open-wheel racing game and is set to be a hit in Europe following its successful launch in North America. Read more for download links ...

Viacom's digital entertainment unit, Simon & Schuster Interactive and Sumthing Else Musicworks announced today that the soundtrack for the highly anticipated Xbox game "Outlaw Volleyball" will be shipping in early July 2003. Executive Produced by music veteran Nile Rodgers (Madonna "Like A Virgin," Duran Duran "The Reflex," and many others), the soundtrack will feature fresh, new artists such as Diffuser, Off By One, and Warrior (Shipping: July 8).

Activision Value Publishing, a division of Activision announced today that the company has extended its successful partnership with world-renowned outdoors hunting outfitter, Cabela's, Inc. through an exclusive multi-year video game licensing agreement that expires in 2014.

Have you ever wanted to have YOUR own avatar in a game? Or thought that you didn't have enough options to make the avatar YOU really wanted and envisioned? NOW is your chance to make that thought a reality! Participate in the "Face of Mankind Skinning Contest" and you could have your very own avatar in the game! Then what are you waiting for? Get skinning! Visit their Contest pages.

Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion sets, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne provides gamers with a vast new chapter in the epic Warcraft saga. In the single-player campaign, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount Hyjal, yet a new threat has arisen throughout the land.

NCsoft Corp, is pleased to announce that its massively multiplayer game, "City of Heroes" from Cryptic Studios, has been awarded Best Online Multiplayer game for E3 2003, by the highly regarded Game Critics Awards group