Microsoft Game Studios, iGames and EB Games today announced signups have officially begun for the Halo for Windows Worldwide Championship. The international event will pit thousands of top Halo players from around the world against each other for a chance at some big-time prizes; after the dust settles, only one player will emerge to be crowned the world's best Halo gamer. For information about registration and a list of participating iGames centers in North America, visit http://www.igames.org/Events.asp?Event=1596, any local EB Games store or online at http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/promos/halotournament/.

Master Chief has stormed his way onto Microsoft Windows-based personal computers with the recent release of Halo for Windows. If you're already a fan, don't miss out on the upcoming Halo Worldwide Championships. Tons of great prizes like a Gateway gaming system, Alienware PCs, ATI graphic cards and more are up for grabs.

Evolution Studios have broken technological boundaries with the special effects in WRC3. Shrapnel particle emitters allow for bodywork and glass to come flying off the cars and a more detailed collision and damage model further intensifies the action. Additionally, working in-car instrumentation, enhanced car handling models and a new artificial intelligence system for driving computer controlled cars adds to the authenticity of the experience. Read more to check out 80+ screens ...

Jaleco Entertainment announced today that it will publish 'World Championship Pool 2004' for PC, GameCube, the PlayStation2, and the Xbox. 'World Championship Pool 2004' is the most authentic pool simulation video game coming to market. Read more for details and the first screens ...

World Championship Snooker 2003 is the definitive snooker and pool simulation and brings all the tension and atmosphere of professional matches to game screens. The full game features the World Snooker championship season, plus 8-ball and 9–ball pool, Quickplay fungames and a special Trickshot game hosted by John Virgo.

Imagine attending an event where all of the world's best Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME and video game players were gathered. What was once thought unattainable is now a reality! Trading card game publisher and distributor Upper Deck Entertainment & Konami today revealed details of the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament - the first-ever trading card game (TCG) and handheld videogame competition to span the globe including North America, Europe and Japan.

Boasting a new complex artificial Intelligence system developed using new neural network techniques and an advanced and enhanced game physics and visual engine, the title will be an engaging and intuitively playable game for the far-reaching audience the sport attracts. In the UK, over seven million people watched the recently televised Embassy World Championship Snooker final - a greater number than the FA Cup Final attracted. Read more to check out 50+ new screens

Today we got screens from another one of Jaleco's upcoming title, World Championship Pool being developed on all platforms. No details are known at this point but at least we got some spiffy looking screens for you to enjoy! Read more to check them out!

As snooker fever grips the nation in the run up to the World Championships in a month’s time, Codemasters has launched a dedicated web site for World Championship Snooker 2003. Heralded by the BBC TV Snooker theme music, the online site features downloadable and streaming movie files showing off gameplay, a snooker news feed courtesy of World Snooker, and player profiles of the top professionals including Peter Ebdon, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Mark Williams, and Ken Doherty. World Championship Snooker 2003 features a full Snooker championship mode, a complete 8-ball and 9-ball Pool simulation, Quickplay fungames and a special Trickshot mode, hosted by John Virgo. Set to continue the series' reputation as the definitive and most complete cue-ball experience, Codemasters will launch World Championship Snooker 2003 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC in April, just ahead of the 2003 tournament.

"World Championship Snooker 2003" is currently being developed for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC formats and is expected to launch in spring 2003. Continuing the genre-leading brand's reputation as the most realistic snooker video game, World Championship Snooker 2003 will bring all the skill, tension and atmosphere of professional snooker matches to game screens. Read more to check out the goods...

Codemasters just send us the first images from "World Championship Snooker 2003", the next edition in its award-winning snooker video game series. The game is currently being developed for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC formats and is expected to launch in spring 2003. Continuing the genre-leading brand's reputation as the most realistic snooker video game, World Championship Snooker 2003 will bring all the skill, tension and atmosphere of professional snooker matches to game screens. Read more to check out the goods...

By building upon the exceptional content of the hugely popular original WRC game on PlayStation2, WRC II emphatically delivers more rally realism than any other game on the market. WRC II comes with over 800km of photo realistic track, 115 rally stages across 14 countries, twice the draw distance and 4 times the density of objects of WRC 2001. With updated sponsors liveries and car modifications modelled to an unprecedented level of accuracy, WRC II truly captures the essence of this dynamic extreme sport and raises the stakes in terms of content, quality and depth of raw rally experience. We have a gallery of 80+ screens for you to browse through .. Njoy!

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today released some screens from their upcoming Playstation 2 (working title) World Rally Championship 2. Check them out below!

BAM! Entertainment today announced that it will publish WRC: World Rally Championship for PlayStation 2. Developed by Evolution Studios for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, WRC: World Rally Championship has received rave reviews since its release in the European market in the fall of 2001. Incorporating all aspects of the real World Rally Championship, WRC: World Rally Championship offers more than 70 tracks all featured in the real 2001 FIA WRC rally stages.

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today announced that the Tribes 2 World Championships begin on February 25th, 2002. Organized by the Team Sportscast Network, PlanetTribes.com, TribalWar.com, and Euro-TribesPlayers.com, the second-annual worldwide competition will match up over 400 players on 16 teams over 100 days in an online battle royale to determine the best action gamers on the planet.

The Swedish gamedeveloper UDS let us know that they working on a PSone version of the game World Rally Championship. Read pressrelease over at UDS.

Featuring downloadable video interviews with Dennis Taylor and the chance to win an opportunity to play Stephen Hendry at his own game, Codemasters has launched a microsite to support the much anticipated PlayStation 2 title World Championship Snooker 2002 at the CODEMASTERS site