THQ Inc. today announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Rainbow Studios, a leading creator of digital entertainment. The acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the execution of definitive documents.

Take 2 sended us factsheet for the sequel to the surprisingly enjoyable, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, um, original. With, interestingly, PC split-screen support. Check out facts and screens here!

The most advanced flight simulator ever made available for the PC! This spectacular product contains all of the real life flight dynamics of America’s top Air superiority fighter jet. Fly in real world missions and scenarios facing the best pilots in the world. Design your own missions and arm your plane the way you want. This real model of the world’s most stunning fighter plane will have you searching out an oxygen mask - at your desk!

Volition is ecstatic to bring you the brand new Sniper City Multiplayer Deathmatch level created by Brad Johnson! This map features two huge facing towers and plenty of long-range weaponry. Its an exciting frag-fest for all involved! Download it here!

Kemco is bringing dino's and other creatures to a GameCube near you in their upcoming game "Universal Studios Theme Park" . Scheduled release is Q2 2002. Did i see Woody and his Pecker in there? *g*

Rayman M is the stunning new title from Ubi Soft that has us all panting ... Eagerly awaiting the final release we decided to stake out some of the developers. We managed to asked them a few silly questions and of course .. got silly answers ... Njoy

SpongeBob™ is splashing onto PCs everywhere! Follow Sponge Bob and his friends through the most sea-riffic adventures yet which will include: Invasion of the Patty Snatchers, Boating School 101, Hide N’ Go Jellyfishing, Who Cut the Cheese and Show me the Money!

The Operation Flashpoint Gold Upgrade contains a few extra items .. The Upcoming Red Hammer Addon combined with a few other goodies ...

With More Than Three-million Subscribers Worldwide, the Biggest Online Game in the World Welcomes Lord British Back to the Realm of Online Gaming. The English version was adapted for the U.S. audience by Ultima series creator Richard Garriott.

Monster Game, a division of Monster Cable focusing specifically on products for the home videogame market, today announced PowerLine, an AC power cable and FreePlay, a 2 Player controller extension cable, both new peripherals for Sony's PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

Global Operations announce beta sign up for 500 players. To sign-up just head over to the game’s website "globalopsgame.com".

Civilization III Limited Edition and regular-flavored has hit store shelves at Electronics Boutique. So hurry up before they got sold out ;)

Take Two Interactive let us know that Tropico is getting a new addon named Paradise Island. This addon will include new scenarios, new buildings, new edicts, and various other enhancements. Release is set to January 2002.. Some screens below!

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today that four additional major recording artists have agreed to provide music and video content for the much anticipated upcoming interactive musical game, Frequency™, exclusively on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

Proving that they're cutting edge, Novalogic publishes its first PSone game. Rebellion on coding duties. Novalogic today announce DELTA FORCE to PSX.. Check out pressrelease and the first six screens here!

The critically-hailed STAR WARS Starfighter flight-action game series returns with the power of the Force in STAR WARS Jedi Starfighter from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. Inspired by the success of its predecessor, which debuted at the top of the PS2 sales charts upon release last March, Jedi Starfighter features the sleek and agile new Jedi starfighter from the upcoming motion picture Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

The winter's survival kit for military gamers comes in the form of a new Operation Flashpoint pack complete with all the essential and new supplies for the transatlantic best seller. Due on November 30, the set will be launched at retail as Operation Flashpoint Gold Edition with a RRP of £34.99.

AnJon, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of action figure toys, announced today the signing of a licensing agreement with Dragon's Lair LLC, Santa Isabel, CA, and a distribution agreement with Digital Leisure of Ontario, Canada.

The Latch Brothers Provide Exclusive Tracks and Remixes, Alongside Other Grand Royal Songs and WaveMaster's Distinct Scoring. Expected mid 2002 ... Enjoy the screens...

Activision, Inc. today announced it has acquired the worldwide publishing rights, excluding Japan, for WRECKLESS, the first mission-based driving game for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. Game Selected By Microsoft As Premier Title For First Quarter 2002 And Will Coincide With European Launch of Xbox

Sign up as beta tester for the RPG game DUNE Generations. The Beta version will only be in English, and will not begin before December 2001. The number of beta testers might be limited. Sign up here.

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.

Microsoft today announced that MechWarrior™ 4: Black Knight Expansion, the highly anticipated add-on pack to MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, has gone gold and is expected to hit store shelves in early November. MechWarrior 4: Black Knight Expansion drops the player into the notorious Black Knight Legion, a mercenary group of MechWarriors focused on taking care of the most important people - themselves.

CIVLIZATION III Q&A Sid Meier Chairman and Director of Creative Development, Firaxis Games.. Part #4 and final..

CIVLIZATION III Q&A Jeff Morris Jeff Briggs, President and CEO Firaxis. Part #3.