Currently a contest on the best Cossacks multiplayer map and the best mission/historical battle is running under the aegis of Russobit-M and GSC! You can submit your best creations until 30 April 2002 (CIS Players Only).

Winners have been secured really amazing prizes:
Computer INTEL© PENTIUM© III 800 PPGA MHz i815/128MB PC133 HDD 30GB 7200rpm/Windows ME SB PCI 128/32M TNT2/3"+48xCD-ROM/ATX/Cool 370 will be awarded as the grand prize! Find out more here!

As demand for Xbox continues to grow, so does the portfolio of games available for Microsoft Corp.'s future-generation video game system. By the end of this year, 38 games will be available for Xbox enthusiasts, nearly double the number developed for Nintendo's GameCube. An immediate hit with consumers since its Nov. 15 launch, Xbox also is proving to be a hit with developers.

Pharaoh Productions today released the first-ever screenshots for DOMINION featuring the new proprietary 3D engine codenamed HEKA. These are prototype screenshots that was taken on a PC using a GEForce3 and all done in-house by the DOMINION team. Check them out!

The popularity of the X-Men continues to grow with each incarnation of their mutant adventures, said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. The advanced technology of these next gen systems will allow us to give gamers faster action, more varied and expansive environments and characters that look better than ever before. We have 5 new screens for you to check out!

Last of the Xmas updates is an extra StarTopia mission from the depths of the design deptment. To play it you will need to have the 1.0.1 patch installed. Take me there!

Sismoplay opens beta test subscriptions for DuelField Expert Edition today (GMT +1:00). We invite gamers to register on www.duelfield.net. This version features added functionalities. The beta allows players to get a free taste of the subscription-based game.

Forget the sun block next summer - it looks like being a mud-spattered June for PlayStation 2 gamers. Leading interactive games publisher, Infogrames, has announced that it's driving the hugely successful V-Rally brand out of the garage and onto PlayStation 2 in June 2002; and with 4 million units already sold in the series, it's a welcome return for one of the most realistic rally games yet seen.

Ubisoft announced today the fist mission package for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon. The new mission pack is estimated to be released in March 2002.

Blizzard will once again bring its legendary characters to life with the third collection of Epic Action Figures. Based on heroes from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, this collection will include three highly-detailed 6" action figures and will be available when the game releases. Click on this link for a sneak peak of the unpainted master sculpture for Thrall, the Orcish Warchief.

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord takes you from Normandy 1944 to Germany 1945 on World War Two's Western Front. Play as Allied or Axis, ranging from US Airborne to German Volkssturm. Battle across the blockage, tackle a village or two, drive through the plains, push into the woods, and slog it out in cities. We have four new screnshots from the Front Line.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced that it sold an additional 1.5 million PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems since Thanksgiving week, bringing the overall installed base to 6.5 million units since its October 2000 debut.

Gamers are heading for the great outdoors with two new games from Activision Value, a division of Activision Publishing, Inc. -- "Cabela's Big Game Hunter Ultimate Challenge,'' the company's flagship title for the PlayStation game console, and "Cabela's 4X4 Off-Road Adventure 2'' for PC.

Hired to hunt, paid to kill - Soldier of Fortune - Gold, the best-selling first-person shooter, is coming to PlayStation 2. Codemasters has secured from Majesco Sales Inc the European publishing rights to Raven Software's 18-rated classic.

Codemasters has released a wealth of resources to support its military blockbuster Operation Flashpoint over the winter holidays. A new multiplayer demo, a new Upgrade and Gold Upgrade now available to buy as a download.

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!

We picked ut the these words from Serious Monday development diary: The word that I would use to describe how demo went would be: "Super!" If we were in the fifties, the word would probably be: "Swell!". Thanks God we are not in the fifties. We received thousands of e-mails with positive reactions regarding demo and that's why we are all very happy and excited. It seems that you like new enemies, weapons, gameplay, setting, sounds, music... yadda yadda yadda... everything... except the box. Which you all just adore!

The next generation of cereal box promotion is coming to a store near you. From January to October 2002, across 13 European Countries, 26 million Kellogg's cereal boxes will feature mini-games from the top selling Infogrames' software range. "Plastic dinosaurs have had their day"

From the official site of Pool of Radiance: Attention, Pool of Radiance Collector's Edition owners - share with us your most exciting moment playing Pool of Radiance on your PC and become eligible for a set of role-playing books with an approximate retail value of $90. Contest runs December 14, 2001 through January 31, 2002. Find out more here!

Microsoft updated the Links Course Converter to support Windows XP in addition to making the three St. Andrews Courses (Old, New, and Jubilee) available for download. Grab 'em today at the Links 2001 site.

Codemasters today confirms that the United States Marine Corps is to use a special combat training application based upon Operation Flashpoint (PC), its chart-topping military simulation game. Full story and screens below!

Croteam just released a small fix for the recent released demo, The Second Encounter. This 'fix' is for people that run a dedicated server. Here is a spot from the article:

So, we are releasing the FIX for the scripts needed to run dedicated servers for the SSam:SE Demo. This fix is ONLY for those who are running dedicated servers. IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO RUN A DEDICATED SERVER, YOU DON'T NEED THIS FIX. Head over to Croteam for full story and download!

VoodooExtreme just tossed up the story that the official Global Operations website just got re-launched. There will be 16 new screens and some other new media avaliable on the site.

Well i just want to remind all Serious Sam fans that the Serious Sam: Second Encounter Demo is Out! The demo is almost 111 Mb to download and its available at Fileplanet and Gigex.com.. Enjoy!

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. today announced that Max Payne has shipped and is currently available at retailers for the PlayStation 2. Originally developed for PC by Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms, the highly anticipated action title is published under Take2’s Rockstar label and developed for the next-generation platform by Take2’s internal studios.

Strategy First Inc is pleased to announce that it will be publishing Microsoft Train® Simulator's Regional Add-On Pack (USA and Canada), developed by Auran in January 2002.