Paradox Entertainment and Pan Vision announce that they have entered a multiple-title publishing agreement for three of Paradox's upcoming titles for Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. The first game will be released in the third quarter. The titles in the deal are Legion, Crusader Kings and Hearts of Iron. Pan Vision published several of Paradox's previous games, among them Europa Universalis and Europa Universalis II. Paradox games have done extremely well in the nordic market, and have a firmly established customer base.

Today there is a informative S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost interview posted at BGN.be. There at BGN you will also find a new screen from the game. Here is a clip from the interview:

BGN: Will STALKER have elements of RPG or Adventure games ?

Oleg: Yes, both of these. We define the game as an adventure 3D action with elements of RPG and tactics. For example, player can collect artefacts and exchange them for weapons and equipment, and he is also to explore the constantly changing anomalous Zone, communicating with Zone creatures and other stalkers in the area.

Developed by Climax, Race of Champions challenges players to master authentic road, desert and mountain tracks on their quest for the cup. Featuring incredibly detailed visuals as well as real-time damage modeling and dirt effects, players can select their dream machine from the top makes and models in the sport including Mitsubishi, Toyota, Ford, Lancia, Peugeot, Audi, Porsche and Seat as they race against industry legends like France’s Didier Auriol, Germany’s Armin Schwartz and Finland’s Tommi Makkinen , all of which have been participants in the annual event.

Atlus U.S.A., Inc. A leading publisher of console RPG's, today announced the availability of Robopon 2: Ring and Cross Version for the Game Boy Advance, the sequel to the popular robot collecting game on the Game Boy Color.

Operation Flashpoint: Resistance – advancing and enhancing the world of the number one best selling war simulator.. From Bohemia Interactive Studio, the creators of Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, comes Operation Flashpoint: Resistance, the official expansion pack for the multiple Game of the Year award winner and world-wide number one best-seller. Launching on June 28th, with a RRP of £19.99, this full expansion to the ultimate realistic war simulator introduces a new island environment with remarkable high-resolution textures and models to take full advantage of the latest 3D graphics cards.

VisionTek today announce two new additions to its award winning range of graphic accelerator cards marketed under the Xtasy brand, the Xtasy GeForce4 MX420 PCI and the Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4200.

G3 Studios, a developer and publisher of video games for handheld devices, Pocket PC and other platforms, today released an updated windows version of its best-selling "Black Jack Pro." Now making use of high resolution displays with remastered graphics, the new Windows version is a direct result of customer feedback.

Codemasters has completed the enhanced PAL PlayStation 2 conversions of Soldier of Fortune – Gold and Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force. Both titles are licensed from Majesco Sales Inc., publishers of the games’ NTSC editions in the US.

CDV Software Entertainment AG, developer and publisher of computer games, is continuing its successful internationalisation. In the second quarter of 2002, CDV AG has signed several highly promising license agreements with well-known distribution partners abroad.

Planet Unreal today tossed up a new "15MB" medium-sized patch for Operation Na Pali. It fixes bugs throughout various maps and during Co-Op play. Find out more and download here!

Today xaos.ru offer seven new screenshots from MADia's futuristic flight combat Echelon: Wind Warriors. Check out the screens right here.

Codemasters is to extend its award-winning official snooker video game series with the announcement of World Championship Snooker 2003. Officially licensed from World Snooker, the official body of the sport, the game is currently being developed for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC formats and is expected to launch in winter 2002.

Gnostic Labs, a startup formed to create better worlds, announced plans for their initial product. Evolving the genres of strategy and action games, Gnostic Labs is developing Eschaton, a team combat game. Check the screens!

TimeGate Studios and Strategy First announced the release of an exciting new Kohan Mod Tool available exclusively to TimeGate newsletter subscribers in the upcoming June 17th, 2002 issue. Click and visit HERE to join the newsletter distribution list.

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment, announced today that its latest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title, UFC: Throwdown, for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retailers. Crave is anticipating the release of UFC: Throwdown for Nintendo GameCube later this month.

Ubi Soft announces Monster Jam : Maximum Destruction shipped for the PlayStation 2. The game will be available in retail stores nationwide for $49.99 MSRP. A review on this title coming soon!

Noticed over at Blues that Barking Dog Studios has released the final multiplayer demo of Global Operations, available for download from Electronic Arts' ftp server. This version 2.0 demo offers the Antarctica map (as opposed to the Quebec map in the beta demo) from their team-based tactical shooter, and it requires a 98.6 MB download. Also available is a version 2.0.2.3 upgrade (4.8 MB) for the dedicated Linux server.

Today Empire Interactive and Vivendi Universal Games announced that Endgame, developed by Cunning Developments for the PlayStation2 has shipped to retailers and is now available in stores. This Light-Gun action game features an in-depth story line unique to this genre. As Jade, players go through over 15 timed levels in a race against the clock. The combination of fast paced action, ease of use and multi-player capabilities make Endgame a perfect addition to the PS2 collection.

Strategy First and Paradox Entertainment have returned from E3, the largest entertainment expo of the year to announce that their highly anticipated strategy game, LEGION, has shipped and will be available in stores nationwide later this week.

Blizzard has teamed up with one of the largest names in fantasy art to bring the dark and gothic world of Diablo to life. In “Final Stand”, Keith Parkinson has meticulously depicted five mortal heroes in a desperate struggle against the Lord of Terror, Diablo. This image has been carefully reproduced in a limited quantity, with each high-quality print signed and numbered by Parkinson. These prints are printed on 100 lb. cover stock with a paper size of 24" x 34". Take me there!

Galactic Civilizations is a space-based strategy game in which the player becomes the leader of the human civilization at the dawn of the 23rd century. The galaxy has 6 major civilizations including humans and a race is on to colonize, conquer, and dominate the galaxy using whatever means necessary. Read more for links where to grab the intro movie

Shrapnel Games is proud to announce the official launch of sgsportz.com and gamersfront.com. Further details can be found on the following websites: shrapnelgames, sgsportz, gamersfront.

We scored a new batch of 11 screens showing off the excellent progress Digitial Reality is making in their upcoming war game named "Platoon : The 1st Airborne Cavalry Division In Vietnam". This truely looks like a beauty, check the screens and you'll agree!

Now thrill-ride fans can own all the fun of Infogrames, Inc's three best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon games in one value-priced and convenient package. The RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold Edition CD-ROM that shipped to retail on May 28th contains the original RollerCoaster Tycoon CD-ROM game and its two expansion packs, Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes.

Inquisition is game of medieval action and adventure that plunges you 650 years back in time to the 14th century - a turbulent century rocked by a war that was to last for 100 years, ravaged by the diabolical curse of the Black Plague, and tormented by the torturers of the Inquisition. We scored a boat load of screens for as well the PC as the PS2 version .. Njoy!