In a move that indicates the video game industry is embracing digital distribution as a vehicle to expand the market, more than 20 major game publishers and independent developers have signed on to supply titles for the Phantom Game Service, an on-demand game service to be offered by Infinium Labs.

With two months to go, organizers of European Games Network (EGN), an industry event for everyone in the business of games, have confirmed that over 300 companies from 30+ territories around the world have committed to exhibiting or attending EGN in London, September 1-5, 2004. Read more for further details ...

AMD will introduce its newest desktop PC processor, the 1.8GHz Athlon XP 2200+, next Monday, sources say. The new chip, AMD's highest-performance desktop chip to date, gains nearly 70MHz over its predecessor, the Athlon XP 2100+.

Swedish developer Paradox Entertainment has signed the upcoming title Europa Universalis II for all markets, worldwide. The title is the sequel to the critically acclaimed strategy game Europa Universalis. Check out the pressrelease over at Paradox Entertainment. Read more below for 16 new screens!