Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Forza Motorsport will race onto store shelves exclusively for Xbox in February 2005. Forza Motorsport peels out of the Xbox garage with the ability to transform more than 200 real-life production cars from over 40 of the world's top car manufacturers into speed-drenched racing machines with aftermarket parts from more than 150 partners.

Sammy Studios, Inc., a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment content, today announced that Guilty Gear Isuka has gone gold. Developed by Arc System Works exclusively for the PS2, Guilty Gear Isuka is the new sequel in the critically acclaimed series promising to raise the bar on what a 2D fighting game should offer.

'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' showcases the ability of Mario and his friends to manipulate their flat, 2-D bodies in dynamic ways. Mario can roll himself into a tube and bounce, slip sideways through narrow passages or fold himself into a paper airplane and soar away. The comical role-playing game sets him on a search for Princess Peach and treasure.

Whereas its prequels offered first-person role-playing and strategy role-playing experiences (respectively), Shining Tears is an action role-playing game, featuring real-time battles and cooperative multiplayer game options.

Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Sony Online Entertainment today released the first news of the unlockable Froglok race, and ride able Griffins from the forthcoming MMO game EverQuest II. Read more for details and screens...

NCsoft announced the release of Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle Collectors DVD Edition, which will begin to appear on retail store shelves this week throughout the United States and Canada. Lineage II, popular with player-versus-player fans, provides gamers with a sprawling, visually-stunning, fantasy world. Lineage II allows players to take on solo adventures or join with gamers from around the world to battle fierce dragons, take part in heroic struggles and lay siege to majestic castles.

Midway today announced Midway Arcade Treasures 2, a compilation of 20 classic Midway arcade games together on one disk, has shipped to select retailers nationwide. Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is now available for the PlayStation2, Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube with a suggested retail price of $19.99.

THQ and Nickelodeon today announced Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube and Game Boy Advance has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America.

Team Ninja has created the ultimate Dead or Alive fighting experience, Dead or Alive Ultimate, by coupling the original version of Dead or Alive with a completely redesigned Dead or Alive 2 on the Xbox to create one of the first 3-D online fighting games to date. Both games will be Xbox Live multi-player compatible enabling you to test your fighting skills against a vast community of gamers from around the world.

Join Tak in an epic adventure, as he must learn new Juju magic to recover the Staff of Dreams and defeat Tlaloc once and for all. Tak’s role in the great Prophecy of the Pupanunu people isn’t over. Rather, it’s just begun!

This Vivendi Universal Games Downloads Page offers the promised TRIBES Vengeance Dedicated Server Client Beta, allowing a dedicated multiplayer server to be run without a CD key. Read more for download links...

In Technic Beat, you listen to music represented in the game by radiating concentric rings of sound. Picking up the beat, you dance into the middle of the rings and try to "catch" the music. If successful, you achieve the power to manipulate the sound rings and create entirely new music. As you progress and gain skill, you are rewarded with spectacular visual displays, bonuses, and power ups.

Matrix Games and Koios Works are very pleased to announce that the innovative new wargame, Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great, has been released and is now available for sale through the Matrix Games Online Store.

The Half-Life 2 Steam offers are now ready for purchase from Valve's Steampowered website. Details and pricing were already revealed yesterday, so check it out and have your pick. Those who purchase via Steam, will receive the final version of Counter-Strike: Source immediately. Half-Life 2 and other games in the Steam offerings will be made available to purchasers upon their release.

Tomorrow at 11 am PST, the Half-Life 2 Steam offers will be ready for purchase. Those who purchase via Steam, will receive the final version of Counter-Strike: Source immediately. Half-Life 2 and other games in the Steam offerings will be made available to purchasers upon their release. Read more for details and pricing for the various offers.

Ubisoft today announced that it will be publishing Cold Fear, the first action-horror title under the Ubisoft brand. Developed by Darkworks, the game will launch simultaneously for the PS2, Xbox and PC. Cold Fear is slated for release in March 2005. Read more for details and first screens...

A few months back we revealed Phenomic was working on another addon for Jowood's successful RPG Spellforce. Today the first details are starting to trickle in as 'Spellforce: Shadow of the Phoenix,' scheduled for a November release, will feature two new units and buildings, as well as allowing you to further upgrade your heros to level 50. An all new singleplayer campaign will be added, but also 25 new multiplayer maps, 15 of which are dedicated to coop play (a feature which was added in the previous Breath Of Winter expansion).

In Tribes: Vengeance's single-player campaign, gamers become immersed in a roiling galactic thriller. Throughout the game, the player catches glimpses of other, interrelated stories that are unfolding behind-the-scenes. In addition, gamers are given the opportunity to experience the full scope of the single-player story through multiple viewpoints and characters.

Epic Games has release the new dedicated server for the retail version of Unreal Tournament 2004, allowing people who do not have the retail game to host a multiplayer server. This new v3323 edition contains all the Editor's Choice content. You can get your required cd key right here. Read more for download links ...

Deep Silver is getting ready to release Meridian93's 3D RTS/RPG 'Alexander The Great' wich is scheduled for November 2004. The game, which has been in development since February 2004 which puts you in control of a squad of Alexander's elite Macedonian soldiers.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that their upcoming PC first-person action game Tribes:Vengeance has shipped to retail stores in the United States.

Not out in stores yet, but Vivendi has already released the first patch for Irrational's Tribes Vengeance. This update patch brings your English retail game to version 1.01 and includes general updates and is required for online play. Read more for download links ..

3000AD Inc today announced the name of its latest product, 'Universal Combat: Hostile Intent.' Unlike our previous games which featured extensive gameplay but much complexity, Universal Combat – Hostile Intent (UCHI), is a pure combat focused action game based on the Universal Combat core engines.

Set in the 60s and using the Cold War as its inspiration, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater forces the player to adopt a number of new skills to survive in Snake's new jungle environment. Danger lurks everywhere as Snake explores the beautifully-realised forests, encampments and rivers, with guards patrolling key routes, dangerous animals to contend with, and the uneven terrain and noisy foliage making the silent approaches the Metal Gear hero is famed for virtually impossible.