Namco Hometek Inc.'s highly anticipated Dead to Rights is scheduled to launch for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft in the U.S. in late July. Inspired by Hong Kong action movies, classic film noir style and hardboiled detective novels, Dead To Rights stars action noir hero, Jack Slate, a good cop in a bad city, forced to be a fugitive as he fights for his life and searches for his father's killers.

We all know by now that GTA3 shipped to stores today so the long wait for the PC users is almost over. Today we serve up in game info, a closer look at the audio in the game (music, sounds, gunfire, car crashes) and a 20 some screens to keep you panting until you get your own copy ... NJOY!

Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. a leading manufacturer of video game accessories, today announced that the "Beat Pad" controller for Playstation2, compatible with THQ Inc.'s Britney's Dance Beat, is now available. Mad Catz' "Beat Pad," a digital controller for dance and action games, features four-way directional control, ten large high-performance action pads and a durable tactile surface for enhanced comfort and improved handling.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced that SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs will be the first-ever software title for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system released in North America to support voice-recognition technology through the use of the SOCOM USB headset. Developed by Logitech, the SOCOM USB headset allows players to verbally communicate with both artificial intelligence (A.I.) and fellow human teammates through single-player and online modes of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs. Available in August 2002, the SOCOM USB headset will be bundled with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs at a retail price of $59.99.

Lara Croft, who has dazzled and beguiled audiences in six episodes of Tomb Raider, one of the world's bestselling game franchises, now has the representation to accompany her star power: a Hollywood agent. Eidos Interactive and Core Design, the publisher and developer of the blockbuster game series, announced today that Croft has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world's leading talent and literary agency. Croft's next starring role is in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness," to be released by Eidos exclusively on the Sony PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system in winter 2002.

THQ send us a bunch of screens from their upcoming GameCube title Dark Summit "release date May 24". Read more below for 26 screens and game features.. Njoy!

Battle Realms is a fantasy real-time strategy innovation inspired by kung-fu movies and Japanese mythology. Players assume the role of the hero Kenji as they develop a village of peasants into a clan of highly specialized warriors. They must defend their village against barbarians, evil magicians and deadly ninja. Battle Realms puts the focus of gameplay on the battlefield and features detailed 3D environments, realistic weather effects and a unique battle gear system to advance the abilities of your warriors. It was a long battle, but our review is finally here ;) Njoy!

Deep Shadows "Xenus" is coming together nicely. Periodically they feed us some screens and today they informed us about the actual game features, storyline and the hit calculation ... read on soldier!

We just recived 28 screenshots from Infogrames and their upcoming title Unreal Tournament 2003. Check them out below!

Attendees of this years E3 will get a chance to peer inside the secret shroud of the Ninja, when Activision, Inc.’s unveils Tenchu 3: Wrath of Heaven™ for the PS2 at its booth #1224 in the South Hall on May 22 - 24.

iGames today announced the acquisition of leading gaming lifestyle site, Happy Puppy (http://www.happypuppy.com). Happy Puppy will serve as the editorial anchor of iGames' network of gaming websites, which include HappyPuppy.com, iGames.com, and s2Games.com. iGames family of companies focuses all three legs of the gaming experience: game file distribution, game design, content and community. The acquisition of Happy Puppy broadens iGames reach and achieves a critical mass of gamers for its network.

Noticed on the German Ubi Soft site that the playable demo of Red Storm's imminent squad-based tactical shooter, "The Sum of All Fears" is now available for download. The demo is rather big at 82.1 MB and gives you the chance to play a full level (single and multiplayer) The mission objective is to rescue ATF agents held within bombed out prison that serves as a training ground for the FBI's most elite agents. read more for links where to grab this puppy.

‘New World Order’ is a single and multiplayer team based shooter developed in Sweden by Termite Games and set for release in September 2002. The already highly anticipated game promises to take the first person shooter genre to the next level by combining uncanny graphic detail at very high framerates with adrenaline pumping realistic action. Seems like BigBen will be the Uk distributor, now all we need is the actual game!

Grab your skateboard and a nice piece of asphalt as a skate tour has come to Springfield and the entire town has gone skate crazy on the half-pipes, ramps and rails. EA and Fox Interactive today announce that the Simpsons will be back on the PlayStation2 this summer with The Simpsons Skateboarding.

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Games, today announced development of the first expansion to their award winning real-time strategy game, Empire Earth. In development by Mad Doc Software and due on store shelves this Fall, Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest expands the scope of Empire Earth further into the future, allowing for planetary conquest. The expansion pack offers a new Space Age Epoch that covers the time period from 2200 to 2300 A.D., Earth's near future, and adds three new single-player campaigns, unique units, buildings, special powers and more to Empire Earth. Players have conquered new lands before, but this time to continue the dominance of their civilization, they must cross the boundaries of space.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that it is in the final stages of an exclusive publishing deal with Sigil Games Online Inc. Sigil Games Online was formed by two of the game industry's most renowned designers, Brad McQuaid, co-creator of the revolutionary, massively multiplayer online role-playing game "EverQuest(," and Jeff Butler, former producer of the EverQuest Live and Expansion teams.

Ubi Soft just let us know that the official site for The Sum Of All Fears (Red Storm's upcoming squad based tactical shooter) is online. The site has a lot of goodies such as : game information, weapons gallery, a few screenshots, a small FAQ, but most importantly a 6.4 MB Quicktime movie trailer (a little over two minutes with some in game footage). Go check it out!

Paradox Entertainment and Leader S.p.A. announced today that they have signed an Italian publishing agreement for Legion, a revolutionary strategy game set in the times of the Roman Empire. Legion transports players back in time, two thousand years ago, before the world was ruled by Rome and when the next great empire was set to rise.

CDV Software Entertainment AG, developer and publisher of computer games, is continuing its internationalization at high speed. Last year's surprisingly good sales figures are followed up by several licensing contracts with international distribution partners in the first quarter of 2002. Now CDV has increased the number of internationally published titles by concluding additional contracts.

Europe’s leading interactive entertainment expo, ECTS, is set to return to central London in September, taking up residency at Earls Court between Thursday 29th and Saturday 31st August. In addition, for the first time ever, running alongside the show will be a consumer hall exclusively hosted by Sony Computer Entertainment.

Electronic Arts today announced that it will bring Madden NFL 2003 to the PlayStation2 for online play. EA’s worldwide studios also have plans for additional EA SPORTS and EA GAMES franchises that will take full advantage of the PlayStation 2 console’s online capabilities.

Bohemia Interactive today released a new (4.86MB) multiplayer test patch v 1.55 "beta" for Operation Flashpoint. The patch has new netcode and some of the Multiplayer features that will be in Resistance. Grab it from Navy Seal here.

This is the Age of Chivalry! A time of lusty wenches and black-hearted villains. King Richard has been murdered and England is thrown into civil war! Amidst the ringing clash of steel and the thunder of charging steeds the bold Saxon knights have chosen you to lead them into battle against the hated Normans. Ahh man! Just the way i remember it from the Commodore 64!

Codemasters will reveal the breathtaking world of Dragon Empires for the first time at E3 and it marks the next generation of MMORPGs. The game’s genre-leading landscaping and character graphics engine will be seen for the first time at E3, The engine creates visuals that makes Dragon Empires a world begging to be explored.