"Unreal Tournament 2004 is the next evolution of the greatest competitive computer game ever created," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and general manager of Atari's Los Angeles studio. "The addition of new modes, mods and maps as well as the controllable land-, air- and space-based vehicles, means Unreal fans are getting an entirely new experience featuring devastating vehicular combat and wide scale warfare." Check out the first screens!

1C Company has released the first screens of their upcoming naval combat game, PT Boats (developed by Akella using an enhanced PoTC Storm 2 engine). Briefly shown at E3 2003 these are the first public screens available. Patrol Torpedo Boats were used in WW2 mainly to attack large cruiser due ot their maneverability and speed. The were also used to hunt submarines. The game will allow the player to try out various types and missions will range from escorting convoys, protect critical coastal locations and join big battles. PT Boats is expected in stores Q3 2004. Read more to check out the screens ...

Electronic Arts announced today that four-time NBA All-Star Vince Carter and third NBA draft pick Carmelo Anthony, who led Syracuse University to the 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, will serve as spokesmen for EA SPORTS basketball products scheduled for release this fall.

The secrets behind this year's most eagerly awaited Australasian videogame - and the name of the new game - are at last being revealed with New Zealand's Stacey Jones being given a starring role. Available on PS2, PC and X Box, "Rugby League" has been in the making for over 12 months and has seen the NRL and program developers Sidhe Interactive inundated with requests and suggestions from fans, right down to the best name for the game. Read more for details and new screens ...

SWAT: GST is a first-person tactical arcade game combining the strategic elements of SWAT 3 with the instantly accessible arcade action of the Virtua Cop series. Like the real-life SWAT organization itself, the SWAT Global Strike Team is a life-saving organization tasked with defending and saving the lives of the innocent. As a member of the SWAT Global Strike Team gamers will be called to duty at a moment’s notice, confronted with missions unlike any see before. Check these new Xbox & PS2 screens ..

Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death will feature a unique new storyline, but one that fits in perfectly with the continuity of the comic with a full cast of characters from the Judge Dredd stories, including Judge Anderson and the Dark Judges, and many of the famous Mega-City One locations. Read more to check out some screens for each platform ...

Get ready for a World War II experience like you’ve never imagined. Weapons and vehicles from the Allied and Axis laboratories are about to see combat for the first time in the stand alone multiplayer demo for Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII... Read more for download links and demo info!

Today Buka Entertainment, one of the leading games publishers from Russia, and Gramis, a leader of Bulgarian games publishing business, are pleased to announce a Battle Mages and Fair Strike deal. Gramis will localize and bring Battle Mages, RTS/RPG set in the fantasy world, and Fair Strike, a helicopter action/simulation highly anticipated by the fans of this genre, to Bulgarian market... Included with the pressrelease is 3 Battle Mages screens!

Midway Games Inc. announced today that it will make Midway Arcade Treasures, the first next-generation console offering of more than 20 classic arcade games, available for hands-on demonstrations at the 2003 Classic Gaming Expo. Midway Arcade Treasures is scheduled to ship in fall 2003.

Midway Arcade Treasures features hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action from all-time arcade favorites including the fast-paced action of Spy Hunter, the multiplayer collaboration of Gauntlet, the space-age adventure of Defender and the dueling combat of Joust, just to name a few.

The eagerly awaited global strategy and tactical warfare PC game, UFO: Aftermath is currently undergoing last minute improvements during BETA stage and is now scheduled for release on 26th September 2003.

20 years on, the most famous re-publisher of them all is set to return to the industry. Mastertronic will be re-launched by games software industry veterans Paul Patterson and Andy Payne and the company's mission will be true to the original, all be it updated to handle the demands of the modern software publishing industry.

Besides bringing many a legendary 8 bit game to a true mass market (One Man and his Droid, Hunter Patrol, Spellbound, Phantoms of the Asteroid and Master of Magic to name a few), Mastertronic also brought the Sega Master System into Europe in the late 80's. The name Mastertronic all but disappeared from the industry in 1991 when it was merged with Richard Branson's Virgin Games initially becoming Virgin Mastertronic before being renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment.

Vivendi Universal Games Intl and Rebellion, today announced that the official website for their game: Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death, has gone live today.

Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death is an intense first-person shooter set in the future megalopolis of Mega-City One. This 22nd century melting pot is home to 400 million citizens, every one a potential criminal, and the only thing preventing the city from descending into complete anarchy is the group of elite law enforcers known as the Judges.

Want to play Etherlords II before anyone else? Find out how...

Strategy First has teamed up with GameStop to offer players a guaranteed spot in the open beta test of their adventure-RPG game, Etherlords II.

Once a player pre-orders the game from GameStop, that player will be sent an email asking them to sign-up and then they can enter the world of Ether to take part in an epic online magical combat experience. The beta test will be focused on the game's new multiplayer modes and auto rating server.

NVIDIA Corporation today announced that it is the title sponsor for QuakeCon 2003, the world's definitive multiplayer tournament and PC gaming event. In addition to being the title sponsor, the Company also announced that the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra graphics processing unit (GPU) has been named "official GPU of QuakeCon 2003" and will be used to showcase the highly-anticipated PC game, Doom 3.

In 1944, the locals of a small Dutch town named Hellendoorn witnessed an odd site on an almost daily basis: a huge missile rising from the forest on a tower of fire and smoke. The Germans had aimed most of these powerful V2 rockets at Antwerp, but now they have a new target: the bridge at Remangen, Germany. If they can destroy this bridge, they can slow down the Allied advance across the Rhine River and into the heart of Germany. Can the Germans launch its missile in time to defeat the Allied campaign?..

Prepare yourself for all-out war in the Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII demo, available tomorrow August 8, 2003..

A demo for Nexagon Deathmatch "Strategy First's 3D tactical arena combat game" featuring two levels and two pre-made armies is now available for download.. The demo is 201 MB to grab and you find it at 3DGamers here!

Secret Weapons Over Normandy brings the historic air battles of that era to PlayStation2, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, and PC this fall. Secret Weapons Over Normandy presents a dynamic, deeply engaging story-driven flight action experience that puts players in control of authentic World War II aircraft and challenges them to undertake the war's most dangerous missions... Today we have nicer copies of some of the editor's day pics, plus one or two new ones.

Cenega Publishing and Plastic Reality request that you take some time to reflect on some of the various forgotten events that took place this week during the Korean War.

Get ready for a World War II experience like you’ve never imagined. Weapons and vehicles from the Allied and Axis laboratories are about to see combat for the first time in the demo for Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, the incredible new expansion pack for the 2002 Game of the Year.

The demo unleashes the power of ten of the 16 new weapons in Secret Weapons of WWII. Fly and fight at the same time with the experimental German rocket pack, or buzz the skies in one of the new compact dynamo fighter planes—the Axis Natter rocket plane or the Allied F-85 Goblin. Both the Axis and Allies also have new motorcycles with machine gun-mounted sidecars, as well as amphibious assault vehicles: the German Schwimmwagen and the American LVT-2 Water Buffalo. The new Axis Flakpanzer, a T-38 tank with an anti-aircraft gun mounted on top, is a nasty beast—but it looks tame compared to the Allies’ Sherman tank with a T-34 Calliope rocket launcher.

Prepare yourself for all-out war in the Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII demo, available August 8, 2003. (thanks Blues)

Read more for 2 new screens below!

Midway Games Inc. announced today that Freaky Flyers, the first-and-only, fast-and-furious, 3-D airplane cart racing-adventure game, has shipped for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube.

Take 2 Interactive Software Europe was so kind and send over their Europe release schedule for AUGUST, SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER month, 2003.. Read more to check it out!

Tiscali have posted first alpha version of Modern Mod, very interesting custom addon for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City with 35 new modern cars or motorbikes, which replaces the original one's from 80's.

Complete list of all new models - including Nissan R390 GT1, Lamborghini Diablo, Ferrari F40, Porsche 911 Carrera, Mercedes Benz, Ducati 996, BMW M5 and more vehicles with their real look, design of engine or dashboard - can be found here.

Also check out 45 screenshots grabbed while playing Modern Mod here!

Download links (357 MB)..

Mindscape today served gamers a slice of liver 'with some fava beans and a nice Chianti' with the announcement of Hannibal - The Game, an action-packed first person adventure for PC in November priced £29.99.

Due to be published by ARXEL TRIBE, Hannibal - The Game brings all the suspense, fear and psychology of Ridley Scott's original movie release to the PC, with a unique blend of action, adventure, investigation and a new plot; enough to whet the appetite of the tubbiest man-eater.

The official background story of Face of Mankind continues. Read about it in Heaven's End - Part 2 and find out what happened to Raif Sevrance and the young girl Alinea.

Face of Mankind is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) in a persistent world. Thousands of players throughout the world can compete in a realistic and futuristic world of the 24th century. It combines an epic story-driven mission system over years with a complex economic system which can also affect the story deeply.

Metropolis Team invites you to download GORKY ZERO trailer. The trailer is 48MB to download and can be found here!

The action of Gorky Zero takes place a few years before the times of Gorky 17 as we participate in one of Sullivan's first missions that is a secret operation in the Ukraine. The game belongs to a popular sneak-em-up genre, and its action takes place in a real time. Cole Sullivan prefers to stay in the shadow but in the face of a real threat, he can pull out a gun and get rid of all his enemies.