In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, fans follow the Baudelaire orphans as their luck goes from awfully bad to incredibly worse. Based on the popular book series and the upcoming movie starring Jim Carrey, this treacherous tale allows players to experience the eccentric adventures of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.

NovaLogic has released a new patch for their multiplayer shooter Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising. This update brings your retail game to v1.4.17 and adds weather system, network improvements, new chat system, 3rd person view, and a few other tweaks. Read more for a detailed fix list or download links..

Blue Byte has announced that its 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings' has gone gold and is expected in German stores November 23, 2004. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. The game will take the player to a medieval setting, to re-conquer the kingdom currently under the domination of an evil tyrant.

Mercenaries is a revolutionary third-person combat-action game that delivers the next level of free-form gameplay in massive interactive environments. The game gives players the opportunity to take on the role of a soldier for hire in an open-ended world. Read more to check out the new screens...

Alexander is Ubisoft's real-time strategy video game based on the upcoming motion picture Alexander, the biopic based on the life and conquests of Alexander the Great from director Oliver Stone. Check the freshly launched website or read more for new screens...

Bethesda Softworks today announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is currently in development for PC and future generation consoles (PS3 & Xbox 2). In development since 2002, Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within features a deep, mysterious storyline starring a darker, edgier Prince who is vigilant in his quest to unseal his mortal destiny. With the demo being released a few weeks back, we were surprised to hear Godsmack as title track, so prime time to fire off some short questions at PoP2's Lead Sound Designer Jonathan Pilon.

UFO: Aftershock follows directly from one of the endings of UFO: Aftermath, where the player agrees to hand over the Earth to the Alien scientists, who are trying to change the planet into a giant living organism. The Council of Earth and their followers take refuge on an orbiting satellite prepared for them by the aliens, but not all the survivors of the original invasion where re-located.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Sid Meier's Pirates! - Trailer
• Painkiller: Battle out of Hell - Trailer
• Guilty Gear Isuka - Characters Trailer
• Terrorist Takedown - Trailer #2
• Joint Ops: Escalation - Trailer

Driven by a hatred of crime bordering on insanity, Frank Castle became The Punisher, a one-man army whose mission goes far beyond revenge. Taking on the city's high-powered crime lords, he wreaks havoc on the corrupt with methods reserved for those on the wrong side of the law. "The Punisher" video game represents the best of over 30 years of "Punisher" comic books and depicts some of the grittiest storylines in the Marvel Universe. Check these 60+ new screens ..

Ubisoft today announced that gamers will be able to start enjoying Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for the Xbox two weeks early! Originally slated to ship for retail on November 30, 2004, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox will now head for store shelves on November 16, 2004.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space, the sequel to one of the best-selling Xbox action-platformers, has gone gold and is shipping to retail stores on November 16 for an estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). Gamers will soon be guaranteed a trip through the fifth dimension as they maneuver their characters through a cosmic conflict between time-shifting cats and space-twisting pigs.

Merscom today announced “Terrorist Takedown” for PC has gone gold. With its fully realistic sound effects and rapid-fire gameplay, this arcade-style military action game drops you on the front line in the war on terror.

Codemasters has released the long awaited multiplayer patch for Best Way's 3D RTS/RPG Soldiers: Heroes of WWII, bringing your game to v1.28. The upgrade adds five new multiplayer modes, new infantry and vehicle units, twelve new MP maps and the usual slew of crash and bugs fixes. Read more for download links ...

An interview on Russian site Dirty.ru with a certain PROF from GSC World revealed that a demo for THQ's upcoming FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl is planned to be released a month before the shipping of the game (thanks GenGamers). You can read an English summary of the interview over at IAmStalker.

Akella announced today that it has signed a distribution deal with Ubisoft which will see them bring the highly anticipated Prince of Persia sequel to Russia and the Baltic regions. No specific release date has been set yet, but it only involves the PC edition, no console versions.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will offer a high adrenaline experience thanks to never seen before close range attacks, a totally open level design, a completely immersive and interactive environment, and challenging advanced AI. Check these new screens...

In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, fans follow the Baudelaire orphans as their luck goes from awfully bad to incredibly worse. Based on the popular book series and the upcoming movie starring Jim Carrey, this treacherous tale allows players to experience the eccentric adventures of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire.

Massive Entertainment has released an updated dedicated server for their sci-fi 3D RTS Ground Control II: Operation Exodus. This v1.0.0.8 update for the dedicated server includes everything you need to host your own game server for up to eight players (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Atari has issued a beta patch for their sim, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This beta patch adds some new features and addresses a slew of instability issues, bug fixes and various other game tweaks. Read more for download links and detailed fix list ....

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Prince Of Persia 2 - Intro Movie
• Return to Mysterious Island - Trailer
• The Moment Of Silence - Video interview
• World Of Warcraft - Intro Movie
• Axis & Allies - Making Of Part 4 - 5

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, NFSU 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As you explore the city, you’ll encounter rival racers who will school you in the ways of the underground and tip you off to the hottest racing spots in town. Check these 80 new screens ...

Eidos wants to sweeten the deal for Backyard Wrestling 2: There goes the Neighborhood. Whether you pre-order your copy of BYW2 through EB or GameStop, or just walk into Best Buy and pick it up off the shelf, you're going to win. Read more for a breakdown of what to expect when you get your copy of BYW2 in just a couple weeks.

Rare and Microsoft Game Studios have decided to push back the launch of Kameo: Elements of Power in order to incorporate several changes and new features (some minor, some not so minor). Originally scheduled for Jan. 2005, there is no new release date provided. Read more for Rare's official statement...

HD Interactive announced today that Nexus:the Jupiter Incident has shipped and will be available at retail outlets throughout Europe on November 5th.