Black Hammer Game has announced that it terminated its relationship with Strategy First Inc. in July 2004. Consequently Strategy First will no longer be publishing its upcoming PC turn-based strategy title “Supremacy: Four Paths To Power”. Strategy First is no longer authorized to represent Black Hammer Game, Inc.

The latest Settlers game takes the franchise and pushes it to the next level. 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.

Codemasters today confirmed its support for the PSP by announcing that its bringing Colin McRae Rally and TOCA Race Driver, two of the most successful motorsport properties in video gaming, to Sony's handheld. Codemasters' renowned racing physics, car handling and gripping gameplay is expected to be released for the PSP in spring 2005. Read more for details and the first screens ...

Near Death Studios is proud to announce the latest update on their client software and the recent release of Meridian 59: Evolution. This update includes a new hardware-accelerated 3D graphics engine featuring a high resolution display, texture filtering, dynamic colored lighting, and many new special effects.

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. Ubisoft sends us an in-house Q&A with the people behind the Prince of Persia: Warrior Within story, a rather secretive bunch of guys going by the name of "sekretagent."

TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 picks up where the original popular action platform game left off. The cast of characters from Down Under has grown, and so has the action! Evil Boss Cass has broken out of Currawong Jail and hatched a plan to take over the world with an army of Uber Reptiles. It's up to our boomerang-wielding hero, TY, and his newly formed team of Burramudgee Bush Rescue mates to stop him!

Team 17 has released a 2nd demo for its turn-based strategy game Worms Forts: Under Siege. This demo features one single-player map , King Arthur era, as well as one multiplayer map, Japanese Samurai period (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Sonic Heroes challenges gamers to control three characters simultaneously; each offering the unique individual ability of speed, power, or flight. Multiple teams follow their own unique story paths across 14 massive stages. Their combined objective: to thwart the plans of Sonic's arch nemesis, the nefarious Dr. Eggman.

Not yet available in stores, EA has already released the first patch for Black Box's tuner racing game 'Need for Speed Underground 2.' No details are available as to what the patch fixes, so your guess is as good as ours. Read more for download links ...

THQ has released the mod tools for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War. This pack includes everything you need to create your own own missions, maps, and units for Dawn of War, it does however require you to have the 1.10 patch installed already (thanks Shacknews). Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Ridge Racer [PSP] - Trailerpack
• Everquest II - Trailer
• Need For Speed Underground 2 - Trailer (2)
• The Settlers: Heritage Of Kings - Trailer
• Ghost Recon 2 - Trailer (2)

Image Space has released a multiplayer test demo for its upcoming racing game rFactor, featuring one track and three available cars (dedicated server is included). Read more for download links ...

Going where no previous James Bond game has dared to tread, the upcoming GoldenEye: Rogue Agent first-person shooter from Electronic Arts breaks all the rules by transporting players to the dark side of the Bond universe to experience life as a high-rolling, cold-hearted villain. Read more for new screens & a new trailers.

Merscom LLC today announced a publishing and distribution agreement with 10tacle Studios for the developer’s racing game "Michael Schumacher’s Kart Challenge 2005". This ultimate 3D kart racing simulation for PC, endorsed by Michael "Schumi" Schumacher, winner of seven Formula 1 titles, lets you go head-to-head and bumper-to-bumper against "the world’s fastest driver".

Like its predecessor, "Rolling Thunder" also offers a campaign with 18 missions (approximately eight single missions). This time, Blitzkrieg fans can look forward to a campaign with the famous American General Patton. His crusade through seven countries, including Operation: Husky, is but one of many historical highlights.

As we announced a few days ago, Ubisoft has released the German demo for Blue Byte 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings.' featuring a tutorial and one single player mission. 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 (thanks 4players.de). Read more for download links ...

DreamCatcher Games has released the first patch for Golem Labs' global domination strategy 'SuperPower 2.' This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and addresses the crash/bug fixes, gameplay, interface enhancements, added autosave, etc.. Read more for detailed fix list and download links.

In Wings Over Vietnam, players fly campaigns through some of the most highly defended areas of North Vietnam. Third Wire Productions has released a new maintenance patch bringing Wings Over Vietnam on par with Strike Fighters: Project 1 SP3. Read more for download links ...

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...

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 new screens ..

Third Wire Productions has released a new patch for its combat flight sim Strike Fighters: Project 1 improving gfx card compatibility, and the usual slew of game tweaks and bug fixes.In order to install this you "need" to have SP2 installed first. Read more for download links ...

Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space throws players into the shoes of a heroic cat bravely taking control of time in order to face tough battles and puzzling challenges. Just like using a VCR remote control, players' customised cats have the power to slow down the action, pause, review, fast-forward, record and even combine them in challenging situations.

Kuju Entertainment today announced its first title for Sony's eagerly anticipated PSPTM portable platform. The impressive multiplayer arcade flight combat game, Project Interceptor (working title), is moving from prototyping into full production.

Take2 has released a playable demo for Illusion Softworks' Hidden & Dangerous 2: Sabre Squadron featuring the Ponte Grande map on Sicily, playable as singleplayer but also multiplayer through LAN and Internet, with either bots or other players (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

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 :

• Silent Hunter III - Trailer #4
• Prince Of Persia 2 - Acrobats/Traps Trailer