The game fiction is based on missions from Operation Enduring Freedom. Take control as 1 of 10 different Special Forces soldiers over 25 intense and varied missions set in Afghanistan. Only the best of the best are selected to become members of the 2/75th RANGER, SEAL Team 6, CIA Spec Ops, the UK SAS 22 Regiment, SFOD-SF Viper Team (Green Berets), Australian SASR, Canadian JTF-2, Marine Force Recon, USAF CSAR (Air Force Pararescue) and of course SFOD-DELTA! Some new screens rolled in today .. Njoy!

Who has never dreamed of stepping into a famous player’s shoes, of playing on the centre court and of having your winning shot applauded by a jubilant crowd? For those who want to try their luck, Next Generation Tennis will give them access to the most prestigious tennis courts in the world. Earlier today we brought you some game info, now we bring you a boat load of screens from the PC, Playstation2 and Gameboy Advance version. Njoy!

Take control and build large imperial cities throughout Chinese history in several dynasties with Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. Play online with friends to enhance the experience of good, old city building and see who is the better builder. Full of awesome features including producing exotic commodities and learning several philosophies on your quest. Take the helm and fight for sole power of China in Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom. Njoy the screens!

FilePlanet is now mirroring the newly released trailer for Majesco's cartoon-style boxing game for PlayStation 2 and GameCube, Black & Bruised. Grab it HERE.

3DO's third-person action/adventure game for Sony loveable home console system should be widely available at most retail outlets beginning today. In shifters players don the role of a shapeshifting hero named Alleron who has been charged by the kingdom of Bylandria to protect his homeland and safeguard an ancient artifact from falling into the hands of an evil tyrant named the Grand Inquisitor Zash Mythra.

Activision, Inc. today announced that Raven Software’s first-person action game Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is the #1 best-selling PC game in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. The title topped U.S. PC sell through charts in both revenue and units for the week of May 26 – June 1, 2002 according to NPD Intelect and was the #1 game in the U.K. for the week of June 8, 2002 as reported by Elspa/Chart-Track. In Australia, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix has continued its three-week reign as the #1 PC title, according to Inform.

Drop those dice and pick up a controller, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is being released this September on Xbox. Adventurers who already own Microsoft’s new powerhouse console will soon be able to journey to the Sword Coast and the mythical city of Baldur’s Gate when Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance is released this September on Xbox.

The anticipation is finally over! Eidos Interactive and Core Design are proud to present the first official gameplay trailer for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness which will be released on PlayStation 2 and PC in November 2002!

Who has never dreamed of stepping into a famous player’s shoes, of playing on the centre court and of having your winning shot applauded by a jubilant crowd? For those who want to try their luck, Next Generation Tennis will give them access to the most prestigious tennis courts in the world. For the casual as well as the passionate fan, Next Generation Tennis combines responsive gameplay and stunningly realistic settings.

4Gamers are proud to announce the launch of the incredible SPC601 5” LCD Screen for use with the Nintendo GameCube. Take gaming on the move and use your Nintendo GameCube console anywhere. Simply slot the console into the screen’s mounting, click into place, connect the screen to the console and away you go!

Take control of I-Banesto.com and ride a presitigious mountain stage of the Tour of Italy 2002 (Conegliano - Corvara in Badia) with a variety of improvements (technical and graphical). You find this new 130MB demo here! You can also now discover new screens taken from the final version of the game. Urban settings, countryside roads, peloton under an overcast sky: the diversity of the landscapes and the changing weather conditions are all in Cycling Manager 2.

FragWare tossed up an article about how to tame that lightsaber in Jedi Knight 2. "four quick tips to get you on the right track and killing baddies" Bring me there!

A new 111MB Neverwinter Nights movie is available over at Neverwinter Vault. This new movie shows characters from the game not seen before. Njoy!

BioWare is pleased to offer up two copies of Neverwinter Nights for auction, signed by the development team. Also up for auction is their air-hockey table. Proceeds from each auction will go to the BioWare Kids Fund. Full scoop here!

Summoner2.com has been upated with brand new content! They have added 5 brand new screenshots, including screenshots from the Sharangir Cave level shown at E3. Also, they have added a interview with James Hague, the lead programmer on Summoner 2. He talks about new things not in Summoner 1, Celine Dion, and Dukes of Hazzard. (thanks GameSpyDaily)

The people over at ELiTeD tossed up an interview with the Raven Shield team, Chadi Lebbos: Producer, Mike McCoy: Lead Designer, and Eric Begin: Lead Programmer. Here is a clip from it:

Will there be smarter AI than past Rainbow Six games?

Absolutely! We've put a lot of effort into all aspects of the AI. Your teammates work with you to cover your flanks and accomplish the mission. Terrorists work together as a team to defeat you. Finally, hostages react to being rescued and the anticipation of gunfire.

Triumph Studios has released the final demo of their turn-based strategy game, Age of Wonders II. This demo is 108MB to grab and includes one scenario with spells and units from the game. Grab it from Gigex. (thanks Blues)

The MechWarrior 4: Inner Sphere Mech Pak is now available at local retailers. To coincide with the Mech Pak release; point release 3.0 is now available at the official MechWarrior 4 site.

Gordon Currie, Online Marketing Manager at Dreamcatcher Interactive recently had the opportunity to Interview Jeff Tobler about the research and inside scoop behind the upcoming release of THE OMEGA STONE: Riddle of the Sphinx 2. Omni Creative Group are developers of the new Adventure Game, THE OMEGA STONE: Riddle of the Sphinx 2. Here is a clip:

Gordon: At E3, you demonstrated The Omega Stone. The textures and detail inside the pyramid ( MAYAN) where awesome.Were these actual textures from pictures you took on the site?

Jeff: Some were photos taken at Chichen Itzá and others were from an extensive library we have at the Omni Creative Group/Omni Adventures studio. It is ideal to go the location and get the textures, but not a necessity. Sometimes it actually works out better to use another texture from an unrelated area. Whatever looks right to our eye is what we use.

Today there is a informative S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost interview posted at BGN.be. There at BGN you will also find a new screen from the game. Here is a clip from the interview:

BGN: Will STALKER have elements of RPG or Adventure games ?

Oleg: Yes, both of these. We define the game as an adventure 3D action with elements of RPG and tactics. For example, player can collect artefacts and exchange them for weapons and equipment, and he is also to explore the constantly changing anomalous Zone, communicating with Zone creatures and other stalkers in the area.

Today on the GSC site there is a new wallpaper available for download from this futuristic arcade racer 'Hover Ace'. Bring it on.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world’s leading videogame publishers, today announced the development of a new game from The Settlers series by Ubi Soft’s German studio Blue Byte. This new episode is set for a worldwide release on computer and consoles. Recognized for its detailed graphics, hand painted textures, bright and happy colors, The Settlers’ universe presents a mixture of history and imagination, all spiced up with cartoon-like elements.

Today there is two new movies to grab. #1 is a 6MB small movie or 21MB high quality movie from ALTAR Interactive and their title, UFO: Aftermath. The second one #2 is from Tomb Raider: the Angel of Darkness, and its available in low rez. 7.7MB here and high rez. 19MB here!

Based on the December 2002 movie from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, follow the Wild Thornberrys from majestic settings of the Serengeti to the proper streets of London. After an incident in Africa puts Eliza in grave danger, she is sent off to boarding school in London. Upon hearing about an evil plot by poachers to capture the wild elephants of the Serengeti, she escapes back to the wild to stop the catastrophic event and faces her biggest challenge yet. With her ability to speak with animals, Eliza gets help from her favorite chimp Darwin. But will Eliza get back to Africa in time to stop the poachers? Take a ride full of action and suspense with the Wild Thornberrys!

Tomb Raider composer, Nathan McCree has been appointed to design and develop the music and sound for ‘Breed’, the cutting-edge science fiction shoot-‘em up, and debut game of Brat Designs Ltd. Nathan who is most well known in the computer games industry for his work at Core Design (in particular Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3) is teaming up with an ex Core colleague and graphic designer Jason Gee, now director and co-founder of Brat Designs Ltd.