Activision, Inc. and Raven Software's powerful and intense action game, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The sequel to the award-winning Soldier of Fortune, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix drops players into the ranks of America's elite covert troops in a gritty and intense battle for survival. Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is currently available on North American store shelves for a suggested retail price of $49.95. The game is rated "M" for MATURE (content suitable for persons ages 17 and older) for animated blood, violence and gore by the ESRB.

Believe it or not but Project3 FINALLY has released their multiplayer demo for their "eagerly" anticipated New World Order first person shooter. I'm downloading it as we speak .. read more for links where ot grab it as i'll be addin links as we cruise along ...

UPDATE: More links added and some solutions for people that having problem to run the game.

Think You Got Game? Time to put up or shut up with Power Play Sports Trivia! Take on 4,000 brain-bruising questions from the wide, wide world of football, basketball, baseball, and hockey. Show what you know with 2 Tenacious Trivia Modes - Tournament: Up to 4 players face off to decide who’s got the fastest fingers and the maddest skills, and Last Man Standing: Avoid 5 wrong answers and go for the longest winning streak in history. Climb the ranking ladder, reach the Hall of Fame, and become a Trivia Legend. Did we reach the "Hall of Fame" or the "Hall Of Shame"?

American Conquest is a RTS game, that deserves its name. Twelve "tribes", each with 6 to 12 representatives, offer about 16.000 units altogether. This will enable the gamer to have great mass battles. The single units are presented in a detailed and historically correct way. Those who want to form up with British and confederate troops during the 18th century to battle against the Mayas, can also do this in American Conquest … Check out some new screens.

No Man's Land is a new 3D RTS from CDV. It's now possible to have first impressions of the game by checking out an early, but recent, ingame movie. The movie is available in two formats: as an MPEG (52 MB) to download under gamesweb.com and streaming RealVideo at CDV.

If you like to do a lot of socialising, then check this out: the outstanding fantasy game Divine Divinity offers you a lot of non playing characters (NPCs). The non playing characters will be able to interact with around 3000 characters! Do NPCs react to the gamer's performance? Sure, at least the most of them. They certainly do not hang about looking into the space. But if the hands and feet of an NPC should be tied up, don't expect too much … Check out new screens!

This Neverwinter Nights MPEG movie shows a character single handily taking on the likes of Minotaurs, Red Slaads, Earth Elementals and more. It runs for 41 seconds and is 12MB to download. Read more below for links! "Neverwinter Nights (NWN) is a computer game set in a huge medieval fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons. This role-playing game (RPG) puts you at the center of an epic tale of faith, war, and betrayal"

The community chat organized by the Nexus and the GDC which was originally scheduled for this Sunday past, has been moved to tonight at 8pm EST. The topic will be: "What is the player community's Next Step? How can the community of players, DMs, and Creators best organize themselves to provide quality gaming experiences for as many people as possible?" Find out more below! (thanks Neverwinter Vault)

UPDATE: 'Neverwinter Haven Beta Contest' Neverwinter haven is proud to present a Beta Contest for 2 spots in the Neverwinter Beta. Time is of the essence contest Ends JUNE 2nd. More about beta test here!

Already announced earlier we now have more specific details on the going GOLD of Gathering Of Developers and Thriumph Studios TBS ''Age Of Wonders II: The Wizards Throne". Delivering an invigorating mix of empire building, role-playing, and warfare, "Age of Wonders II: The Wizards Throne" offers the ultimate in fantasy turn-based strategy. This game is set to ship June 2002.

Codemasters will digitally recreate Europe’s finest soccer players in striking photo-realistic visual detail for its series of Club Football games, coming to America next year to the PlayStation®2 and the Xbox .

Altar Interactive is developing a PC game for which old school strategy fans are hungering. UFO: Aftermath combines small squad tactical combat and global strategy pitting the player against an alien threat. The game looks and feels similar to X-COM and Jagged Alliance, but also has interesting new features such as simultaneously planned turn-based combat, randomly generated tactical missions, strong role-playing elements, and an alien setting complete with powerful technologies and unique abilities. Check the first 8 screens!

Imagine the thrill of creating your own magical Disney coaster set in an authentic Disney backdrop. Now imagine taking the coaster for a spin! With Disney Imagineering's Ultimate Ride Disney Coaster, coaster-building fans can take the ride of their life and face the ultimate challenge in the role of a "Disney Imagineer" as they create Disney theme park rides, complete with genuine environments and characters from Disney theme parks around the world.

News Jolt tossed up and interesting article and interview with Vladimir Nikolaev, the Studio Director and Project Manager of Kreed. Here is a clip:

Will you be including bots so that people can play off-line multiplayer? If so, will their artificial intelligence enable them to play realistically in team games?

Certainly we are planning to include bots in the multiplayer, that’s unquestionable. Though it’s hard for us to judge how good the AI of the bots will be. But we can say for sure that, firstly, team AI of the opposition with various behaviour patterns will be widely used in the single player game, there will be all sorts of space warriors using every kind of tactics to destroy the player. Secondly, Alexander Borodetski, the person who right now is working on the AI, has a lot of similar experience with game bots.

3DO has released a patch for the North American version of Heroes of Might and Magic IV. This one updates to version 1.3 and fixes a few problems with the game. Grab it at the 3D0 download page!

Now thrill-ride fans can own all the fun of Infogrames, Inc's three best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon games in one value-priced and convenient package. The RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold Edition CD-ROM that shipped to retail on May 28th contains the original RollerCoaster Tycoon CD-ROM game and its two expansion packs, Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes.

Today we had the chance to talk with Xtreme Air Racing's Jason Lescallette, the lead programmer with Victory Simulations, the development team behind the hi-speed, no holds barred air racing game, Xtreme Air Racing. Rather short, but good ;)

In Soldier of Fortune 2 players once again assume the role of John Mullins, a military consultant working for the top-secret anti-terrorist group known as The Shop. In the game, players must tackle a wide-range of missions from hostage rescue and intelligence gathering, to search-and-destroy. Level design in Soldier of Fortune 2 is flexible enough to allow for multiple styles of play. Gamers can “hit ‘em hard” with a frontal assault or use stealth weapons for a subtle approach. I got a bit trigger happy, not only with the game but also with the screenshots .. 80 beauties for you people to enjoy (so it might load a little slow) .. this game ROCKS!

Audley Harrison, the Olympic gold super-heavyweight championship boxer has revealed that one of the hardest challenges of his career was not winning Commonwealth gold or even beating Julius Long recently in just two rounds, but taking on Codemasters' Jon Hare. Full story and nasty screens below!

V-Rally 3 for Game Boy Advance utilizes a brand new 3D engine, allowing the display of several hundred polygons in 256 colors. In addition, the engine uses more than a hundred textures and runs at 20 images per second for fluid animations. V-Rally 3 includes two multiplayer modes for ultimate two-player Game Boy Advance fun. Check out this rather impressive trailer!

Konami has just released another trailer, this time for their upcoming 'Zone Of The Enders 2 : Second Runner'. Read more for info and links where to grab this puppy.

The classic role playing game Dungeons & Dragons - Eye of the Beholder is being brought to the Game Boy Advance system by Infogrames, Inc. this fall. Based on the third edition of the widely popular Dungeons and Dragons game published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc., Dungeons & Dragons - Eye of the Beholder will deliver an authentic D&D experience for fans and non-fans alike.

Ubi.com and Ubi Soft, the publishers of Shadowbane, are now accepting additional applications to be a beta tester of Shadowbane, the fantasy-based, massively multiplayer online (MMO) game slated for launch later this year. Shadowbane has been in a closed beta test since January 2002. Ubi.com will be letting thousands more players into the test this year. Read More!

Well, we just recived a bunch of new "96" screens from Simon & Schuster and following upcoming titles: BMX Trick Racer (GBA) - Darkened Sky (GC) - EVE Online: The Second Genesis (PC) - Farscape: The Game (PC) - The Last Ninja (Xb) - Outlaw Golf (GC Xb) - Real War Rogue States (PC) - SeaBlade (Xb) - Soldiers of Anarchy (PC) - Warbirds III (PC).. Welcome to the party! Njoy the screens!

Gas-Up and Buckle-In for some good ol' Full-Throttle Action as you 'Bust-Out' on a White-Knuckle Rally Race across Hooters USA for the Ultimate Prize: a chance to Kick Back with the Fun-Lovin' Hooters Girls of Hooters USA! Hooters Girls: Take first place for your chance to hang out with georgoeus Hooters girls! Ermmm think i prefer to keep my money and waste it on some Hooters Girls instead of this game ... find out why!