TDK Mediactive Europe and DaimlerChrysler today confirmed the title of their highly anticipated 3D racing-simulation game. Mercedes-Benz World Racing as it will be known, will be available for next generation consoles and PC. The first conversion of the game will make its debut Autumn 2002.

We wait ages for a quality expansion pack for Train Simulator and then two arrive at once! Following the recent announcement of the American Classics package, Just Trains now have a European treat in store for rail fans.

BONGFISH has released a new demo of it's extreme freeriding videogame STOKEDRIDER. Among the features of the new demo are more radical tricks, a brand new physics engine and more backcountry fun utilizing the game's unique procedural geometry engine.This release is supported by FLOW snowboard products and a new soundtrack by REDLIGHTSFLASH and CIRQUE DE DELAY. Grab the only 4mb sized demo at the newly redesigned web site.

Tiscali Games today tossed up a new trailer from 2002 FIFA World Cup, upcoming soccer game licensed to use the official FIFA World Cup, insignia, mascots and the 20 new World Cup stadiums in Japan and Korea. Trailer is 3:40 minutes long and is available to download HERE!

In 2038, a war rages between the EMA (Economic and Military Alliance) and the Great Empire. Comandeer over 20 vehicles for infiltration, reconnaissance, escort and combat missions. Read more for some screens and links to the trailer.

Delphine Software just released a "beta" update patch for Motoracer 3. The v1.2.4.1 patch still contains a network bug it already offers improved joystick and keyboard control, more set-up options, some graphics enhancements, and more. The network bug is the reason why its in beta stage ... read more for full update list and links on where to grab it (Euro and Us version available, each 12mb).

After being released earlier in Europe, Microïds' newest real-time strategy title, Warrior Kings, has hit the North American store shelves today. The US and Canadian versions of the game have been upgraded and a patch (1.3) will shortly be available to resolve all existing issues with the game. Warrior Kings is entering the North American market as one of the most anticipated title of the year and has already received some great reviews and accolades from US and European publications. The game has been a sales success in Europe with over 100,000 copies sold in less than two months on the East side of the Atlantic Ocean. "Warrior Kings is a true RTS, not a tactical skirmish game. From building an economy through to structuring large armies, Warrior Kings bridges the gap between the tactical game and the full on strategic real time War Game."

Rick Johnson from Ravensoft just updated his .plan file with following news:

We've been getting a lot of emails to the SoF2 MP test feedback account for people wishing to sign up to participate in the SoF2 MP Test this Thursday. This test will be available to the general public. You do NOT need to sign up for it.

Well the weekend was sunny in the UK, and the gamers were out in force! For 4 days, the prestigious Newbury Racecourse, became the centre of attention for over 900 hardcore gamers, armed with their PC's, cans of coke, and sleeping bags.i10, the UK's largest LAN event, saw the army of gamers, play, sleep, drink, and eat, their way through 4 days of intense gaming action. Go get a quick snap shot of the event, location, Neocron's stand and the lovely Natalie, check out the pics!

BonusWeb just informed us that the English demo of Beam Breakers is now available for download. The demo is available in 2 versions : with DirectX (137.7 MB) and without DirectX (113.1 MB). The English version has 3 missions, a training map and 2 multiplayer maps. You can choose between 4 different cars (unlike the german demo which only had 2). Check our screen archive if you want to see what its all about. Update : Tiscali has a mirror now as well.

Sierra has announced, the launch of four new versions of the popular Hoyle games, : Hoyle Casino, Hoyle Card, Hoyle Board and Hoyle Word. Several of these games include versions playable on handheld units using the Palm Operating System.

Good news for German online gamers: Funcom and the German gamigo AG are going to open a dimension of Anarchy Online for German gamers. This cooperation is a further step towards improving the accessibility of Anarchy Online in Germany.

What the heck!! Well i was a bit bored today and therefore i made some worthplaying wallpapers in resolution 800x600 and 1024x768. Check out the wallpaper below and grab them in one zip file if you want "i will hunt our gfx dude to make some more awesome wallpapers".

Get "behind the scenes" with Gas Powered Games as they discuss what it was like to create the masterpiece that is Dungeon Siege. Included in the Windows Media Video are brief interviews with Level Designer Sarah Boulian, Producer Jake McMahon, and Chris Taylor. In addition, there is plenty of great gamplay footage mingled in between the interviews. The movie runs for 3.4 min and you can grab this 19MB video interview from MS here.

Activision, Inc. and Raven Software are giving gamers a chance to test their grit with the announcement of the Soldier Of Fortune II: Double Helix multiplayer compatibility test. The test, which will initially be available exclusively from GameSpy's FilePlanet on April 18, 2002, gives gamers a chance to compete in one map across four different game modes including deathmatch, team deathmatch, elimination and infiltration.

Wake up kid, the entire Universal Studios Theme Park is yours to explore for the day... Kemco just send us 15 new if slightly fuzzy screenshots from Universal Studios Theme Park for GameCube. Check them out below!

There is a new update patch for Ghost Recon : Desert Siege. This Update Patch 3 is ONLY for Desert Siege and fixes some multiplayer issues. The patch is compatible with ALL Desert Siege localized versions (aka all languages). Its a mere 1.4 mb big ... so grab it while its hot! Read more for detailed fix list and links where to get it

American Classics - Train Sim Pack is a an expansion for Microsoft's Train Simulator - the defacto sim amongst PC-owning railroad hobbyists. It brings alive America's most loved steam and diesel locomotives of the 1930's and 50's from New York's Central railroad together with 14 exciting new activities and totally authentic period rolling stock.

In 2334 AD, a descendent of Albert Einstein attempted to separate the good and evil present in humans into two different types of cells - the Black and White angels. The Black angels gave rise to special human cyborgs called CREATESE, while the White angels gave rise to the INTELION. Now the CREATESE, INTELION and the last Humans (HOMINIAN) on earth have to fight it out for their own land in the Real Time Strategy Simulation Game, ATROX.

JoWooD Productions is proud to announce the signing of Michael Schumacher Racing World Kart 2002, an innovative racing game that successfully captures the excitement and speed behind the sport. Endorsed by one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, the game is scheduled for release in June 2002, only on PC.

HoveRace is futuristic arcade races on battle hovercraft. A fusion of speeds exceeding 500 km/h and intensive action integrating various weapons, equipment and bonuses mould pacey and gripping gameplay of HoveRace. Today Russobit-M send us three great screens from the newest levels in this upcoming title, Hoverace. Check them out below. Njoy!

Created by scriptwriter Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq, Largo Winch is one of the greatest comic book success stories in recent years: since 1990, when the first book was released on the market, 2.3 million copies have been sold. In 1998, the book Voir Venise was the best-selling comic book in France, and the fourth-best seller overall in French bookstores. In addition, a series of 26 television episodes adapted from the world of Largo Winch is currently airing all over the world. UbiSoft is bringing Largo Winch to PC, Xbox, PSOne and PS2. Read more for a link to the trailer!

Imperium Galactica 3: Genesis is a story-based single player strategy game. Starting in 2040, you are in control of the fleet of a multinational cooperation fighting a rivalling cooperation. The discovery of foreign technology leads to expeditions into space. When you return to Earth you find it occupied by Aliens. Only one colonizing spaceship with humans escaped. The beginning of your task is to find this ship. Check out some new Imperium Galactica 3 : Genesis: IG3 Spacecrafts screens below!

Dreamcatcher just informed us that they have just released the first update patch (v1.01) for their recently released game "Superpower". The new patch fixes some manual issues, AI fixes and plenty more .. Read more to find a detailed list and links where to grab this 4mb beauty!