According to the official French Raven Shield Web site, a multiplayer demo of the game will be available within the next two weeks. The game should sneak into stores somewhere this fall, so its about time we start seeing some playable action for this highly anticipated title. We'll keep you posted!

SEGA of America, Inc. today announced the release of "Super Monkey Ball 2," exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube. Marking the return of one of SEGA's most popular new franchises, "Super Monkey Ball 2" features 150 new levels, an all-new story mode, 12 addictive Party Games and endless multiplayer fun for up to four players.

Czech publisher Cinemax sent Tiscali Games today a playable English demo of their upcoming isometric RPG - Necromania: Trap of Darkness. It's available at size 74 MB.

Update: Following today's demo, they also have a new trailer from this upcoming RPG title, which contains about 1 minute of gameplay footage. It's available in low-res (256x192, 2,5 MB) or high-res (512x384, 6,5 MB) DivX format here!

Ballerium is scheduled to enter beta testing in Q1 2003, with final release set to occur mid-2003. In developing the game, Majorem is using its revolutionary OPIUM technology to create a fully persistent world that is able to handle an infinite number of players. Ballerium looks to be an innovative new entry to the massively multiplayer gaming market, providing players with never before experienced levels of persistence and control.

Buka Entertainment today released some screens from their upcoming horror adventure game, Midnight Nowhere. They also released screens from the First World War game, The Entente World War I Battlefields, and the action simulation title, Terror Hunter. Njoy!

Today we serve up an interview with Maciej Miasik, one of the developers for Lemonhead's upcoming shooter "Nina : The Agent Chronicles". If you have never heard a producer call their own game a "play and forget title", then you surely must read this ... Njoy!

Cinemaware’s epic game production, Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown is currently in development at the company’s headquarters in Burlingame, California. The product is based on Cinemaware’s hit game Defender of the Crown, first released in 1986 on the Commodore Amiga and subsequently to a variety of platforms where sold over 1,000,000 units worldwide. New screens at TTG.. "The game was originally intended for a release on all consoles, and PC. But now Cinemaware only mentions a PS2 and PC version of the game"

Today there is a new Americas Army patch available for download. This new 1.2MB patch fix the bugs found in 1.2.0. (thanks Blues) Grab the file from Filefront, Fileplanet, WorthPlaying!

You can now download the Project Nomads-trailer from the official homepage. The video is available in both, German and English. Meet the headstrong characters Goliath, John and Susie, in the gorgeous in-game cut scenes. Their strangely designed aircrafts and famous imaginative objects will be on display. You’ll be able to see characters taking a short journey through breathtaking landscapes from the last island of the shattered planet.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell will release in time for the lucrative Christmas 2002 market exclusively on Xbox, with a PC version to appear by the end of the year. Xbox is the lead development platform for the game, which has been designed to take full advantage of the advanced graphics and sound capabilities of Xbox. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell will also feature online elements using the recently announced Xbox Live service.

Global Star Software sends word that Age of Sail 2: Privateer's Bounty, has shipped. Word is: "This challenging real-time 3D naval combat simulator is the latest installment of the successful Age of Sail franchise, and Privateer's Bounty promises more action, more missions, more units and more fun than ever. Age of Sail 2: Privateer's Bounty will hit stores this week across North America at an estimated price of $29.99." Additionally, a demo version of the game has been released, and can be downloaded through Gigex, the file is 117.5 MB (thanks Blues).

Monolith, Fox and Sierra has released a great new playable teaser for the upcoming PC FPS - NOLF 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way. The teaser level is set in Akron, Ohio and sees our chick-in-charge, Cate Archer, battling ninjas while trying to avoid a rampaging tornado! Cate has come to Akron, Ohio, in search of clues relating to Project: Omega, an enigmatic Soviet plot that threatens to bring about World War III. When her mission takes a sudden turn for the unexpected, she finds herself in a trailer park with ninja assassins all around and a tornado closing in.Her only hope of escape is to defeat the ninjas and their mysterious leader, Isako, before she ends up somewhere over the rainbow or six feet underground. Get the teaser off FilePlanet HERE.

Electronic Arts just let us know that they have launched the official Web site for its upcoming game "Ty the Tasmanian Tiger". The site has a wealth of information, screenshots for the xbox/ngc and ps2 version, video clips and plenty more. Go check it out!

For those of you who downloaded the latest demo and can't find on-line servers any more, here's a small fix. To apply it, just replace the file data/net.cfg found in the Team Factor installation folder. Then you'll be able to play on-line again. And if you fear to do this "dirty stuff" with overwriting files in folders you didn't create, just use the latest Patch 1.06. Its only disadvantage is that it's slightly bigger. You can download the Team Factor Linux server software. Includes dedicated server option also for LAN (this option was not available in our default Win server software)

Ubi Soft today announced that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder mission pack will hit store shelves in early November. In the tradition of its predecessor, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon--which won Game of the Year from PC Gamer and IGN PC and was the only DOUBLE PC Game of the Year Winner for 2001—Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Island Thunder is expected to blow PC gamers away with its realistic battlefield action. We got some more detailed game info, weapons list and some new artwork...

'Universal Commando' is a simulation RPG (Role Play Game) with free adoption to strategic tactics and the players point of view can be switched. It was originally introduced at the E3 held in U.S.A, 2002 and has aroused overseas interest as well as domestic for it is an epic that can evoke sympathy from the peoples living in civilized societies. The players can create a kingdom of imagination.

A dark alley - the earth is shaking. Big pieces, rocks and debris are falling from the walls onto the lacerate asphalt. High-rise buildings of the metropolis loom in the background. Out of those skyscrapers blaze flames and explosions concuss the scenario. Cold rain crackles on the muzzle of your weapon. Welcome to the blackly future scenario of Chaser! Check these 13 dark, but interesting screens ...

The waiting is almost over! 1503 A.D., the new masterpiece by Max Design and SUNFLOWERS will be released in October. The Games Convention will now provide the opportunity to discover this upcoming real-time strategy PC game. More about it!

Buka Entertainment, a front Russian leisure software publisher, is in hurry to inform its partners that at this year's ECTS its Vice-President International Sales and Marketing - Maxim Mikhalev will visit this exhibition instead arranging company's stand.

In “Stronghold: Crusader,” players will journey to Arabian lands renowned for brave warriors and fearsome weaponry, while reliving heroic battles of the historic Crusades. The player’s challenge is to build and defend medieval desert fortresses and lay siege to fearless enemies. As European nobles or Arabian warriors, players must conquer the harsh terrain in the legendary Crusades of the 11th and 12th centuries.

The game is set in year 2010 where player's conscience is entrapped by an up-to-date virus-infected virtual reality-playing machine called FireStarter. The virus-caused failure resulted in computer changing the rules of the game - to break out of the trap, the player is to complete the game within 48 hours. Immerse in an unbelievable world, created by super-modern playing machine, where you are to make it a winner of the adrenaline-brimming action.... What would the week be without some new screens from GSC_World's Firestarter, so here they are, njoy!

Harbinger is a single-player action / RPG set in a fantastic science fiction universe. As one of three distinct character types, players explore the world of Harbinger – journey to the far reaches of space, battle unique foes never before seen in any medium, discover powerful new weapons and alien technologies, and uncover the dark secrets buried within the massive starship’s steel walls. In human words think Diablo in a Starcraft environment! Check the screens! Njoy!

Straigth from the Nintendo Gamers Summit 2002 here in San Francisco we bring you some new and fresh screens from Infogrames Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, Activisions Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 and ofcourse a Nintendo show wouldn't be complete without some Mario Part 4! Njoy...

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software announces Frontline Attack: War over Europe (US title: World War II: Panzer Claws). Eidos has acquired the worldwide publishing rights to the game with the exception of Russia, Poland and South Korea. Produced by Zuxxez Entertainment AG, Germany and developed by In-Images, Poland, Frontline Attack: War over Europe will be released on PC in September. Noticed over at the German Eidos site that they have now a German demo available for download and a mirror is up at 3DGamers. Beware, this puppy is a whopping 320mb!!! This demo offers a tutorial and one mission playable as the Wehrmacht side.