A few weeks ago we had the chance to preview Cenega's upcoming Turnbased Strategy Game "Knights Of The Cross" and we were quite impressed with the preliminary result that we decided to interview one of the developers. A full review is expected soon. Stay tuned!

Yesterday we tossed up the news about Westwood was working on a patch for Command & Conquer Renegade, and now it´s out! This patch updates the C&C Renegade demo to version 1.06, fixing some networking issues and making it easier for you to tweak your network settings. Grab this 446.7 KB patch from FilePlanet or from our ftp HERE.

Important: If you get a "connection refused" error after installing this patch, it means you're trying to connect to a server that's still running the old version of the demo. Try another.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s Superman! This autumn, Infogrames brings the world’s greatest super hero – Superman – to the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Based on a story derived from the most popular and recognised super hero in the world, Superman: The Man of Steel will challenge players to protect Metropolis from super villains Brainiac 13 and Lex Luthor, and a legion of malevolent robots intent on destroying the city and taking over the world.

Planet Medal of Honor today made an interview with former 2015 Level Designer, Jerry "Powzer" Keehan and talks about Medal of Honor, Level Design, his new job, and the future... HomeLAN got an Interview with Jim Purbrick, Designer, and Ted Carron, Producer, to discover their plans for Dragon Empires...

We got three slightly fuzzy grabs from each world from Nintendos GBA title, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, to coincide with the US release.

I just noticed over at Blues that there is a new movie trailer of Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix posted on PC.IGN.com. This new movie is 17.1 MB to grab and sports a minute of action-packed footage. Grab it here.

Computer and Video Games yesterday tossed up an article that confirms the development of two new Command & Conquer RTS titles. Here is a part from the article:

"We're working on Earth & Beyond, the space-based RPG, and we're also working on another Command & Conquer real-time strategy title in addition to the one that's coming out the recently revealed, next-gen C&C RTS, so we're actually working on two of those right now." Full article here.

Today we scored an interview with one of the Polish developers working on "Another War', a very promising isometric WWII RPG game. A preview of the game is in the works so be on the look out for that. A developer with a message always makes for an interesting read!

You’re gonna want to grab your helmets, because Moto Racer 3 is in stores now, and you’re in for some serious road-rash without it! Don’t forget to invite your friends, Motor Racer 3 features up to 8 bikes via LAN or the internet!

Like its predecessors, Heroes of Might and Magic IV features highly detailed fantasy worlds in a battle for territory and resources. However, this latest release showcases an all-new Height-Map Terrain Editor which allows players to create their own graphically-elevated levels and a completely random scenario and map guarantees no two games are ever the same. Today 3DO was so kind and send over nine fresh new screens. Read more below to check them out!

The science fiction shooter BREED by Brat Designs, to be released the 2nd half of 2002, will skillfully blend addictive, accessible, free-roaming gameplay with state-of-the-art technology to expand not only the game potential but also the player’s perceived freedom within the game world. Today the official site for Breed is updated with an example for the development process in the form of USC GRUNT (Genetically Revived UNiversal Tactical Sentient).

Fileplanet is now mirroring the Star Trek: Bridge Commander Demo. The demo is 120 MB to grab and you can find it HERE. It´s also available on the official site for Bridge Commander. The demo requires 350 MB of uncompressed temporary space to install (but requires only 275 MB of permanent hard drive space to run).

Ubi Soft Entertainment, a world leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that Destroyer Command, its highly anticipated World War II naval combat simulation, has shipped to retail shelves.

MonteCristo games is coming up with a brand new game ... From the looks of it it has a Sims twist but based in the "office". Beware of the sexual harrasment law suits ;) Check out the screens ...

Today Voodooextreme talk to Black Cactus about Warrior Kings, their promising real-time strategy wargame hybrid heading to the PC courtesy of Microids. Here is a snap:

VE: Is any part of the game scaled down for multiplayer, or is it essentially the same as the single player game?

Nothing is scaled down in the multiplayer game. It has different maps, but all the units, tech tree etc are the same as the single player game. As in the single player game, everyone starts of as the same neutral race, and depending on how they progress through the tech tree they end up Pagan, Imperial or Renaissance... Read full interview here!

Activison let us know that the upcoming PlayStation 2 title, Star Wars: Racer Revenge got a new release date. Racer Revenge will now be hitting retail on the 8th March 2002.

Cube-Europe reports that Take-Two Interactive announced the planning to release Serious Sam 2 and Smuggler's Run 2 on the GameCube. The games will be released somewhere mid 2002.

Activision, Inc. and Totally Games highly anticipated space combat sim, Star Trek: Bridge Commander, has gone gold and is on its way to manufacturing. The game puts the player in command of a Galaxy-class starship tasked with identifying the cause of a mysterious solar eruption that destroyed a Federation colony. During the journey, players battle the Romulans, align with the Klingons, investigate the treacherous Cardassians, and reveal a secret plot that threatens the balance of power in the Alpha Quadrant. Star Trek: Bridge Commander is rated “E” for everyone by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99.

JD over at tiscali.cz let us know that they have a premiere demo of Hooligans: Storm over Europe, "recently released controversial real-time strategy from Darxabre". The object is to become the most notorious group of Hooligans in Europe. You must kill, maim and destroy the opposing Hooligan teams. You muster and control your faithful troops by administering drugs, alcohol and ofcourse a good dose of violence every now and then.The demo is 63 MB to grab and you find it here.

THQ Inc. and Nickelodeon today announced the first two properties scheduled for release under their previously announced relationship dedicated to creating, developing and publishing original video game content with multi-media franchise potential through Nickelodeon’s television, movie, on-line, magazine and consumer product network.

Yesterday Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Impressions Games announced the development of "Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom," the newest addition to their award-winning City Building Series of games. Today we bring you five screenshots of Impressions' oriental city-building game. Enjoy!

Yesterday we tossed up the announcement from Crave Entertainment and details regarding their upcoming title for PC and XBox, Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter. Today we bring you two XBox screens from this game..

Update: We just tossed up 15 NEW PC-cum-Xbox shots. Enjoy!

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 is the revolutionary sequel to the best-selling action sports game of 2000. Offering eight massive levels filled with people, traffic, and other interactive elements, the environments are brought to life with richer graphics and advanced special effects. Smoother life-like animations and significantly improved tricks capture the style of 13 of the world's best skateboarding pros. New screens below!

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Valve, LLC today announced a Q2 2002 release for Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, an extensive new product that introduces single player and co-op gameplay modes to the number-one online action game in the world*.

Dutch publisher Project Three Interactive today announced they have acquired 100% of the shares in Swedish development studio Termite Games, who are currently developing the highly anticipated tactical first person shooter game "New World Order" for PC.