3DGamers got a new teaser game (33.5MB) for Highland Warriors, allowing you to get a feel for the 3D engine in this upcoming real-time strategy game by Soft Enterprises.

GameSpy talks with Blizzard’s Bill Roper about Japanese sensibilities, abandonment issues, and a little thing called StarCraft: Ghost. Oh, and StarCraft II! A small clip:

GameSpy: Why did you choose to announce StarCraft: Ghost in Japan rather than the U.S.?

Bill Roper: We really think that Tokyo Game Show is pretty much the spot for console gaming. Also, we’re really looking forward, with our association with Capcom, to hopefully really break into a market that’s been difficult for American companies to get into -- to show our dedication to that, to show our commitment to not only getting into the market, but for really working hard with a well known, well respected Japanese company to make the game accessible to the sensibilities in this market.

Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead combines nine expansive single-player levels with over 12 new multi-player maps and includes new locations, new weapons, and new soldiers... Today GameZone.cz got their hands on a small (2.68MB) Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead PC movie, download here!

Iron Storm is set in 1964, in a world where World War I never ended, and countries have been embroiled in warfare for the past 50 years. The Great War, as it has been dubbed, has no end in sight, and mankind seems to be condemned to eternal warfare, until the inconceivable is discovered. If you are not sure yet wether you want to download the rather large demo, this trailer will give you a great feel for the 1st and 3rd person perspectives in this epic battle. You'll also get a taste of one of your future recon missions, as you get a first look at actual game footage from campaign one of the Western Front Lines.

Gibme (Norwegian site) had a chat with Henning Rokling from Innerloop and asked a few questions regarding the upcoming FPS title. Here is a clip:

GIBME: The graphics in the game are very detailed and very goodlooking judging from the videos and the pictures released prior to the game release. What have you done to the graphics engine since IGI1?

Henning Rokling: We have enhanced the texture quality, our own control over forming of landscapes and we have enhanced our indoor engine. There are various new "trendy" rendering effects aswell.

'Starcraft: Ghost', (recently announced) a mission based tactical console shooter set in the Starcraft universe, developed by Nihilistic Software andco-published by Capcom and Blizzard Entertainment in Japan. The game is targeted for next-gen consoles for release in late 2003, with no PC releases planned.. Today 4Gamers.net is hosting the Tokyo Game Show Starcraft: Ghost trailer (a bit shaky 48 sec Mpeg). Read more for links "mirrors" where to grab it!

Drome Racers is a multi-terrain racing experience that will leave young speedsters breathless. Players take on the role of Max Axel who has trained intensely for the challenging Drome Championship and wants to take home the trophy.. Today we bring you 37 screens!

Delve into the pages of history after the discovery of the American continent by Christopher Columbus in 1492 AD. Live through 300 years of fierce armed conflict for land, riches and freedom - all in four campaigns with 30 missions.. One new screenshot "A Huge look At the American Conquest World"

Japanese publisher and developer, Kemco, announced Boulder Dash EX for Nintendo GameBoy Advance is now available at retail outlets nationwide. Developed by Vision Works, this addictive action-puzzle game is based on the popular coin-op arcade classic, which delivers an exciting storyline with superb graphics and amazing new features. Boulder Dash EX is rated E for Everyone and has an SRP of $29.99

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Fox Interactive(tm) announced today No One Lives Foreverä 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Wayä has indeed gone gold. The sequel to the award winning The Operative: No One Lives Foreverä continues the adventures of super spy Cate Archer, pitting her once more against H.A.R.M. and the ever-present threat of global catastrophe.

Battlefront.com shipped WWII ground combat simulation 'Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin' and its distribution partner CDV Software made the game available in most European stores. The game features over 300 military vehicles and more than 600 other units in its various missions that chronicle major WWII events from the German invasion of Russia in 1941 to the 1945 storming of Berlin. A map and scenario editor are included for intrepid players to construct their own thrilling showdowns if they were to grow tired of the elaborate multiplayer aspect of CMBB. To celebrate the shipping, CDV send over some new screens .. njoy!

Sierra Entertainment today announced the launch of the official website for the newly updated HOYLE titles for 2003: Hoyle Casino 2003, Hoyle Card Games 2003, and Hoyle Board Games 2003. The website also supports Hoyle Puzzle Games 2003, a brand new title that delivers the same innovative gameplay and originality that HOYLE fans have come to expect. The site features screenshots, news, downloads, and all the community support necessary for information on the latest additions to Sierra's best selling HOYLE franchise. The site can be found right here.

New screenshots, a new Box design and a kick ass in-game trailer…what more could a gamer ask for? Strategy First has released all of the above today just for you! Read more to check out 10 brand new screens, have a a sneak peek at the newly redesigned O.R.B. box and download the ingame trailer .. what a day ;)

GGMania has posted an edited chat log (colorized HTML version) from a recent ALTAR Interactive IRC chat. The chat log is quite lengthy as Jiri Rydl and Martin Klima answered tons of questions about UFO: Aftermath, their upcoming strategy game which should be a spiritual successor to the legendary X-COM. According to the chat, they are close to sign a contract with "yet-unknown" UK publisher. If you havent yet, check out our new screens from earlier today...

Ubi Soft and Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced an exclusive publishing agreement to release EverQuest in Mainland China. SOE will bring its already-acquired technological expertise to the partnership while Ubi Soft's online arm, ubi.com, will provide the necessary local infrastructures to host and operate the game.

Along with hosting the official No One Lives Forever 2 Demo, Nvidia has a sweet little interview posted with Monolith's Craig Hubbard (Lead Game Designer) and Chris Miller (Fox Producer). There are some nice screens included as well. Go check it out.

In honor of Myst III: Exile for Xbox and PS2 shipping to retail stores nationwide today, following is screenshots and a movie of Exile's Age of Energy, Voltaic. Voltaic is a U-shaped canyon lined by forbidding sandstone cliffs. Players must get power flowing to the Small Isle connected to the island by harnessing, transforming, or channeling various forms of natural energy to activate a series of mechanisms. Read more to check the screens and download the trailer!

CDV Software Entertainment today announced "Sudden Strike II" and "Divine Divinity" for the PC are now available in stores. Sequel to the worldwide hit "Sudden Strike," World War II real-time strategy "Sudden Strike II" adds Japan as a playable nation and includes 50 new historically detailed units. Called "massive, ambitious, and exciting" by GameSpy, wildly anticipated "Divine Divinity" offers over 200 hours of fantasy role-play.

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 these 8 new screens!

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.... Instead of the usual 6 per week, GSC dropped us 15 new screens .. yay!

Computer and video game publisher Gathering of Developers, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and UK-based developer FireFly Studios Ltd today announced that "FireFly Studios' Stronghold: Crusader" for the PC has gone gold. "Stronghold: Crusader" is a dynamic "castle sim" set in a distant Arabian land that combines the finest aspects of the city builder and real-time strategy genres. The game is set to ship late September 2002.

Splinter Cell invites gamers to delve into the dark shadows of cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations. The player controls Sam Fisher, a solo operative directed by a top secret, “black ops” wing of the National Security Agency. Alone, yet armed with some of the best hi-tech weapons on the market, Sam walks the fine line between what is legal and what is necessary. He must infiltrate enemy territory and neutralize the opponents—all without leaving a trace. What would the week be without some new screens .. Njoy!

Ubi Soft Entertainment is delighted to announce that the title Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder has reached Gold Master Status. Ghost Recon: Island Thunder was developed at Ubi Soft's Red Storm Entertainment development studio as a Mission Pack for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, which was PC Gamer's and IGN.com's PC Game of the Year in 2001.

Yesterday we announced the "going gold" of Jowood's Soccer Manager (and some screenshots are included), and today the official homepage went live! The game is expected in stores end of September so go check out the website for hot information, a flash game and much more...