Primal is the first PlayStation 2 title by SCEE Studio Cambridge, the Bafta Award winning studio behind C-12 and the MediEvil series. Primal features state-of-the-art motion capture animation, advanced AI and integrated cut scenes. Dynamic loading and detail management methods are used to present environments of exceptional size, beauty and complexity with no load delays.. Check out character profiles of the Wraiths and prime yourself for 16 new screenshots.

Empire's Trucking extravaganza Big Mutha Truckers has been deemed too rude to be shown before the 9PM TV watershed by the BACC. Bear in mind this is the same BACC that allowed a rather sexual beer ad which blatantly suggests fellatio from a vacuum cleaner for the robotic drinker. Yet again it seems to be either a case of games paranoia by the powers that be or simply the age-old problem of big blue chip companies not having to play by the same set of rules as the smaller companies.

TimeSplitters 2 is the sequel to the hugely successful and critically acclaimed TimeSplitters, which was released to coincide with the US and European launches of PlayStation 2. The game is developed by Free Radical Design of Nottingham, England.. Check out more character profiles below. Today meet the residents of the Notre Dame and Planet X levels.

Bioware Corp. is seeking an experienced writer to help development on new ground-breaking role playing games.

Duties:
Primary Task: Writing dialogue. Scripting dialogue. Must be able to write interesting dialogue in a timely fashion.
Secondary Tasks: Updating documentation that details the level design in the game. Coming up with story and puzzle ideas.

Read more below!

Today Capcom updated their Japanese site with a new trailer from their sequel to the action-orgy game, Devil May Cry.. The .mpg trailer is 17MB to grab, showing of some ingame action (enemies - bosses - locations - moves) and runs for 1min 53seconds.. Read more for links! (thanks EvilAvatar)

Today we serve up a gallery with screens from Sega and following games:

• ToeJam & Earl III (16 XB Shots) "an irreverent blend of action, risqué comedy"
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (15 XB Shots) "fighting/action"
• Shinobi (5 PS2 Shots) "Ninja action/adventure"!

The Neverwinter Nights development team will be online and chatting with interested fans in an open moderated chat event Thursday, October 10th 8pm(EDT), 6pm(MDT), 5pm(PDT). Here's the chat details:

• IRC Client:
  
• Server: chat1.ign.com
  
• Port: 6667
  
• Channel : #neverwinter

The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, IS an expansion pack for its critically acclaimed RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.. In Tribunal, a ruthless new king has taken the throne of Morrowind, while an aging god drifts deeper into madness. Into this chaos you are thrust, with deadly assassins close behind you and Morrowind's uncertain future ahead. Your journey will lead you to Mournhold, capital city of Morrowind, to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil, and through massive, epic-sized dungeons. The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal is scheduled for release this November. It will be distributed in North America by Bethesda Softworks, and in Europe by Ubi Soft Entertainment.

Noticed on FileShack there's been some UT2003 goodies today. First off, the Unreal Tournament 2003 stand-alone server for Windows and Linux have been released. You will need to get a cd-key from Epic to run it. And also the original Unreal Tournament 2003 3DStudio MAX character source files are being offered on PolyCount. They were created using 3D Studio Max R4 with Character Studio so you'll need that in order to play around with them.

Sam "Serious" Stone has a whole mess of bad guys to waste, and fortunately for planet Earth he has the immense firepower to pull it off. Today we scored some screenshots hightlighing the devastating weapons available in SERIOUS SAM, coming NOVEMBER 12 exclusively to the Xbox. Njoy!

O.R.B. is a visually stunning 3D Real-Time strategy game that pits the forces of two races against each other in a desperate struggle to control the resources they need to expand their empires. O.R.B. stands for Off World Resource Base and what happens in the “Off World” is the stuff that dreams or nightmares are made of. Within the multiple systems are the precious resources that both planets desperately need to thrive. The stage has been set for a battle to control the solar system. While the two races play a deadly game of hide and seek in the asteroid belt, they are unaware of a predatory alien menace that threatens the entire solar system. Some new screens AND a new trailer!

HERCULES is thrilled to announce the launch of its Smart TV. The new TV card will be available from our distributors at the end of september 2002. Smart TV is a fully featured PCI TV Card with which you can watch TV on your PC. With Smart TV you will be able to record movies and football games in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 formats onto your hard disk and directly Burn-to-disc recorded programs from Smart TV capture gallery.

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.. Four new shots below!

Mystic Heroes is a game in the continuing saga of good vs. evil, pitting the protagonists against impossible odds in a quest to save not just themselves, but the entire land. In this action game you must battle through masses of enemies, cooperate with your allies, and use various mystic attacks that are powered by runes. But beware; brawn alone will not lead to victory.. Make no mystic about it, here are the features and 22 screenshots.

The game’s story picks back up in Britain, c. 2024. Quinn has grown up to be a “resistance fighter” for a small community hiding in an old castle in the burnt-out English countryside. His people have been reduced to living in near-medieval conditions. There’s a pair of dragons prowling the vicinity, attacking the few remaining villages, destroying crops, and generally making life hell for the humans. The fire brigades risk their lives to put out the awful firestorms caused by the dragon attacks as they rescue the trapped or wounded survivors. BAM! updated their trailer for the just gone gold xbox/ps2 version.. read more for links where to get it!

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. A few new screens ...

Blade Mistress Online has expanded its content to include pet dragons, creatures that hatch from eggs, eat, grow, and fight for their owners! Pet dragons have different colors, powers, and can be bred to produce even more powerful pets!

Logitech announced today that the Logitech Cordless Controller for PS One, and PlayStation has an official license from Sony Computer Entertainment America. This makes Logitech's cordless controller the first and only licensed cordless controller for this platform. This Logitech product includes proprietary 2.4 GHz Cordless Freedom, the most reliable cordless technology available for gamers.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, and The Internet Chess Club (Chessclub.com), the world's premiere online chess destination, today announced that Chessmaster 9000 defeated reigning US Chess Champion, Grandmaster Larry Christiansen, two and a half games to one and a half games, in a four game match played over two days, Saturday and Sunday, September 28-29.

The Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, Vivendi Universal Games, announced today the acquisition of Massive Entertainment by its studio, NDA Productions (known for their Ground Control title).

Infogrames just put up a new patch for the retail version of Tactical Ops: Assault On Terror on their Support Page. There update brings your RETAIL (not for the UT mod) game to v3.32 and has a big ass list of fixes,tweaks and additions. Read more for detailed fix list and links where to grab it. (Thanks Bluesnews).

We just announced UbiSoft and Sony teaming up to bring the ever popular EverQuest to the European community with localised versions. To make things smoother (and clearer) we have a Q&A from the Ubisoft PR people adressing a few burning questions about this specific "European version". Njoy

Ubi Soft® Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) today announced the launch of European versions of EverQuest® and its expansion packs. These versions will be playable through new EverQuest servers located in Europe. The European version of EverQuest will be available in English, French and German languages from November 21.

Two of flight simulation's most acclaimed airliners are now available for Flight Simulator 2002 in one great value package! Those who have flown the 777-200 Professional or 747-400 Professional, developed by Phoenix Simulations will already know what a special treat they hold for fans of the heavy metal - easily being two of best selling airliner add-ons of 2001 for Microsoft's multi-million selling Flight Simulator series.. Do you know your 777s from your 747s? Read more to find out with these 13 screenshots.

JoWooD Productions is pleased to announce the launch of a new, fast and frantic football management game. Soccer Manager provides action packed Premier League and European Cup gaming, thrusting football fanatics and gamers alike into the hot seat when it hits shelves on 11th October on PC CD ROM.