A few days ago Akella announced the development of an adventure title, Hotel 'At a Lost Climber': Inspector Glebsky's Puzzle, had just begun, and today we have the first screens to prove it.

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As players explore the city, they'll encounter rival racers who will school them in the ways of the underground and tip them off to the hottest racing spots in town.

Data Design Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Solutions Ltd., announced today that they have secured the license to create a driving game based on the Official FX4 London Black Cab. London Taxi will be set in London England, complete with landmarks such as: Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, and Hyde Park.

"Forza Motorsport" gives Xbox gamers who are passionate about cars and racing the opportunity to own, customize, and race their favorite cars in a realistic driving simulation. From sport compacts to LeMans prototypes, players use earnings from hundreds of races to buy upgrades and aftermarket parts so they can transform real production cars into high-performance race cars.

Due to overwhelming feedback, Slitherine have decided to extend the single player demo for Spartan. While previous demo was limited to 30 turns, Sliterine has made the updated demo limited to 100 turns instead, and it includes 3 tutorial missions, plus 3 campaigns. Read more for download links ...

THQ today announced the development of Full Spectrum Warriorae for the PlayStation2. Developed through a collaborative effort between Pandemic Studios and Mass Media, the game's innovative design, complex artificial intelligence (A.I.) and advanced graphical prowess has been successfully transitioned to the PlayStation 2, pushing the hardware to its limits. Full Spectrum Warrior is scheduled to ship worldwide in early 2005.

Akella today announced that the development of an adventure title, Hotel 'At a Lost Climber': Inspector Glebsky's Puzzle, has just begun.

THQ and Nickelodeon today announced that The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie video game is now available at retailers throughout North America for the PlayStation2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA, and PC. Based on Nickelodeon's highly anticipated movie and chart-topping animated television show, the titles appeal to gamers of all ages.

Majesco today announced Advent Shadow, its first title for the forthcoming PSP handheld entertainment system. Written and directed by the creators of the Advent Trilogy and developed by Full Fat, Advent Shadow is an entirely new game designed exclusively for the PSP system and scheduled for release in 2005.

Asphalt Urban GT for the Nintendo DS screens have arrived! Drive more than 20 well-respected racing cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Jaguar, Hummer and many more. Race through streets of New York City, Miami, Paris and and other famous locations, at the same time players will have the advantage of watching their progress turn-by-turn on the bottom display of the Nintendo DS.

In Spider-Man 2, players assume the role of Spider-Man and re-live the movie experience through all new missions featuring unique enemies, objectives and combat maneuvers. The game, which is based on this summer's blockbuster film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel, is among the first titles to hit retail stores alongside the Nintendo DS hardware.

Ignition Entertainment unveiled today the first official details of PSP launch title Mercury, an innovative new concept in videogame entertainment from industry icon Archer Maclean and his team at Awesome Studios.

The US Army has released a new updated version for America's Army: Special Forces (Vanguard). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v 2.2.1 and fixes/tweaks some of the maps, new PB code, as well as minor other fixes. Read more for details and download links ...

Ubisoft announced today that Asphalt Urban GT for the Nintendo DS ships today! Drive more than 20 well-respected racing cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Jaguar, Hummer and many more. Race through streets of New York City, Miami, Paris and and other famous locations, at the same time players will have the advantage of watching their progress turn-by-turn on the bottom display of the Nintendo DS.

ESPN Videogames today announced that ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is now shipping to retailers for both the PS2 and Xbox. ESPN College Hoops 2K5 delivers the most realistic college hoops experience by introducing new gameplay features including an all new passing system called Pass-N-Go, a deep new franchise offering titled Legacy Mode, enhanced ESPN presentation, and new visuals that promise gamers the most authentic 'college hoops' experience on the market.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space, the sequel to one of the best-selling Xbox action-platformers, has shipped to retail stores for an estimated retail price of $39.99 (U.S.). Gamers are encouraged to go pick up their copies and prepare themselves for an epic quest to discover why time is disappearing.

Spider-Man is swinging into retail stores nationwide in Activision's Spider-Man 2 for the Nintendo DS. The game, which is based on this summer's blockbuster film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel, is among the first titles to hit retail stores alongside the Nintendo DS hardware.

Asphalt Urban GT for the Nintendo DS screens have arrived! Drive more than 20 well-respected racing cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Jaguar, Hummer and many more. Race through streets of New York City, Miami, Paris and and other famous locations, at the same time players will have the advantage of watching their progress turn-by-turn on the bottom display of the Nintendo DS.

Asphalt Urban GT for the Nintendo DS screens have arrived! Drive more than 20 well-respected racing cars in the world, including Lamborghini, Jaguar, Hummer and many more. Race through streets of New York City, Miami, Paris and and other famous locations, at the same time players will have the advantage of watching their progress turn-by-turn on the bottom display of the Nintendo DS.

Electronic Arts today announced that Need for Speed Underground 2 has shipped to retail stores nationwide for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PC.

ESPN Videogames Announces ESPN College Hoops 2K5 has gone gold. With over 320 Division 1 teams, more than any other college basketball video game, ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is the only answer. Fans will enjoy all the new gameplay enhancements, feature additions and visual improvements that make ESPN College Hoops 2K5 the most complete college basketball video game.

Codemasters today confirmed its support for the PSP by announcing that its bringing Colin McRae Rally and TOCA Race Driver, two of the most successful motorsport properties in video gaming, to Sony's handheld. Codemasters' renowned racing physics, car handling and gripping gameplay is expected to be released for the PSP in spring 2005. Read more for details and the first screens ...

Not yet available in stores, EA has already released the first patch for Black Box's tuner racing game 'Need for Speed Underground 2.' No details are available as to what the patch fixes, so your guess is as good as ours. Read more for download links ...

In Wings Over Vietnam, players fly campaigns through some of the most highly defended areas of North Vietnam. Third Wire Productions has released a new maintenance patch bringing Wings Over Vietnam on par with Strike Fighters: Project 1 SP3. Read more for download links ...

Third Wire Productions has released a new patch for its combat flight sim Strike Fighters: Project 1 improving gfx card compatibility, and the usual slew of game tweaks and bug fixes.In order to install this you "need" to have SP2 installed first. Read more for download links ...