Speed-Up! will be a new expansion patch featuring new blocks and features for the original TrackMania. The screenshots show off some of the new blocks that will appear for the three original settings. Read more for the first screens ...

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

"Space Interceptor: Project Freedom", previously known as Project Earth 2, is a space combat game that offers adrenaline pumping gameplay coupled with stunning graphics. Merscom has released a demo featuring a training mission in a virtual arena, and a 'Protect The Copernicus' single-player mission. Read more for download links ...

A few months back we revealed Phenomic was working on another addon for Jowood's successful RPG Spellforce. Today the first details are starting to trickle in as 'Spellforce: Shadow of the Phoenix,' scheduled for a November release, will feature two new units and buildings, as well as allowing you to further upgrade your heros to level 50. An all new singleplayer campaign will be added, but also 25 new multiplayer maps, 15 of which are dedicated to coop play (a feature which was added in the previous Breath Of Winter expansion).

Codemasters announced today that its acclaimed racing simulation game, ToCA Race Driver 2, has shipped to North American retail outlets for the PlayStation 2, complete with online play.

THQ today announced the release of the first downloadable bonus level for the tactical action game Full Spectrum Warrior. This exciting new chapter, known as Epilogue 1, can be downloaded through Xbox Live in conjuncture with the Full Spectrum Warrior disc.

Vivendi Universal announced today that Spyro A Hero's Tail, the next installment in the popular video game franchise, has gone gold. The fiery purple dragon will land on retail shelves nationwide this November in his biggest adventure yet for the PlayStation2, Xbox and GameCube.

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

ESPN Videogames today announced that ESPN NBA 2K5 is now available at major retailers across North America. The highly acclaimed series continues its legacy of innovation as well as unmatched gameplay and visuals to create the most authentic virtual NBA experience.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced the arrival of new downloadable content for the popular Xbox racing title, Rallisport Challenge 2. Now gamers can race two new vintage cars, the Volvo Amazon and Saab 96, as well as two new Sports Ultility Vehicles (SUV), the BMW X5 and VW Touareg. Read more for details

ESPN Videogames is proud to announce that ESPN NBA 2K5 is currently in production and will ship to retail stores September 28, 2004. ESPN NBA 2K5 offers a multitude of enhancements that cement its place as the number-one rated NBA video game.

Ubisoft today announced that Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will include the innovative co-operative multiplayer gameplay showcased at E3 2004, as well as the critically-acclaimed, wildly successful adversarial style of gameplay (known as 'versus mode') introduced by Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow.

Atari has announced three new Backyard Sports titles shipped to retail stores nationwide today, including Backyard Skateboarding and Backyard Hockey 2005 (PC) and Backyard Basketball (GBA).

Although the game was officially announced yesterday, Paramount Pictures has reached an agreement to acquire the worldwide film rights to Midway Games' "Fear & Respect," a state-of-the-art videogame based in the intense urban environment of South Central Los Angeles.

ESPN NBA 2005 will change the way virtual basketball is played with a host of new graphical improvements including self-shadowing, advanced reflective lighting, and full 3D crowds. Huge gameplay improvements in IsoMotion and the revolutionary 24/7 mode ensure responsive control and the most satisfying basketball experience available.

This fighting-action game features up to 16 playable characters, all free to simultaneously roam and destroy a vast 3D world. With Xbox Live and System Link Play support, players can now experience cooperative and competitive gameplay with friends and foes while talking smack via Xbox Communicators. Bonus online features include downloadable items, weapons, stories, stages, characters, sound files and much more.

Midway today announced the development of Fear & Respect, an innovative action/adventure videogame based in the intense, urban environment of South Central Los Angeles. The game is being developed in collaboration with writer/director John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood, Baby Boy, 2 Fast 2 Furious).

"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.

In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.

Activision announced today that the company's first title for the Nintendo DS video game platform will be the video game Spider-Man 2. Based on this summer's blockbuster feature film from Columbia Pictures, the Spider-Man 2 video game will be a launch title for the platform.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will offer a high adrenaline experience thanks to never seen before close range attacks, a totally open level design, a completely immersive and interactive environment, and challenging advanced AI.

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

THQ today announced the release of Full Spectrum Warrior PC, which includes a number of game enhancements and features specific to the PC version -- including two bonus levels, enhanced texture and graphic resolution and an intuitive keyboard/mouse control scheme.

Ubisoft announces today that it has decided to release all platform versions of the highly anticipated Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory simultaneously in March 2005. This will allow players on Xbox, PlayStation2, GameCube and PC to discover at the same time the latest blockbuster from the Splinter Cell brand, whose quality will be over the top as a result of the additional development time.

Full Spectrum Warrior began as a training aid for the U.S. Army to reinforce Army doctrine and team effort within the troops. It is the most realistic portrayal of contemporary urban warfare. Players become the Squad Leader, commanding Alpha and Bravo squads. There is potential for danger down every alley, behind every window. It's not about how many kills you have, it's about getting your men home in one piece!