Remedy Entertainment proudly announced that the award-winning PC title Max Payne has finished its evolution to the PS2 and XBOX gaming platforms. PS2 version was released in the North American market on Dec 10th, whereas the XBOX version of Max Payne was released on Dec 18th.

Codemasters has released a wealth of resources to support its military blockbuster Operation Flashpoint over the winter holidays. A new multiplayer demo, a new Upgrade and Gold Upgrade now available to buy as a download.

The adventures of Captain Janeway and her loyal Voyager crew are to continue on PlayStation 2 in Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force. Codemasters has secured the European publishing rights to the PlayStation 2 edition of Raven Software's fast-paced first person PC shooter epic from Majesco Sales Inc.

A new version 1.70 update of the Strike Force UT is now available for download on Strike Force Center. This new updated version is 64 Mb to download and includes seven new maps, a bunch of weapon changes and improvements. You find it here.

Game Publisher Akaei can today announce that they are to publish Solaris 104, an “Old School” arcade side scrolling shooting action Game for the PC. Solaris 104 beautifully combines a classic genre with the latest ingenuity in today’s technology. Solaris 104 will be available in Quarter One 2002.

Sky Sport’s revolutionary online football management game, Sky Sports Football Manager, has now successfully launched, giving would-be Alex Fergusons and Mike Bassetts everywhere the chance to manage their favourite club and compete against thousands of other hopefuls for major cash prizes, season tickets, trophies and the coveted Sky Sports Football Manager of the Year award.

Lace up your boots, grab your snowboard and get ready for an adrenaline rush as EA announced today it's shipping SSX Tricky for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

BAM! Entertainment announced today that it is shipping Driven for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance system.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. today announced that Max Payne has shipped and is currently available at retailers for the PlayStation 2. Originally developed for PC by Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms, the highly anticipated action title is published under Take2’s Rockstar label and developed for the next-generation platform by Take2’s internal studios.

GRAND THEFT AUTO has topped the polls in online games retailer gameplay's latest poll to find which classic game gamers would most like to see released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). Following the superb conversion of Doom onto the GBA, Gameplay has been asking visitors to its website which other classics they are craving to see on the GBA.

Just a moment ago we could tell you that NovaLogic Inc. announced the development of Delta Force for PlayStation 2.. Now Novalogic sended over five PS2 screens, including Sniper Action (TM). Check them out!

Rage, the UK-based computer games publisher and developer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with best selling author and former SAS soldier - Andy McNab - and plans to produce a series of different military-based 3D-action games in conjunction with McNab across a number of leading gaming formats.

Entertainment software developer and publisher NovaLogic officially announced today that their globally successful Delta Force(R) franchise will be coming to the PlayStation(R)2 in Fall 2002.

George Broussard from 3D Realms recently posted a note in there forums about Duke Nukem Forever will get full bot support. This is a pretty interesting posting, read it below!

Chelsea stadium announcer lends voice to ISS 2. Chelsea FC’s stadium announcer, Carl Chapman, is the latest addition to Konami of Europe’s list of vocal talent for its forthcoming International Superstar Soccer 2 title for PlayStation 2.

GameSpyDaily tossed up some information about GTA3 is Banned in Australia.. Here is a snip from the posting:

The OFLC has refused to grant Grand Theft Auto 3 classification and hence this title can no longer be sold to any consumer under any circumstance. Take 2 Interactive Software has lodged an appeal regarding this decision and the matter has been set down to be heard on Tuesday the 11th of December. Get the full story over at Games Warehouse.com !

Today DuelField beta has ended, and that means this one-on-one online RTS is now available for download right here. DuelField Disciple is free to grab and it comes in 3 diffrent versions, full version is 145 Mb, medium is 50 Mb big and then the small version comes in 7Mb. Enjoy!

The PlayStation ® 2 broadband revolution is a step closer, as Telewest Broadband begins trials of the world’s first PlayStation 2 broadband network. The closed-trials began this week, and are expected to continue into the new year, with a limited public trial expected to commence in early Q1.

Was just over to BluesNews and found a interesting article they linked to.. Here is a spot from the article: The Commercial Court of Nanterre fined Microsoft France 3 million francs (around £290,000) in damage and interest for software piracy. "It's a start," said a lawyer for the plaintiffs, "although Microsoft continues to stall on the provisional execution of the judgment." Read full article here!

This week John-Anders Pettersson and Fredrik Andersson discusses the aspects of MindForce. "Different areas of the development process"

TDK Mediactive, Inc. , a global publisher of entertainment software, announced today a list of 17 games it anticipates publishing for it's 2002-03 fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. With exciting brands like "Shrek", "Robotech", "Mercedes-Benz", "Dinotopia", "Aquaman", "Lady Sia", and "UBOS", TDK is unveiling titles for all next generation consoles, including the NINTENDO GAMECUBE video game system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo's handheld Game Boy Advance system.

Black Isle Studios, the award-winning RPG (role-playing game) division of Interplay Entertainment Corp. and leading console game developer Snowblind Studios announced today that Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail. This innovative game features a distinctive blend of action and adventure set in the most popular Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, the FORGOTTEN REALMS.

Infogrames was early up this morning and send over 5 screens from the Pac Man game to PC, Ms Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze..

Version 1.65 "beta" of the Strike Force Center modification for Unreal Tournament is now available on strikeforcecenter.com. This new release includes new anti-cheat code, models, sounds, seven new maps, various weapons, and much more. This is available as a patch, so the previous version 1.60 must be installed to make use of it.

Creature Labs today announced that a new Norn Pack has been released for Creatures 3 and the Docking Station. This new pack, Toxic Norn Pack, thrive on toxins that make other Norns toss their cookies or die. Head over to Creature Labs Mall for full story.