TDK today announced that "Dinotopia: The Timestone Pirates" for the Game Boy Advance will ship in April 2002. The release coincides with the premiere of the six-hour Dinotopia mini-series from Hallmark Entertainment which will air on the ABC television network starting May 12. In addition, ABC and Hallmark have announced the start of production of an all new Dinotopia television series.

Ubi Soft Entertainment has signed a worldwide licensing deal with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to bring the children’s animated TV series, The Mummy, to the Game Boy Advance hand-held video game system. The Mummy has just been picked up for a second season by the WB, the #1 rated broadcast network for kids in the United States. It is also currently aired on Nickelodeon in Australia, BBC and the Kids Channel in the United Kingdom and Canal J in France.

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today announced development of "The Hobbit," a videogame based on J.R.R. Tolkien's worldwide best-selling novel. The game is due to be released in 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube.

Today Voodooextreme tossed up first part of a two-part Freedom Force Preview which focuses squarely on the character creations system in Irrational Games upcoming superhero flavored RPG. Here is a blurp..

The game really revolves around prestige and you'll have to spend a lot of prestige if you want to create an uber superhero. Prestige is used for the whole ball of wax. You'll need it for your five basic stats (Strength, Speed, Agility, Endurance & Energy), your special attributes (special strengths and weaknesses -- more on that in a bit) and on the actual powers you'll want your character to have.

EA send over 33 new screens from the Playstation 2 version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. Check them out below!

In the near future motorsport has become dull - too many rules and regulations mean that all the excitement has gone from the sport. A few adrenaline-hungry drivers decide to break away and form their own high octane racing league. Enter the world of Downforce on PlayStation 2. Check out first screens and facts below!

Microsoft Corp. denied it is building the "HomeStation'', a rumored living room entertainment hub industry watchers have speculated could combine the software giant's Xbox video game console with digital video, music and Internet functions. HomeStation rumors were sparked last September by a report in PC Format magazine that such a device would cross the Xbox with a PC and boast a bigger hard drive, audio and video technology and a wireless connection.

Randy Pitchford from Gearbox Software just updated his .plan file. Here is a snip:

Gearbox Software is celebrating it's third anniversary.

I'm very proud of what we've accomplished thus far and am extremely excited about where we are going. In it's life span, Gearbox Software has shipped three complete titles and shelved twice as many SKU's. We seem to have made a few good decisions as we've sold a lot of units, won some awards and seem to have made many of our customers happy... Push read more below to check out full story!

I just noticed over at Blues that there is a new movie trailer of Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix posted on PC.IGN.com. This new movie is 17.1 MB to grab and sports a minute of action-packed footage. Grab it here.

Burut, developers of Kreed and GoldenLand have totally redone their official site in a new manner. Now all the information is available in 4 languages and they also tossed up a forum for these two upcoming titles. Check it out!

XGR tossed up a bunch of new screens from press the build of the 3D tactical RPG, Freedom Force, that is in the works at Irrational Games.

MonteCristo games is coming up with a brand new game ... From the looks of it it has a Sims twist but based in the "office". Beware of the sexual harrasment law suits ;) Check out the screens ...

Ubi Soft proudly announces of a five-year licensing agreement with Dupuis Publishing to bring the world of Largo Winch to video games. Ubi Soft will develop and publish an adventure game for the PlayStation 2, PC and X-Box in September 2002.

Sega has announced that they have shipped NHL 2K2 nation-wide for the Dreamcast! Read more below!

THQ Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced the North America release of their newest World Wrestling Federation licensed video game, WWF Raw, now exclusively for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

3DO Europe today announced the release of a dragon-based WAP game to promote the forthcoming release of Dragon Rage for PS2.

DreamCatcher, a fast-growing publisher of PC and console entertainment software, is pleased to announce that FUEL has been approved for a Fall 2002 release on the Xbox? video game system from Microsoft. Expanding DreamCatcher’s anticipated 2002 lineup, FUEL (being developed by Firetoad Software) will bring gamers a unique, exciting interactive racing experience. This racing game is built around an advanced graphics engine that showcases the capabilities of NVIDIA®’s GeForce3? graphics processing unit (GPU).

Majesco, one of the fastest-growing publishers of interactive entertainment software, today announced Crash will make its debut on the Xbox video game console system from Microsoft. Developed by Rage Software, the demolition-derby style racer will be released this spring. "recent posted screens here"

THQ Inc., the #1 kids’ videogame publisher, and Nickelodeon, the #1 entertainment brand for kids, today announced their extensive videogame lineup for 2002. (PC and Console)

Today Todd Howard decided to graciously fire off a barrage of brand new gameplay screenshots taken on a GeForce4 system. These new images highlight the efforts being taken to make the water effects look as realistic as possible – and believe me, they are simply amazing. Quoting directly from the man himself, "The last one shows a Slaughterfish under the water. You have to see it in motion, looks real." Take a look!

The first golf title for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft will make its debut this April complete with strippers, biker chicks and the most advanced golf gaming engine ever made.

NVIDIA® Corporation today unveiled the all new GeForce4 family of Graphics Processor Units (GPUs), the fastest, most innovative and powerful GPUs in the world. The GeForce4 GPU brings innovative and performance leading technology to multiple markets, including the desktop PC, the Mac and notebook computers.

Set in the future, Cubix - Robots For Everyone takes place in Bubble Town where robots are a part of everyday life. The animated series follows the adventures of a boy named Connor and his robot pal, Cubix, along with a cast of both human and robot friends. They embark on numerous adventures as they attempt to repair damaged robots and ward off their evil nemesis, Dr. K. New GBA screens to check out below. Enjoy!

CDV Software have joined forces with the Virtual Gaming Alliance (www.vga.org.uk) to bring their 40+ LAN gaming centres around the country a week of exclusive pre-play of its upcoming and highly anticipated expansion pack “Cossacks: The Art of War”. UK gamers will now get a chance to sample the new huge maps, nations, and units, and indulge in the host of new multiplayer features. Cossacks: The Art of War has already shipped and will be in UK stores on Friday 8th February. Read more below to check out the list of UK venues..

GamingGroove today reports that Freedom Force is almost gold. Here is a snap from the article and the game's project manager and lead designers message:

Actually, we're heading towards a first gold submission this week. we're basically fixing bugs and tuning, which is what you do in this period of the project. The team is busting butt to get everything in there and the game is looking great... Wanna read more? Then click HERE!