The Adventure Company has launched the official website for its Jules Verne based adventure game Return to Mysterious Island. The website will play the role of ground zero for regularly updated reviews, art and downloadable content, including the playable demo. Perspective gamers will find a wealth of info on game inspiration and characters, as well as their chance to buy the game online.

Matrix Games is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to publish Slitherine Strategies’ new turn-based empire-building and ancient battles game, Gates of Troy, which is scheduled for release in Late October, 2004.

140 kp/h…….150 kp/h……160 kp/h………and no airbag! Ski Racing 2005 feat. Hermann Maier has the farthest jumps, the steepest slopes, the toughest skiers! Total concentration – An extreme risk - Brutal falls - Every mistake will be penalized without mercy! Thousands of fans – Breathtaking atmosphere – An unforgettable experience: The fight for the World Cup 2005 has now begun!

NCAA March Madness 2005 allows users to be the floor general and lead one of more than 320 Division I schools to the Big Dance. With the all-new Floor General System featuring a new play-calling system and an innovative new timeout menuusers can take complete control and play college basketball as it was meant to be played.

Take 2 has released the first patch for Wings Of War, bringing your retail game (and also a version for the demo) to v1.2. This update adds new multi player modes (bombing run, hangar), adds new Jutland arena, and various fixes for game crashes and bugs. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

It has been six years since the destruction of Raccoon City and in that time, the U.S. government has been able to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation. Fast forward to 2004 and players rejoin Leon, who is now a U.S. agent with a top-secret mission. He has been tasked to look into the abduction of the President’s daughter and his investigation has led him to a mysterious location in Europe.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Mortyr 2 - Trailer #2
• Devil May Cry 3 - Raiden Trailer

Ubi Soft has released the first patch for Rainbow Six 3: Ravenshield and Athena Sword. These update patches bring your Ravenshield retail game to v1.60, the Athena Sword retail game to v1.10 and adds support for future mission packs, new reticules option, VoteNextMap command, a crash fix, and other changes. Read more for download links ...

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. Check the freshly launched official website or read more for new screens...

In this 3D PC action role playing game the gamer moves through the populated streets of “Miracle City”, a town in the distant future. He works for an enemy empire and carries out his special secret missions in whatever way he can: with the help of tricks, guile or raw violence – depending on what the situation requires. Read more for details & screens ...

Namco announced today the next installment in its premier aerial combat franchise, Ace Combat 5 The Unsung War, has shipped to North American retail outlets. Developed by Namco Ltd. in Japan, Ace Combat 5 is available exclusively for the PlayStation2.

In this 3D PC action role playing game the gamer moves through the populated streets of “Miracle City”, a town in the distant future. Avalon Style Entertainment released a demo for its 3D PC action role playing game giving you the chance to try out an early section of the full game, a walkthrough is included for your convenience (thanks GenGamers). Read more for download links ...

Ubisoft has finally released the highly anticipated patch for Crytek's "Far Cry." This update patch brings your retail version to v1.3 and offers all the fixes in the previous v1.2 patch as well as new graphics updates, and the usual game/bug fixes and multiplayer improvements, etc.. Also available is the first dedicated Linux server. Read more for details and download links.

Nickelodeon and THQ today announced that they have extended their long-standing master interactive licensing agreement through 2010. The exclusive worldwide partnership grants THQ rights to continue to publish games based on all existing and future animated TV and movie properties targeting kids ages 6-14 across all viable game systems.

Sony Online Entertainment today announced that EverQuest II is scheduled to simultaneously ship to North American and European retail stores on November 8, 2004. EverQuest II is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony Online Entertainment's original EverQuest, the most successful and longest-running 3D MMO role-playing game in North America.

Atari today announced that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, has been approved for release by Sony Computer Entertainment America and manufacturing has begun. Rated 'T' for teen, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 and the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Limited Edition will launch for the PS2 at a suggested retail price of $49.99 and $59.99 on November 16th.

Monte Cristo Games and Focus are working on a sequel to last year's strategy game Fire Department (known in the US as Emergency Fire Response). Fire Department 2 will feature a lot of improvements and new features such as multiplayer capabilities, better AI, control over a larger amount of units, improved graphics, five campaigns, and, of course, more realism. Read more for some new screens ...

The Detroit Free Press website has a column claiming to have confirmation from Vivendi's North American president Phil O'Neil, that World Of Warcraft will ship a week after Half-Life's 2 launch date Nov.16, which would would that, unlike previous predictions, WoW would not launch on Nov15,. but on November 22 instead.

Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has shipped to retail stores in North America. Developed by Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is available exclusively for the PlayStation2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be in stores in Europe on October 29th, 2004.

id Software and Activision will unleash an all-new assault on humanity with DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil, the official expansion pack to the first- person action game. Co-developed by Nerve Software and id Software, DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil continues the terrifying and intense action of the already classic DOOM 3.

With more than 350 official team and league licenses from around the world, more than 12,000 officially licensed players, an enhanced Career Mode, and EA SPORTS Online play (PS2 only), FIFA Soccer 2005 is the only complete, authentic, and intelligent soccer experience.

Following the success of its predecessor, Yugi The Destiny, the new game can be used in conjunction with the original or played as a stand-alone experience. Power of Chaos: Kaiba The Revenge features over 300 cards to collect, as players attempt to build the strongest possible collection of cards.

Nexuiz is a 3D deathmatch game that is simply first person shooting reduced to the very basics with perfect weapon balancing. With its very intense and fast gameplay, it will hook the user in. Nexuiz uses such technology as curved surfaces with its detailed maps, bumpmapping, realtime shadows, 64 player support, and an advanced model format. Read more for some new screens ...

EA has released a demo for EA Canada's soccer manager Total Club Manager 2005. This rather huge demo will let you try out part of the game (which is now available in Europe). By the same token, the first patch was released addressing various bug fixes, game crashes and making several game improvements. Read more for download links ...

The first in a new generation of 'god games,' Children of the Nile is as much about balancing the needs of individuals within the society as it is about strategic placement of buildings. We have a new interview with Tilted Mill Jeff Fiske. Read more to check it out ...