Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and SEGA, today announced the confirmation of select talent, including Laurence Fishburne, Monica Bellucci and Mary Alice, for The Matrix Online, the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) based on Warner Bros. Pictures' popular Matrix property.

O~3 Entertainment today announced the highly anticipated Alien Hominid has gone gold and is expected to ship to retail stores November 16. Developed by The Behemoth, Alien Hominid will be available for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube.

The Moment of Silence is a high-tech political thriller. When a SWAT team storms Peter Wright neighbour's apartment, it is Peter's job to uncover the truth behind his mysterious disappearance. Digital Jesters has released a demo featuring the prison island section complete with FMV sequences to give a good taste of what to expect. Read more for download links ...

Bethesda Softworks today announced that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is currently in development for PC and future generation consoles (PS3 & Xbox 2). In development since 2002, Oblivion is another leap forward in role-playing with its combination of freeform gameplay and cutting-edge graphics.

Cossacks - Napoleonic Wars returns one of the most successful strategy games of the past years to the real-time battlefield - with reinforcements: Meet Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and probably the most ingenious strategist in European history! Enter the battle on the side of one of 10 great European nations and rewrite European history in six exciting campaigns.

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. Ubisoft sent us a pre-made Q&A with community submitted questions, subject being Chaos Theory's game design technology.

Microsoft Europe today announced it will publish Tecmo's Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly. No further details or release date have been announced yet.

The wait is over! Fans of the award-winning, best selling Horse and Musket: Great Battles of the Eighteenth Century will be quite pleased to learn that the long awaited sequel, Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine, is now available in stores or online order.

Based on an updated version of the same engine technology used in Bungie's first person shooter "Halo," "Rebel Without a Pulse" puts players in control of a wisecracking zombie named Stubbs, "who takes on an ultra-modern city of the future using nothing but his own carcass and the weapons of his possessed enemies." The game is rife with tongue-in-cheek humor, a strong storyline and innovative combat techniques. Check the first screens...

Playing as both the detective Sherlock himself and his no less-loved sidekick Dr Watson, the player must investigate their way around massive, sumptuous levels rich in graphical detail, which will delight knowledgeable fans and newcomers alike.

Brigade E5: New Jagged Union is a tactical turn-based game. The scene of action is a small country called Palinero somewhere in the tropics. Recently a coup d'etat has happened in the country and civil war is about to break out. The main character of the game has to hire a band of mercenaries and take control of the situation. Read more for new screens ...

CT Special Forces: Fire For Effect will feature unique missions in the fight against worldwide terrorist networks. The game also benefits from a cutting-edge engine as well as a specific physics system. For the first time in this genre, physics will have a major impact on how you play the game.

It's time to go globetrotting on a sick international road trip with Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. THUG 2 delivers a hilarious story mode, an unprecedented level of customization, and more moves than the Skate Gods could dream of. Grab your board, an arsenal of spray paint and prepare to wreak havoc around the world. Also check our THUG 2 PC and Xbox reviews.

NCsoft Corporation today announced preliminary beta testing plans for the highly anticipated City of Villains massively multiplayer online computer game. The plan will reward long time players of City of Heroes with beta testing slots for City of Villains, slated for release next year.

Blizzard send out a msg is to inform us that the beta servers will be coming down at 3:00 PM PDT on Friday, October 29 and will remain offline for a few days in preparation for another stress test. Accounts and characters will be active for this stress test, but a new client download will be required. After the game servers come down on Friday the 29th, you will be able to log in to the community site and download the new client.

Enthusia Professional Racing is a PS2 new racing game, developed by KCES, designed to bring all of the white-knuckle energy and thrill of car racing to life, Enthusia features groundbreaking gameplay mechanics, enhanced physics and pixel-perfect graphics to deliver an unprecedented racing experience.

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 :

• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - 'Making of' Trailer
• The Witcher - Making Of Trailer #2
• LotR: Battle For Middle Earth - Fellowship Club Trailer
• Sid Meiers Pirates! - Trailerpack

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood places gamers deep in the heart of Small Town America, USA. Backyard Wrestling Inc. has announced "your town" as the location of its first live pay per view. They've put a million dollars cash prize on the line for the wrestler who's got what it takes to destroy every obstacle in their way to the main event and ultimately the unified BYW championship.

EA has released a multiplayer demo for Armies of Exigo featuring 4 multiplayer maps where you can play as the Empire, Beasts and Fallen, as you attempt to vanquish your opponents in four, highly-detailed and multi-level environments. Battling your way across the snowy and sinister lands of Spider Realm and through the misty woods of Fronts, it will take more than just incredible skill and strategy to be the one side left standing.. Read more for download links ...

Tecmo announced today that Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut on the Xbox will ship Monday, November 1, 2004. The fright-infested title will haunt in new ways on Xbox with the addition of a new First Person Mode, where fears arise as the new FPS mode gives players limited sight, creating new insecurities and immersing the player more fully into the horrifying world of Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut.

Vivendi has released the first patch for 2015's Vietnam based FPS Men of Valor. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and adds auto patching, addresses audio errors and AI/pathfinding issues, and a slew of singleplayer and multiplayer fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Atari and Liquid Entertainment are pleased to announce the initial sign-up phase of the closed beta test of our upcoming Dungeons & Dragons real-time strategy title, Dragonshard. Sign-ups for are now available for this fantasy real-time strategy experience at Atari's betatest.net, so put in a request now. The beta start date is coming soon.

TrackMania Sunrise, the legitimate heir to the throne, is shifting up a gear. Sunrise moves faster, handles better and features improved air-control – vital for making the massive jumps – to ensure that gameplay never moves at anything less than fast. And it's all about the gameplay.

Atari announced today that a special Limited Edition version of Sid Meier's Pirates! will be packed with tons of bonus material and is available through select retail channels for fans who pre-order the game. The Limited Edition will be offered at the same price as the regular game and can only be reserved before the game launches. Read more for details ...

Ubisoft today announced the signing of a new and exclusive licensing deal with LucasArts to develop portable video games based on the upcoming Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith movie. The title will be available on the new next-generation of handheld consoles - PSP, Nintendo DS, as well on Game Boy Advance - and will launch in conjunction with the movie in Spring 2005.