Using proprietary methodology, Nielsen Entertainment and Activision will conduct a PC-based test to measure in-game product placement among a representative sample of active video game households. The test will incorporate a watermark - an inaudible audio code - that will identify how long and how often players are exposed to various products.

Polished screen shots with an imminent release? No... far from it! Vulcan Software are talking rough textures, unfinished models, sparse worlds, no apparent game play or A.I. and a whole heap of physics and collision technology that needs thoroughly testing on loads of graphics cards and computer configurations

Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 expands upon the original game in the series, featuring seven new characters, three new venues and more than 30 new character outfits - making it even easier for gamers to step up to the mic. Choose from a hit-filled catalog of well-known rock, dance, pop, and R&B tunes.

Namco announced today it has selected “Blurry” from Geffen recording artist Puddle of Mudd to serve as the title track for 'Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War', the company’s next iteration in its premier aerial combat series of games.

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 :

• Auto Assault - Trailer
• Universal Combat: Hostile Intent - Trailer
• Miami Vice - Teaser Trailer
• Darkwatch - Gameplay Trailer
• Axis And Allies - "Making Of" Part 3 Trailer

Wish's highly-scalable server cluster infrastructure allows the game to support tens of thousands of simultaneous players in a single shared world. Wish is the first massively multi player online role playing game that truly tells a story, and lets player actions have lasting implications on the world. Yet more screens ...

Medieval Conquest takes you on a heroic quest to save your kingdom and bring an end to a great evil that has plagued the land. Forge a thriving fantasy kingdom through exploration and conquest. Global Star has released a demo for its RTS/RPG title 'Medieval Conquest', no specific details are available at this point. Read more for download links ...

Unlike our previous games which featured extensive gameplay but much complexity, Universal Combat – Hostile Intent (UCHI), is a pure combat focused action game based on the Universal Combat core engines.

Bandai America today announced that "Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex" has gone gold. Available exclusively for the PS2, "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" is a fast-paced action game based on the chart-topping television series of the same name by anime legend Masamune Shirow.

The original Hidden & Dangerous was released in 1999 to widespread acclaim, and was the forerunner for the squad-based tactical action game. With sales in excess of one million copies, Hidden & Dangerous established itself as a leading title in the genre.

Atari will bring Boiling Point: Road to Hell, previously known as Xenus, to the personal computer in Spring 2005. Boiling Point: Road to Hell will combine intense armed combat with exploration and interaction with a vast and seamless open-ended gaming world. Boiling Point: Road to Hell is in development by Ukrainian developer Deep Shadows and is scheduled for release in Spring 2005.

Tecmo announced today that its new powerhouse online fighter, Dead or Alive Ultimate (DOAU) for the Xbox has gone gold and is set to kick off into stores later this month.

Vivendi Universal Games today announced that Half-Life 2 will ship to retail outlets around the world in November. The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004. The countdown to the highly anticipated retail street date has begun around the world, as VU Games completes plans to ship localized versions of Half-Life 2 simultaneously in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese

We reported last week that Return To Mysterious Island had gone gold, but today, Dreamcatcher has released 10 new screens for the title. Read more to check 'em out ...

Knight Rider 2 will contain more action, in-game animations, special effects and dialogue than its predecessor. Davilex has released a multilanguage demo for Knight Rider 2, featuring 3 missions (Chopper pt.2, The Mountains & The Compound). Read more for download links ...

Rockstar Games and Interscope Records announced today the release of a soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the next installment in the best-selling Grand Theft Auto franchise. The double CD and 8 CD box set are scheduled for release on November 23rd in the US and November 22nd in Europe.

Medieval Lords takes aspiring city governors to the middle ages, combining rich city-building challenges with evolving military forces to defend against relentless attacks from neighboring enemies. A first for the genre, Medieval Lords features a full 3D engine that enables innovative new gameplay elements. The city building game genre will take on a whole new dimension when Monte Cristo Games ships "Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand" in Fall 2004.

Hardcore strategy gamers around the world should begin to stock up on massive amounts of caffeine and sugar laden food and beverages, for 2005 looks to be the Year of Insomnia. It is with great pleasure that upon this day Shrapnel Games and Illwinter Game Design would like to announce that work has begun on Dominions III, the direct sequel to the multi-award winning Dominions II: The Ascension Wars.

Project Three Interactive has the first patch for the 3D isometric RPG Kult: Heretic Kingdoms. The patch upgrades Kult to v1.1 and fixes all problems with containers and even contains a major improvement in using the containers. Several other minor problems will be solved with the patch a.o. some Spanish version bugs and a memory usage issue.

The release of the PC version of Championship Manager 5 will not now take place in October. Eidos is continuing to work towards release of the PC version of the game shortly before Christmas, although this may extend into the New Year. As previously stated, the XBox and PS2 versions of Championship Manager 5 remain firmly on track for release in Spring 2005 and the online version will be available through subscription shortly after the PC game's release.

'Vietcong: Purple Haze' is a cinematic narrative-based First Person Shooter (FPS) set during the Vietnam Conflict. Players of Vietcong experience the war from the perspective of a soldier assigned to join a squad of U.S. Special Forces running reconnaissance missions deep into the jungles of Northern Vietnam. Read more for details and the first screens ...

Step into the shoes of Bo and Luke Duke as they race to win prize money in order to save the local orphanage from Boss Hogg's latest crooked scheme. With the help of the ever-popular Daisy Duke, Uncle Jesse and Cooter, the good ol' boys go up against the villainous Boss Hogg, his bumbling cohorts Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Deputy Enos in order to win the Hazzard County Derby.

Vivendi has released a beta version of the development kit for Irrational Games' sci-fi FPS Tribes: Vengeance. Included in this kit is source code that can be used to compile of all of the scripts used in Tribes: Vengeance. You can modify, extend and reference these scripts in order to create customizations, mutators and modifications (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Spyro must save the Dragon Realms from the Evil Red Dragon who has planted light-sapping Dark Gems all over the Dragon Realms in an attempt to capture and control the world. With the help of his allies, Spyro must seek out and destroy all of the Dark Gems to return the lands back to normal and to save the Dragon Realms from the evil dragon's tyrannical control.

Developed by Related Designs (previously known for America & No Man's Land), Castle Strike is a fast paced RTS game with a very detailed and authentic presentation of medieval Germany, England and France.