Ascaron has released a new beta patch for the UK edition of its RPG Sacred. This patch brings your retail game to v1.7 beta 38 and addresses various game balancing issues, game crashes, and several other tweaks (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

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. Read more for screens & trailer...

DreamCatcher Games today announced the long-awaited demo of Dungeon Lords will be available for download at the game's official site, http://www.DungeonLords.com, on September 1, 2004. Naturally, when the demo becomes available, we will also mirror it on our fileserver network.

Enlight has released a demo for their animal style management/sim title, Zoo Empire. No details as to what it features are available at this point. Read more for download links...

EA has released a singleplayer demo for Armies of Exigo putting you in command of the Empire in an epic battle against the Beast army. You and your army are the sole survivors of an air crash in the magical forests where evil lurks behind every corner. Seek out resources to build yourself an army of up to 200 units and defeat the Beasts army above ground and descend to the caverns below and encounter a mysterious enemy. To survive this incredible demo you must break the two seals that protect the entrance to the catacombs, defeat the beast army and survive the evils that await you in the world of Exigo. Read more for download links ...

Konami America today announced the song list for 'Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME' (DDR EXTREME). Featuring more than 65 songs of heart-pounding dance music, DDR Extreme will get gamers grooving with the largest number of licensed tracks of any Dance Dance Revolution title released in the United States to date.

European games publisher, Ascaron announced at Leipzig Games Convention, the launch of "Sacred plus" on October 15, 2004. Priced at £19.99, "Sacred plus" is a 'producers cut' of the award winning role play game, which released earlier this year.

As the new stealth action game from TimeSplitters creators Free Radical Design, Second Sight comes to PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo Gamecube in just over two weeks' time. Read more for further details ...

GSC Game World announces they have an all new real-time strategy in development. The game is currently named the Heroes of Annihilated Empires and is scheduled for release in 2005. Read more for details and screens...

Second Sight, developed by the creative force behind the acclaimed TimeSplitters series Free Radical Design, is an original property that redefines the standards for stealth action gameplay. Due later this year for PS2, Xbox and GameCube, check these new screens...

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 :

• Colin McRae Rally 2005 - Trailer
• NBA Live 2005 - Trailer
• Test Drive: Eve Of Destruction - Trailer
• X-Men: Legends - Trailer
• Jade Empire - Trailer
• Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space - Trailer

No not a new game this time. FIFA, Xbox, and Electronic Arts will team up to bring a newly developed FIFA Competition, the FIFA Interactive World Cup, to football lovers around the world.

War Times takes real time strategy to a new level as you follow the tumultuous era of the 2nd World War through Germany, Great Britain, the USA and the USSR. You can play up each nation’s unique strategies in their attack and defense as you trudge through Europe’s war zones, all based on historical events.

A third person shooter where the player takes full control of all four squad members, Conflict: Vietnam does not set out to depict the course of the war; instead we witness four men struggling for survival in the hostile Vietnam jungle against a ruthless terrain and seemingly ever-present 'invisible' enemy. Take 2 has released information about the skill advancement system in Conflict: Vietnam, read more for details.

Def Jam Fight For NY challenges players to step into the shoes of a ruthless street fighter battling for control of the hip-hop underground. The game features an all-new fighting engine including weapons, interactive environments, 40 characters and five unique fighting styles. After yesterdays screens, we have another 30 screens & trailer showing off Carmen Elektra & Li'l Kim.

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As players explore the city, they’ll encounter rival racers who will school them in the ways of the underground and tip them off to the hottest racing spots in town.

Quazal and Sammy Studios today announced their partnership to bring online multiplayer to Sammy Studios' highly-anticipated cinematic first-person western shooter, “Darkwatch.” Read more for details ...

What Colin wants, Colin gets… After competing in the Dakar Rally earlier this year, Colin McRae’s request to have the Nissan Pickup-Dakar 2004 simulated has been fulfilled: the 4x4, which won him two stages of the endurance race, will be included as a special vehicle in Colin McRae Rally 2005.

Packed with new features, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 is the third in the successful PlayStation 2 series developed by DIMPS, and promises to be the ultimate DBZ fighting experience on next-generation consoles. Read more for another helping of screenshots ...

The second phase of the Counter-Strike: Source beta has opened and the game is now playable for owners of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the ATI/HL2 bundle. During this limited-time beta, issues can be reported using the in-game bug-reporting tool. In addition any crashes will automatically generate a report back to Valve's bug database. Read more for details ...

While it was previously only mentioned by Sega Europe, SEGA of America today announced that it will publish a PC version of Sonic Heroes, the popular action platformer released earlier this year on Microsoft Xbox, PlayStation2, and GameCube. Read more for screens & details..

Ford Racing 3 is being developed by Empire's award-winning Razorworks Studios and will allow gamers to "drive" 47 Ford vehicles, ranging from futuristic concept cars to classic cars, as well as off-road vehicles and pure-bred track racers.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that the PC strategy/simulation game Evil Genius has gone gold and will ship to retail stores worldwide on September 28th. A trial version of the game will be released on the Internet on Monday, August 30th. Naturally, we will also have it available on our fileserver network.

Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Street Racing Syndicate (SRS), one of the most realistic, high-speed multiplayer street racing games to date, has been approved for manufacturing. One step closer to being on the store shelves, SRS will be available for the PlayStation2, Xbox and GameCube.