E3 will present Hip Interactive Europe with the ideal opportunity to make a number of new and exciting announcements as well as showing off Pariah (Xbox, PC) from Digital Extremes, who will also be in attendance for specific interviews.Already Pariah is being tagged by the world's media as one of the most exciting games in development and Hip Games will continue to present equally aggressive game acquisitions. On display will be The Mummy: The Animated Series (Universal) - PS2, PC and XBOX, CT Special Forces - PS2, XBox and PC, Gadget and the Gadgetinis - Garfield (PAWS) PS2, PC plus a number of yet to be announced titles.

Mastiff announced today that Nippon Ichi Software Inc's great tactical RPG, La Pucelle: Tactics, has shipped to retailers across North America. La Pucelle: Tactics is exclusive for the PlayStation2 and uses a similar battle system to the 2003 award-winning game, Disgaea, also a Nippon Ichi Software title.

The Matrix Online, the massively multiplayer online game that will allow players to jack into The Matrix, is accepting signups for the beta test. Those fortunate few in the beta will take an active role in continuing the saga, created by the Wachowski Brothers in The Matrix movie trilogy, set immediately after the end of The Matrix Revolutions.

Playlogic International unveils upcoming titles at the E3 game exhibition in Los Angeles. New games include; Inuits (PS2, PC) and Xyanide for GBA, N-Gage and Symbian phones. In addition, visitors can get a first look at 'Project Delta' and, behind closed doors only, a first look at project 'Snap'. The finished games; Cyclone Circus (PS2), Xyanide (Xbox), Airborne Troops (PC & PS2) and Alpha Black Zero (PC) can be played at the booth.

In True Crime: Streets of L.A., players assume the role of rogue Elite Operations Division (E.O.D.) operative Nick Kang, a no-holds-barred badass, whose brutal reputation and lethal skills have landed him the nasty task of taking down the Chinese Triad and Russian Mafia cartel that has turned the City of Angels into a war zone. Read more for new screens & trailers ...

Of all the so-called "heartless" videogame developer/publishers in this cruel world, Running With Scissors has reached deep into their hairy chest and clutched their cold, cold heart to take pity on the bastard stepchildren of the gaming world by teaming up with Linux Game Publishing to offer POSTAL 2: Share The Pain, the MULTIPLAYER Edition, to the Linux community.

As announced before, beta sign-ups begin today for EverQuest II, the next-generation massively multiplayer online (MMO) game from Sony Online Ent. Inc. (SOE). Thousands of players are expected to apply in order to test the game beginning this June. EverQuest II will be available at retail in North America after the Beta program is complete later in the year.

Activision announced today True Crime: Streets of L.A. for the PC has gone gold and will soon be shipping to retail. The new version takes the driving, fighting and shooting action to a new level with sleek new PC graphics, new weapons, unlockable characters, and all-new multiplayer features.

Konami today announced Enthusia Professional Racing, a new racing game developed by KCES, scheduled for release on the PlayStation2 in 2005. 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 details & screens...

Digital Jesters has released a new patch for Cyanide Studios' rugby manager Pro Rugby Manager 2004. This upgrade brings your retail gamr to v1.05 and adresses a TNT2 & WIN98 crash, online database loading problem, withdrawal crash and a few other things. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Mutable Realms, creators of the upcoming Ultra Massive Online Role Playing Game "Wish", today announced they have licensed the Wish engine to Shanghai Cartoon for their upcoming game "Sui Tang Online".

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 :

• Shadow Ops: Red Mercury - Trailer
• Psychotoxic: Gate way To Hell - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Signature Devices announced that it has entered into an agreement with Crytek to license their 3D engine for the PC and XBOX gaming platforms. While no specific details are being revealed, a tentative "Spy Game" name is mentioned and juding from the screens it would seem to be a spy/stealth/infiltration game. Check out the first screens...

At this years E3 Expo, there will be not one – but TWO – Half-Life 2 theatres to get a look at two different demonstrations with ALL-NEW content. Head over to South Hall and stop by the Vivendi Universal Games Booth #1200 and get your Half-Life 2 Access Pass to check out the demo and NOT have to wait in line – the access pass will get you into the demo at a pre-reserved time. After checking out the demo at the VUG booth, then head over to the ATI Booth #1608 - also in South Hall - for another ALL NEW Half-Life 2 demo.

Last week we had the chance to attend an Atari Pre E3 event where we had the chance to see the new lineup in action. Some products are to be revealed later on this week but so far today we have new screens for :

• Terminator 3: The Redemption (NGC/PS2/Xbox)
• Locomotion (PC)
• RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC)
• ShadowOps: Red Mercury (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2)
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament (PS2) - Screens
• Sid Meier's Pirates! - Screens (PC) - Screens
• Godzilla: Save the Earth (PS2) - Screens
• 'Transformers' (PS2) - Screens
• 'Driv3r' (PS2/Xbox) - Screens

Matrix Games and Panther Games are pleased to release the latest update for the award-winning Highway to the Reich wargame. The new v.2.2.86 includes fixes and improvements to the AI and the interface as well as a scenario balance tweak for the “Molenhoek Counterattack” scenario and some minor changes to US Airborne Infantry Company and Battalion HQ establishments. Read more for download links ...

America is full of run down, broken rust-belt towns where nobody cares and anything goes. In Carcer City, nothing matters anymore and all that's left are cheap thrills. The ultimate rush is the power to grant life and take it away, for sport. This time James Earl Cash, you are the sport. They gave you your life back. Now, they are going to hunt you down.

While not much information is available regarding Free Radical's latest TimeSplitters edition, EA recently revealed the official name, 'TimeSplitters: Future Perfect' (the first in the series to feature online play) and now today we have the first screens ...

Cossacks - Napoleonic Wars returns one of the most successful strategy games of the past years to the real-time battlefield - with reinforce-ments: 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 6 exciting campaigns (thanks Gamers.nl). Read more for some new screens ...

Liquidator is action packed and appeals to gamers that enjoy first person shooters, as well as those that enjoy action adventure games with RPG elements. The game features massive shooting sequences and action elements (thanks GenGamers). Read more for some new screens...

Playlogic has released a demo for Khaeon's sci-fi squad based shooter Alpha Black Zero: Intrepid Protocol.This demo contains the Dark Citadel level (3 maps) which is set about half-way through the full game which features a large outdoor landscape with a spherical building in the middle that needs to be infiltrated thanks Seriously. Read more for download links ...

Ground Control 2 : Operation Exodus takes place during the year 2741 AD, roughly 300 years after the events in the original game. The democratic and freedom caring Northern Star Alliance (NSA) is being hard pressed by the warmongering Terran Empire. The war has recently entered a new stage; a brutal and deadly ground war, as the Empire has managed to land their first troopships on the last NSA controlled planet – Morningstar Prime...

Driven by a hatred of crime bordering on insanity, Frank Castle became The Punisher, a one-man army whose mission goes far beyond revenge. Taking on the city's high-powered crime lords, he wreaks havoc on the corrupt with methods reserved for those on the wrong side of the law. "The Punisher" video game represents the best of over 30 years of "Punisher" comic books and depicts some of the grittiest storylines in the Marvel Universe.

Conan is a 3rd person action game, with few elements of RPG and adventure. TDK has released a patch for Cauldron's 3rd person action/adventure title Conan. This update brings your retail game to v1.03 and adds new chat features, graphics rendering fixes, Gamespy support, and various other changes (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links..

Breed is a cutting-edge science-fiction shoot-em up, which skilfully blends addictive, accessible, free-roaming gameplay with cutting-edge, state-of-the-art technology to expand not only the gameplay potential, but also the players perceived freedom within the game world. Utilising both 1st and 3rd person viewpoints, players can freely take control of a variety of units and vehicles – from standard ground troops to APCs and Dropships – to do battle with The Breed both in orbit and on the Earths surface.