Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studios, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow improves upon the most successful Xbox Live game of all time with new single- and multi-player missions, new online modes, split-screen for cooperative gameplay, and a host of new features that maximizes the possibilities of Xbox Live. In fact, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow will be the one of the first games to deliver the new Xbox Live 3.0 features to the gaming community. Read more for 20 new screens...

KumaWar, the revolutionary new online game service that allows players to experience re-creations of real world military events weeks after they occur via advanced gaming technology has launched Samarra Stryker Brigade, the company’s third mission re-created from the military hotspot of Samarra, Iraq. Read more for details & screens.

Updating its official website, LucasArts has delayed Pandemic's Mercenaries to "early 2005". Mercenaries is a third-person action title set in the near future, in a time in which North and South Korea are about to reunite. As it's about to take place, a general stages a coup, taking control of North Korea. Put in the role of a mercenary (hence the name) in a group called Executive Operations, Mercenaries has players hunting the general after a hundred million dollar bounty is put on his head.

Under development at Pyro Studios, 'Commandos Strike Force' is a WW2 First Person tactical action shooter featuring three characters with different abilities and skills. Undertake action, infiltration and stealth missions, engaging the enemy with a diverse arsenal of weapons and utilising intricate tactics. Sabotage, kidnap officials and foil enemy plans with incursions behind enemy lines.

THQ Inc. today announced the release of "Full Spectrum Warrior" for the Xbox. Developed by Pandemic Studios, "Full Spectrum Warrior" is an original, tactical-action military game that simulates in every detail the experience of squad command in the highly charged atmosphere of urban warfare. Compatible with Xbox Live!, Microsoft's online gaming arena, "Full Spectrum Warrior" has shipped to retailers throughout North America for a suggested retail price of $49.99.

XEd is the actual tool used by developers Massive Entertainment to create Ground Control II: Operation Exodus. XEd has a full 3D view and real time editing which makes the missions come alive on screen while you work. Add and change terrain using manual tools or automatic fractal terrain generator with automatic splat map texturing. Craft interesting and action packed plots with the intuitive gamescript editor that allows for quick mission creation. Interact with the 3D environment with an easy point-and-click interface.

Devil May Cry 3 unfolds an earlier chapter in Dante's history, before the original Devil May Cry, to the fateful clash between Sparda's twin sons, divided by the divergence of their chosen paths. Along the way, Dante encounters formidable foes and unusual characters including a mysterious man named Arkham and a female hunter named Lady whose mission is to take down all demons, including Dante. These precursory events disclose the complex roots of Dante's character and reveal insight into his clouded past.

A few weeks ago Micro Forté confirmed that its long-awaited MMOG Citizen Zero is being developed for PC and Xbox. Combining the guts and muscle of action shooters with the depth and broad scope of online RPGs, Citizen Zero is set to change the way people think about online gaming. Read more for some new screens ...

This eighth and ninth installments of the wildly popular King of Fighters franchise makes it way to the PlayStation2 and the Xbox in this ultimate double pack collection of 2D fighting. We had a chance to check out a build of one of the oldest & most favorite fighting games, read more for out initial impression...

"New Frontiers" features revamped geography for each Realm's frontiers as well as updated siege warfare, completely redesigned upgradeable keeps, a Realm War status map, and much more. New travelling systems enable users to get to the action faster with boat service between the frontiers and the ability to teleport directly to a friendly keep. The expansion also overhauls the game's Realm Ability system to further balance character classes.

Jesper Kyd, the electronic and symphonic composer of the Hitman series, today announced he has partnered with Nile Rodgers’ Sumthing Else Musicworks record label and Sumthing Distribution to market and distribute the original soundtrack for Eidos’ No.1 selling Hitman: Contracts. The album is released today at music retailers including Amazon, Best Buy, CDNow, HMV, Musicland, Tower, and Virgin. The official soundtrack CD is also available to order from www.sumthing.com.

The main concept behind Unreal Annihilation is to bring the RTS style of Total Annihilation to Unreal Tournament 2003. To do this, we plan to employ two methods; The classic Overhead view, and the engine's favorite First Person view. Both of these views will aid the player in leading his units to victory. Read more for download links ...

Revealed by Gamers.nl several weeks ago, today details for Illusion Softworks' Hidden & Dangerous 2 expansion pack Sabre Squadron have emerged. Scheduled for release in September 2004, Sabre Squadron will feature 9 new singleplayer missions, 3 new mp missions, improved AI and various new weapons (thanks Bluesnews). Read more for details ...

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 :

• Pathologic - Trailer
• Pacific Storm - Trailer

This is an article for you younger gamers out there, but even you oldies can take note. I remember what it was like when I was a wee nipper (as we call it here in Britain). I’d read the odd magazine and drooled over what seemed amazing new releases for the Megadrive/Genesis and SNES. I would have loved to own them all but seeing as my only income was the pocket money given to me by my parents, purchases were few and far between and had to be very carefully selected.

Set in 16th century Japan, the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate caused a series of major wars between individual warlords vying for power. This era in Japanese history became known as the Sengoku or "warring states" period. 'Samurai Warriors' reveals the stories from this dramatic era and combines it with the Tactical Action excitement for which KOEI has become known. Read more for new screens...

Gooka: Mystery of Janatris is a point and click style RPG adventure – take on the role of Judge Gooka, who, on arriving home after a long journey discovers his house has been razed to the ground, his wife in a critical condition and his son vanished. Travel through many exciting and varied locations to piece together the clues that will help you progress through the game, saving your wife and rescuing your son. Check the freshly launched website or read more for some new screens.

A demo for the remake of Papyrus' 1998 Grand Prix 1967 has been released. GPL 2004 is a community project, and while this demo contains the same Watkins Glen track as before, it has been upgraded with the official patches, modern graphics, car models and other modifications (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

The clash between the popular characters of SNK and CAPCOM comes to the Xbox. This time SNK takes the baton from the previously released "Capcom vs SNK" to again bring players the dream match of fighting games, all with the unique SNK touch. An incredible clash of 36 characters from world famous SNK and Capcom franchises such as Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters and Street Fighter.

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 :

• Suikoden 4 - E3 2004 Trailer
• Rumble Roses - E3 2004 Trailer
• Phantom Crash 2050 - E3 2004 Trailer
• King Arthur - E3 2004 Trailer
• Neo Contra - E3 2004 Trailer
• Gradius V - E3 2004 Trailer
• Dance Dance Revolution - E3 2004 Trailer
• Boktai 2 - E3 2004 Trailer

Check out the following new screens from JoWood's 2004 E3 lineup:

• Aquanox (PS2/Xbox)
• Future Tactics: The Uprising (NGC/PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor (PC)
• Gothic 2: The Night of the Raven (PC)
• Ice Hockey Manager 2005 (PC)
• Legend of Kay (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Neighbors from Hell 2 (PC)
• Silent Storm: Sentinels (PC)
• Soldner: Secret Wars (PC)
• SpellForce: The Breath of Winter (PC)
• Torque (PS2/Xbox/PC)
• Transport Giant (PC)
• Wildlife Park: Wild Creatures (PC)

"Dungeon Siege II" returns players to the beautiful fantasy land of Aranna, but it is a land scarred by civil war, where the lines between good and evil are blurred. Players must lead an elite battle party against Valdis, a vicious marauder determined to return the world to order, no matter the cost. "Dungeon Siege II" promises to set a new standard in role-playing games by combining an intriguing story-line with intense real-time party combat and cutting edge 3D graphics.

In EURO 2004 mode players can play as any of the 51 European nations. Players can arrange and play friendly matches against other nations or play through the tournament going from qualifying, to playoffs and into the finals. In addition to tracking injuries and suspensions, a new dynamic morale system will track players' morale, which will fluctuate based on individual and team performances and affect player abilities on the field.

The discontent had been muted, but the underground (non-official) message boards of the EverQuest community were full of long-winded posts that all screamed the same thing: “You released Gates of Discord in February and a new graphics engine in May. Both don’t work. Late May, you announced a new expansion, Omens of War, due to come out at the end of July. Dammit Sony, fix the broken crap FIRST!”

As expected the second part of the Community Bonus Pack for Epic Games' multiplayer FPS Unreal Tournament 2004 has been released. This second CBP contains 20 new third party maps, four new player characters and two new mutators. (thanks HomeLAN). Read more for download links ...