This year’s most anticipated movie is only a few days away (December 17)… but fans can already experience the epic journey through EA GAMES’ The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King videogame. To further feed the excitement for New Line Cinema’s third and final film, EA is releasing new, never before seen assets from the game, including scenes from the climactic struggle of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli against Sauron’s forces at the Black Gate of Mordor. Check out some screens ...

Based on the 1993 award-winning animated movie of the same name, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a ghoulish tale with wicked humor and stunning animation. In this adventure action game, players assume the role of "Jack Skellington" the Pumpkin King and help reclaim Halloweentown from the mischievous Oogie Boogie. Capcom's production of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas will incorporate extraordinary worlds filled with magic and wonder mixed with enchanting and musical elements. Capcom plans to release the game in the fall of 2004. Check the new screens ...

XIII features a conspiracy of epic proportions, and players will unravel clues behind the story’s compelling and mysterious events. XIII includes themes of amnesia, in which players must uncover sinister plots against themselves, the U.S. government, and even the president himself. The only clues players have are the roman numerals XIII tattooed on their shoulder and a key to a safe deposit box in a New York bank.

Xbox Live gamers have a chance to win the ultimate stocking stuffer this holiday: a copy of Ubisoft's stylish shooter XIII. In the final 13 days leading up to Xmas, December 12 through December 25, Xbox Live gamers who log on for a total of 13 hours will be entered into a contest to win a copy of XIII. For more information, please visit: www.whoisxiii.com/community or www.xbox.com.

Take an adventure as Pitfall Harry, the daring, risk-taking explorer who laughs in the face of danger. Featuring over 50 levels of fast-paced action and puzzle solving adventures, the game challenges players to swing, fight, climb and crawl through eight types of treacherous South American environments including lush jungles, dark tombs, ancient Aztec ruins and glacial mountains. Check out some new screens for Xbox, GameCube and PS2 below!

Frogger's Adventures The Rescue goes beyond Firefly Swamp and brings a multiplayer mode to Frogger fans for the first time on next generation platforms. The series' famous "hop-n-dodge" gameplay return as Frogger travels across seven diverse worlds, searches for clues to solve challenging puzzles and avoids menacing enemies.

You are Paul de Raque, Knight of the Temple, as you set out on a holy crusade across a forbidding, mediaeval Europe to join your order in the Holy Land. Armed with your sword, axe, bow and shield, you must fight with all your strength to complete your journey, for saving the future of the world is your ultimate goal! The core of the game is medieval style fighting with the classical weapons of European knights, coupled with stunning graphics of the historical milieus of the 12th century crusades. Check the new screens ...

Matrix Games has released the promised demo for Freedom Games' 3D WW2 based action game Squad Assault: West Front. In the demo you command troops in both the Allied and German Armies of the West Front of World War II in an immersive full 3-D continuous time environment. Two scenarios are included along with online multi-player capability. In addition, this demo is based on the latest version of Squad Assault. Read more for download links ...

As was revealed in the official forums a few days ago, Eidos has released the first patch for ION Storm's RPG/FPS Deus Ex: Invisible War. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.1. and has several performance improvements, control/interface & general gameplay tweaks etc. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

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 :

• Jade Empire - Trailer
• Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation - Trailer
• Massive Assault - Video Presentation
• The Sims 2 - Trailer
• The Suffering - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Mafia is a 3D action game, seen through the eyes of third person. Player assumes the role of a gangster in an American town of the thirties, and gets a chance to live through gangsters rise and fall. In a spell-bounding story of human hunger for power, he will be able to live through everything that was taking place in underworld during this stormy period: mad car chases, bootlegging, assassinations, and bank robberies. Read more for some new screens ...

Battlefield Vietnam will drop players into some of the Vietnam War's fiercest battles. Fighting in theatres from jungles surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city streets of Hue, players will choose from two well-equipped forces, the United States or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong. Read more for 15 new screens or download the trailer (we converted them from DivX to .wmv for your convenience) showing off a bunker assault and napalm raid...

Published by the creators of EverQuest and developed by the team behind Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath is an Action RPG like none other on the PlayStation 2. Create your own champion, each with unique powers, appearances and skills. Experience an epic adventure filled with powerful action and ominous intrigue. Battle vicious monsters where your mastery of weaponry and spells is the only thing between you and supreme evil. Read more to check out the latest batch of screens!

The Sims Bustin' Out features an all-new neighborhood with over a dozen new unlockable locations and a cast of over 40 new zany characters to socialize with. Players will purchase a car or scooter in order to get out of the house and head to the Gym to work out with exercise fanatic Goldie Toane or to Club Rubb to rave with club owner Bing Bling. Players will be able to crash parties, create havoc, or just drive their neighbors crazy! Read more for some new screens ...

It has been a busy, busy month for the folks at Diversions Publishing, publisher of One Must Fall: Battlegrounds, the most revolutionary online, 3D, multiplayer fighting game for PC. The game is shipping out to retailers today! Diversions Publishing expects it to be available at EB Games and GameStop stores during the Christmas holidays. Ship dates for other countries will be announced. The OMF public demo is expected to be available around December 19, just in time for the Christmas holidays. More details to follow!

Nadeo has released the first patch for their recently released racing game Trackmania. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.1 and mainly addresses multiplayer issues as well as adding a few new features. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

ValuSoft has released a new patch for Spoing Interactive WW2 based first person shooter Beyond Normandy - Assignment: Berlin. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.05, no details as to what exactly it addresses are available at this point (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

As announced earlier Matrix Games has released a new patch for Freedom Games's 3D WWII strategy title Squad Assault: West Front. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.30 (available for US & UK editions) and adds a new map, performance increases, and a slew of other big fixes and tweaks. Read m ore for detailed fix list and download links ...

Ultima X: Odyssey is a next generation massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) from the award-winning Origin studio team. Powered by the latest version of the Unreal Engine and based on the renowned Ultima single-player role-playing series, UXO will enable players to create personalized legacies in a massive new online world and will be one of the first of its kind to offer private areas on demand within the game. Some more screens goodness ...

Koch Media has released a demo for VCC Entertainment's snow filled RTL Ski Jump 2004 game, giving you the chance to put on the skiis and prepare for your winter holidays. This German demo features a tutorial and one level of the full game (thanks Gamestar). Read more for download links ...

Matrix Games is pleased to announce that a demo version of Massive Assault by Wargaming.Net has been completed and will be available for download next week. David Heath, Director of Operations for Matrix Games, said “Massive Assault has been earning widespread acclaim as a thinking man’s strategy game with top notch graphics and sound. We feel the best way to spread the word about this excellent title is to let gamers try it themselves through a limited demo. If you have any interest in strategy games, you owe it to yourself to give this one a try.”

After two years of waiting, Philippine indie game developer Anino Entertainment is proud to launch its pioneering project, "Anito: Defend A Land Enraged." The single-player adventure / RPG hybrid combines the best of both gaming genres as it introduces gamers to the world of Maroka, based on 16th century Asia during the Age of Conquest. Read more for details & screens ...

Electronic Arts announced today that the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone videogame for next-generation consoles has shipped to stores. Harry Potter fans can now experience the magic of Harry's first year at Hogwarts with next-gen graphics and updated gameplay, including features, spells, and creatures new to this adventure.

Manhunt, a computer video game that encourages players to kill everyone in sight in ever more gruesome ways has become the first such product to be banned in New Zealand. The Office of Film and Literature Classification has banned Manhunt, a DVD-ROM console game produced in Playstation 2 format, from distribution in the country. Read more for details ...