Get ready soccer fans! EA hasjust announced that UEFA EURO 2004 has shipped under the EA SPORTS brand for the PS2, Xbox, and PC. UEFA EURO 2004 was developed to coincide with the finals of the UEFA EURO 2004 tournament in Portugal and is the officially licensed game of the tournament, which begins in June.

Microsoft Corp. will continue breaking ground in the computer gaming arena next week, as Games for Windows establishes its presence at E3. The new Games for Windows booth will showcase platform-defining titles for Windows and make Microsoft the first company to host two booths in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The booth will feature 20 games from the hottest publishers in the industry, including Electronic Arts, Atari and Sony Online Entertainment.

Eidos today announced that its highly-anticipated, action-stealth game Thief: Deadly Shadows, developed by Ion Storm, has gone gold for the Xbox and the PC. Thief: Deadly Shadows will be available at retail beginning May 26, 2004 in North America.

Digital Jesters has released a playable demo for their racing game 'TrackMania: Power Up'. This demo features three environments including new tracks with Power Up! features for both 'racing' and 'puzzle' modes. Players will also have the opportunity to build, race and share their own custom-made tracks using the games unique track editor. Read more for download links ...

Today Cenega revealed their lineup forthe E3 2004 game convention. Revealing 2 new titles :"UFO: Aftershock" and "El Matador", they will also have playable versions of "Shade: Wrath of Angels", "Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris" and "Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars". Head on over to our dedicated E3 page for screens& trailers for :

• Shade: Wrath of Angels
• Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars
• Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris
• UFO: Aftershock
• El Matador

Encore today announced that they have reached an agreement with Midway to publish their hit console title The Suffering for Windows PC. The title is scheduled to ship to retailers in late May. Read more for details and the first screens ...

SUNFLOWERS will be represented at this year's E3 2004 in Los Angeles once again. Sunflowers will be presenting KnightsOf Honor, Paraworld and maybe the news title in the A.D. franchise. Read more for details ...

Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon throws you in even more dramatic battles of WWII. Burning Horizon offers a huge 18-missions-campaign around General Rommel, giving you the opportunity to play famous battles like Ardennes, Tripolis, Tobruk, El Alamein, Sicily and, of course, Normandy. Furthermore, the add-on contains 8 single missions, with an entire new nation at war: Japan.

'Kult: Heretic Kingdoms' is a 3D isometric RPG, that combines 3D technologies and the traditional ways of isometric RPG's. Enter the fantasy kingdom of ancient Rywennia and enjoy this action adventure at its fullest. 3D People Studios Lead Designs Peter Nagy gives us overview of the 'Kult: Heretic Kingdoms' development, what they are working on, problems they encounter on so forth ...

Halo Custom Edition is a new version of Halo that is free for all HaloPC owners (meaning you need a HALO PC CD key to install). This unsupported version of HaloPC is a stand alone version created to introduce a bunch of new features to HaloPC. The most important of which is the ability to play user created content. HaloCE features a set of tools, tutorials and source art, a powerful package (Halo Editing Kit) which will allow users to create their own custom content for HaloCE. Read more for details and download links ...

Square Enix U.S.A., Inc. today announced its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) line-up of new video game releases for multiple gaming platforms as well as other forms of entertainment. The lineup consists of titles like Front Mission 4, Kingdom Hearts II, STAR OCEAN Till the End of Time and several others .. Read more for details ...

"Jade Empire" is set in a new fantastical world based on mythical China, where sinister events have upset the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. Featuring furious action previously found only in Hong Kong cinema, the game lets players master more than 30 fighting styles and a wide range of mystical powers as they embark on a perilous journey, stretching from the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City.

Take-Two Interactive has released another patch for PopTop Software's 3D management strategy Railroad Tycoon 3. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.04b (beta edition) and addresses launch problems with nvidia 5x.xx drivers, as well as a slew of single & multiplayer issues. Read more for detailed fixl ist & download links ...

Serious Sam: Next Encounter finds Sam gearing up once again to defend the Earth from Mental and his limitless extra-terrestrial hordes. Sam is launched back in time to rid the alien scum from more than 40 levels spread throughout three beautifully rendered, massive new time periods – Ancient Rome, Feudal China and legendary Atlantis.

Gravity Interactive's Ragnarok Online: Juno Expansion, an anime-style, massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now available in the United States.

LucasArts today announced its official 2004 E3 lineup, which features Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, the follow-up title to last year's award-winning RPG. The original KOTOR was released in 2003 and earned widespread acclaim throughout the interactive industry, including more than 35 "Game of the Year" awards. The Sith Lords will be officially unveiled at E3 2004 and will be released for the Xbox and PC in February 2005.

The game that introduced stealth gameplay is back. Ion Storm has implemented a new 3rd person cinematic action view as well as the classic 1st person perspective from the previous Thief chapters. Breaking and entering, stealing, sabotage, combat, assassination, and setting up ambushes - tasks master thief Garrett is well equipped to perform.

Van Helsing, the third-person action game, transports players back to the macabre world of 19th century Transylvania - home to the legendary Dracula, Wolf Man and the Frankenstein Monster. As the renowned monster hunter Van Helsing, players must hunt down and destroy the evil that inhabits these ancient lands before darkness engulfs the world. Read more for some new screens & the TV Commercial...

The Leisure Suit Larry videogame franchise began in 1987 with The Land of the Lounge Lizards, the first of seven games in the series. Since then, the Leisure Suit Larry games have sold more than 35 millions of units worldwide and its games are considered collector items. Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude is scheduled for release on next-generation consoles and the PC in late 2004.

Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 cult classic Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy.

In Tribes: Vengeance's single-player campaign, gamers become immersed in a roiling galactic thriller. Throughout the game, the player catches glimpses of other, interrelated stories that are unfolding behind-the-scenes. In addition, gamers are given the opportunity to experience the full scope of the single-player story through multiple viewpoints and characters. Check out these new screens ...

Rockstar Games is pleased to announce that Red Dead Revolver for the PlayStation2 and Xbox is in retail stores in North America. The game will be in stores in Europe on May 28, 2004 for both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox.

SCEA announced today the release of Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain designed exclusively for the PS2. Developed by SCEA's Bend group, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain incorporates many of the franchise's signature gameplay elements with the addition of four-player cooperative peer-to-peer online play, an innovative character customization feature, and larger, richly-detailed international environments.

Electronic Arts announced today that the Samurai Warriors is now shipping to retail stores. Inspired by the acclaimed series Dynasty Warriors, the videogame was published by Koei Corporation and developed by Omega Force for the PlayStation2