Jowood has released a new patch for Cauldron's recently released FPS Chaser. This upgrade is for all English versions (not available in North America yet) and brings your retail game to v1.47 while fixing some soundf issues, adding various multiplayer fixes such as anticheat, kick etc. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

The game is developed on original high-tech engine The Firestarter Engine, which uses the possibilities of the latest accelerator generation GeForce3/4. Among the engine possibilities are work with outdoor and indoor areas, coloured dynamic lighting, dynamic shadows, vertex and pixel shaders, T&L, procedure textures, various classes of particle system-based effects, interactive and destructible level objects, realistic physics, high-polygonal character and monster models (up to 5000 of polygons), skeleton animation. The official site has once again been updated with 3 new screens, read more to check them out...

Bethesda Softworks has issued a patch for their newly released 3D role-playing expansion The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.6.1820. This release addresses a sizable number of gameplay issues and other bugs in the expansion, as well as the Tribunal add-on (if installed) and the original game (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Starting with nothing except some cash and a passion for food, build your restaurant from the ground up. Hire waiters, decorate your restaurant and even cook the meals! Buy, build, outsell and out-price the competition. Enlight Software has finally brought their patch out of beta and has now released the final version bringing your retail game to v1.20. This upgrade is for the the US and UK editions of Restaurant Empire and it adresses several issues such as the "Offer Favourite Food" interface and a fix for a potential crash with "Chef Inventory". Read more for detailed list and download links ...

Put on your driving gloves, grab that radio control and jump right into action with RC SQUAD LAND MACHINES! Select from a great mix of realistic Electric or Fuel RC-Vehicles such as Monster Trucks, on/off Road Buggies, ATV's to even Hover-Crafts to participate in many styles of gripping gameplay (thanks Blues). Read more for info, screens & trailer ...

Champions of Norrath offers an online multiplayer component at no additional cost to players (Internet connection required for online multiplayer game modes, online connection fees are the responsibility of the user). Up to four players per game can adventure in Norrath over the Internet using the Network Adaptor for the PS2. Gamers will match up with fellow Norrathians from across North America through SOE's upcoming matchmaking service via modem or broadband connections. Alternately, players can also use the Multitap to play together on a single PS2. Read more for new screens ...

'Wildlife Park' invites players to build the zoo of the future, allowing them to be as creative as they please, while keeping both the animals and visitors happy. The game has been developed in cooperation with animal care specialists and simulates the complete ecosystem and infrastructure of a modern outdoor animal park. Read more for details and 60+ screens...

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna expansion pack will be available in stores this November. Gamers will soon be drawn outside the original Kingdom of Ehb and into the tropical island of Aranna to solve an ancient mystery. The expansion pack unveils an all-new campaign that will challenge players to explore and fight their way through nine spectacular areas, including an expansive new jungle region, as they unravel the rich history and mystery of the world of Aranna. Read more for details and screens ...

KnightShift offers the best of conventional RPG and RTS games in a mystic world, full of fantasy and imagination. The player takes control over heroes, real (funny) or magic characters and leads them to victory and honor. Set in a living fully three dimensional game environment, KnightShift bewitches your PC with breathtaking graphics and effects. Zuxxez is open for requests from experienced gamers, who would like to participate in beta testing for KnightShift. Applications can be made now on a secure website and will take about ten days to process. The skills of many are needed to check a huge amount of material. You can apply online right here or read more to check out 4 new screens...

Mythological hunters unite! Ubi Soft Entertainment and The Clan World Network are teaming up to bring the rabid Will Rock Gaming Community the world's first Will Rock Tournament. The tournament will be single elimination pitting two, four-person teams against each other in frenetic FPS action. Winners will receive a selection of ATI RADEON 9800 PRO video cards - a value of more than $6000. Teams can sign up today at the Clan Tournament website. The action begins on Monday, July 21, 2003.

iEntertainment Network announced today the launch of Dawn of Aces III, a major new addition to the award winning TotalSims series of products. The new release, Dawn of Aces III, includes a new World War I terrain, 7 new airplanes, and new flight models designed to perfectly match the flying characteristics of World War I aircraft.

Fair Strike is the recent project of published Buka Entertainment and developed by G5 Software, known from the helicopter action/arcade Red Shark. It seems that the team is really keen on helicopters because Fair Strike is also a chopper action, but with an antiterrorists background. Scheduled to be released somewhere end of 2003

Got Game Entertainment, LLC today announced that "RHEM", an intricate first person puzzle-based adventure game for the PC and Mac, has begun arriving in North American retailers. The game's presence on the shelves of North America's largest retailers marks a significant milestone for the company which was established less than two years ago.

Russobit-M company carried out the tournament on the upcoming 3d FPS from Burut CT Kreed in the context of multiplayer beta-testing. It was on this weekend. The best cybersportsmen of Russia took part in the competition, and for some of them Kreed was the last real training before ESWC in Paris. It was the first time Kreed multiplayer ever left the developers' studio, and all sportsmen had found themselves in the same conditions - they had only two hours of training before the game.

Take your Sims to an online world where you get to be yourself or whoever you want to be. In this world you have your own piece of land to do with as you please. Create a house, coffee bar, dance club, museum, or whatever you can imagine. Explore the neighborhoods around you and meet scores of Sims along the way. Build a network of friends to enhance your power, wealth, reputation and social standing. Be a peacemaker or pest, a recluse or rabble-rouser. In this open-ended, online world, you choose your role, your attitude and your destiny.

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a dynamic single and multiplayer action experience featuring an all-new epic story. Players are immersed in the role of apprentice at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy where they learn the power – and danger – of the Force. Amidst a multitude of complex and richly detailed Star Wars environments, including twice as many unique locales as those in Star Wars Jedi Outcast, players face a variety of powerful and insidious enemies.

I-Ninja is an adrenaline-savvy game featuring rich and expansive environments uniquely designed to challenge protagonist I-Ninja and his special abilities. Set on a small earthlike planet cohabitated by guardians, masters, mini bosses and evil army members, players will follow I-Ninja on his journey from island to island to gain new Ninja belts, recover lost Rage Stones and ultimately face his nemesis toward the end of the game. In a gravity-defying style, I-Ninja runs on walls, shreds on rails, hovers long distances with a “sword copter spin” and utilizes specialized ninja moves to navigate through each dynamic and colorful environment.

Command an elite, multinational squad of special operatives against a hidden terrorist foe. In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, the third installment in the wildly popular Rainbow Six series, Team RAINBOW races against time to stop terror and unravel a mystery. In locations around the world, from London to the Cayman Islands to Rio de Janeiro, lead Team Rainbow in a desperate effort to battle a madman and foil his doomsday plot. Some new Xbox screens just rushed in. Check them out!

Electronic Arts will release Need for Speed Underground, the next chapter in its landmark Need for Speed™ franchise, this fall under the EA GAMES brand. Originally slated for release in early 2004, Need for Speed Underground thrusts gamers into the adrenaline-filled world of urban street racing, challenging gamers to win cash, cars and respect as they put their driving skills to the test in their own fully-customizable urban exotic supercar.

LucasArts today announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a role playing game (RPG) for the Xbox, has gone gold and will be available at retail throughout the United States and Canada Wednesday, July 16.

Konami of America, Inc. announced today that K-1 World Grand Prix (K-1 WGP) for the Sony PlayStation 2 has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. K-1 is the world's premiere fighting sport that combines various martial arts including Karate, Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu. Konami's new videogame, K-1 WGP, merges the tactical aspects of boxing with the brutality of sport fighting, and is the only stand-up mixed martial arts game available in North America.

Vivendi announced today the development of Contract J.A.C.K. – the official prequel to GameSpy’s 2002 PC Game-of-the-Year, No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way. Contract J.A.C.K., developed by one of the industry’s elite developers, Monolith Productions, showcases the award-winning storytelling of Monolith in a new singleplayer standalone experience focused on giving PC gamers more action and less stealth while adding new robust multiplayer content as well as a suite of mod-making tools.

Strategy First and Paradox Entertainment announced today that their latest real-time strategy title, Europa Universalis: Crown of the North has gone gold and is on track to be released July 22nd.“This is a must for any fan of the Europa series or anyone who loves deep strategic games,” Says Steven Milburn, Director of Marketing at Strategy First. “Plus the added bonus of being able to play three new mod campaigns for Europa Universalis II right out of the box is essential for all budding conquerors.”

In news that will delight football aficionados and fans of skill and undiluted gameplay, Konami of Europe has announced that Pro Evolution Soccer 3, the latest in Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo's legendary football series will be released for PlayStation 2 in November. Read more for details ...

Davilex Games is coming with a new sensational game named Beach King Stunt Racer. This new title is slated for a pan-European release on 28th August of this year and will appear on the PC and PS2 platforms. Read more for details and screens ...