Japan-based videogame publisher Kemco, announced the launch of its U.S. website. Publishing and developing games since 1984, Kemco teams are currently creating games for GameBoy Advance, GameCube, the PS2 and the Xbox. Kemco’s current projects include Batman: Dark Tomorrow and Woody Woodpecker In Crazy Castle 5, both due out in Q1 2003. Batman: Dark Tomorrow, the first-ever Batman next gen console videogame to be based on the DC Comics license, is promising to feature the Dark Knight Detective he’s never been seen before. Additional game information can be found on the new US website.

Global Star Software announced that they have begun shipping their latest addition to their acclaimed SAR series, Search and Rescue: Coastal Heroes. Coastal Heroes will include all the ultra-realistic helicopter flight and rescue operation simulation that has made previous SAR games so successful, while offering vastly improved graphics that feature a fully upgraded 3D engine from Renderware, all new missions and environments, and brand new game features that will make Coastal Heroes the most exciting and realistic Helicopter Rescue simulator ever released.

EA released some more details on the stand-alone demo for Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead, the new expansion pack for Medal of Honor Allied Assault. The demo will be available Nov9, 2002 and can be found on the Medal of Honor Allied Assault website. The downloadable demo will feature the multiplayer level Malta, a level exclusive to the demo and not included in the full version of the game. Also included will be the Tug-of-War map Druckkammern. The Tug-of-War mode will allow players to compete in team-based combat to seize a set number of control points. The demo will also include four new skins for British, Russian, American and German troops as well as unveiling a new exclusive axis weapon (thanks Voodoo).

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced that 'Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf', developed by Thousand Oaks, CA based Liquid Entertainment, has shipped. Winter of the Wolf, co-published by Ubi Soft Entertainment and Crave Entertainment, is rated "T--Teen" for the PC. The game is available at retail stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99 with a $10 off discount with proof of purchase through mail-in rebate for current Battle Realms owners.

Artifact Entertainment, developer and publisher of Horizons, one of the most anticipated PC games of 2003 is proud to present the latest video installment of the game's features for your viewing pleasure. In this trailer, Artifact Entertainment displays the tradeskill features essential to the thriving and succeeding in Horizons. Read more for links where to download it ...

Epic Games just released source files for the recent version 2136 of Unreal Tournament 2003. This zip file contains all of the .UC source files + debug .U packages for the official 2136 patch, as well as an updated version of the UDebugger. Go get it at 3DGamers (9.6MB)!

Enix America Inc. today announced that Robot Alchemic Drive (R.A.D.) for the PlayStation2 is stomping its way to retailers nationwide. An action game designed around monstrous 120-foot transforming robots, R.A.D. has drawn high praise from the video game enthusiast media for its two-player mode, distinct visual style, unique control mechanism, and exciting overall game play.

Publisher Strategy First and developer Freedom Games are happy to announce that the Real-Time Strategy war game G.I. Combat has shipped to retail stores nationwide, in time to explode for the holiday season.

Bugbear Entertainment announces Flat-Out, a new generation racing title with convincing driving feel, plenty of attitude and shredded bits of car ricocheting around. Flat-Out is a adrenaline-inducing racing game with a story, spectacular crashes and not too serious attitude in the best movie-like fashion. The thrill and terror of racing light, cheap and often very dented cars in constant close proximity and contact with other cars brings out white-knuckled racing spirit as the player faces rapidly changing situations all the time. In third person mode, player can rummage around the pit areas eyeing out competitor's cars, stop by at a bar for the latest gossips, fix and tune his car and interact with other characters in game, executing small missions related to the story behind player's character.

More screens from Infogrames today. This time we serve up a bunch from their soon to be released Playstation 2 game, Mobile Suit Gundam Federation vs Zeon. Njoy!

Infogrames was so kind and send us 21 new screenshots from their Playstation 2 title, Superman: Shadow of the Apokolips. Release date: 15/11/2002. Check out the new screens below..

Just a few days after the release of the v1.0.08 RC23 patch, 3000AD has released another (3MB) patch for Battlecruiser Millennium, updating their space and planetary simulation to version 1.0.08 RC24. This release requires the previous RC23 and adds a few graphics enhancements and bug fixes. Download it from 3DGamers!

O.R.B. is a visually stunning 3D Real-Time strategy game that pits the forces of two races against each other in a desperate struggle to control the resources they need to expand their empires. O.R.B. stands for Off World Resource Base and what happens in the "Off World" is the stuff that dreams or nightmares are made of. Within the multiple systems are the precious resources that both planets desperately need to thrive. The stage has been set for a battle to control the solar system. While the two races play a deadly game of hide and seek in the asteroid belt, they are unaware of a predatory alien menace that threatens the entire solar system. Another spaced out preview, check it out!

Mindfire Entertainment has added another video game to its lineup of feature film projects. The company has secured the rights to Sega's ninja video game franchise "Shinobi." The popular 15-year-old arcade game has been reinvented as a 3-D action-adventure PlayStation 2 exclusive and ships for retail Nov. 12.

EA Games will release a stand-alone demo for 'Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead', the new expansion pack for the highly acclaimed WWII action PC game, Medal of Honor Allied Assault. The demo will be available on Friday, November 8, 2002 from the official Medal of Honor Allied Assault website at http://www.mohaa.ea.com/. The downloadable demo will feature Malta, a multiplayer level exclusive to the demo and not included in the full version of the game. The demo will also include new skins for British, Russian, American and German troops as well as unveiling some of the new weapons! Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead for the PC will begin shipping on Tuesday, November 12, 2002. Read more for a few new screens ...

Videogame publisher Konami of America Inc. announced today that its popular Winning Eleven series (known in Europe as Pro Evolution Soccer) will be published for the first time in North America. European and Japanese versions of Winning Eleven have sold nearly 4 million units worldwide, making it the world’s best-selling soccer game for the PlayStation 2. In response to considerable demand from North American consumers, Konami intends to continue the series’ success with the launch of it latest installment, Winning Eleven 6, on the PlayStation 2 in March 2003.

Splinter Cell invites gamers to delve into the dark shadows of cyber-terrorism, shadow agencies, and covert operations. The player controls Sam Fisher, a solo operative directed by a top secret, "black ops" wing of the National Security Agency. Alone, yet armed with some of the best hi-tech weapons on the market, Sam walks the fine line between what is legal and what is necessary. He must infiltrate enemy territory and neutralize the opponents—all without leaving a trace. Check this new trailer .. Njoy!

The year is 1937 and you are Rex Chance, renowned world adventurer and war correspondent. You have spent your life exploring the wilds of Africa, the ice shelves of Antarctica, and the sultry jungles of the Amazon. You’ve seen every beast on earth… or so you thought. You’ve just received word from your long lost father, scientist Dr. Eric Chanikov, who disappeared many years before. Suddenly, he now begs to see you. So you fly to the Isla Variatas in the South Pacific where he works in the employ of wealthy industrialist Upton Julius. But what begins as an innocent reunion quickly turns sour as you to come face-to-face with the Sigma Technology. Check out the new screens, 30 or so of them ...

Infogrames has brought one of the most popular video game franchises of all time, Driver, to Game Boy Advance with shipment of Driver 2 Advance to retail stores this week.

Run Like Hell puts you into the most suspenseful sci-fi adventure you can imagine. Try to stay alive and combat the danger that lurks around every dark corner. Some things are worse than death... You can run, but you can't hide from Interplay's PlayStation2 action/adventure tour de force, Run Like Hell. Digital Mayhem has built a system of creepy camera perspectives, suspenseful animation and music and a deep storyline to make Run Like Hell the first really scary game on the PS2. Check out what we thought of it ...

All hands to battlestations with the announcement that Activision, Inc. and Taldren's highly anticipated tactical starship simulator, Star Trek Starfleet Command III, has gone gold and is on its way to manufacturing. The first title in the series to take place in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe, Star Trek Starfleet Command III allows players to take total control of their own ship and crew, and engage in open conflict with the great empires of Star Trek lore. Star Trek Starfleet Command III is rated "E" for everyone by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Publisher Strategy First and Developers Spellbound are pleased to show off more from their upcoming real-time tactical strategy game Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood. Strategy First just send us 7 never before seen screenshots for your viewing pleasure! And dont forget to check out our earlier posted preview!

Saw on Shacknews that The U.S. Army has teamed with iGames, a national organization of Game Centers, to hold an America’s Army: Operations Tournament at Game Centers nationwide! Shoot, reload and fire your way to victory on November 10th or November 30th , with the championship round commencing on December 14th. Players will compete in teams of four. The highest scoring teams from the two separate competitions will be invited to compete in the invitational on December 14th. The championship team will receive a Grand Prize trip for four to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles May 14-16, 2003, plus limo service for the day, courtesy of eVGA.com, a leading provider of graphics accelerators. First, second and third-place winners will receive a host of other great prizes! More about it here..

Linden Lab announced today the name of its interactive service, Second Life. A new form of shared 3D entertainment, Second Life presents a remarkably immersive and self-expressive world to its online residents. Users who want the opportunity to enter Second Life can register and begin their new life with the beta program at www.lindenlab.com.