Sony Online let us know that sign-ups are open for their upcoming massively multiplayer online shooter, Planetside. Just fill out the beta application, and you could be part of the PlanetSide open beta. The beta application will only be available for one week, so be sure to apply by Friday, November 8.

3DGamers today hosting a playable demo of Mafia. "Mafia brings the 1930's underworld to live in this 3rd person 3D action game." The demo is 230MB to grab and let you try out a single mission taken from the full game. Find out more and download it here!

Codemasters confirmed today that its highly anticipated racing title Colin McRae Rally 3 will ship in February 2003 for the PlayStation2, while the Xbox version will ship on December 10, 2002. Codemasters has decided to delay the game in order to optimize the graphics and gameplay for the platform, ensuring that consumers receive the highest quality product.

UPDATE: We just got some new Colin McRae Rally 3 - Pikes Peak Screenshots. Read more for 19 shots!

Bethesda Softworks announced today that The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal - the expansion pack for its critically acclaimed RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for PC - has gone to gold master and will begin arriving in stores throughout North America late next week. Tribunal introduces additional content and features into the already staggering game world of Morrowind, and can be experienced by any player at any point. Morrowind has won more than 40 awards, including Editor's Choice awards from PC Gamer, Computer Gaming World, and Computer Games Magazine.

During the E3'2002 in May Primal Soft announced a new game was coming and they have worked on it non-stop for almost a year now. The time has come to reveal it to the world - it's coming to completion rapidly and they'd like to wet your appetite a bit first. The game is called Besieger and it's a realtime 3D strategy. As you can guess even by its name, it offers a few interesting gameplay enhancements (such as towns that are actually fun to besiege and defend, innovative economics and involved storyline). It's based on the same engine as The I of the Dragon with some new features. Read more for details and some brand new screenshots ...

You've been practicing. Long nights; longer weekends. But now you've fully mastered the control of 75 tons of high-tensile robot in Enix's Robot Alchemic Drive (R.A.D.) PS2 game and you are primed to slug your way to victory over colossal opponents in brutal hand-to-hand combat. But Enix has taken the slug-a-thon one step further and incorporated a two-player Versus Mode. Now, in addition to venting your frustrations on the game's extremely smart AI robots, you can also throw down the gauntlet of challenge to your friends, who, if they are anything like ours, are probably not as smart as the in-game robots. Read more and check the trailer to see some pounding 2 player action !

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance features a distinctive blend of action and adventure set in the most popular Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting: The FORGOTTEN REALMS franchise owned by Wizards of the Coast Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc., and licensed to Infogrames Interactive. Faithful adaptation of the new 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules set, customizable player and character development allow for an engrossing gameplay experience new to the Nintendo GameCube audience. Dramatic spell effects and powerful abilities enhance this action-packed game, assisting the player in combat against an abundance of terrifying monsters found throughout the adventure. Check out the 25 brand new screens ...

The last days/weeks we have tossed up diffrent sorta shots from Empire Interactive's upcoming title Big Mutha Truckers, now today we bring you photos of silliness and general debauchery at last night's BMT launch party... Read more for party screens!

Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles is the first expansion pack available for Dark Age of Camelot players. It extends the story of the original game with new character classes, new races, and three new continents to explore – all displayed in an all-new state-of-the-art graphics engine that will make it look as advanced as any game on the market. Check the fresh batch of new screens...

Got Game Entertainment today announced that PC adventure game "Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths" began arriving in stores this week. The unique 2D adventure of stolen candy and salty humor joins Got Game 's growing ranks of adventure titles which include "The Watchmaker" and the upcoming "Time Guard."

The much-anticipated upgrade to the massively multi-player online air combat game "Fighter Ace" soars into stores as a boxed version for the first time ever, just in time for Thanksgiving missions on the PC. Read more for details and a few new screens ...

3DGamers today tossed up new patches for Arx Fatalis, bringing the English, German and French editions of the first-person role-playing game to version 1.14. Find out more and download here!

Go inside the ropes of the PGA TOUR with the most realistic PC golf game ever published, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 from Electronic Arts available today. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 brings golf to life on the computer in a completely 3-D world with a brand new course and PGA TOUR golfer lineup. Enhanced True Swing mouse swing delivers the most realistic feeling of swinging a golf club on the computer.

Fans of the beautiful game need wait no longer! The latest installment of the best-selling football management simulation Championship Manager is to appear exclusively on the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. Championship Manager: Season 02/03 is being developed by Sports Interactive and will be released in November.

To celebrate tody's release of Project Nomads in the UK, and the forthcoming release in the US, CDV Software have released a new video featuring the latest gameplay footage to whet your appetites. Project Nomads, winner of the ECTS 2001 Game of the Show award, is one of the most original games of recent years, and to see for yourself, you can follow the links to both the high res and low res versions.

Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood features all the famous characters depicted with incredible accuracy, from Little John's jubilant laugh to Maid Marian's soft kindness, and historical locations such as Sherwood Forest and Nottingham Castle are recreated with a detailed realism that brings the legend to life. The environmental settings are also phenomenal, setting Robin and his friends against a visually stunning backdrop morning, noon and night. Check out the verdict in our latest preview and njoy the boatload of screens!

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced that Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf, developed by Thousand Oaks, CA based Liquid Entertainment, has gone gold. The add-on for Battle Realms features extra missions, weapons, characters, and an all-new epic storyline that takes place seven years prior to the events in the original Battle Realms. Winter of the Wolf is co-published by Ubi Soft Entertainment and Crave Entertainment for the PC and is scheduled to release November 5.

Sammy Studios send us some new screens from Galerians: ASH, their upcoming sequel to the “survival horror” classic Galerians (coming Q1 2003). Galerians redefined quest-driven thriller games, with innovative play and psychic-induced weaponry, and a textured storyline that masterfully blended horror and science fiction genres. Galerians: ASH continues the tradition, using the power of the PS2 to fully immerse players into a frightening future-world, where an epic struggle between artificial and organic intelligence is being waged. With incredible 3D graphics, dynamic cinematic sequences and intense, heart-thumping gameplay, this title takes the Galerians series into the next chapter, with new story twists and heavy concepts from a world where mind and matter have melded.

MonteCristo has just let us know they have released the European demo so the moment has come for you to try out Platoon for yourself. Take command of more than a dozen soldiers throughout an entire mission from the game. It will be up to you to secure a road for a passing convoy. You'll have to run a sweep-op to clear any mines laid on the road as well as confront any Vietnamese troops lying in wait to ambush you! Read more for links where to grab the demo ...

Vivendi Universal just released a new patch for their horror action title, The Thing. This patch upgrades your version to v1.2 (you need to have v1.1 applied already). This patch for the US PC version of The Thing adds a mouse-look option to the game. To use the mouse look option, enter the Options menu, then Advanced Controls, and turn the Mouse-Look option ON. Read more for links where to grab it ...

Ubi Soft Entertainment announced Pro Rally has shipped for the Nintendo GameCube. The first and only Rally Racing game made exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube, it delivers white-knuckling action, challenging racecourses and officially licensed cars. Pro Rally has a rating of "E" for Everyone and an MSRP of $49.99.

Real-time-strategy fans rejoice! Age of Mythology has started hitting stores across North America. Combat Flight Simulator 3 has hit store shelves! Also Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for console is now out in North America and Canada. The official site for 3DO's Four Horsemean went alive today, loaded with screens and gameinfo (flash required).

Infogrames' one wicked cricket, Zapper is coming November 5 to all next-generation systems - an ideal holiday gift the entire family will enjoy! In this action-packed, addictive character-action game, Zapper, is on a mission to save his brother, make his way through four interactive worlds, each with dangerous hazards he must avoid, eggs he must capture, and all the while meeting both friends and enemies that help and hinder his progress. We have a bunch of GBA screens for you to enjoy!

With the launch of this year's most talked about video game only weeks away, AKA Acclaim today announced it has released a second trailer for BMX. The Company's first trailer was met by incredible demand from consumers, who downloaded the film more than one million times from the game's official site. Read more for some new screens and links where to grab the trailer ...