BioWare Corp. today announced that Neverwinter Nights was honoured with an Interactive Entertainment Award (BAFTA) for Best PC Game by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. To quote the BAFTA website: "Good graphics, beautiful lighting, outstanding score and great voices round off this superb game."

NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles PIKMIN and LUIGI'S MANSION have been crowned kings of the consoles at the UK video games industry's prestigious awards. The Interactivity Award was won by NINTENDO GAMECUBE favourite PIKMIN. The game was honoured for the best use of interactive media to deliver an immersive interactive experience.

In this next-generation 3-D strategy game, you lead a small group of military veterans who emerge to a decimated world. Find and stop those responsible, but remember that you have limited resources - think tactically and strategically to keep your team alive while using the most powerful modern military weapons to restore civilization. Check out what we had to say about our beta experience!

Not that anybody cares, but I still want to express my joy! The Anaheim Angels have won the ALCS (American League Championship Series) against the Minnesota Twins and are going to the World Series for the first time in their history. Breaking 3 League records in game 5 (winning 4 in a row, against 1 loss) the score was a measly 13-5. GO ANGELS!

Elderscrolls.com this weekend added 2 new Tribunal screenshots to the Screenshots section of the site. The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, is an expansion pack for its critically acclaimed RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind for PC. Scheduled for release this November, Tribunal will introduce additional content and features into the already staggering game world of Morrowind, and can be experienced by any player at any point.

Pharaoh Productions this weekend released some new screens (5) from their upcoming RPG, DOMINION.. Check out some screenshots of the latest prototype build below!

NolfGirl let us know that ATI has released a new driver for the RADEON 8500 series that supposedly fixes a system hang while playing Chapter 8 in NOLF2. Grab this new driver here!

Stratic Games sat down recently with NCSoft's legendary game producers Starr Long and Richard Garriott to discuss the current state of MMOGs and details about their current project, Tabula Rasa. Read the entire interview here!

Owners of IL-2 Sturmovik and the gaming community as a whole will warmly welcome the news of the add-on. Following its release last November, IL-2 Sturmovik set new standards of realism and gameplay and swept almost every gaming award on its way to become the most critically acclaimed flight simulation title for 2001. In addition to the new campaigns set on the Finnish and Hungarian fronts and new single and multiplayer missions, several new playable and AI controlled Russian, German and British aircraft will be featured in IL-2 Sturmovik: The Forgotten Battles. Check out latest 12 screens below!

Sunny Games has released Brixout XP - a fast-action non-violent game of skill and concentration for the entire family. This wonderful piece of software represents a fully three-dimensional twist on classic ball, paddle and bricks games such as Arkanoid and Breakout. Use the mouse, keyboard, joystick or gamepad to control the paddle, which moves at one side of the board, and hit the ball trying to destroy all bricks within the playing field. Inside some bricks you may find various power-ups that can help you or add additional obstacles. Once you have broken all bricks on the current level, you proceed to the next one, and when you complete all levels, you are teleported to another world (there are 4 different worlds in the game).

After the enigmatic disappearance of an American scientific expedition in the uncharted and frozen wastelands of the Antarctic, a military rescue team is sent in to investigate. Within these inhospitable surroundings the team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of people that it kills. The game brings fear and suspense to unimaginable levels, with a compelling plot and unique gameplay elements based upon action, evasion, trust and fear. Forget everything you ever learned about obliterating alien species with a simple barrage of violent ammunition - this monster is difficult to see, hard to kill, and seemingly impossible to evade. And when you actually see The Thing, it's often too late…

Schanz International Consultants (SIC) and Tbox Works (Spanish Developers) signed up together for SIC to license two of Tbox’s very exciting racing games – Rave Kart Racing and Dragster Racing for North America, Asia and Australia.

Electronic Arts and J Records just announced a co-marketing venture beginning with EA SPORTS NBA LIVE 2003. Platinum J Recording artist, Busta Rhymes will act as a spokesperson for the game. Busta will also be an unlockable character within NBA LIVE 2003. The two companies will develop further initiatives including viral marketing, street teams, and grass-roots initiatives, as well as retail alliances.

KOCH Media just announced the signing of an exclusive deal with Home Media Networks, developer of the highly successful ShowShifter home media centre. Compatible with the vast majority of TV tuner cards on the market, once installed, ShowShifter turns your PC into the ultimate home media centre. ShowShifter is jam packed with features to enhance the users viewing pleasure. Pause live television broadcasts using ShowShifter. When paused, the software records the continuing program to your PC. While you watch the resumed show, ShowShifter enables your computer to record ahead while you watch.

EMPIRE send over some new handy facts from their latest project, Big Mutha Truckers ("BMT") for the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Xbox video game system. Did you know, for example, that the K-Rok DJ's voice is done by Tony the Tiger? Well, read more below!

GGMania got a chance to chat with Development Director on Rabid Dogs, ZUXXEZ's upcoming turn-based strategy game with a twisted story about corruption, crime, sex and money. The topic include the storyline, the characters, the weapons, the enemies, the gameplay and the current status of the game's progress. Bring it on..

Gamezone today tossed up some new screens from the Medal of Honor Allied Assault Expansion Pack. This Expansion Pack for the PC represents a unique addition to the Medal of Honor franchise. Players will assume the role of Sgt. Jack Barnes as he endures the final months of World War II, from Operation Overlord to the Battle of the Bulge and culminating with the fall of Berlin. The Medal of Honor Allied Assault Expansion Pack combines nine expansive single-player levels with over 12 new multi-player maps and includes new locations, new weapons, and new soldiers.

The official Infogrames forum offers a huge list about the changes that will be in the upcoming Unreal Tournament 2003 patch. "Some topics for CHANGE LIST: Gameplay, HUD/Menus, AI, Editor, Networking, Compatibility, D3D Fix and OpenGL fix". (thanks EvilAvatar)

The legendary ninja returns, hunted by demons, haunted by the dead and hindered by the very rage that spurs him on... Following a massive earthquake, Tokyo lies in ruin as mysterious forces seek out and obliterate what is left of the Oboro clan. Players take the role of Hotsuma, leader of the Oboro clan, as he battles through the demon-filled streets of a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in search of answers. Serving up today are 16 brand new screens .. Njoy!

"Through Jango -- father of Boba Fett, one of the most intriguing and enduring characters in the Star Wars universe -- players will plunge into the dark, deadly world of a bounty hunter, a role Star Wars game fans have long awaited to play."

Watch a never-before-seen cutscene action and in-game footage in the new game trailer for Star Wars Bounty Hunter. Bounty Hunter is expected to release fall 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube.. Read more below for links!

Electronic Arts has launched the official James Bond 007: Nightfire web site. The site is loaded with screens, movies, info and etc. NightFire is being developed simultaneously for four platforms - the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube and PC-CD. The game will offer unique, yet complimentary, 007 experiences to each system.

The number one leader in the outdoor sports genre, Infogrames, Inc. is delivering the next generation of highly anticipated outdoor sports games to loyal fans country wide. The creator of the best-selling outdoor sports franchise has raised the bar with its next three releases: Deer Hunter 2003, Trophy Hunter 2003, and Bird Hunter 2003, all at retailers this October.

The Student International Game Developers Association at the University of Utah is pleased to present Graeme Devine, Designer and Programmer of Id Software and Chairman of the International Game Developers Association. This event is free and is open to the public. The lecture will take place on October 15, 2002 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the University of Utah, Engineering Mines Classroom Building (EMCB) in room 105.

7FX has released another new patch for Team Factor, bringing the Euro edition of their team-based first-person shooter to v1.2. This upgrade addresses animation improvements, more view options, gameplay tweaks and a bunch of bug fixes. Also available is the updated v1.2 dedicated Linux server. (thanks 3DGamers)