Xicat Interactive, the publisher of the award-winning role-player, Gothic, brings RPG action to the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, with the release of Blackstone: Magic and Steel and Metal Dungeon on the 22nd November 2002. Read more below for STORY and FEATURES!

Resident Evil 0 is the prequel to Resident Evil, the game that started it all. Utilising the GameCube's advanced processing power, Resident Evil 0 promises to amaze players with flawless animation, living environments and the best graphics in a video game ever! Created by Shinji Mikami, Capcom's master of horror, the Resident Evil series is now exclusive to Nintendo's GameCube system and ready to scare fans around the world.. This morning we serve up 10 NEW "monster" shots!

Yesterday we posted up a pair of new screens from NBA Live 2003. Today, another unlockable character has been revealed: DJ Clue. Check them out below!

Bioware Corp. is seeking an experienced writer to help development on new ground-breaking role playing games.

Duties:
Primary Task: Writing dialogue. Scripting dialogue. Must be able to write interesting dialogue in a timely fashion.
Secondary Tasks: Updating documentation that details the level design in the game. Coming up with story and puzzle ideas.

Read more below!

Capcom has announced a new title for PS2, Chaos Legion. The game is based on the serial of the same name which runs in the popular Japanese fantasy anthology Dragon Magazine. Though it has the look of a 3D action title, producer Yoshinori Ono describes it as a "fantasy opera," with some RPG elements, different in style from the Resident Evil, Onimusha, or Devil May Cry series. American gamers can look forward to it sometime in 2003. It's to be released in Japan next spring. Stay tuned for more info soon! (thanks ps2.ign)

NBA LIVE 2003 allows players to get into the action and live their dreams of NBA superstardom. Totally enhanced gameplay brings the physical, fast-paced action of the NBA to life, while all-new animations and audio deliver the awesome drama and emotion of the NBA experience. In NBA LIVE 2003 players feel the action like never before and make their hoop dreams come true... Today we tossed up two new screens!

The official VIETCONG site is online now and provides you with all the info for the thrilling action game VIETCONG. You can find news, story details, features, screenshots, and more..

A few days ago the 3DO Company announced its High Heat video game playoff simulation results. Last year at this time, High Heat accurately predicted the Arizona Diamondbacks World Series victory over the Yankees. This year, according to the average results of 15 playoff simulations, the Yankees will return to glory. The Yankees won the World Series in 53.33% of the simulations (8 times) while the Giants won 26.67% (4 times). Not coincidentally, High Heat also predicted before the 2002 season began that the New York Yankees would be named World Champions in October, defeating the San Francisco Giants. Losing 3 games in a row in a best of 5 series, the Yankees have been DISQUALIFIED.. They are OUT of here! 'High Heat Major League Baseball 2003' predicted it dead wrong. The Angels (coincidentally MY team!) whooped Yankee ass today! GO ANGELS!

Today, Saturday October 05, we start up a new GIVEAWAY! This time we are proud to be giving away 5 XBOX Hunter The Reckoning copies, 3 long sleeve Hunter t-shirts and 2 Eve Online messenger bags .. Sign up HERE for our GIVEAWAY.

Today Capcom updated their Japanese site with a new trailer from their sequel to the action-orgy game, Devil May Cry.. The .mpg trailer is 17MB to grab, showing of some ingame action (enemies - bosses - locations - moves) and runs for 1min 53seconds.. Read more for links! (thanks EvilAvatar)

The Neverwinter Nights development team will be online and chatting with interested fans in an open moderated chat event Thursday, October 10th 8pm(EDT), 6pm(MDT), 5pm(PDT). Here's the chat details:

• IRC Client:
  
• Server: chat1.ign.com
  
• Port: 6667
  
• Channel : #neverwinter

A festival of gore awaits you in House of the Dead III, so grab your shotgun and head into the depths of an apocalyptic nightmare the likes of which have never been seen before.. Check out 25 new screens!

Star Wars Jedi Outcast is a dynamic action experience that continues the saga of the once-powerful Jedi Knight, Kyle Katarn, as he struggles with the power – and dangers – of the Force. Through a multitude of complex and richly detailed Star Wars environments, players face a variety of powerful enemies and once again fight for the Rebel cause. Armed with the power of the Force and an arsenal of weapons, including a Jedi Knight's signature lightsaber, players hold the fate of the Star Wars galaxy and the destiny of Kyle Katarn in their hands.. Read more for some screens!

Strategy First is looking for a 3D animator to create animation for games, under the art direction of the Lead Artist / Animation Lead. Meeting project / department milestone and deadlines, as set by the production department and project leads is a must. You should have the ability to adapt easily to an animation style that is set by the Lead Artist / Animator.

The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal, IS an expansion pack for its critically acclaimed RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.. In Tribunal, a ruthless new king has taken the throne of Morrowind, while an aging god drifts deeper into madness. Into this chaos you are thrust, with deadly assassins close behind you and Morrowind's uncertain future ahead. Your journey will lead you to Mournhold, capital city of Morrowind, to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil, and through massive, epic-sized dungeons. The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal is scheduled for release this November. It will be distributed in North America by Bethesda Softworks, and in Europe by Ubi Soft Entertainment.

FilePlanet subscribers can now sign up for the James Bond 007: NightFire Beta Test! The beta will cover the multiplayer aspects of the game, including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag.. (thanks EvilAvatar)

Highland Warriors, a new 3D RTS game scheduled for release fall of 2002, brings together the great battles between Scotland and England with some of the most innovative gaming technology available today. ATLAS, Highland Warriors’ new gaming engine, can show up to 200,000 polygons simultaneously without a loss of performance for highly realistic graphics and advanced playability. Added to the game’s real-time shadows, artificial intelligence and a freely rotating camera with full zoom, players are a part of the action like never before. Today we show off the intro for the game... (thanks 3DGamers).

EA Sports has just released a playable demo of their upcoming football sim, FIFA Football 2003. The demo lets you play the game for a few minutes, amatch between Real Madrid and Arsenal. Read more for links where to grab it ...

Noticed on FileShack there's been some UT2003 goodies today. First off, the Unreal Tournament 2003 stand-alone server for Windows and Linux have been released. You will need to get a cd-key from Epic to run it. And also the original Unreal Tournament 2003 3DStudio MAX character source files are being offered on PolyCount. They were created using 3D Studio Max R4 with Character Studio so you'll need that in order to play around with them.

Sam "Serious" Stone has a whole mess of bad guys to waste, and fortunately for planet Earth he has the immense firepower to pull it off. Today we scored some screenshots hightlighing the devastating weapons available in SERIOUS SAM, coming NOVEMBER 12 exclusively to the Xbox. Njoy!

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. Some new screens AND a new trailer!

Russobit-M Company is happy to claim the signing a cooperating contract with Ukrainian developing team Deep Shadows. The company was organized by the programming team that stood behind 3D Action tactical shooter Codename: Outbreak. Now we're presenting the upcoming Deep Shadows' 3D action/RPG project "Xenus" as a worldwide sales-agent and publisher for Russia, CIS and East Europe.

KOCH Media and Virtuoso, are delighted to announce the continuation of their deal with Wanadoo Edition, extending the successful relationship between the two companies that started in May 2001. The deal secures approximately 20 new titles, which will be distributed by KOCH Media's, Virtuoso division.

The solar system is heating up and the Earth and its colonies are engaged in a fratricidal war to conquer the galaxy. Yet when they encounter other extra-terrestrial races the humans join forces, and the formidable Legions of Iron are born. Read more for links where to grab the demo ...