Today we received 12 more shots from Nintendo and their little pink pal, Kirby. Release date: TBA. Read more for the screens!

Brightstar Entertainment today announced its latest acquisitions, Virtual City 2002, and RC Helicopter Indoor Flight Simulation. Both budget games, both out in September. Seems games based on remote control vehicles are picked up.

Singularity Software, a division of Brightstar Entertainment Ltd, today announced a new genre in PC gaming; Due for release across Europe (excluding UK) in November 2002, RoboForge allows players to build robot gladiators on their PC and then enter them into online combat tournaments where they have the opportunity to win big prize money.

Brightstar Entertainment today announced its latest epic space combat simulation, Drift - The Second Stone Age. Developed by Redward Studios, Drift will be available for the PC in October 2002.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced that it was reducing the Recommended Retail Price (RRP) of its PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system to £169.99 in the UK and to between €249 - €259 in Eurocurrency countries. The price cut, which is effective from midnight on Thursday 29 August, is expected to give a huge boost to sales of the market leading entertainment system in the run up to Christmas.

European gamers have even more to be celebrating heading into this Christmas shopping season as Microsoft today announced that the European price of its Xbox video game system will be reduced to an estimated street price of €249.99/£159.99, effective from Friday, 30th August.

Here and now you have the chance to download the 1503 A.D. Trailer with new scenes. So, you will know what's up even before the masses at the Games Convention have an idea. Read more for the links!

Sam & Max, interactive entertainment's most beloved canine and rabbit combo, hit the road again first quarter 2004 in a long awaited adventure comedy sequel for Windows PC from LucasArts. The follow up to the critically acclaimed 1993 adventure classic Sam & Max Hit the Road® will dispatch the Freelance Police into a wild world of screwy and vaguely quixotic missions. Each one will be jam packed with nerve-jangling action, brain-busting puzzles, and the kind of easygoing banter one might expect from a talking dog and a naked, hyperkinetic bunny.

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the launch of Chessmaster 9000 for the PC and Chessmaster for the Game Boy Advance. Both Chessmaster titles offer novices and experts alike a curriculum to elevate their game, while introducing the fun and strategy of the game of chess. With 2 CDs of content, Chessmaster 9000 offers more features than ever before including more than 150 opponents, a free online matchmaking service via Ubi.com and all of the tools you'll need to discover the Chessmaster inside you! Chessmaster for the Game Boy Advance is an entréeé into the wonderful world of chess for people of all ages and features tutorials and challenging gameplay on the go.

Trade Wars features a fast-paced action RPG combat experience set in an enormous virtual world where players are able to explore the vastness of space as well as mysterious uncharted planets, a first for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) genre. Check these 8 new screens ...

Interplay Entertainment Corp. announced today that the highly anticipated Icewind Dale II has shipped to retail. Icewind Dale II is the sequel to the award-winning computer role-playing game Icewind Dale and features the BioWare Infinity Engine that was used to develop the award-winning games Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II (developed by BioWare Corp.), and Planescape: Torment (developed by Black Isle Studios).

The weapons are locked and loaded, the dinosaurs are bigger and badder and the battle has officially begun, as Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. today announced that it has started shipping its highly anticipated action title, Turok: Evolution. Set for full nationwide retail availability on Turok Bloody Sunday - 9-1-02, Turok: Evolution is the first Turok game that will be simultaneously released on the PS2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance.

Critically acclaimed as the best Star Trek game produced, the title follows an original plot written with the approval of the TV show's creators. Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force sees the Federation ship and crew on a dramatic all-action mission that takes in time travel, alien attacks and an eerie space junkyard. Check out our new screen collection below!

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Simon & Schuster has just released the new demo for Soldiers of Anarchy, Silver Style Entertainment's upcoming post-apocalyptic strategy game. The download weighs in at a healthy 107 MB, and requires Windows and DirectX (and probably a computer and some other stuff). Click here to check our developer interview and read more for links where to grab this puppy. Here's a page with our local copy and a list of mirrors.

NVIDIA Corporation the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, announced today that its Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) are powering the hottest games of the year at the Electronic and Computer Trade Show (ECTS), being held at Earls Court in London from August 29-31. NVIDIA's stand will serve as the only place to experience some of this year's most eagerly-awaited PC games in action, including: Unreal Tournament 2003, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, Delta Force: Blackhawk Down, Breed, Battlefield 1942 and Tron 2.0, all of which take advantage of the NVIDIA GeForce4 family of GPUs to deliver stunning 3D worlds and [BDR1]the most life-like images ever before seen in PC gaming.

First Child Born On 9-1-02 and Named 'Turok' For One Year Will Win Savings Bonds Towards College Tuition.. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. today announced its 'Turok: Evolution' Labor Day contest that will award $10,000 to the first infant born on 9-1-02 and named 'Turok' for one year by their parents.

Surrey - Digimask Ltd. today announced the forthcoming release of new Client Software for its head-creation technology. Previously an on-line process, Digimask LaunchPad2 now allows the user to complete the entire head-creation process locally, on their own PC.

Russian publisher Russobit-M are presenting a absolutely new project at Leipzig Game Convention 2002 - The 3D first-person shooter Neuro, which is set in the 3Map Games (former Revolt Games). A few days before Leipzig's Expo, GGmania managed to speak with Russobit-M's international PR-manager Irina Semenova to find out more about their plans for this upcoming action title. Here is a brief interview as well as five exclusive screenshots from the game.

X-Men: Next Dimension plunges players into a powerful enemy's plot to rid the world of mutants. Leaving traditional arena-based fighting games in its wake, X-Men: Next Dimension is the only console fighter game that carries epic super hero showdowns across expansive 3-D levels. Players fight as 24 different X-Men characters through interactive environments replete with combat-induced damage. Check out 10 renders of assorted heroes and villains.

JoWooD today tossed up some productinfo online from their upcoming futuristic ego-shooter, Chaser. Included with the information / features there is also new screens. Check it out!

From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile as Grand Theft Auto returns to the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System this October. Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given the opportunity to take it over as you choose. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games "to be released for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system on October 22, 2002". Today Rockstargames opend up the official 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' site. This new site includes screens, movies, news and general information..

Evolution Worlds is the first traditional RPG to launch on GameCube, and brings the best-selling stories from Evolution and Evolution 2 on Dreamcast into one epic RPG adventure. Players can control up to three characters in their party, as they explore the game's many dungeons facing a variety of enemies, picking up valuable items and uncovering the truth behind an ancient civilization. Players will soon find the game's many characters' personalities to be as vibrant and colorful, as they are visually spectacular. Some more juicy screens ...

Winter of the Wolf is the prequel to the critically-acclaimed, Battle Realms. The story recounts the history of the proud Wolf Clan and their rise from slavery under the tyrannical Lotus Clan. Players will journey through dark mines and snowbound forests in 12 all-new missions. Winter of the Wolf features eight all-new characters and four new Zen Masters bringing new strategic options to each clan. Battle Realms features the robust 3D engine, unique, "Living Resource System" and detailed combat model from the original game in an all-new winter setting that offers new opportunities to enrich the "living world" with details like slowed rice growth, steamy breath, and footprints left in snow. Winter of the Wolf is scheduled to ship for the PC this fall. Check the new screens ...

As the leader of a small group of survivors of an apocalyptic inferno, it is all a matter of your personal tactical and strategic abilities. Find your place in this new world and discover the secret behind the destruction of mankind. The most powerful weapons of the past will aid you to build a new future. But keep your eyes open! If you underestimate your enemy, mankind will perish forever. We went snap crazy again and today we serve you 20 or so screens... Njoy!

Microsoft Game Studios just let us know that they have launched the official Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania. The new site has some new audio, a trial version of Zoo Tycoon and a slew of screenshots. "The Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania expansion pack seamlessly integrates with Zoo Tycoon, allowing players to immediately add aquatic creatures to their ultimate zoos. In addition to offering new creatures ranging from the great white shark to the giant squid, Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania allows players to enhance their zoos with customizable aquatic shows including a dolphin show.