Octagon is seeking publishing partners in Asia for Battle Cards: MetalTech from Swedish developer Disciples of the Machine. MetalTech is a massively multiplayer online game that is a rare find in the MMOG genre as it features addictive gameplay involving trading cards. Players must strategically choose which cards to unleash from their own decks to conquer challengers' front lines of defense. Cards are divided into seven categories and function in terms of combat tactics, energy and special effects. The game is designed so that players can download the game client and practice free of charge. Advanced decks are available for purchase and new card packs are introduced each month. MetalTech also offers a spectator option in which players can scope out the competition in the heat of battle. MetalTech is scheduled to be completed Q2 2003.

Rolling is an athletic, fast and exciting entry into the world of aggressive inline skating and incorporates 18 of the world’s best skaters, including Cesar Mora (Aus), Fabiola da Silva (Bra) and Jon Julio (USA) across two of the most popular disciplines – ‘street’ and ‘vert’. With stunning environments and realistic motion captured physics, the player will be able perform death-defying jumps and aerobatics in a host of realistic settings, including accurate recreations of the most popular skate-parks from the USA, Europe and Japan. You can also choose from thousands of individual items supplied by world's leading inline skating clothing, boots, wheels and frame brands... Check out loading screens from all the levels featured in Rolling.

UPDATE Nine new ingame screens added..

Daydream Software AB, listed on Stockholm O-list, has signed a letter of intent to purchase Twine Media AB. The deal is dependent on an extraordinary general meeting of Daydream's shareholders. The proposal is that Daydream purchase 100 % of Twine. The board proposes the payment is made via an issue in kind of circa 6000 000 B-shares in Daydream Software AB at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. Daydream, via the purchase, gains access to Twine Medias global clients, new development opportunities and a network of the leading publishers in game and film

Console game players can now experience the thrill of the hunt anytime, anywhere with the release of "Cabela's Big Game Hunter" for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system from Activision Value, a division of Activision Publishing, Inc. Featuring locales from all over the world, "Cabela's Big Game Hunter" offers the ultimate hunting experience for both novice gamers and enthusiasts alike. Both games are currently available in retail stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $29.99 and carry a "T" (Teen) rating by the ESRB.

Players experience the deadly impact of war firsthand in Midway's all-new military helicopter-action videogame, Fireblade. Dropping players behind the throttle of deadly military attack choppers, Fireblade challenges gamers to complete dozens of intense combat missions, with day and night objectives, in real world locales... Today we serve up 59 new screens!

The Lamborghini titles currently under development by Rage will be the only videogames to feature the entire range of Lamborghini cars past and present and the title has been developed with help and assistance from Lamborghini's chief designers and technicians...

Played in either single or co-operative player modes, Twin Caliber allows you to independently control two weapons that can be used simultaneously as you blaze your way through a mysterious town trying to uncover the secret of an evil cult. Njoy these new Xbox screens!

Step into the famous shoes of the world's most stylish secret agents. Infogrames, a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment software, is blasting Men in Black 2: Alien Escape, based on the hit movie franchise, onto the Gamecube computer entertainment system for January 2003. Featuring snappy one-liners, weird conspiracy theories and bizarre, humorous situations, Men in Black 2: Alien Escape isn't your ordinary video game experience!

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has entered a publisher partner deal with renowned Japanese game developer Capcom which will see Microsoft publish the widely anticipated title 'Steel Battalion' in Europe. Steel Battalion will be exclusively available on Xbox, the future-generation video game console that delivers new and unforeseen gameplay experiences.

Dragon’s Lair 3D tells the tale made popular in the arcade version, where Dirk fans will once again brave the menacing Singe the Dragon and the evil Wizard, Mordroc, to save the beautiful Princess Daphne. Was this classic remake worth the wait? Or should it have stayed a golden oldie? Read more and find out!

Praetorians is an epic 3D troop based strategy game centred around the historical battles from the campaigns of Julius Caesar. Taking on the role of a Roman General you are transported back to the deserts of Egypt, the frozen lands of the Gauls and to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy. You will be given the opportunity to command the forces of not only the Romans, but also the ferocious Gauls and the religiously fanatical Egyptians. Check the new batch of screens ..

Black Label Games has launched a new official web site for Enclave with info, screenshots, and movies from the Starbreeze Studio fantasy action game that's already out for the Xbox and is due out for the PC and GameCube in 2003 (thanks HomeLan).

Today we are serving up another batch of upcoming Xbox titles from Microsoft. Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, 'Sudeki and 'Capcom vs. SNK 2'. Read more to check out the goods!

The world's most famous videogame character – Lara Croft makes her interactive TV debut in the UK and Ireland today, following an exclusive agreement between BSkyB and Eidos Interactive, publisher of the Tomb Raider series. Lara Croft fights her way into over 6 million Sky digital homes in exclusive new game and we got the first screen to prove it!

Game developer and publisher, Artifact Entertainment, has released a new trailer for Horizons, one of the most anticipated PC games of 2003. The latest video installment offers a first look at the player owned castles featured in the forthcoming MMORPG. Read more for links where to grab the Castles trailer. UPDATEThe files were broken, they have been fixed now so all is well...

Silent Hill 3 contains even deeper and darker secrets that are waiting to be uncovered. Fans and newcomers to the series will find their wits tested, as they grapple with clever puzzles, foreboding environments, and mysterious new characters. In addition, players will be able to use new weapons and items to battle grotesque creatures. Developed by the same team that created the first two critically acclaimed games, Silent Hill 3 promises to be the most horrifying game to date. Check out the new batch of freakolicious PS2 screens ...

Big Time Software and Battlefront.com have just released an updated demo of Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin bringing this 3D turn-based war game by to v1.01, in sync with last month's retail patches. This release brings a huge list of changes so read more for the super long list of details and links where to grab this puppy (thanks 3DGamers).

Jaleco Entertainment announces the shipment tomorrow (Wednesday) of Super Bubble Pop, the bubble-popping puzzle game, for the Nintendo GameCube.

Enigma: Rising Tide is an exciting, massively-multiplayer game featuring fast-paced ship-to-ship battles with very high player densities. Enigma: Rising Tide will unfold a detailed backstory in which three Great Power "Empires" wage war against each other using submarines, destroyers, destroyer escorts, corvettes, tankers, merchantmen, and aircraft. The game is designed to be action-filled and easy-to-learn while providing depth of strategy and cinematic cat-and-mouse suspense. Eventually, player actions and decisions will steer the direction of the alternate history story and the evolution of the online war . A new updated demo is now available (version E), read more for links and details (thanks 3DGamers).

Arkane Studios has issued updated retail patches for Arx Fatalis, nonetheless retaining their 3D role-playing game at version 1.15. This release addresses a gameplay bug where you would get stuck "Players reported that Kultar attacks you in the castle, if you did not free him from the prison at the beginning of the game. The player stays stuck because the sewers don't open". Read more for links where to grab this puppy ..

Infogrames and Lost Toys have announced that Battle Engine Aquila has gone gold for Xbox and PS2 and is expected to appear in stores early 2003 (original date is slated January 2003). Set on the planet Allium where climate changes have resulted in the sea raising, Battle Engine Aquila has players fighting with the faction known as the Forseti against another called the Muspell in his battle tank, the Battle Engine Aquila. Check out the official website for more details ...

SEGA of America, Inc. announced the release of "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" for the GameCube. As the most true-to-life hockey simulation, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" successfully replicates the sport's details such as lifelike goalie maneuvers, strategic line changes, battling for the puck against the boards and extensive individual player and team attributes that result in ultra-realistic play. Produced by Visual Concepts Entertainment, a SEGA development studio, and developed by Treyarch LLC, "SEGA Sports NHL 2K3" provides the features that hockey fans covet, from an in-depth Franchise Mode and full lineup of NHL and International teams to its authentic ESPN telecast-style presentation.

We received a bunch of screens today from Infogrames and from following Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube games:

• Virtua Tennis (GBA) -- 9 screens
  
• The Revenge of Shinobi (GBA) -- 9 screens
  
• Super Monkey Ball Jr. (GBA) -- 19 screens
  
• Pinball of the Dead (GBA) -- 12 screens
  
• Micro Machines (GBA) -- 16 screens
  
• Super Monkey Ball 2 (NGC) -- 15 screens
  
• Sonic Mega Collection (NGC) -- 21 screens
  
• Skies of Arcadia Legends (NGC) -- 3 screens
  
• Micro Machines (NGC) -- 12 screens

Infogrames, Inc. and Dritte/Vierte Boll Kino Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co KG (Boll Kino) today announced a deal that will take Infogrames' horror classic, ALONE IN THE DARK from the computer screen to the big screen. Infogrames has sold Boll Kino the theatrical feature film rights to the game, which created and spawned the survival-horror gaming genre that exists today.