TDK Mediactive Europe announced today a short development pit stop for its highly anticipated 3D racing-simulation game. 'WorldRacing' (developed in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz) for the acclaimed Xbox video game system from Microsoft will now speed into retail in January 2003. We recevied a few new screens to soften the blow...

Earth 2150: Lost Souls is now making its way into English-speaking countries, and therefore a playable demo of this 3D real-time strategy game by Infinite-X has been released. The demo includes two missions playable on the Lunar Corporation side, as well as the Skirmish mode. Grab this 135MB demo from 3DGamers!

Publisher Strategy First and Developer Third Wire are pleased to announce that Strike Fighters: Project 1, the flight simulation that will have people lighting the fires under their PCs, has gone gold for a full North American release.

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the extention of it’s range of interative Scrabble board game products with the release of Scrabble 2003 Edition for PC CD-ROM and PlayStation2 and Scrabble Junior for PC CD-ROM. Both games will be released in November 2002.

Ever wanted to fly over your own hometown or neighourhood whilst piloting your very own plane, on a Flight Simulation game for your personal computer? Leading Cambridge-based Flight Simulation games publisher Just Flight, established aerial photographic company Getmapping, and software developer, Visual Flight, have joined forces to release the first flight simulation upgrade to Microsoft's multi-million selling Flight Simulation series.

WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions, the top-selling mission-based combat game for the XboxTM video game system from Microsoft, is hitting the Nintendo GameCube with cool new features and exclusive mini-missions. In this high-suspense, high-speed, mission based driving game, players choose one of two roles, each with its own storyline; that of an elite anti-Yakuza squad member or a high-level secret agent. Read more for the Nintendo GameCube fact sheet!

Ulp. More from the FairPlay campaign - this time a chat with Lionhead's boss 'Peter Molyneux'. (Includes naughty words.)

Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studios has been used as a stick to beat the FairPlay campaign with since the campaign's earliest days, on account of a dated but accurate quote about game prices - which he has, in fact, never retracted.

The Fellowship of the Ring is a single-player action-adventure game featuring Frodo, Gandalf and Aragorn. It is based on the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novel "The Lord of the Rings." From the peaceful lands of the Shire through the darkness of Moria, to the River Anduin, the player must gather the Fellowship and protect the One Ring from the Dark Lord Sauron. It didn't fare well, check out why ...

Cenega Games reports that Knigts of the Cross and Another War will be released on 18th of October in UK. Distributed through Pinnacle to all major electronic entertainment stores. Other main european territories (Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Scandinavia, Benelux) will follow within one month with full line up and everywhere alse within this quarter.

Lucas Art's let us know that their Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Saga is now available for purchase at retail stores! This package includes the popular real-time strategy game Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds and its dynamic Episode II mission expansion Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns. As an added bonus, Wizards of the Coast Star Wars trading card game boosters will be included with the collection.

AquaZots (formerly known as DeepSea Tycoon) Beta 1.1 has just been released! Would you like to be one of the few, proud testers of AquaZots Beta version 1.1? You've come to the right place, but you'd better be quick! The first 50 people to signup will be part of the elite few for this special focus group. Are you in? Read more to find out how and where to sign up

EA just announces that their highly anticipated racing game 'Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 has gone gold. "Attention racing fans! Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 PC has officially GONE GOLD and will be in stores on Monday, October 21. Need For Speed (NFS) is back and better than ever in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2! Engage in the thrill of arcade racing with over 22 exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini… to name a few. 12 tracks (48 variations) and two career event trees, for a grand total of 66 events, provide the widest variety of driving challenges. The PC version will support up to eight-player LAN/Internet racing."

Robin Hood, a new game of tactics and action, thrusts players into an amazing and realistic medieval environment where they are hauled from the depths of Sherwood Forest to the ramparts of Nottingham Castle. A few new screens below.. njoy!

Update: Tiscali Games have posted the first video from the tactical strategy Robin Hood: Legend of Sherwood, which contains 2 minutes of gameplay footage - attack style previews like brutal & close combat, pre choice action & arrow shoot and smart & knock out. It's available in two resolutions (720x540 4,5 MB and 360x270 2,5 MB) in DivX format.

Bioware has once again released a new patch for their RPG Neverwinter Nights, bringing the game up to v1.26. You can download the patch through the game's auto-updater or read more for a detailed fix list and links where to get the goodies (including the dedicated linux server).

Atari is bringing the franchise that redefined the surfing video game genre, TransWorld Surf, to the Nintendo GameCube this spring with the release of a completely reinvented edition of the game: TransWorld Surf: Next Wave. The GameCube title improves upon and follows up TransWorld Surf for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, which has been hailed as “the best surfing title ever.”

Ravensoft just let us know that they have released an update to the Single Player SOF2 SDK which includes animatEd and sklview. Read more for details and links where to download the goodies

Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced that it has shipped Davis Cup Tennis for the Game Boy Advance to U.S. retail stores. Davis Cup Tennis is an easy-to-pick-up, arcade-style tennis game that recreates the thrill of tennis on the Game Boy Advance. Featuring more than 140 teams to choose from, realistic court surfaces, and players that grow in skill as you play, Davis Cup Tennis recreates the full experience of competing in one of Tennis' most prestigious tournaments. Davis Cup Tennis is rated "E" for everyone and has an MSRP of $29.99.

Video game publisher Gotham Games announced the launch of the official Web site for Serious Sam, which enters the next-gen console market this fall exclusively on the Microsoft Xbox. Serious Sam puts players in control of Sam "Serious" Stone, the only man that has what it takes to repel the alien forces determined to turn planet Earth into their personal trash can.

We know many of you are anxiously awaiting your turn to be next inside the exciting virtual universe of Project Entropia. Don't worry - the time is near. But while you're in the queue, why not enjoy some of Project Entropia's exciting real world offerings.

Publisher Strategy First and Developer Auran are pleased to announce MSTS Paint Shed, the perfect addition to any train buff’s collection, scheduled for release on November 19, 2002.

An interactive journey into the terrifying world of the occult awaits as Majesco today announced their supernatural thriller, BloodRayne, has shipped two full weeks earlier than originally scheduled. Supported by a multi-million dollar "lethal erotica" marketing campaign, BloodRayne is now available for the Xbox, PlayStation2, and GameCube.

Yesterday we posted up the Op Flashpoint Resistance v1.85 upgrade, now today the Op Flashpoint Resistance Dedicated Server is available for download! This patch is just only 1.41MB to grab and you can find it here! (thanks Blues).

Electronic Arts announced today that acclaimed theatre and film actor Gary Oldman has joined the ranks of Hollywood talent enlisted by EA and will lend his voice-over talents to Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead. Mr. Oldman will provide the voice-over for the historical video segments and briefings that appear between each mission in the World War II themed game. The game is currently under development by EALA and is scheduled for release on PC this November under the EA GAMES brand.