Codemasters is to extend its award-winning official snooker video game series with the announcement of World Championship Snooker 2003. Officially licensed from World Snooker, the official body of the sport, the game is currently being developed for PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC formats and is expected to launch in winter 2002.

Comic book action comes to life in one of the most stunning shooters to appear on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox this November in Falcone: Into the Maelstrom. Come this November, console gamers will be pulling on foil eye-patches and spraying the pet parrot silver when Virgin Interactive's piratical space-opera boards Xbox and PlayStation 2 in December.

EA released a few new screens from the upcoming J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers" (PS2) under development by Stormfront Studios (scheduled for 2003). Njoy!

The Marines are the military's reply to its detractors - those who'd like to see Congress replace human soldiers with combat drones. They're disciplined experts in combat and tough opponents. In the arena, they're out to prove that nothing can replace the Marines Corps on the battlefield. They're tough, they fight hard and they make the language coming out of a sailor's mouth seem tame. Check the screens!

Just a quick note to let you all know that the official website is up and running! Gamers can get a myriad of information on the upcoming game. The Jazz And Faust site has the usual artwork, FAQ, game features but it also sports a whopping 65mb (divx) intro movie to the game ... Read more for links and screens!

Strategy First and TimeGate Studios announced today that they have released a patch, version 1.3.5, for the genre busting fantasy real-time strategy game, Kohan: Ahriman’s Gift.

Strategy First and Nival Interactive are delighted to announce a new publishing deal, whereby Strategy First retains the publishing rights for Etherlords II in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Aspyr Media Inc. announced today that "Medal of Honor Allied Assault" has shipped for the Macintosh. Carbonized Macintosh conversion was done by Westlake Interactive. Developed by 2015 and published for the PC by Electronic Arts, "Medal of Honor Allied Assault" is a single and multiplayer 1st person shooter, based on the Quake® III engine, set during the most trying years of World War II.

The worlds of the natural and supernatural collide online as Majesco, one of the fastest-growing publishers of interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of BloodRayne.com, the official site for its atmospheric new action-thriller video game, BloodRayne. Premiering on the site today is a specially created CGI movie trailer for BloodRayne, which offers a cinematic look at one of the most anticipated horror games of the year.

Gamers can now embark on a magical quest, where beasts are summoned to battle evil foes, in Activision, Inc.'s Lost Kingdoms, the first real-time action- RPG for the Nintendo GameCube. Set within visually stunning 3D worlds, players will be enveloped into a rich storyline that takes them on a mystical journey through the Five Kingdoms of Argwyll as they discover, collect and summon Guardian Creatures cards to battle an invading evil force, while uncovering its terrible origins. Lost Kingdoms for the Nintendo GameCube is currently available at retail outlets nationwide at a suggested retail price of $49.99 and is rated "T" (Teen - contains comic mischief and violence).

A new research report from DFC Intelligence forecasts that 114 million people worldwide are expected to be playing online games by the year 2006. Furthermore, online game usage is expected to increase nearly six-fold in that period. According to David Cole, president of DFC Intelligence, "Online games should garner significant usage over the next few years. The major question mark is whether individual companies will be able to monetize that usage."

RayLogic has updated their demo for Dark Ore due to a launch problem for Win98/ME users. They had already released their 1.0 version yesterday, but the new 1.1 version of the Dark Ore beta demo is now available at the RayLogic website and as before it requires a 15.2 MB download (thanks Blues).

Gnostic Labs, a startup formed to create better worlds, announced plans for their initial product. Evolving the genres of strategy and action games, Gnostic Labs is developing Eschaton, a team combat game. Check the screens!

Saber Interactive unleashes a new batch of 'Will Rock' screens, their upcoming first-person shooter. Using their own Saber 3D engine the game is in development for PC and next-gen consoles. William Rockwell, aka Will Rock, goes on the hunt for treasures spread over 12 levels bringing him in Ancient Greece, Ancient China and Medieval Russia. Njoy the screens!

Dreamcatcher is shipping gore to stores so its only a matter of time before everybody get their hands on this quite interesting First Person Shooter. Today we serve up 30 some screens to show you what Gore looks like. Full review is coming up soon! Njoy

Today we serve up twenty new screenshots from a pre-beta build of Freeform Interactive's class based, multiplayer-focused action game, Purge (using the LithTech Talon game Engine). Njoy!

TimeGate Studios and Strategy First announced the release of an exciting new Kohan Mod Tool available exclusively to TimeGate newsletter subscribers in the upcoming June 17th, 2002 issue. Click and visit HERE to join the newsletter distribution list.

Raven-shield.com today tossed up some new screens and 4 new wallpapers from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Raven Shield, and aswell a Producer's Journal Update - Post E3. A clip from Producer's Journal:

E3 is over, the hype around Raven Shield is getting bigger. E3 was awesome for Raven Shield, the press and fans that came to the booth were really excited from what they have seen in the single demo version and multiplayer. We had people playing for hours on the multiplayer station, and always wanting more. Let me tell you that we saw HUGE smiles on peoples face once they tried it, that's just cool! Check out screens, wallpapers and full update here!

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment, announced today that its latest Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title, UFC: Throwdown, for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retailers. Crave is anticipating the release of UFC: Throwdown for Nintendo GameCube later this month.

Ubi Soft announces Monster Jam : Maximum Destruction shipped for the PlayStation 2. The game will be available in retail stores nationwide for $49.99 MSRP. A review on this title coming soon!

SONICTEAM tossed up an article about that they missing 5 prototype character models of "PSO CARD BATTLE" during E-3 days at Nintendo booth. These are just pre-production samples, and they were using them for their game development of "PSO CARD BATTLE". Now this is causing them the serious trouble for their game development, so they would really appreciate if you can let them know any information about this. If so, mail them at mail@sonicteam.com.

Piranha-bytes tossed up a slightly modified version of the teaser video they revealed on this year's e3. The DivX trailer is available as low quality 50 MB and high quality 100 MB and runs for 2 minutes, showing ingame scenes and renderings. You find it here!

The Middle East conflict is not limited to real life, but also extends to cyber-space. Now, a new video game has been launched in Syria. It allows young Arabs to play the role of a young Palestinian facing Israeli occupation during the first Palestinian uprising or intifada. Get the scoop here!

In October the high-praised real time strategy play BATTLE REALMS is extended by the ADD on WINTER OF THE WOLF. As the name already indicates, the fearless Wolf Clan will be the center of the official AddOn. The game features and all details of the extension will soon be announced on the official Battle Realms site!

Noticed over at Blues that Barking Dog Studios has released the final multiplayer demo of Global Operations, available for download from Electronic Arts' ftp server. This version 2.0 demo offers the Antarctica map (as opposed to the Quebec map in the beta demo) from their team-based tactical shooter, and it requires a 98.6 MB download. Also available is a version 2.0.2.3 upgrade (4.8 MB) for the dedicated Linux server.