JoWooD Productions Software AG is expanding this year's product portfolio with the addition of the tactical action game "SÖLDNER - Secret Wars", a game developed by Wings Simulations.

We got our hands on 30 new screens from Vivendi and their upcoming title, The Thing. "A sequel to Universal Studios' and John Carpenter's 1982 cult-classic horror film "The Thing," the video game picks up where the movie left off and features an all-new cast of characters. The player becomes Blake, a military squad captain sent into the frozen Antarctic to investigate the mysterious disappearance of an American scientific expedition. As fast as scuttling alien beasts, the questions arise: Is Blake a trustworthy leader? Are his fellow soldiers on his side? Or have they been infected by The Thing?"

There is a new Doom III movie available for download from the E3 presentation in L.A. a few days ago. This new "46MB" DivX movie is 11 min long, showing of some of the gameplay in Doom III. Grab it from following mirrors: Gamesweb, Dailyrush, Fragland.

UPDATE: Todd Hollenshead just asked several sites thats hosting this new movie to remove it from their sites. The video was recorded with a handheld camera and the footage showed the complete 11 minute presentation in L.A.

After more than 300 comic books, an animated series and most recently a blockbuster feature film featuring the X-Men, Wolverine is the one character that grips the public’s attention more than any of the other X-Men,” states Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. “X-Men: Wolverine’s Revenge allows you to play as Wolverine, explore the enigmatic hero’s past and carve up a host of bad guys along the way. X-Men: Wolverine’s Revenge is expected to ship in the spring of 2003 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

True Crime: Streets Of L.A. allows players to move freely through a 400 square mile living, breathing re-creation of the City of Angels. Players will be able to visit popular L.A. landmarks, or buy services from local gun merchants, mechanics or doughnut shops and improve Kang’s abilities by visiting auto simulators, dojo’s and gun ranges around town. True Crime: Streets Of L.A. is slated to ship in 2003.

The new UFO: Aftermath website is now online! The site contains artwork, fan corner, developer's diary, discussion board and much more including screenshots! "UFO: Aftermath combines global strategy with small squad tactical combat in the fight against an alien invasion. It features run-time generated tactical missions, completely in 3D, with innovative simultaneous action combat; strong RPG elements and strategy game on the planetary level. "

Frictionless Insight has posted an hands-on E3 Preview of Neverwinter Nights. Neverwinter Nights is both an extensive single-player game in the Forgotten Realms setting, and a complete toolset for creating and playing adventures using the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Sixty thousand interactive entertainment professionals from more than 70 countries converged in Los Angeles for the eighth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3Expo), according to the show's owner, the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA). Approximately 400 exhibitors showcased thousands of new computer and video games and products, including more than 1,000 never-before-seen titles.

Another 2 upcoming titles from Microsoft .. so many screens i did not want to put all these games in one post .. you might get bored too soon *g*. Rise Of Nations looks a mix between Empire Earth and Age Of Empire. They should have just called it Rise Of Empire or Empire Of Nations .. either way .. Njoy!

We have a boatload of screens from "Microsoft Combat Simulator 3" and "Impossible Creatures". Especially the Impossible Creatures one looks pretty nice .. my favorite animal is the Tiger mixed with the Zebra ... Njoy!

Koei is working on a Nintendo Gamecube game called "Mystic Heroes". Not much info on it at this time. Developed for Gamecube only and no specific release date as of yet ... at least we got some screens ;)

X-Men: Next Dimension begins when Bastion, the leader of Operation: Zero Tolerance, and his legions of Prime-Sentinels have captured Forge as part of their mission to eradicate all mutants. The race is on as Forge’s team mates set out to rescue their captured comrade before Bastion can coax secrets from him that are capable of destroying all mutant-kind. In order to do this, the X-Men must ally themselves with their greatest enemies, the Brotherhood of Mutants and their cunning leader, Magneto.

Die Hard: Vendetta is a first person shooter (FPS) where tactics and stealth are as important as having a big gun and being a quick shot. With unprecedented character interaction, superbly rich environments and some amazing in-game cinematics, this game will explode Die Hard into the 21st century. Take on the role of John McClane, probably the unluckiest cop in motion picture history - in this brand new adventure created specifically for Ninentdo GameCube.

A few months ago we had some early screens from Digital Reality's upcominf project under the name of "some 3D Vietnam based war game". Well today there is confirmation that the game is steaming along very well and will be named "Platoon : The 1st Airborne Cavalry Division In Vietnam". We got some game features and screens ... yummie!

Ubi Soft announced today that it has signed a major new European publishing and support agreement with Sony, to launch localized versions of EverQuest - the world's most successful massively multiplayer online game.

Following the success of its acclaimed versions of Robot Wars on PlayStation 2, PC and Game Boy, BBC Multimedia is publishing a heavy metal successor - Robot Wars - Extreme Destruction.

As the multiplayer beta test has already proven a success, all eyes await the single-player missions, which chronicle the events that will forever change the world of Azeroth. Warcraft III will be shown throughout E3, May 22-24, at booth #1200 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. With the game near completion, this summer will mark the first time in years that players will be able to return to the Warcraft universe, where Blizzard made its PC debut. For the first time, a Blizzard real-time-strategy game will be rendered in full 3D, allowing a more immersive and compelling experience.

Here follows a clip from Blizzard and their recently posted Warcraft III: E32002 Report "pretty nice reading":

Following our World of Warcraft demonstration we were ushered away to check out the Warcraft III single player. After testing the Beta for quite some time, it was going to be interesting to see first hand how the single player was shaping up. Our demo-master for the session was Jason Hutchins Producer on the project. Read full article here!

Xbox today announced that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell from Ubi Soft, a third-person stealth action title based on the Tom Clancy universe and one of the hottest games on show at E3 2002, is a console exclusive for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft in 2002. This "only" means no other consoles will get this game, does 'not' mean no PC version ;)

Thrustmaster announced today that it will produce a range of video game console accessories based on the magical world of Harry Potter™ for the European market.

GSC Game World just let us know that they have updated the official FireStarter site with some new screens, wallpapers, art and a few trailers. Their server doesnt seem to be handling itself very well (thus being very slow) so we mirror's some of their stuff here... read more to check the screens and a few links for the trailers. Njoy!

CDV just send us some screens from Breed and Imperium Galactica3 : Genesis ... Two of their high profile titles ... and judging from the screens they are quite impressive indeed .. Njoy!

Assume the role of Cate Archer, a beautiful but deadly Operative working for UNITY - a super secret organization fighting to free the world from the clutches of H.A.R.M. From tense subterfuge to in-your-face combat, No One Lives Forever ups the ante for plot-driven, 1960's-influenced spy action with killer weapons, vivid international locales and deadly arch villains. Equipped with an arsenal of powerful weapons and spy gadgets, you must rely on your quick wit and stealth to protect humanity from twisted madmen bent upon world domination. Did the game get stuck in the 60's ? Or did we wish we were born in the 60's? Find out!

Raven Software has released the multiplayer SDK for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, offering prospective mod authors everything needed to start creating modifications for this new mercenary FPS. The SDK includes editors and tools, game code, documentation and a few samples, and some of the content also applies to single-player modding. Grab it here "5.71MB"!

Primal Software has released an 184MB demo of their 3D action RPG, The I of The Dragon. "A mystical land filled with magical creatures is your playground. And this time you are a not some puny magician, or a stupid barbarian. You are a Dragon! A power to be reckoned with... Fly with the wind. Protect the people, fight the monsters, set fire to forests, level entire mountain ranges!" Grab it from 3D Gamers.