Hot on the heels of its success with Duke Nukem - Manhattan Project, leading European independent publisher HD Interactive of Amsterdam is burning rubber with its next PC release. Developed by Bumblebeast, Big Scale Racing (BSR) is more than just a race game. It's a true simulation of the compelling sport of 'big' radio controlled car racing with 1/5th scale vehicles that are an exact representation of the cars that compete on model racetracks around the world.

Dolphins, elephant seals and jellyfish are swimming into cyberspace. Microsoft Game Studios today announced it will launch "Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania," an expansion pack for use with the "Zoo Tycoon" PC game, in October 2002. "Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania" is an entertaining and engaging game for the entire family, with more than 20 aquatic creatures including sea otters and octopuses, additional zoo-enhancing objects such as aquatic shows and marine scenery, and 10 new scenarios to test players’ zoo-building skills.

Octagon Entertainment has linked up with developer DarkBlack to secure worldwide publishing for the team’s first-person horror thriller Asylum for console with multiplatform options.

TDK Mediactive, Inc. a global publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced that it will be issuing a Collector's Edition for the fall launch of "Robotech: Battlecry" available on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube video game system. Read more to find out what The "Robotech: Battlecry" Collector's Edition will include.

Buka Entertainment, a leading leisure software publisher in Russia and the CIS, is pleased to announce that it has recently entered in a series of license agreements; which will bring Buka's titles to a number of local markets from Germany to Japan, and from Italy to South Korea, and also will greatly expand Buka's international distribution network.

BioWare Corp. today announced that over 500 new adventure modules are now available online through the Official Neverwinter Nights community. A central resource for players, module builders and Dungeon Masters, the BioWare Neverwinter Nights community has never been busier as module authors, and fans hit the site looking for new, high-quality, Neverwinter Nights adventure modules.

GoldenLand official site goes live! Now all RPG fans can go deeper into the features of the game, find out many details of the project and trace its development. Everybody can also take a part in the creative process expressing his opinions or wishes.

Face of Mankind is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) within a persistent world. Thousands of players throughout the world can compete in this realistic and futuristic world of the 24th century. It combines an epic story-driven mission system over years with a complex economic system which can also affect the story deeply. Check out some impressive renders below!

3DGamers tossed up a new patch for NoLimits, updating the registered version of this rollercoaster simulation by MadData to version 1.25. This release includes a new 'train style' but further details are not available.

16 Wildlife Park shots, as someone sees how quickly they can turn your favourite wildlife park when you were child into a rubbish interlocking plastic brick toy theme park.

Simon & Schuster let us know a few days ago that the game went gold and that we can expect it in stores within the next week, today Blue's News and 3D Gamers offer the playable demo of Farscape the Game, giving you the opportunity to try out this imminent 3D top-down action game by Red Lemon Studios that's based on the popular sci-fi TV series. The demo clocks in at a modest 63.6 MB and contains an intro movie, a training level, and a part of the full game where you get to control team members John Crichton and Chianna (thanks Blues).

'Strike Fighters: Project One' has apperently gone gold a little while ago already and unlike it official September release is already available as a limited release only at .. WAL MART. Makes you wonder why SF has not said a single word or announced any of this prior to today (which they did still not really "announce").

JoWood today released the first patch for their simulation game, Industry Giant 2. The patch v1.1 is less than 2MB to grab and " it repairs all known errors " (that's all information we have!) You find it here!

Games Domain has a playable demo of Batman Vengeance available giving you the chance to try out Ubi Soft's comic-based third-person action game. A whopping 140mb for this one and no details on what's included ... Get it HERE.

Warfare, strategy and field engineering has never been improved in any age of humanity as much as they did over the short period of the Second World War. The most expensive and the most extreme changes occurred at the navy. Midway is a real-time 3D tactical/strategy game that adapts the naval battles of the Second World War. It introduces how the naval warfare changed during WW2 - from the dreadnaughts protecting the memory of Battle of Jutland to the forerunners of modern carriers. The player may control different vessels in real or hypothetical naval battles. The fleet comprises ships, captains, officers and crew of different abilities. In order to achieve victory, an effective team should be forged.

SEGA Sports' acclaimed arcade and Dreamcast tennis franchise makes its multi-platform debut this summer on the PS2. Choose from 16 internationally ranked men's and women's tennis players to compete in singles, doubles and even mixed doubles matches! The World Tour Mode lets you create and train your players, sign unique doubles partners and enter a host of prestigious tournaments.

Today we also received 17 quite dark Gothic II screenshots, and, refreshingly, not a Marilyn Manson t-shirt in sight. Read more below for the candy!

Jim Scott, Managing Director at Play X Europe, today exclusively announces that his Play X Europe Group is expanding, with a new venture into the publishing world with the launch of a new label – Oxygen Interactive. Scott, a veteran of the Industry since the late 80’, first marked the games industry with his Beyond Belief label back in 1988, developing and publishing games for the Spectrum and Commodore.

Westwood Studios is currently looking for a few good starship pilots (well, actually a lot of pilots) to hop in and help them test their upcoming online role-playing galaxy , Earth & Beyond. If you are accepted into their beta test, you will get a free, first-hand look at the first online role playing galaxy. After creating your own starship, you'll blast off and will soon be trading, exploring, and fighting alongside thousands of other players. "Sure, that sounds fun," you say, "but what's the catch? Find out HERE"

Well it's Sunday and there aint much news to toss up today.. Anyway we got some links to post up, so read on..

Review mix

• F1 2002 (PC) on GGMania
  
• Soldier of Fortune II (PC) on CanadianGamer
  
• Gran Turismo Concept (PS2) on NLGaming
  
  Interview mix
  
  
• Breed (PC) on U.S.C. Darwin
  
• Ultima Online: Age of Shadows (PC) on GameSpy
  
  Preview mix
  
  
• Hegemonia: Legions of Iron (PC) on Homelan
  
• Fahrenheit (PC) on Ferrago
  
• Far Cry (PC) on 3DAvenue
  
  Screenshot mix
  
  
• Battlefield 1942 (PC) on XGR

Voodooextreme got some new screenshots posted for this upcoming MMORPG, Neocron (our recent posted screens is available here). The open beta test will begin early August, and the game is due out Q4 of this year. At the same time they posted 3 screens from the upcoming 3D strategy game, Soldiers of Anarchy and some screens from Big Huge Games upcoming historical based real-time strategy game, Rise of Nations.

What do you get when a design team composed mostly of designers who worked on GoldenEye 007 for N64 set out to create a first person shooter for Nintendo GameCube? You get TimeSplitters 2, and you're very happy to get it. Due to be released this September, TimeSplitters 2 challenges players to blast their way through time at a glorious 60 frames per second. Awesome four-player action coupled with a serious single-player adventure should put TimeSplitters 2 at the top of your hit list.