Playnet.com,Cornered Rat Software and Strategy First announced today details of a re-evaluation program targeting former account holders, providing an opportunity to experience the many improvements made since launch.

On the official forum for Master of Orion III you can read following statement that Quicksilver changed the release date of Master of Orion 3 from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2002."The Official Release Date for Master of Orion III is second quarter of 2002." Read on..

Electronic Arts today announced plans to release this Spring The Sims Vacation, a new add-on disk to the top-selling PC game of 2000 & 2001, The Sims. The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with all the bustle of the holidays and the magic of Livin' Large, the parties of House Party and the social obligations of Hot Date.

3DO just send over a couple sheets of wallpaper. No not to decorate your living room with! Read more below to view and download..

For fun and quirky gameplay, Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Mini-Games let kids join Mike, Sulley and the monsters gang - where else? - in the "Wreck" room, the place where monsters relax after a long day at the scream factory.

Junior monsters offered 300 levels of fun-filled ‘work’ in Disney Interactive’s junior game for Windows PC. We all know what they do at night, but what do monsters do throughout their working day?

This is the last part of the 1503 A.D. series "A King's Tale". Soon, a new series will be started on www.1503ad.com! Check out Part X: The Falcon No Longer Flies.

After launching the free access Disciple Edition, in December 2001 Sismoplay is proud to announce today the beginning of the Expert Edition's Beta-test.

One of the Internet’s best-kept secrets will be revealed to PC games-players in February, when CDV Software Entertainment UK releases Combat Mission Gold – a compilation of the best-selling turn-based strategy title, which until now has been available for purchase only via mail-order. Facts and some screens below!

There is a new dedicated server available for download for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis , the 3D tactical action game by Bohemia Interactive. This version 1.41 update requires the previous v1.40 server distribution as the download contains only a new OFP_Server.exe, which "fixes many known issues." Grab it here.

Sony has recently confirmed that Polyphony digital is busy working on a PC version of its popular Gran Turismo games. Gran Turismo Professional, as it will be known, is being developed alongside Gran Turismo 4 for the PS2. Full story over at GamesWire.

Akaei unveils its 2002 lineup that includes Red Shark developed by G5 Software. The first titles in Akaei's 2002 lineup have been announced: the nostalgic Solaris 104 and the first "Just4Kids" title Timothy in February, and the official Rangers Coach in March. Firm dates have yet to be announced for Echelon: Wind Warriors, Paradise Cracked and Red Shark, with other titles yet to be announced. Check out Akaei's 2002 lineup here.

Myth III - Developers MumboJumbo have a patch that fixes a whole host of gameplay and graphical issues. You can read long list of updates at MumboJumbo's web site.. Tropico – Patch V1.06 fixes a rare crash bug in software mode. (The bug would manifest itself in several ways, including an occasional crash when the game would end and switch to the final win or lose video.) You find them here.

With IGI 2: Covert Strike hotly-tipped as a major PC action title for 2002, Codemasters’ online forum for the game is receiving incredible attention from prospective IGI agents. More facts about this game and screens below!

Eight new movies off Barking Dog's upcoming team-based multiplayer shooter game Global Operations is now available for download. Grab them over at GameSpot.

Seven new movies in DivX AVI format is now available which show the Infogrames press event where Unreal Tournament II was unveiled to the press. The movies offer plenty of ShakyCam footage shot off computer monitors that illustrate various new features and aspects of the game's design along with gameplay action, as well as a few bits on Unreal II and Unreal Championship. Here they are. Thanks thanks blues..

Tiscali Games send over a notice that codemaster updated their upcoming titles releases-list, revealing for the first time Operation Flashpoint Expansion Pack, which will be developed by Bohemia Interactive (unlike first add-on Red Hammer done by Codemasters). Check out the complete list of all Codemasters games for PC/PS2/Xbox and their release dates here.

The latest news on the whereabouts of Illusion Softwork's imminent action/adventure Mafia is that the gangster-themed title has suffered a nasty slip, and with this current cold snap, it looks like that hip may not be mended until the Spring. The latest news from Take-Two is that Mafia is sadly not going to make its January release date.

Simsplus have updated their site with more information today about Sims Vacation. Release date for the US is late March! Full story here.

Activision, Inc. announced today that the company has shipped more than one million units of Return to Castle Wolfenstein worldwide, exceeding company expectations and making it one of the best-selling PC software titles of the holiday season.

Infogrames' latest fantasy strategy game, Majesty: Gold Edition, has shipped and will soon be available in stores. Majesty: Gold Edition will be available in stores in mid-January for an approximate retail price of $24.99.

JoWooD Productions Software AG and Ravensburger Interactive Media GmbH have signed agreement for the distribution of the following titles - RIM Battle Planets, Aquanox, S.W.I.N.E., Etherlords and Car Tycoon. This diverse range of titles includes assorted product genres - from 3D action-shooters to business simulation.

Atomic has made a interview with Kenn Hoekstra from Raven Software about the upcoming mercenary shooter sequel, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. They talk about new features , multiplayer and mod support. With the interview there is 19 new screenshots to check out.

GameSpy talkes with former Medal of Honor Allied Assault designer Benson Russell about why he left 2015 and his view on all things related to this game and what he'll be working on at Ritual. MOHAA will be in stores January 22. Read on!

The official site of Auran's upcoming Train simulator is updated with a new movie. The movie comes in two flavors: a high-res 16.2 Mb avi movie and a low-res 2.6 Mb wmv movie.