Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom brings city builders inside the Great Wall of China. Leaving the Mediterranean behind, the city-building series makes its first foray into the Orient and immerses the player in brand new surroundings. China has existed for over 4,000 years, but its 4,000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing – or enhancing – the old. This is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of Chinese history.

Five people who have changed their names by deed poll to that of a character in a video game in a unique marketing initiative have been revealed today. The five, comprising men and women, have all changed their identities to Turok, the hero character of a new game Turok Evolution being released by Acclaim Entertainment for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo GameCube on September 6th. The new Turoks have completed the legal formalities and instead of being known as Ross Davison, Paul Frederick Codling, Matthew Grist, Andrew Ian Boughflower and Lheila Rebeccah Oberman, will simply be called Turok. Everything from their passports to their telephone bills will now carry their new identities.

Based on the hit TV series created by Academy Award winner James Cameron. With over 30 single-player missions and 6 unique post-pulse environments, players will step into Jessica Alba’s role as Max, crusading to find her sister and her fellow genetically-altered escapees.

More terror, more tension, more action. Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt Expansion Pack continues the nail-biting terror and suspense from the award winning (Computer Gaming World’s Best Multi-Player Game of the Year and Best Action Game of the year) Aliens vs. Predator 2 based on the blockbuster films; Alien and Predator. Read more for 12 screens and the fact sheet!

Resident Evil 0 promises to amaze players with flawless animation, living environments and the best graphics in a video game ever! Created by Shinji Mikami, Capcom's master of horror, the Resident Evil series is now exclusive to Nintendo's GameCube system and ready to scare fans around the world.

Judge Dredd vs. Judge Death will feature a unique new storyline, but one that fits in perfectly with the continuity of the comic with a full cast of characters from the Judge Dredd stories, including Judge Anderson and the Dark Judges, and many of the famous Mega-City One locations.

'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.

Microsoft Game Studios and Gas Powered Games announced that the Dungeon Siege Tool Kit is now available for download. The Dungeon Siege Tool Kit grants gamers the freedom to rework nearly every aspect of the Dungeon Siege world, making this best-selling title not only a game, but also a platform for those who wish to create their own spells, dungeons, and even their own entire worlds. In conjunction with the release of the Dungeon Siege Tool Kit, five more Siege University tutorials have been made available, bringing the total number of tutorials to 28.

3DGamers today tossed up a retail patch v1.2 for IL-2 Sturmovik, upgrading the World War II combat flight sim to version 1.2. This release offers four new flyable aircraft, ten new single-player missions and six new cooperative online missions.. There is also a new patch for Grand Prix 4, bringing this Formula 1 racing simulation by Geoff Crammond and Simergy to version 4.0. This release addresses nearly two dozen gameplay and technical issues.

We just recived some new screenshots from Activison and their XBox/PS2 title, Blade II. Blade II for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system and Xbox video game system from Microsoft is the only action/adventure combat-fest that allows players to be Blade, the half-vampire, half-human superhero who lives to rid the world of vampires. 38 XBOX shots and 27 PS2 shots. Njoy!

Vice City is a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, and is the most varied, complete and alive digital city ever created. Combining non-linear gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and are given the opportunity to take it over as you choose. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games "to be released for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system on October 22, 2002".

Earlier this morning we tossed up 21 screens for the XBox version and yesterday some PC screens, now we bring you a huge gallery with PS2 shots. Take your time to load them all. Njoy!

Well even more PlayStation 2 screenshots keep on dropping in to us. This time we serve up ten new 'Legaia 2: Duel Saga' shots - now including English text, excitingly. 35 new shots of 'NBA Starting Five', from what we can work out, is probably a US-only title.

The follow up to 2001's smash hit Silent Hill 2, this new installment adds yet another eerie chapter to the growing legacy of the Silent Hill franchise. Silent Hill 3 promises to take the survival/horror genre to new heights with the series trademark stunning graphics, masterful use of sound, and mature, sophisticated storylines. 18 screenshots "from E3", it says. Well, better late than etc.

Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a fast-paced action game featuring a cool, clever new character in wild, warped worlds. The ability to control the flow of time provides a totally new 4-dimensional gaming experience. Now the official site is launched filled with information about this game, check it out!

Yesterday we posted up a bunch of Total Immersion Racing screens for the PC version, this morning we bring you 21 screens from the XBOX version "expect a huge PS2 gallery later on today". Njoy!

12 years after the original smash hit on Amiga and Atari ST, get to grips with the bloodiest game in the history of sport on Game Boy Advance: Speedball 2 – Brutal Deluxe. This fierce sport doesn’t follow any of the rules we’re familiar with…

Total Immersion Racing is a brand new game experience that combines the highest quality driving technology, real-world racecars & tracks and immersive gameplay. The player can choose a career path that leads from being the lowest ranked driver of a GT sportscar all the way to becoming a world champion driving a massively powerful 8 litre prototype racecar. On the way, team engineers and managers will give advice and input to guide the player. Screens and features below!

Battlefront.com tossed up a 60Mb Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Demo. The demo contains two full scenarios playable by either side plus a playable tutorial and supports multiplayer gaming with hotseat or PBEM (Play by Email) or Network play via TCP/IP. For the Windows PC version the Demo is currently only available in English. For the Mac Demo, you can choose to download the demo in either English, French or German Languages.

Eastern Germany, March 1964. The Great War has been raging for 50 years now. All you have ever known is the madness of the front lines and of men butchering each other. Suddenly, you are given a mission which, if successful, could put a stop to the carnage. Shoot’em-up, action and infiltration are the best means of restoring what everybody has long since forgotten about: peace... Imagine, just imagine, that WWI was still going in 1964. Now imagine you're listening to the Sisters of Mercy. Feels good, doesn't it?

Black Isle Studios tossed up a new Icewind Dale II patch (beta) that addresses a problem for those who are crashing when selecting 'Appearance' in Character Generation and/or crashing when displaying the Inventory screen. The following video cards exhibit the problem most commonly: Hercules 3D Prophet 4500, VideoLogic Vivid!XS and Video cards that have the Kyro II chipset.

1964 was the year of the Pink Panther's first appearance. Originally it was the name of a diamond stolen from an English jeweler which Inspector Clouseau was try to find in the film directed by Blake Edwards. Edwards asked a cartoon specialist, Fritz Freleng, to be the first designed for the title credits of his film. He wanted a feline which was very sophisticated but mischievous at the same time. Now Wanadoo is proud to announce the release in November 2002 on PSOne, PC and GBA of the game. Screens and story below!

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. How about 107 merry screenshots. Njoy!

Empire Interactive earlier announced it had signed the publishing rights to respected industry developer Black Cactus’s latest project, Warrior Kings: Battles for the PC. Today we bring you 32 new screenshots, all of which are quite large.

The franchise is back for more! Strategy First and Sirtech Canada are pleased to announce that Jagged Alliance 2 Gold Pack has shipped to retail stores nationwide today.