Strategy First and Auran announced today that their new model railroad simulation, Trainz has shipped to stores nationwide. Njoy the impressive screens ...

Update: Trainz Spotters Competition! Auran let us know that the first five people to email them a photograph of Trainz on the shelves will win a Trainz T-Shirt signed by the Trainz team. Find out more here!

Simply connect to Battle.net to download the (1.09) patch. If you have trouble patching from Battle.net, you can also download it here. For more information on the 1.09 Patch go here.

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Impressions Games today celebrated the Chinese New Year by announcing the development of "Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom," the newest addition to their award-winning City Building Series of games. Due on store shelves this Fall, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom takes aspiring city governors to ancient China, adding several revolutionary features, including multiplayer gameplay, a first in the city-building genre.

TDK Mediactive Europe, a division of TDK Recording Media Europe S.A., today announced the first stages of development for a Game Boy Advance version of the smash hit movie 'Shrek'. This development follows the huge success of 'Shrek - Fairy Tale Freakdown' for the Game Boy Color in the US, where it became the fifth best selling Game Boy Color title for the first half of June 2001.

Ride Like the King of BMX.. Activision, Inc. today send us some new good looking screens and some game fact from their upcoming title, Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2, for Playstation 2.

Gamers can rip up the streets and rub out the mob in Activision, Inc.'s WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions, the first high-speed, high-suspense mission-based driving game for the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft. Featuring ultra-realistic, free-roaming interactive environments with unique, pulse-pounding missions and unprecedented instant replays, the game takes the mission-based driving genre to new heights. WRECKLESS: The Yakuza Missions, which has shipped to North American retail stores nationwide, is rated "T'' (``Teen'' - Violence - content suitable for persons ages 13 and older) and carries a $49.99 suggested retail price.

3DO Europe today announced the release of a dragon-based WAP game to promote the forthcoming release of Dragon Rage for PS2.

Disney Interactive and Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the signing of a sales distribution agreement. Ubi Soft is to distribute three video games for GameBoy Advance in Europe: Disney’s Peter Pan Return to Never Land, Disney’s Lilo and Stitch, and Disney’s Treasure Planet.

The German site Atratus today tossed up a 32 MB movie showing some gameplay from the upcoming team based, first person shooter Global Operations. Here it is.

Experience life on the soft powder in the arctic world of TransWorld Snowboarding, available from Infogrames in early 2002 on the Xbox. New screens below!

Last month John Carmack wrote in his .plan file about the Radeon 8500 support for Doom. The bottom line is that it will be a fine card for the game, but the details are sort of interesting. Today he updated his .plan file with some new interesting reading.. Click read more below to check it out!

Rabid Dogs² is a twisted story about crime, sex and money. The player takes on the role of various 'bad guys', such as hired guns, mercenaries and hit-men, who make a living killing, robbing, demolishing, kidnapping and doing all sorts of other 'evil' things. Rabid Dogs² is dripping with wicked black humor, similar to that found in the best Tarantino films.

Ubi Soft Entertainment, a world leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that Destroyer Command, its highly anticipated World War II naval combat simulation, has gone gold. The title is expected to ship to retail shelves in two weeks with an MSRP of $39.99.

Eidos today released some new screens from their upcoming first-person title, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. Check them out below..

3dactionplanet today tossed up 8 beauty shots of the Bridge Commander Federation Akira Class. There is also a note about today rumors and the ST: Bridge Commander Demo will be out tonight, they have it confirmed that it was just a rumor.

We got some new in-game screens from arxeltribe's upcoming action - adventure - RPG title, Mistmare. Find out more below!

Strategy First and Arxel Guild (part of the CTO S.P.A. Group) announced today that they have entered an exclusive European distribution agreement for two of Strategy First's premier titles, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy and Trainz.

Majesco, one of the fastest-growing publishers of interactive entertainment software, today announced Crash will make its debut on the Xbox video game console system from Microsoft. Developed by Rage Software, the demolition-derby style racer will be released this spring. "recent posted screens here"

CM 01/02 is a confirmed release on the XBox console from Microsoft. The game will be released this March and we've got ten new screenshots of the game for you to admire.

We just got our hands on some new screens from THQ and their upcoming title, Zanzarah. Zanzarah is a third-person 3D action adventure where players take control of a heroine as she journeys to the magical fairy wonderland of Zanzarah. Read the game facts and check out new screens below. Enjoy!

CDV Software Entertainment UK announces Mini Combat, an online mini-game, designed to promote the forthcoming Combat Mission.

THQ Inc., the #1 kids’ videogame publisher, and Nickelodeon, the #1 entertainment brand for kids, today announced their extensive videogame lineup for 2002. (PC and Console)

We got a new set of in-game screenshots from Blueinca Studios Ltd and the upcoming title, Arcturus. These screens feature new game units such as the Lumeran Advanced fighter, Light Bomber and Destroyer, further enhancements in dynamic lighting and particle effects, and a first glimpse at a tunnel/cave level that is currently being worked on.

ZUXXEZ announces the completion of the 1980s arcade shooter” HeliHeroes” renaissance. Reality Pump Studios started this game as a fun project and X-box experiment - now the PC version is ready and the first trailers are really excited.

SCi Entertainment is pleased to announce an exclusive collaboration with Cameron Spence. Cameron, an ex-member of 22 Special Air Service (SAS) is advising the games publisher on the logistics and realism of its new product ‘Conflict: Desert Storm’. The game is based on the Gulf War conflict where Cameron was a serving senior NCO.