Well i just want to remind all Serious Sam fans that the Serious Sam: Second Encounter Demo is Out! The demo is almost 111 Mb to download and its available at Fileplanet and Gigex.com.. Enjoy!

On May 31, 2002 a frenzied, fast paced, explosive 3D-action platform game will be unleashed on the gaming market. Developed by Blitz and released by Infogrames, Taz Wanted is Taz as he's never been seen before - he's as cool, energetic, rebellious and impulsive as ever but this time he's a fugitive on the run. With a huge marketing and PR campaign to support the title, Taz Wanted, available on PS2, Xbox and PC, is set to be one of the must have games of 2002.

Bigben Interactive, Europe's leading independent interactive distributor, today announced a new price point for Sega's 128bit next generation online gaming console, the Dreamcast. With immediate effect the Dreamcast will retail everywhere in stores at £69.99.

Kyoto, Japan Ð Nintendo, the second-largest video-game console maker, said it will ship more GameCube consoles than planned to meet demand in the US. Kyoto-based Nintendo, which expected to sell four million GameCube consoles by March, will send "several hundred thousand more," spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said. Nintendo will ship 4.5 million consoles, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Sunday.

Seems that we missed this one yesterday.. RPGPlanet has received confirmation of rumours today that Funcom has temporarily laid off part of their staff and put their viking MMORPG Midgard on hold. April Jones, Funcom's American Public Relations Manager, was kind enough to clarify the situation. Full story here.

BAM! Entertainment announced today that it is shipping Driven for Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance system.

Prey Digital Studios are currently working on their first game and they are seeking a publisher for this product.. About the game: STUNG! is a unique new slant on the first person 3d action kill ‘em up, offering groundbreaking new gameplay elements, incredibly realistic environments and a cast of crazy creepy crawly characters! Check out screens and gameinfo on the official site.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. today announced that Max Payne has shipped and is currently available at retailers for the PlayStation 2. Originally developed for PC by Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms, the highly anticipated action title is published under Take2’s Rockstar label and developed for the next-generation platform by Take2’s internal studios.

Rockstar Games announced the official website for the upcoming PlayStation 2 title, State of Emergency. Take me there.

There is a new movie posted on GamesDomain showing of some footage from the upcoming action RPG game, Dungeon Siege. You find it here.

EA Games to release a one level internet multiplayer demo this Friday! The demo will contain one of the eleven huge maps that will ship with the full retail version on January 22, 2002. You can choose the type of model that you want to be in the game, including Axis military models, and select from 14 different weapons including the Browning Automatic Riffle, Bazookas and the Colt .45. Head over to the offical site for more info.

2015 is expanding its operations so they now have positions open in all areas. From Tom Kudirka latest .planfile: We’re currently seeking Programmers, Animators, 3D Artists, 2D Artists, Level Designers as well as openings for a Lead Artist a Lead Animator and for another Producer. Qualified candidates should visit our Jobs page at www.2015.com.

Codemasters just released the Gold Upgrade for Operation Flashpoint and it's avaliable for £ 4.99.. Head over to the official site for this addon and latest info about it..

Exclusive: Today we received the information (confirmed info) that Digital Extremes are developing Unreal Tournament II.

Blueyonder multiplayer gaming welcomes Return to Castle Wolfenstein with its first ever ‘credit-free weekend’. From December 14th to 16th Telewest Broadband’s blueyonder multiplayer gaming service will be the only place to be for fans of Activision’s Return to Castle Wolfenstein (RTCW), as that’s the game which has been chosen for the service’s first-ever credit-free weekend promotion, the ‘Wolf Weekender’.

Strategy First Inc is pleased to announce that it will be publishing Microsoft Train® Simulator's Regional Add-On Pack (USA and Canada), developed by Auran in January 2002.

Meudon, December 10th 2001: Universal Interactive, a studio from Vivendi-Universal Publishing, will publish games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's worldwide best-selling saga "The Lord of the Rings," the company announced today.

Since a few days, players all over the world can enjoy the free access version of DuelField: The Disciple Edition. due to technical difficulties we have only bene able to offer you these files since today (death to all admins ;). By logging on to www.duelfield.net you will learn the basic game mechanics and get ready for your first duel.

The Starfighter flight-action game series returns with the power of the Force in Jedi Starfighter. Inspired by the success of its predecessor, Jedi Starfighter features the sleek and agile new Jedi starfighter from the upcoming motion picture Star Wars II:Attack of the Clones. The game, expected Spring 2002 on PS2, also marks the first-ever availability of Force powers in a Star Wars flight action title.

Inspired by the hit Star Wars Racer, Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Console Racing Game of the Year in 2000, Star Wars Racer Revenge dares players to take control of sleek and blindingly fast Podracers in a series of electrifying and perilous races throughout the Star Wars galaxy. Star Wars Racer Revenge is expected to release Q2 2002. We have ten new screenshots and also four sketches. Enjoy!

PlayStation® 2 Sales Double Competitors’ During Thanksgiving Week; Overall Holiday Revenue Projections for PlayStation Family of Products to Surpass $1 Billion..

GRAND THEFT AUTO has topped the polls in online games retailer gameplay's latest poll to find which classic game gamers would most like to see released for the Game Boy Advance (GBA). Following the superb conversion of Doom onto the GBA, Gameplay has been asking visitors to its website which other classics they are craving to see on the GBA.

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft® Xbox™ video game system has surpassed the 1 million mark in shipments, with 1.1 million units "sold-in" to retailers. These sell-in results build on the spectacular Xbox sell-through rate for the system's first two weeks of launch.

Today we got some screens from the Europe version "that is under beta testing" of Dark Age Of Camelot. This title is released in US and you might have seen tons of screens before from it by now. But anyway the game is still under testing in Europe and we bring you a few screens from the Euro version this time.. The game will be avaliable in Europe in the beginning of 2002!