Westlife, Britain's number one boy band, who brought you 'Queen Of My Heart' and 'Uptown Girl' is coming to the Sony PlayStation* and PC, giving fans of the pop phenomenon an interactive gaming treat this New Year with the release of their own game.

Once again has the Belgian site SpelletjesGarnaal smacked up a new movie. This time it's a 10 Mb preview movie from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault..

Chelsea stadium announcer lends voice to ISS 2. Chelsea FC’s stadium announcer, Carl Chapman, is the latest addition to Konami of Europe’s list of vocal talent for its forthcoming International Superstar Soccer 2 title for PlayStation 2.

Rage, the UK-based computer games publisher and developer, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Majesco Sales Inc ("Majesco") which guarantees the release of all of the Company's forthcoming console titles in North America, until autumn of 2002.

All CS fans can now enjoy a new free map pack named CS Blizzard Map Pack! The pack contains 12 snow themed user made levels. Head over to Daark Angel to download it.

As the PC version of Rayman M™ is released in Europe, Ubi Soft Entertainment can proudly announce that its game featuring the famous character with no arms or legs has sold over 10,500,000 copies. Rayman reaches a new stage in his epic story.

RTCW online just put up 3 nasty looking new Wolfenstein Wallpapers on there site. Each wallpaper comes in three resolutions. Take a look and grab them here..

Jimmy Neutron is a 10-year-old boy genius who stars in Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures upcoming CGI animated motion picture, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius.

Coming to PSOne is the sequel to one of the greatest war games available on console. Panzer Front Bis brings you the ultimate in WW II tank combat with even more missions, more tanks and more environments.

JVC sended over 10 more screenshots - and there's no need to wait for them to develop, or something. You play the role of Pete Goldman who works for the Planet Times Newspaper. Your Editor sends you on assignments around Japan to take pictures of exciting events. Your ultimate goal is to win the Pulitzer prize for photography.

There will be no Nazi forces in the German version of Return to Castle Wolfenstein. The content has been changed to get the game in those territories.. Well if you are in Germany then you won't see Nazis in Return To Castle Wolfenstein. According to source over in Germany, they have "replaced the Nazis with a cult called The Wolves" and "renamed Heinrich Himmler to Heinrich Höller." Yakk that sucks.. Post your thoughts about this over at XGR.COM !

Well here it is. The Curly's Adventure demo that's been sitting on gamedevs hard drives for years. This demo was created for publishers to show what Curly could have been. So now you can enjoy it.

GameSpyDaily tossed up some information about GTA3 is Banned in Australia.. Here is a snip from the posting:

The OFLC has refused to grant Grand Theft Auto 3 classification and hence this title can no longer be sold to any consumer under any circumstance. Take 2 Interactive Software has lodged an appeal regarding this decision and the matter has been set down to be heard on Tuesday the 11th of December. Get the full story over at Games Warehouse.com !

LOCH NESS is a pre-calculated 3D Warp game in which the player plays the part of the hero in a first-person view. During the investigation the player has to collect a certain number of objects in an inventory which he then has to use judiciously. In order to proceed with the investigation the player also has to question various people who will give him clues allowing him to continue his quest. Does this adventure game have what it takes to stand out ?

Strategy First , a leading worldwide developer and publisher of PC games, announced today that it has signed a North American publishing agreement with German developer, Innonics for their exciting new game, Diggles.

Babel has been appointed as the exclusive localisation test house for Infogrames Europe. The leading services provider will carry out localisation testing on the entire range of the French publisher's new and re-published titles.

Dutch officials have banned the sale of the Playstation One console and related accessories from the country in November because the cables used in the system contained too much cadmium. The ban effectively blocked the sale of 1.3 million units in the country.

The PlayStation ® 2 broadband revolution is a step closer, as Telewest Broadband begins trials of the world’s first PlayStation 2 broadband network. The closed-trials began this week, and are expected to continue into the new year, with a limited public trial expected to commence in early Q1.

A survey conducted by computer games publisher CDV Software Entertainment has revealed that 86 per cent of those interested in purchasing the forthcoming PC title Neocron are considering upgrading to a broadband Internet connection – making the game one of the most important motivators in getting Britain hooked up to the high-speed Internet.

Four hundred years ago, mainland Europe resounded to the sounds of bloody battles, as nations were created and fell, fortunes made and lost, and new military tactics were developed. Cossacks: The Art of War recreates these battles on an epic scale.

The Xbox (TM) video game system from Microsoft Corp. had the best-selling video game console launch on record after two weeks of sales, according to The NPD Group Inc., the definitive source for sales and market data on the video game industry. Attach Rate for Xbox Launch Is Highest Ever; Weekly Shipments of Xbox Systems Ensures Strong Sales Through Holiday Season

This week John-Anders Pettersson and Fredrik Andersson discusses the aspects of MindForce. "Different areas of the development process"

TDK Mediactive, Inc. , a global publisher of entertainment software, announced today a list of 17 games it anticipates publishing for it's 2002-03 fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. With exciting brands like "Shrek", "Robotech", "Mercedes-Benz", "Dinotopia", "Aquaman", "Lady Sia", and "UBOS", TDK is unveiling titles for all next generation consoles, including the NINTENDO GAMECUBE video game system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo's handheld Game Boy Advance system.

Yesterday Blizzard posted up a new Warcraft III unit: The Dread Lord, an Undead unit in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, that you can check out here.. Today they tossed up a new Warcraft III unit ability: Learn about Metamorphosis, the Ultimate spell of the Demon Hunter, a Night Elf Hero in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and this one is avaliable right here!

A fisherman was killed last week while using his PlayStation, when a wave crashed through a trawler's porthole.