The official site for Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is now up. The site tell us all features, news of a demo, aswell as some screens. Also they tell us a release date for the game, January 15th 2002. Take me there!

GameSpyDaily let us know that Legends of Darkness is now avaliable for free play for a limited time. Nexon USA announced today the release of the public play test for Legends of Darkness, sister game to Dark Ages MMORPG. Get it here!

Undoubtedly one of the most long-awaited PC games of 2001, Max Payne is almost ready to hit the Xbox. In this video preview, Jeff Gerstmann talks about what you can expect from this gritty action game. What are you waiting for? Head over to gamespot.com and grab this 30 meg video...

In a not too far future a great majority of countries has decided to unit themselves in order to warrant peace. This organism is called the ICP (which stands for the International Corps for Peace). Some countries stayed independent but quickly many conflicts arouse. Sounds interesting? Well full article below with screens!

It was announced today that Ubi Soft® Entertainment has signed a one year exclusive deal with Anco Software Ltd. to publish PC, PlayStation 2 and PSone versions of Alex Ferguson’s Player Manager 2002, sequel to the highly acclaimed Player Manager 2001 released earlier this year. Full story below and two screens!

Capcom was so kind and sended over 15 brand new screens from there upcoming title Genma Onimusha. This is Capcom's first Xbox product. Check out the screens!

In a major milestone for Xbox, Microsoft today announced that Xbox production is now fully up and running in Europe. Xbox is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers never before seen gameplay experiences.

Retail outlets are bracing for the blitzkrieg with the announcement that id Software's Return to Castle Wolfenstein™ for the PC is now available. Activision, Inc. and id Software confirmed today that the title has been shipped to retailers and will be available on November 30th for a suggested retail price of £39.99.

TDK Mediactive, Inc., a global publisher of entertainment software, announced today plans to develop games for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE video game system. TDK anticipates a Q4 2002 release date for the first GAMECUBE titles.

Sega Dreamcast, the original 128 bit, Next Generation console, is introducing its latest tennis game, Virtua Tennis II, to tennis fans at a special charity exhibition match in London next week between Britain's No. 1 Tim Henman and legendary star John McEnroe.

Codemasters has secured the worldwide publishing rights to The Bitmap Brothers’ new real-time action strategy game development project entitled World War II: D-Day to Berlin. Scheduled as a priority PC title for Q3 2002, World War II: D-Day to Berlin is set to capture the heroism of World War II’s most significant battles. As Commander of the Allied Forces, the game will see players attempting to drive the Axis forces deep back inside their own territory

Through a licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products, Activision, Inc. is ready for prime time with the announcement of Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance hitting retail outlets nationwide this month. Based on the Saturday morning animated series on the BBC1, the game chronicles the adventures of Jackie Chan as he faces-off against the nefarious forces of the Dark Hand on a quest to uncover ancient mystical scrolls.

Creature Labs announced today the development of two PC CD-ROM titles based on a couple of Namco's most popular characters from the golden age of the arcades. The two titles MS. PAC-MAN Quest for the Golden Maze™ and DIG DUG Deeper™, have been developed for Infogrames by Creature Labs Ltd in the United Kingdom. Both games have jut been released in North America this month, and are planned for UK and Pan-European release in February 2002.

Ignoring strong economic headwinds, NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) has soared to record retail heights, becoming the fastest-selling home video game console of this generation.

Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Supercar Street Challenge™ for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PC has finished its last lap in development and is on its way to retail stores nationwide.

Konami is keeping us updated on a regular base with fresh screens from their upcoming flight sim 'Airforce Delta Storm'. No scheduled date has been set yet so we'll assume somewhere early/mid 2002. Nevertheless it seems this xbox title will be a flying hit!

Today Godgames posted a single player demo of Myth III: The Wolf Age. The demo lets you play the first three levels of the Myth saga.

Today the Russian developers Revolt Software announce a new space combat sim game with the title Homeplanet. Daily Telefrag got the first details of this game and the developers also posted up half a dozen screenshots and a two-minute movie trailer.. The release is set to April 2002 through publisher Russobit-M. Now let's hope they get this game out to the rest of the world!

Open source development tools available as a free download will aid GBA developers!!

Cenega was kind enough to provide us with the latest updated demo of their strategy game 'Knights Of The Cross'. After a few days of testing/playing we slapped together a nice little preview for you people out there. Enjoy the article as much as we enjoyed the game. Knights of the Cross is proof that small/unknown companies CAN produce quality.

Today November 28, beginning at 12:01 a.m. PST, Westwood start's up the official C&C Renegade beta signup. To sign up just head over to the official Renegade site at www.westwood.com

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. Check the included screens for some major carnage.

Square Electronic Arts(SM) L.L.C., the exclusive publisher of all SQUARESOFT(R) products in North America, announced today that FINAL FANTASY(R) X for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system will start shipping limited quantities to retail stores nationwide on December 26, 2001, instead of the originally scheduled January 2002.

3DO Europe send us a ton of heroes and foes screens that will be featured in the release of Heroes of Might and Magic IV, the next chapter in the Heroes of Might and Magic series. Scheduled for PC CD-ROM in March 2002. Developed by California-based New World Computing, Heroes of Might and Magic IV combines a mighty new game engine with the magical gameplay of the Heroes line, forging a shiny new hero in this award-winning series.

While we sit and wait for Blizzard to amaze us with Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos™, they already try to get our concentration by licensing DivX™ video compression technology to encode and distribute cinematic trailers for Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos™, World of Warcraft™ and Diablo® II: Lord of Destruction™. By incorporating the DivX™ technology into their trailers, players are given a high-speed delivery method opportunity that also maintains Blizzards high-quality standards. If you want to check some of them out GO HERE.