Strategy First is lining up 3 brand new titles due for release SOON. The English version of the German blockbuster "Diggles", the impressive looking Disciples II : Dark Prophecy and Trainz, the train simulator developed by Australia's Auran ... Dont forget to wipe off the drool ...

The "AirBlade" is an anti-gravity skateboard that allows users to fly through the sky and to do the wildest tricks ever imagined, without any limits. Grinding rooftops, weaving over cars, swinging around flagpoles and doing just about everything any thrasher has ever wanted to do is now made possible. Best of all, AirBlade will be a "many-tricks pony".

We just received some more screens from 3DO and their upcoming Army Men: RTS for both PS2 and PC. We have 5 new PS2 screens and 10 new PC screens. Read more below to check them out!

MathEngine has received the endorsement of one of the world’s leading development studios with the announcement that Peter Molyneux’s Lionhead Studios has adopted its Karma physics solution for use in the creation of the PlayStation2 and Xbox versions of the star designer's best-selling game, Black & White.

The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with all the bustle of the holidays and the magic of Livin’ It Up, the parties of House Party and the social obligations of Hot Date. They need a break and The Sims On Holiday provides the perfect opportunity to give them a little rest and relaxation on a fun-filled vacation island!

Capcom send over six new biohazardous shots from the upcoming GameCube title, Resident Evil.

TTG has tossed up screens from Settlers IV The Troyans and Star Wars: Starfighter, Eurogamer got a bunch of screens from Team Factor and there are some new Kreed screens on Daily Telefrag.

The game, released on PC CD-Rom on 28th March in the UK, is currently receiving heavy media attention in America. As rock'n'roll continues to spin it's global web and GAP packaging, the world needs a computer game like Rock Manager, probably now, more than ever.

We managed to track down one of Philos Entertainment's developers working on the upcoming Space Sim/Strategy game "Imperium Galactica III: Genesis" A few impressive looking screens were also given up after we threatened to brake his pinky toe .. sucker!

Interactive Ideas, a leading distributor, have decided to go in to publishing and their first game called Atrox is out in April. Atrox is a strategy game for the PC and has already sold well in Korea.

Playnet.com,Cornered Rat Software and Strategy First announced today details of a re-evaluation program targeting former account holders, providing an opportunity to experience the many improvements made since launch.

On the official forum for Master of Orion III you can read following statement that Quicksilver changed the release date of Master of Orion 3 from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2002."The Official Release Date for Master of Orion III is second quarter of 2002." Read on..

Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, both key figures in the runaway hit "EverQuest," have formed a development company dedicated to the production of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. The as-of-yet-unnamed company is currently seeking additional funding as they broker the publishing rights to their first independent title.

Electronic Arts today announced plans to release this Spring The Sims Vacation, a new add-on disk to the top-selling PC game of 2000 & 2001, The Sims. The Sims and their families have been in overdrive with all the bustle of the holidays and the magic of Livin' Large, the parties of House Party and the social obligations of Hot Date.

For fun and quirky gameplay, Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc. Mini-Games let kids join Mike, Sulley and the monsters gang - where else? - in the "Wreck" room, the place where monsters relax after a long day at the scream factory.

This is the last part of the 1503 A.D. series "A King's Tale". Soon, a new series will be started on www.1503ad.com! Check out Part X: The Falcon No Longer Flies.

One of the Internet’s best-kept secrets will be revealed to PC games-players in February, when CDV Software Entertainment UK releases Combat Mission Gold – a compilation of the best-selling turn-based strategy title, which until now has been available for purchase only via mail-order. Facts and some screens below!

There is a new dedicated server available for download for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis , the 3D tactical action game by Bohemia Interactive. This version 1.41 update requires the previous v1.40 server distribution as the download contains only a new OFP_Server.exe, which "fixes many known issues." Grab it here.

Sony has recently confirmed that Polyphony digital is busy working on a PC version of its popular Gran Turismo games. Gran Turismo Professional, as it will be known, is being developed alongside Gran Turismo 4 for the PS2. Full story over at GamesWire.

Akaei unveils its 2002 lineup that includes Red Shark developed by G5 Software. The first titles in Akaei's 2002 lineup have been announced: the nostalgic Solaris 104 and the first "Just4Kids" title Timothy in February, and the official Rangers Coach in March. Firm dates have yet to be announced for Echelon: Wind Warriors, Paradise Cracked and Red Shark, with other titles yet to be announced. Check out Akaei's 2002 lineup here.

Myth III - Developers MumboJumbo have a patch that fixes a whole host of gameplay and graphical issues. You can read long list of updates at MumboJumbo's web site.. Tropico – Patch V1.06 fixes a rare crash bug in software mode. (The bug would manifest itself in several ways, including an occasional crash when the game would end and switch to the final win or lose video.) You find them here.

With IGI 2: Covert Strike hotly-tipped as a major PC action title for 2002, Codemasters’ online forum for the game is receiving incredible attention from prospective IGI agents. More facts about this game and screens below!

Seven new movies in DivX AVI format is now available which show the Infogrames press event where Unreal Tournament II was unveiled to the press. The movies offer plenty of ShakyCam footage shot off computer monitors that illustrate various new features and aspects of the game's design along with gameplay action, as well as a few bits on Unreal II and Unreal Championship. Here they are. Thanks thanks blues..

We managed to get a few scanned in screenshots from the upcoming Unreal 2 release by Infogrames. You might have seen them and some havent.. These screens give us some more insight in the brilliance of this game .. More REAL screens to follow shortly. (thanks mike)

Simsplus have updated their site with more information today about Sims Vacation. Release date for the US is late March! Full story here.