Sierra Entertainment, Inc. is proud to announce their latest racing title from the people who brought you the first NASCAR racing simulation game. NASCAR Racing 2002 Season, developed by Massachusetts-based Papyrus Racing Games, will feature every track in the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series with teams, drivers, and sponsors of the 2002 race season.

Monolith just released the Aliens vs. Predator 2 mod tools today and it includes: DEdit, the AvP2 world editor (also contains texture and sprite utilities). ModelEdit, the AvP2 model editor. LithRez, a command-line program for packing and unpacking AvP2. REZ (Resource) files. Softimage 3.7 exporters. Maya and 3d Studio Max Exporters and much more. Grab this 8.7 Mb file over at fileplanet.

Westwood just released a Map Editor for Emperor: Battle for Dune. You can dowload this new editor over at westwoods ftp.

Nival Interactive has released an updated demo of their 3D turn-based strategy game Etherlords, which contains not only the Duel mode of the original one, but also offers a chance to try out the strategy mode on two missions. Also a bonus map for the full game is available, titled Evil Dale. You find it here!

Lex Luthor explain that there is a bug in the installer for the new map for the Medal of Honor demo.. (thanks Blues) Here is a snap how to fix it:

I've discovered a little bug in the new released demomap "the hunt" which can be fixed easily. During the Installation the background sounds are installed at the wrong folder and that's why you don't hear any backgroundsounds in the new map. To fix this just extract the "Amb_M5_TownExt_2.mp3" file to the following place : "medalofhonorfoldermainsoundamb_stereo".. That should fix it all.

Microids is working on a new 3D adventure game with the title Syberia.. Benoit Sokal creator of Amerzone, is the one who leads this new 'secret' project. The game will have full 3D graphics and offer you as player not only challenging but also intelligent puzzles. More news about this new title will be available in January 2002.. Check out some exclusive screenshots below!

It is becoming an annual rite of passage. Each year at this time, boys in their early teens, still cleareyed and smooth-faced but awkwardly approaching manhood, develop the toughness of card sharks as they negotiate with their parents over buying this season's generation of expensive electronic gadgets. " read more below, pretty funny story ;) "

Christmas brings a few presents.. This time 3D Realms is offering the mp3 soundtrack from the Duke Nukem E3 trailer for download. Head over to 3D Realms for this mp3!

12 new Shots For Holidays is now available over at Totally Games. These new shots comes from the first 5 missions of the game.. Star Trek Bridge Commander is based on entirely new game technology and is being created by Totally Games developers of the award winning X-Wing Series. Check them out!

The new objective-based teamplay map for the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault multiplayer demo is now available for for download. The map is 6 Mb to grab and you find it right here.

Ubi Soft just released a few new movies of Grandia II. First movie is a 13 Mb AVI that show some PS2 gameplay and the second one is a 9 Mb AVI that show some PC gameplay.

After several weeks of backbone upgrades, NovaLogic Ltd. today announced that the newly configured online gaming service NovaWorld, will go live today. This announcement also means that the eagerly awaited online multiplayer feature for Comanche 4, where up to 16 players can shoot it out in the skies over the internet, is ready to roll.

The popularity of the X-Men continues to grow with each incarnation of their mutant adventures, said Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide Studios. The advanced technology of these next gen systems will allow us to give gamers faster action, more varied and expansive environments and characters that look better than ever before. We have 5 new screens for you to check out!

With "Raccoon Strike" you have the possibility to go against those naughty little creatures. In this game the waterthrowing raccoons will be put to flight with their own weapons. The Advantage: Nobody gets hurt. The Disadvantage: They come back all the time... klick here for flash game (708 KB)!

GameSpyDaily tossed up some screens from EA's upcoming Medal of Honor demo release for the holidays. They also bring you ten screens of Innonics' interesting little Diggles in their natural habitat, the PC!

BonusWeb tossed up a new 5 Mb Natural Resistance movie showing some more gameplay from this 3D strategy game. You find it here!

The official Anno 1503 AD site offers now a new movie trailer of this isometric trading strategy game. The trailer comes in 2 versions, normal quality 36 Mb and high quality 97 Mb. Bring me there.

Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne official web is now available. The site covers all about this game (information, screens) and there is also a signup form so you get notified when the upcoming beta demo is released.

The first screens from Vivendi's Lord of the Rings Game based on the books is now available.. It's Gamer's Voice that got this first screen posted up and the game is described as follows:

The Fellowship of the Ring is an Xbox title slated for release in fourth quarter 2002 and is being developed by Seattle-based WXP, Inc. The game is a third-person action title in which gamers play as three members of the fellowship, Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf, on a journey from the Shire to the depths of Moria and all the way to the River Anduin. Hot stuff! Check it out.

I was just over to RPGDot and found a interesting article there about Divine Divinity is delayed again.. Here is a snip from the article:

Aye - it's no joke. has turned out to be quite a beast, and while the beta has been there for some time now, the QA necessary for this game is amazing. There's so much you can do, and all of that has to be tested, balanced and tweaked. If we wouldn't do that to the point of perfection (which we're trying) you would end up with a game with "potentials" rather than "accomplishments", and that's one thing we don't want to do. Head over to RPGDot for full story!

TimeGate Studios offering a new map pack for Kohan: Ahriman's Gift. Just head over to there website and sign up for it there!

LucasArts sent a word that their highly anticipated Microsoft XBox action title, Star Wars: Obiwan, is now available on store shelves throughout North America and for a retail price 49.99$

The Czech's site Tiscali Games today tossed up some new screens from JoWood Productions upcoming 3D action adventure, Cold Zero: The Last Stand. Also a new 8 Mb movie trailer is available to grab.

Last of the Xmas updates is an extra StarTopia mission from the depths of the design deptment. To play it you will need to have the 1.0.1 patch installed. Take me there!

Beginning Monday evening, January 7th, individuals residing in the United States or Canada will have the opportunity to register for their chance to be one of 5,000 players chosen to play-test Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos™. These players will be the first to experience the new Real-Time Strategy Game from Blizzard. Full story at Blizzard!