A little while ago EA picked up the rights to the sequel of Anno1602. Today we bring you some more game info and a bunch of screens ...

Interactive entertainment company Infogrames, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with UK-based game publisher, Codemasters. Under the terms of the one-year deal, Infogrames will be the sole distributor of Codemasters’ interactive entertainment titles throughout North America.

Westwood Studios announced today that it will release Command & Conquer™ Theater of War™, a bundle of four of its most popular C&C games. The bundle includes the original Command & Conquer, Tiberian Sun™, Red Alert™ and Red Alert 2. Theater of War is published by Electronics Arts under the EA GAMES™ brand.

Futuristic First Person Action Game Lands on Mars Next Fall. Fishtank Interactive announced today that they have signed the worldwide publishing rights for the action game "Chaser(tm)," and the company plans to ship the game in Fall of 2002.

Electronic Arts® and Thrustmaster® have joined forces to bring together the best elements of software and hardware for the Sony PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, to give gamers the ultimate gaming experience.

Over at pc.ign.com you can read the latest pressrelease from Lionhead. They let us know that they has an expansion pack in the works for Black & White. You find it here!

Based on the first D&D computer RPG, Pool Of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor is a new Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing game set in the popular world of the Forgotten Realms.

Trade your way across continents and engage in the fiercest sea battles in maritime history as Patrician II, the most in-depth real-time trading simulation ever created, is released on PC this November from Ascaron and Infogrames.

Dutch publisher Project Three Interactive BV have signed the worldwide rights to the stunning first person shooter game NEW WORLD ORDER. Being developed for PC by talented Swedish developer Termite Games, NEW WORLD ORDER is scheduled for release in March 2002.

Monster Game, a division of Monster Cable focusing specifically on products for the home videogame market, announces a full lineup of cables for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft.

Featuring a New Breed of Action Hero From the Creator of Lara Croft(R). The Ultimate Next Generation Action Game From the Lead Designer of The Original Tomb Raider(R) Coming This Winter to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE™ Interplay Entertainment Corp., announced today that their highly anticipated title, Galleon™: Islands of Mystery, is currently in development for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

Save Money and Maximize Playtime with Monster Digital Charger™ and Monster PowerCells™. Available now, the Monster Game Power Pack comes complete with both the Monster Digital Charger™ and Monster PowerCells™, offering more gameplay than any other battery power source.

GI Combat, available in PC CDROM format, is a continuous time strategy game, engulfing the player in the dynamic conflicts of the Second World War. The full three-dimensional environment provides unsurpassed detail for terrain, armor penetration, vehicle movement, and weapons fire. A simple menu and icon driven interface will assure the player complete control over the gaming environment and allow for easy access to game data.

Crave Announces "Kabuki Warriors" for the Xbox Video Game System. Splendor of Stage and Sword Fighting Action to Debut on the Future Generation Console. Crave Entertainment today announced "Kabuki Warriors" for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft. Inspired by classic arcade fighters and traditional Japanese theater, "Kabuki Warriors" features samurai actors as they strive to astonish audiences with brilliant swordplay and dramatic moves.

Nikita, a leading Russian entertainment software developer, announces the completion of its game, "Parkan. Iron Strategy". Master CDs of the US and German versions of the "Parkan. Iron Strategy." game are ready for release.

Forget the caffeine, this game has all of the frenetic energy your palpitating heart can handle. Sega of America announced today the release of "Outtrigger™" for the 128-bit, Internet-ready Sega Dreamcast video game console.

3DO Europe today announced the release of Shifters, a revolutionary third-person adventure title featuring shape-shifting, due to be published for PS2 in November 2001. Read the full pressrelease and also check out screens and art's..

High end computer and video game publisher GodGames, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , today announced it will publish Railroad Tycoon II Platinum.

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced today the release of Extermination(TM), a dynamic action-thriller, available exclusively for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system.

From the pressrelease: Swedish games developer Paradox Entertainment is busy working on the sequel to the critically acclaimed hit Europa Universalis. That game has been fully localized to more than ten languages around the world and has carved a reputation for being one of the most solid historical games ever released. Scheduled to arrive this Christmas, Europa Universalis II broadens the games scope even further.... Read full pressrelease here.

Tiburon Studios, who develop Madden for EA, are at work on NASCAR Thunder 2002 for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. NASCAR Thunder 2002 will ship on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 this fall and for the Xbox "during the first wave of Xbox titles."

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced today that it will publish Eurofighter Typhoon . Developed by UK-based Rage Software plc, Eurofighter Typhoon raises the bar for combat flight games and combines the tension and excitement of World War dog fighting, with the power and agility of fifth generation fighters.

Take 2 has announced the "challenging and captivating puzzle game" Tang Tang for the Game Boy Advance. Release is set to August 2001. Tang Tang will be the first game Take 2 releases for the Game Boy Advance. A Duke Nukem game will follow in the fall.

Fantasy Role-Playing Game Takes Players to the Depths of the Underworld.

Hercules is about to launch a new OEM range of soundcards based on :

• a new bus developed by Intel and called CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)
• an audio partnership with Analog Devices who provides us with their hardware and software technology called SoundMax to help us design and develop sound cards that benefit from the new features of the CNR bus.
  

This will allow us to propose a large offer of very low cost sound boards to integrators and OEM. Providing New Class of WHQL-certified CNR sound Cards utilizing SoundMAX technology; Motherboard leaders Asus, Gigabyte, Intel and MSI ready for CNR Upgrades