A new dawn in lifestyle festivals emerges between May 4th-6th, when 2C: The Official PlayStation Event opens its doors. Full pressrelease below!

Ubi Soft Entertainment has launched a new official Web site for Rayman Arena, its upcoming multiplayer action game set in the Rayman universe. It´s loaded with screens, wallpapers and a video footage of the game. Rayman Arena is scheduled for release in March.

Sierra sends word that the new/official site for Papyrus' upcoming NASCAR Racing 2002 Season is now live. It has a link to the demo and a bunch of screenshots to keep you happy untill it arrives in stores (which ought to be SOON).

Patrician II from Strategy First (Developed by German Ascaron Software) sails the high seas! Claiming to be an innovative game in the RTS genre we decided to check if the ship stays afloat or sinks to the bottom of the ocean. Find out if we needed a life jacket or not.

Members of Strategy First's head office confirmed rumors today that a Special Collector's Edition of the year's most highly anticipated turn-based fantasy/strategy game will ship to stores January 24th, 2002.

Universal Interactive has launched the official site for their upcoming Xbox title, Fellowship of the Ring. You find storylines as well as development art and much more on this new site. Releasedate for Xbox - Oct. 2002.

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)!

In a far away future naughty aliens will get hit badly. With a great arsenal of weapons and a big pool of vehicles the gamer can either choose between 1st or 3rd person view. The official site for Breed is up, filled with lot of information, screens, wallpapers and etc.

Today Creative Assembly has opened up the official site for there 3D turn-based RTS game, Medieval: Total War. The site includes as usually a lot of game information, screenshots and much more. Check it out!

Rage, the UK-based computer games publisher and developer, is pleased to announce that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with best selling author and former SAS soldier - Andy McNab - and plans to produce a series of different military-based 3D-action games in conjunction with McNab across a number of leading gaming formats.

MindArk seeks 5,000 participants to test its virtual world’s economy system with real cash. MindArk AB announced today that the initial trial of the revolutionary Project Entropia economy system will begin in the near future as part of MindArk’s release schedule.

The first official Tactical-Ops map pack has now been released. It contains 10 maps, 8 of which are new, and 2 that are reintroduced. Get over to all download mirrors here!!

Ghost recon ... People who havent heard of this title ought to be sniped .. shot etc... But just in case you havent ... its a MUST get .. In the UK they had a multiplayer and results in a grand (money that is ;) for the winners.

Never before has a video game offered such depth and innovation: Herdy Gerdy's epic adventure features unique gameplay mechanics that are integrated within a vibrant world with its own delicately balanced eco-system and a rather unusual population.

Creature Labs today announced the launch of an ingenious on-line e-commerce initiative entitled the Creatures Labs Shopping Mall that enables consumers to purchase and download new breeds of artificial intelligence Norns at £4.99 each.

Strategy First and Ascaron are pleased to announce that their highly anticipated real-time trading simulation, Patrician II has shipped to stores and should be available in retailers nationwide in the next few days.

Network Of the World is putting the finishing touches on the launch video for the Official UK Xbox Magazine. On sale from November 15th 2001 with a run of 50,000 copies, the video features exclusive footage from more than a dozen launch titles as played on Microsoft's new console.

Strategy First Inc. and German developer, Ascaron are pleased to announce that Patrician II has gone gold - setting sail for North American retailers next month.

The Xbox gets a version with a few extra squeaks and whistles. 16 new screen from this game is now avaliable!! See them here!!

Vivendi Universal Publishing Interactive today announced the winners of the Official Tribes 2 UK Cup in what can only be described as a battle of skill and team tactics. Along with a little bit of luck, Crushed Frogs were the overall winners, notching up an incredible lead against rivals Mirage for the top spot.

Computer flight simulation publisher Just Flight today announced their expansion into the wider computer games world under the newly christened games division, Just Play. The maiden release will be titled 'The Amazing Virtual Sea-Monkeys®'.

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.

Microsoft has announced that the official Web site for A.I. Puzzler is now live. Following on the heels of the US release of "A.I.," Steven Spielberg's new film, A.I. Puzzler will be available for an estimated retail price of £19.99 and is scheduled for a UK release in September 2001.