The presses' have been running all night, the editor has drunk way too much coffee, and we can now finally release NeoCronicle #3. This edition features the much sought after results of the "Life on Mars" competition, making this our largest issue yet!! Read more for links where to grab it!

Lego has some nice titles lined up for the E3, especially Drone Racers for PS2/PC seem to be coming along quite nicely. Check em out!

Paradox Entertainment will publish the massively multi-player on-line RPG version of its post-apocalyptic techno-fantasy property Mutant Chronicles in Spring 2003. It is a joint venture with Dubai-based Imaginations FZ-LLC which has been working on the project for some time.

Microsoft Corp., along with its manufacturing partner Flextronics Corp., today announced plans to establish a manufacturing and assembly operation for the Xbox in China later this year. The companies also stated that the console manufacturing operation in Hungary would be relocated to Doumen, China. In addition to the Xbox operations at Flextronics' Guadalajara, Mexico, facility and the new operations in China, Microsoft will add another facility in Asia in the future.

The solar system is heating up and Earth and its colonies are engaged in a fracious war to conquer the galaxy. When they encounter other extra-terrestrial races the humans join forces, and the formidable Legions of Iron are born. Developed for PC CD-Rom by Digital Reality, the makers of Imperium Galactica I and II, Haegemonia - Legions Of Iron lets you explore and conquer the galaxy... Full article below!

Interplay Entertainment Corp. announced today that it's highly-anticipated game "Hunter: The Reckoning" has gone gold and will ship on May 21 in North America.

A new report just published by independent market analysts Datamonitor, reveals that the next 3 years will bring buoyant growth to the electronic games market globally, spearheaded by console games.

Working through the night, the network of underground journalists, designers and printers, worked feverishly to prepare Neocronicle issue no 2! Taking no prisoners, speaking its mind, and sharing its thoughts with the world, this group of dedicated followers risked their all to finish it and attempt to voice their opinions. To all that listen, here is the second issue. To all that don't, why not?! Get the .pdf here (300k) or grab it as a zip file here (250k). If you missed the first issue, go HERE.

Capcom Entertainment today announced an August 27 launch for Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, the highly anticipated sequel to Onimusha: Warlords, for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. Based on this award winning, multi-million selling blockbuster, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny takes the series to an entirely new level.

Digital Mayhem, a division of Interplay Entertainment Corp., announced that the highly anticipated upcoming action game Hunter: The Reckoning is scheduled to ship on June 2002 for the Xbox. Hunter: The Reckoning is a fast and furious action game based on the characters and fiction found in the popular role-playing game Hunter: The Reckoning and the immersive World of Darkness created by White Wolf Publishing, Inc. It will be distributed by Virgin Int. in Europe.

MadOnion.com™ today announced the immediate availability of its free and newly released PCMark™2002 Benchmarking tool, available for download from this link. PCMark2002 provides consumers and business users with a unified benchmarking tool that reliably measures and compares performance of laptops, desktop PCs and workstations, across multiple Win OS's. An integrated online result browser allows instant results comparison against the world's largest performance database. With PCMark2002's ease-of-use, professional calibre benchmarking software is now available to even novice PC users. Major corporations - including AMD, Intel, Microsoft and Nvidia - participated in the development and testing of the product and are impressed by its ease-of-use and its reliable and impartial benchmarking methodology.

Capcom Eurosoft today announced plans to release Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system this summer. This highly anticipated title is a sequel to last year's award-winning and multi-million unit selling blockbuster Onimusha: Warlords. Pressrelease with facts and screens below!

Sega of America today announced that its recently launched "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for the Nintendo GameCube was the #1 selling game for the system in its first week of sales according to independent retail data from NPD TRSTS (week ending 2/16/02). Selling five times more than the #2 title and as much as the next 12 titles combined, "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" marks the debut of Sega's mascot, Sonic The Hedgehog, on a new next-generation video game system.

Sega send over 16 rather fuzzy screenshots from their upcoming Game Cube title, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Check them out below!

Sega of America today announced the release of "Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for the Nintendo GameCube. The title, which is the first to take advantage of the Nintendo GameCube* Game Boy Advance Cable, also marks Sonic's first appearance on a new next-generation video game console.

GamingGroove just tossed up six new screenshots from Interplay and their upcoming X-Box title -- Hunter: The Reckoning.

Stockholm based games developer Paradox Entertainment, has finished work on the role-playing game Valhalla Chronicles and will be releasing it in signed territories starting in March.

Dr. Robotnik has concocted a diabolical scheme, and it's up to you to stop him. Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy as you collect Chaos Emeralds and thwart his nefarious machines. Sega just sended over 21 screenshots, a bit of art and a logo from the upcoming GBA title Sonic Advance. Release date: 8/3/2002.

Just a reminder. At 11 pm PST (GMT -8). The beta signup for Blizzards upcoming game, WarCraft III, begins. Be there cause they only have 5,000 spots available. Sign up here.

High Voltage Software and Digital Mayhem have released a new 11.6 Mb movie for their 3rd person action X-Box title Hunter: The Reckoning. Grab this movie at Fileplanet.

Another Resident Evil game coming for the PS2. Gun Survivor 2 Code: Veronica transfers the action to a first person perspective, placing gamers even closer to unknown terrors. Sounds interesting? Well head over to ToTheGame to check out the 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!

Capcom Eurosoft today confirmed that it will be releasing Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica for the PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system in early 2002. Set in the same universe as the massive number one hit Resident Evil Code: Veronica X, Resident Evil Survivor 2 Code: Veronica transfers the action to a first person perspective, placing gamers even closer to unknown terrors.

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games is getting ready to unleash Devil May Cry, a new “gothic action” game for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. Designed by Resident Evil creator and mastermind, Shinji Mikami, Devil May Cry is scheduled to release this November.