Trinigy and development and publishing house Destineer today disclosed the conclusion of a licensing deal regarding the Vision Game Engine. Within the scope of this agreement, Destineer will be developing currently undisclosed games based on Trinigy's Vision technology for multiple platforms.

Strategy First and Mist Land-South have released a patch today for the North American version of their strategy title COPS 2170: The Power of Law. This update brings your North American retail game to v1.22 and fixes game crashes and sound related issues when using WinXP/2k. Read more for download links ...

2K Games today announced that it has signed an agreement with Empire Interactive to distribute Ford Racing 3 for the PS2, Xbox, and PC in North America. The first two titles of the Ford Racing series, which were also distributed by Take-Two, sold over 1 million units in North America.

Ubisoft has released a demo for Splinter Cell Chaos Theory giving you the chance to check out the "Lighthouse" level, as well as tutorial and multiplayer map. This is a PC Gamer cover cd demo, a slightly smaller version (but identical in content) will be released in a few days. Read more for download links ...

Direct from the popular television series, He-Man, the ultimate hero, battles his greatest enemies on foot or astride his trusty Battle Cat through 34 levels within three huge environments. Spectacular sword fights and hand-to-hand combat await you at every turn in this epic world of magic and mystery. Midas Interactive continues to set the standard for budget console game publishing with the imminent release of He-Man: Defender of Grayskull on PS2.

Havok today announced that it will be revealing Havok Complete 3, its integrated middleware solution at an exclusive launch event during the 2005 Game Developer Conference (GDC 2005). Havok Complete 3 features the latest release of Havok's flagship product, Havok Physics 3, combined with Havok's newest product, Havok Animation 3.

The latest Settlers game takes the franchise and pushes it to the next level with fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features,. The game will take the player to a medieval setting, to re-conquer the kingdom currently under the domination of an evil tyrant. While Heritage of Kings is not released yet in English territories, Blue Byte is already working on a "The Fog Realm" addon with new maps, new heroes, and editor.

Matric Games has released the first update for its strategy game Tin Soldiers: Alexander the Great. This update brings your retail game to v1.01 fixes a problem with the AI exposing their rear flank when attacking and repaired a small bug that caused a menu hang in certain machines. Additionally a spelling error was found and fixed. Read more for details and download links ...

Blitz: The League will feature a powerful story mode that, for the first time ever in a football videogame, explores the realism, lifestyle and drama found in professional football. Players will take the helm of a downtrodden football franchise and retool the players and coaching staff in a quest to guide them to the league championship. Additional features include intense multiplayer action with head-to head online play and complete customization of players, teams, stadiums and more.

Battlefront.com and Sonalysts announce today that the inaugural title of the Sonalysts Combat Simulations brand, named S.C.S. Dangerous Waters! is now available for order and shipping! S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters! is not sold in stores, and is only available via mail order directly from www.battlefront.com.

In Killer 7, players take on the role of Harman Smith an unlikely assassin who lives life at his own pace. Switching between seven different personalities, he employs each character’s abilities to terminate targets he deems "deserving to die." Read more to check out some screens ...

SWAT 4 allows players to take control of a squad of up to five police officers tasked with performing dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests, hostage rescue and counter-terrorism. This single-player demo features one mission, a hostage situation in Victory Imports Auto Center, and also the Quick Mission Maker, allowing you to make your own variations of this mission (thanks Boomtown). Read more for downloadl inks ...

Use destructive weapons and innate mental powers to take on the most feared enemy in the galaxy - Mankind! Play as Crypto, an alien warrior sent to Earth to clear the way for the Furon invasion force. Your mission is to infiltrate humanity, control them, harvest their brain stems and ultimately destroy them. You choose the method - infiltration or disintigration!

Developed by Monolith Productions, F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault and Recon), is an intense first person close-quarters combat experience with rich atmosphere and an engaging storyline. Read more for some new screens and an awesome trailer showing multiplayer action ...

Day of Defeat: Source, Valve's World War II-themed multiplayer action game, is approaching beta and will be available early this spring via Steam. A team-based multiplayer game that cast players in the Axis vs. Allies battles of Western Europe circa 1944, Day of Defeat: Source leverages the power of the Source engine to introduce integrated physics simulation technology, all new audio, updated maps, enhanced effects and more. More information about Day of Defeat: Source will be released in the coming weeks.

Cold Fear is the first action-horror title to be published under the Ubisoft brand and combines the popular elements of both action and horror releases, delivering an action-packed, tension-filled gaming experience.

Today, Gran Turismo 4 launches and is available nationwide exclusively for the PlayStation 2. To celebrate the launch, consumers in LA had the opportunity to receive free gas and play the game at a Mobil Gas Station that was transformed into the official Gran Turismo pit stop from 6-10am this morning. Read more to check out the event photos, and car and soundtrack lists ...

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Darkwatch - Trailer #8
• Empire Earth 2 - Rex Bradford Interview Part 2
• Dungeon Lords - Trailer #6
• Neverend - Trailer
• Obscure - Trailer #3

Live fastballs, suicide squeezes, grass-staining dives, seventh-inning stretches, walk-off homeruns, peanuts and hotdogs… these are just some of the things that make the sport of baseball America’s favorite pastime. The victory of a baseball game can depend on the walk-off homerun in the ninth inning or a simple second base steal.