A usual Friday it seems .. plenty of demo's get released right before the weekend ... First the announced updated Mobile Forces demo at 3D Gamers. The enhanced version of Rage Software's vehicular team-based shooter (74.1 MB) offers the same level and Holdout mode as previous version but includes a dedicated server option, enhanced networking code, rebalanced weapons, tweaked physics, particle effects, a spectator option, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes (thanks Blues). Second there is the 'Tony Hawk 3' demo which allows you to skate the Foundry as Tony Hawk. This 50mb skating pleasure is available at FilePlanet.

2085. The world is in chaos. The large cities of the past are now just ruins. Anarchy is the order of the day, the government is unstable and the streets are run by gangs federated by the mob. The government decides to take action: new soldiers are needed in the UMC (United Marine Corporation), men capable of controlling a situation that has become uncontrollable. But before sending them out onto the streets to meet their destiny, they have to be trained...

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!

What genre does Imperium Galactica III fall into – the tactical or strategic one? How large is the strategic part of the intergalactic universe spectacle? And what does the armoury look like? Questions, questions, and more questions! Robi Sugar, development director, and Axel Rathgeber, producer at CDV, give detailed answers to your most urgent questions. Where? In the brand-new FAQ section of the official Imperium Galactica III website.

Sabotain is a genre-mix of 3D-action and role play elements that takes you to a fantastic, futuristic world full of sabotage, espionage, intrigues and assassinations. To whet your appetite, they have composed a really great location-episode. To the futuristic world!

The eagerly awaited RTS-game from the developers of the blockbuster Cossacks: European Wars, American Conquest will span 300 years of history focussing on the discovery of America up to the American wars of independence. GSC Game World offers you unique RTS experience featuring 16000 units. To the New World!

Cossacks: Back to War is the second official add-on to the RTS-blockbuster Cossacks: European Wars. The developer GSC Game World provides you with further spectacular battles throughout Europe. The two new nations include Switzerland and Hungary. Check out the architectural workmanship from Switzerland HERE.

Blitzkrieg, the eagerly awaited RTS-title from Nival Interactive, features the entire Second World War and its historically correct battles with hundreds of detailed 3D units. As a bonus for you, they have put together some dramatic screens of the front line. There the German tanks cross the Russian trenches, when suddenly a single low-flying aircraft bravely enters the battle. But take a look yourself…

Television Cartoon, New Video Games Feature Top-Selling Nintendo Character. Kirby, Nintendo's pink powerhouse, bounces onto U.S. television airwaves this fall.

In Soldier of Fortune 2 players once again assume the role of John Mullins, a military consultant working for the top-secret anti-terrorist group known as The Shop. In the game, players must tackle a wide-range of missions from hostage rescue and intelligence gathering, to search-and-destroy. Level design in Soldier of Fortune 2 is flexible enough to allow for multiple styles of play. Gamers can “hit ‘em hard” with a frontal assault or use stealth weapons for a subtle approach. Check these 30+ new screens from various levels and the random map generator! BEAUTIFUL!

TDK Mediactive, Inc. announced today that its original fantasy title for the PS2, PRYZM Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn has gone Gold, the game industry term for being completed and ready for production, and will ship June 11th to retail outlets nationwide at the breakthrough suggested launch price of $19.99 MSRP.

Sports Interactive and Eidos Interactive, the developer and publisher team responsible for the Championship Manager series of record breaking PC management simulations, today announce a deal with Softwrap that will see Championship Manager: Season 01/02 available for download from Sun Online.

Microsoft today announced that the official Fan Site Kit (FSK) for Age of Mythology is now available at the official Age Of Mythology website. Read more for details/links.

It wasnt supposed to be released until later today but the demo version of Raven Software and LucasArts's hit action game Star Wars: Jedi Knight II is now available. As mentioned before the demo contains a single player level that is not in the retail version of the game. You can download the 66MB demo through Gigex or at Shacknews.

EA just released the expected v2.0 Update patch for their team-based tactical shooter 'Global Operations'. This patch adds a bunch of new (mainly server) features and some bug fixes. Read more for a detailed list/links where to get it (thanks blues).

Sierra has just released an update patch for their recently released First Person Shooter, Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza. It brings the Piranha Games mod-gone-retail to v 1.01. Read more for fix details and links where to grab it.

Westwood Studios announced today plans to expand the public test of Earth & Beyond to 100,000 players before it's released this fall. Earth & Beyond is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game and will be published by Electronic Arts under the EA GAMES brand in August 2002.

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, will preview its 2002 product lineup during the E3 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 22-24, 2002.

Rockstar Games is pleased to announce that "Midnight Club" and "Smuggler's Run" have earned the prestigious honor of joining SCEA's "Greatest Hits" line-up for the PS2. Both titles have reached "Greatest Hits" status by achieving impressive sales since their release at the launch of the system in October 2000. The "Greatest Hits" "Smuggler's Run" and "Midnight Club" titles will now be available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 in May 2002.

The brutal and spectacular gladiator battles of the ancient world serve as inspiration for Gladius, a turn-based action role-playing (RPG) game from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. Gladius follows the grand saga of two young heroes, Ursula and Valens, as they recruit and train a team of warriors to contend in the fiercely competitive gladiator games. The game supports both single and multiplayer modes and is expected to release spring 2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube.