LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is pleased to announce that STAR WARS Obi-Wan for Microsoft Xbox has been approved for manufacturing and will be in stores later this week! Check out more about this game at the official site.

We got a bit of artwork and a logo from Ubi Soft's upcoming Playstation game, Rayman Rush. All we know is that it's out in March 2002.. Screenshots surely can't be far behind.

Monolith today released a 5 Mb big patch that fix a lot of multiplayer improvements for Aliens vs Predator 2, at the same time they release a new 12 Mb map pack that includes 10 new maps.

Russian video game developer and publisher, 1C, is gearing up to make its debut in the North American market with the PC 3D adventure game Jazz and Faust. Set for release in the second quarter of 2002, Jazz and Faust will feature a rich, innovative storyline and beautiful 3D graphics, which will satisfy game fans that are looking for both qualities in a game rather than just one at the expense of the other.

CSCentral today released a new CounterStrike map pack and it contains 8 high quality maps of wich 4 are exclusively released within the pack. The pack also contains PODbot waypoints for all maps. Sounds interesting? Well find out more, check screens and download it from the official site.

RPGDot today tossed up Divine Divinity Developer Profile #5. This fifth edition, features independent graphic artist, Wouter de Winter. Here is a part of the article:

1) Tell us about yourself. Who are you and what do you do at Larian Studios.

Wouter De Winter is my name, but what does this tell you? Nothing much, apart from that it doesn't sound German. Which is convenient, because that is one of the many things I'm not. I'm also not gay (contrary to popular belief ;) ) Bring it on!

We picked ut the these words from Serious Monday development diary: The word that I would use to describe how demo went would be: "Super!" If we were in the fifties, the word would probably be: "Swell!". Thanks God we are not in the fifties. We received thousands of e-mails with positive reactions regarding demo and that's why we are all very happy and excited. It seems that you like new enemies, weapons, gameplay, setting, sounds, music... yadda yadda yadda... everything... except the box. Which you all just adore!

Gamespot today posted up a bunch of new gameplay movies from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. The movies is between 7 and 13 Mb to download and comes in MPEG format. Take me there!

Chaser is a first person shooter, built on the high-end 3D engine (CloakNT), in which main character passes through real environments and uses real weapons. Now there is a new movie available for download and you find it on the official site for the game.

Activision, Inc. confirmed today that the company is currently in development on the fourth product in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise, one of the largest brands in interactive entertainment. The game, which is being created by premier developer Neversoft Entertainment, will feature the signature gameplay, top-rated skaters and intuitive controls that have made the franchise a critical and commercial success. The title is slated for release in fiscal year 2003.

Microsoft today announced that Age of Mythology, Ensemble Studios' latest real-time strategy game, will be available in September of 2002. Age of Mythology is set in a mythological past when heroes battled monsters of legend, and gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. To celebrate this announcement, Microsoft is unveiling a movie that showcases the ancient Norse civilization. The AVI is available for download here.

More Box-bashing stats from across the pond.

Total North American shipments of NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) have now reached 1.1 million, with more than 800,000 sold through in the U.S., Canada and Latin America markets.

Infogrames sended over some extra screens from Test Drive overdrive showing us three renders and some car pics for the mandatory "Here are all the cars" box-out.

Jason Tush has made a blood pak to replace the grey smoke that comes out of the bodies with red smoke. Find out more about this great pak over at the official site for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.

Raw power versus legendary performance in high-impact street racing mayhem. Rocket through crowded cities, opponents and the law on your tail, in the ultimate test of man and machine. Test Drive is reborn with more racing action and thrills than any Test Drive seen before. You can take the wheel but can you take the challenge? Welcome to the unique thrills of TD overdrive, available from Infogrames on PS2 in March 2002.

Feel the heart pounding in your chest, the adrenaline surging through your veins as you race at 175 miles per hour down a busy street, one eye on the road as you swerve to avoid traffic, the other in your rear-view mirror at the pursuing police cars. Welcome to the unique thrills of TD overdrive, available from Infogrames on Xbox in March 2002. Enjoy!

The next generation of cereal box promotion is coming to a store near you. From January to October 2002, across 13 European Countries, 26 million Kellogg's cereal boxes will feature mini-games from the top selling Infogrames' software range. "Plastic dinosaurs have had their day"

Sony sended over eight pics of an unlikely Suzuki roadster and 12 shots of racing-modded metal. Check out the screens below!

A new version 1.70 update of the Strike Force UT is now available for download on Strike Force Center. This new updated version is 64 Mb to download and includes seven new maps, a bunch of weapon changes and improvements. You find it here.

Well doesn't happen to much this Sunday but there is some pretty nice reviews out there to check out.. We bring up a few review links here: MGON has posted up a review of Arabian Nights, HomeLan checked out Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, BlueSmoke tossed up a review from S.W.I.N.E. and Video Game News reviewed Dark Age of Camelot.