Cyan Worlds and Ubisoft announced that the next chapter of the Myst saga is under development. "Due to the tremendous loyalty and spirit of the Myst community, and our appreciation for your involvement through the years of development of the Myst series, we are making this announcement to you first, before the official Press Release. Myst V: End of Ages will be a new pinnacle, continuing the beauty, drama, creativity and challenge which have been the hallmarks of all Myst titles". Myst V: End of Ages is scheduled for autumn 2005.

Electronic Arts has released the first patch for Black Hole Games' 3D RTS Armies of Exigo. This update brings your retail game to v1.3 and fixes so online players are now defaulted to one chat room (AoX Chat) instead of national channels, and ladder Rankings now function and update correctly. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Konami America today announced that Suikoden IV for the PS2 has shipped to retail stores nationwide. The company's epic role-playing game (RPG) includes the long awaited return of the series' signature 108 Stars of Destiny as well as an enhanced graphical interface and a new ground breaking battle system.

Spoils of War skillfully combines the successes of real-time strategy and first-person shooter to create intense warfare and player depth that is unparalleled. Read more for new screens ...

Cenega has delayed Mithis Games' turn based strategy game from its original February 4, 2005 date to a more vague April 2005 (thanks Blues).

DJ Pooh “a.k.a Mark Jordan” the writer of the critically acclaimed movie Friday and the mega-successful video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has joined the 404 Gaming team as Senior Executive Writer. DJ Pooh will be creating the many stories that will define the Hip-Hop Urban based MMO 404 Gaming is currently developing. Pooh brings his many years of Urban story telling talents to the cutting edge team and technology that is 404 Gaming (thanks ve3d). Time will have to tell what this is all about ...

Warrider is an action-RPG in development over at TaleWorlds which combines a sophisticated, dynamic game world and intense medieval swordfighting action, and strives to create a game experience never seen before. Playing Warrider, you will venture through a world filled with daring enemies as well as friendly groups that will come to your aid or need yours (thanks RPGDot). Read more for details, screens, and ingame footage ...

Capcom today announced the release of Resident Evil 4, a terrifying new chapter in the world renowned series, for the GameCube. Based on the popular Resident Evil series, which has sold more than 24 million units worldwide, Resident Evil 4 sees the return of a familiar hero on a mission of the highest level.

EA has released another new patch for its recently released Sim game, The Sims 2. This update brings your retail game to v1.0.0.994 and combines the previous DVD & CD updates into one, and fixes a few bugs related to downloadable objects, as well as addressing browser issues for Asian territories (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Atari announced today that it will continue its long-standing successful relationship with FUNimation Productions, Ltd. through a new five-year exclusive license for the Dragon Ball franchise covering the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Under the new agreement, Atari will have the rights to develop interactive video games based on the Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT animated series and characters for all current and future gaming consoles and portable gaming devices, such as the NDS and PSP.