Last week Blue Byte announced that its 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings' has gone gold and is expected in German stores November 23, 2004. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. Today we received word that a 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings' demo will be released before the game launches, so that should be shortly. Whether it will be only in German is not known at this point.

NRA Varmint Hunter is the first in a series of 15 games from Speedco and the NRA. Based on one of the fastest growing hunting sports in North America, varmint hunting is enjoyed by virtually all of the various shooting and hunting communities. The game series will cover many different shooting disciplines. Upcoming titles include High Power Competition, American Big Game Hunter, Wing Shooter and Ultimate Hunt.

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 :

• Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within - Monica Bellucci Trailer
• Sentinel Descendants in Time - Trailer
• Dungeon Lords - Trailer #3 [Divx]

Cenega has launched the official UFO: Aftershock website where you can get fresh updates in news, game features, storyline, exclusive screenshots and latest videos. UFO: Aftershock is the sequel to 2003's UFO: Aftermath and follows from one of the endings of the first title. The player will have to investigate what happened on the Earth surface and fight against new enemies who want the planet for themselves.

The entertainment industry is bracing for a big night tonight as thousands of fans around the globe finally get their hands on one of the most highly anticipated games of the year: "Halo 2," available exclusively Xbox. Gamers, celebrities, adrenaline junkies and industry paparazzi worldwide will converge at hundreds of lively launch soirees and thousands of retail outlets when the game officially goes on sale just after midnight.

Destineer’s Bold Games unit today announces its fourth title for the PC, Wings Over Vietnam, is now available at most mass merchant and PC retailers nationwide.

'Ballerium', an online multiplayer RTS, was an ambitious project by developer Majorem that has been in the works for a few years which has come to a sudden end. "Having no viable alternative and following the collapse of Majorem's only client, development is immediately suspended. The technology, demonstrated successfully with Ballerium will now be offered as-is for whomever is interested in making an offer."

Utilizing the next generation of the Invictus engine which incorporates its new real-time physics module, Cross Racing Championship (CRC) will allow the player to experience the thrills of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open terrains. The Demo offers three quick race game modes, a time trial mode, two game tracks and two cars with wide variety of tuning options, from the eagerly anticipated racer.

DreamCatcher Games today announced Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell has reached gold status. The Expansion Pack for the award-winning FPS, Painkiller, will begin shipping to North American retailers on November 11th and will begin releasing across Europe on November 24th.

Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE) today announced that EverQuest II has shipped to North American retail stores. EverQuest II is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony Online Entertainment's EverQuest. More than 100,000 people have already pre-ordered EverQuest II in hopes of being among the first to experience this massive gaming phenomenon.