Namco announced today the fourth installment in its popular light gun shooter franchise, Time Crisis: Crisis Zone, has gone gold. Shipping exclusively for the PlayStation2, Time Crisis: Crisis Zone is scheduled for an October release. If you haven't yet, check our recent 'Time Crisis: Crisis Zone' preview, or read more for some new screens...

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that Fable, the highly anticipated Xbox roleplaying adventure game, has has been spotted on store shelves in North America for an estimated retail price of $49.95 (U.S.). Fable will be available in Europe in October.

SCi has released a demo for its latest action game Conflict: Vietnam, allowing you to try out the second mission from the full game titled 'Rumble in the Jungle.' (thanks Tiscali) Read more for download links ...

Ubisoft today released v1.1 of the CryENGINE SDK, which fixes Polybump plugins and includes a few extra plugins, documents, and more. Read more for details and download links ...

DreamCatcher Games today announced the official single player demo, which offers desktop dictators a 90 minute timed Russian scenario where they can attack other countries, perform covert actions or stir things up abroad with war declarations. They’ll witness the cause and effect consequences of their actions from an atlas mode view. This also marks the launch of the official game website, www.SuperPower2Game.com. Read more for download links ...

Atari has announced a "RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Pre-Order Campaign" and demo program, which allows consumers who reserve a copy of RT3 to download three professionally designed coasters that were created exclusively for the game. A playable demo of the game will be available for download on Monday, September 27th at www.atari.com/rollercoastertycoon and on partner sites.

Ryzom is a third-generation 3D game that features a highly original poetic universe designed for the general public. Online gaming aficionados will discover innovative game mechanisms, along with sumptuous graphics. Read more for new screens ...

Lead a four-man fireteam of US Marines through the perils of authentic, modern urban combat in a Middle-Eastern urban battleground. This is an action-oriented, first-person 3D shooter that is being developed under the direction of the US Marine Corps as a training simulation for use by the Marine Corps. Close Combat: First to Fight is as close as you can get on a computer or Xbox to being a Marine fireteam leader in modern urban combat!

In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.

Hip hop impresario and avid gamer Snoop Dogg brings the party to Spike TV as host of its second annual Video Game Awards to be telecast LIVE on Tuesday, December 14 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET) from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, CA.