Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force is set to release late September 2004 to coincide with the launch of the highly anticipated Star Wars Trilogy DVD. Gamers will be challenged through the most exciting and memorable scenes from the classic Star Wars Trilogy, controlling Luke Skywalker as he becomes a Jedi Knight, taking part in unique co-operative single-player and competitive multiplayer modes, and participating in other memorable Star Wars-based tests.

After five years of console supremacy, Codemasters is taking its award-winning LMA Manager series to new heights with LMA Professional Manager 2005, a PC advancement for the best-selling brand. Read more for details and screens...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will offer a high adrenaline experience thanks to never seen before close range attacks, a totally open level design, a completely immersive and interactive environment, and challenging advanced AI. In addition, it will offer the best graphics in this generation of games and a unique, collaborative multiplayer mode available for online and offline.

id Software has released a beta patch for their recently released FPS DOOM 3. This update brings your retail game to v1.05 and addresses stability issues, big fixes, widescreens support and various more. Since this is still a "beta" patch, there is no additional support from id Software nor Activision (thanks Shacknews). A 3 level demo is expected in the next few days according to id's Robert Duffy. Read more for download links..

Unless it's a serious typo, Atari Australia's website reveals that Free Radical Design's stealth action Second Sight will also be coming to the PC. Having gone gold and just shipped in the UK, it's expected to ship on PS2, Xbox and GameCube in North America on September 21. Atari's website has a release dates for the PC edition of Second Sight set for November 5th. Read more for details ...

Monte Cristo Games and Focus are wroking on a sequel to last year's strategy game Fire Department (known in the US as Emergency Fire Response). Fire Department 2 will feature a lot of improvements and new features such as multiplayer capabilities, better AI, control over a larger amount of units, improved graphics, 5 campaigns and of course more realism.

Imagine a time where everything you believe and think you know becomes blurred and uncertain, a time where your darkest secrets, emotions and desires can be painstakingly extracted from your very soul and brought to light. Imagine a troubled age where speaking a few lighthearted words can turn into a death sentence and where religion mixes with politics to bend a changing society. These confusing times are recorded by history as ‘The Renaissance’.

Atari today announced Atari Anthology, a round up of 85 vintage Atari games being released for the first time for the PS2 and Xbox. Capturing the nostalgia and sheer fun of the original video game revolution, Atari Anthology is scheduled to hit retail shelves in November for $19.99, making it irresistible for holiday shoppers.

Star Wars Battlefront is an action/shooter game that gives fans and gamers the opportunity to re-live and participate in all of the classic Star Wars battles like never before. Players can select one of a number of different soldier types, jump into any vehicle, man any turret on the battlefront and conquer the galaxy planet-by-planet online with their friends or offline in a variety of single player modes.

Black & White 2 includes other new elements, such as improved graphics and Miracle effects such as rivers of fire and earthquakes that yield mass destruction. The game also includes weather systems that impact gameplay; players will see the impact of a drought that scorches the arid plains of Egypt or the effect of a heavy snowfall on the Norse Mountains.