In MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, developed by original Mech Assault creators Day 1 Studios, gamers will be able to step outside the 'Mech and live the life of a human pilot in a fresh new single player game. Tanks, VTOLs and BattleArmor will offer players plenty of opportunities to rain destruction on their opposition in both single and multiplayer games.

ESPN Videogames today announced that Ben Wallace, the two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, will be featured as the ESPN NBA 2K5 cover athlete and spokesperson. The All-Star center helped drive the Pistons to win the 2003-2004 Finals.

Def Jam Fight For NY challenges players to step into the shoes of a ruthless street fighter battling for control of the hip-hop underground. The game features an all-new fighting engine including weapons, interactive environments and five unique fighting styles that can be combined to form dozens of customized hybrid styles for the ultimate edge on the streets. Def Jam Fight For NY features more than 40 of the most well-known artists and personalities in hip-hop today. Check these new screens & trailers...

Presented in beautifully rendered 3D, Kohan II: Kings of War,a fantasy-based real-time strategy game, allows gamers to lay siege to enemy cities, explore fantastic realms, fight strange creatures, and build a world-spanning empire. Take 2 will be releasing detailed information on each of the races in Kohan II: Kings of War. Read more for details on all of the buildings and units for the Gauri, along with lore and general background info, straight from developer TimeGate Studios.

Guilty Gear Isuka introduces revolutionary upgrades such as 4-player simultaneous fighting, allowing for 2-on-2, 3-on-1 and 2-player co-op battles. The title also adds new characters to a full roster of returning fighters, all-new fight arenas and multiple new modes of play, including an exciting side-scrolling action game called Boost Mode. Read more for new screens and trailer...

Television and film studio Warner Bros. announced today that it has expanded its interactive gaming capabilities by acquiring video game producer Monolith Productions. Read more for details ...

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 :

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Evil Genius - Trailer
• SuperPower 2 - Trailer
• Juiced - Walkthrough Trailer
• Fahrenheit - Trailer
• The Red Star - Kyuzo Trailer

Techland announced today that Xpand Rally MP Demo will be postponed until August 26, 2004. “Although it's just a demo version, we want to give players as good product as possible, so we have decided to delay the release of the Xpand Rally MP demo a bit. This additional time will allow us to polish the demo to the stage we originally wanted”, says Pawel Marchewka - Xpand Rally Executive Producer.

Atari today revealed some of the details behind its video game collaboration with fashion pioneer Marc Ecko. Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure will represent the culmination of seven years of story and character development by Marc Ecko, himself a graphic artist with deep ties to graffiti and urban culture.

Electronic Arts today announced that world-renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold is contributing to the lineup of Hollywood artists lending their talent to the highly anticipated game, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent.