Encore announced today that the ship date for Soldner: Secret Wars has moved to June 22 (originally May 4th). "The response to the beta demo for Soldner: Secret Wars was overwhelming and far exceeded our expectations. The great support and feedback from both the Soldner community and gamers that downloaded the demo has been instrumental in helping our development partners identify and address issues with the game’s server/portal infrastructure, gameplay and balancing that need to be resolved in order to ensure as smooth a launch as possible when the product ships to retail."

'Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow' will bring back more of the single-player intrigue that made the original game a bestseller. With exciting new action scenes and a strong cinematic feel, the player will experience new and even more realistic surroundings. Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, the smashing hit game this spring from the Xbox and PC, is coming to the PlayStation 2 this June! Read more for some new screens...

Get ready soccer fans! EA hasjust announced that UEFA EURO 2004 has shipped under the EA SPORTS brand for the PS2, Xbox, and PC. UEFA EURO 2004 was developed to coincide with the finals of the UEFA EURO 2004 tournament in Portugal and is the officially licensed game of the tournament, which begins in June.

Microsoft Corp. will continue breaking ground in the computer gaming arena next week, as Games for Windows establishes its presence at E3. The new Games for Windows booth will showcase platform-defining titles for Windows and make Microsoft the first company to host two booths in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The booth will feature 20 games from the hottest publishers in the industry, including Electronic Arts, Atari and Sony Online Entertainment.

Eidos today announced that its highly-anticipated, action-stealth game Thief: Deadly Shadows, developed by Ion Storm, has gone gold for the Xbox and the PC. Thief: Deadly Shadows will be available at retail beginning May 26, 2004 in North America.

Digital Jesters has released a playable demo for their racing game 'TrackMania: Power Up'. This demo features three environments including new tracks with Power Up! features for both 'racing' and 'puzzle' modes. Players will also have the opportunity to build, race and share their own custom-made tracks using the games unique track editor. Read more for download links ...

Today Cenega revealed their lineup forthe E3 2004 game convention. Revealing 2 new titles :"UFO: Aftershock" and "El Matador", they will also have playable versions of "Shade: Wrath of Angels", "Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris" and "Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars". Head on over to our dedicated E3 page for screens& trailers for :

• Shade: Wrath of Angels
• Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars
• Gooka: The Mystery of Janatris
• UFO: Aftershock
• El Matador

Legacy Interactive announced today that ER cast members Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) and Mekhi Phifer (Dr. Gregory Pratt) will star in the first interactive game based on the Warner Bros. Television series. Shipping this fall for PC, the ER game is licensed by Warner Bros. and will be published by Legacy Interactive and distributed by Vivendi. Read morefor details & screens...

Encore today announced that they have reached an agreement with Midway to publish their hit console title The Suffering for Windows PC. The title is scheduled to ship to retailers in late May. Read more for details and the first screens ...

SUNFLOWERS will be represented at this year's E3 2004 in Los Angeles once again. Sunflowers will be presenting KnightsOf Honor, Paraworld and maybe the news title in the A.D. franchise. Read more for details ...