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The News Desk

News.

Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

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02 Oct
New Release
Age of Empires Expansion Trial Version Announced

Microsoft said that the trial version of Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, is expected to be available mid this month, marking the one-year anniversary of the original award-winning title, Age of Empires.

02 Oct
New Release
Myth II: Soulblighter In Europe

Bungie Software, creators of Myth: The Fallen Lords, have turned to powerhouse publisher GT Interactive to publish and distribute its sequel, Myth II: Soulblighter, in Europe.

02 Oct
New Release
MSN Gaming Zone Announced

Effective next Tuesday, October 6, Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone will change its name to . The name change will reflect its role as THE gaming destination for MSN, Microsoft's comprehensive network of Internet services.

02 Oct
New Release
Tom Hall Interview

Ion Storm posted an interview with Tom Hall to discuss his upcoming RPG, Anachronox. That is the kind of behind-the-scenes movement that can turn into next year's shelf space, or vanish before anyone gets a box in their hands.

02 Oct
New Release
Stormtroopers Trip to ION Storm

Stormtroopers posted a report about their trip to Ion Storm. The report talks about TheZea lot experiences over each of the 3 days he was there.

02 Oct
New Release
Shogo Demo Released

PlanetShogo posted the demo of Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, from Monolith. Also take a look at the list of mirrors that Monolith has here.

01 Oct
New Release
Populous: The Beginning Demo

Gamecenter.com posted Populous: The Beginning demo, the third title in Bullfrog's Populous series. It is a real-time strategy game that puts your skills against sophisticated AI in 3D.

01 Oct
New Release
War of the Worlds Interview

Game-Interviews.com posted an interview with Steve Sargent the senior producer of Rage Software's War of the Worlds which is a RTS game based on the classic novel.

01 Oct
New Release
Anachronox: The People Behind the Game

Ion Storm takes a look at the people behind Tom Hall’s upcoming RPG, Anachronox. The team of nearly 20 programmers, level designers, and artists is working on Anachronox.