Activision and the Jeep brand announced that Anne Wunsch of Wausau, Wisconsin is the lucky winner of the Tony Hawks Underground 2 Jeep Rail Rated Sweepstakes. The 33 year-old, customer service supervisor for the Wisconsin Physician Service (WPS), won a brand new 2005 Jeep Liberty Renegade through a random drawing, which was held on March 15. The promotion, which ran from February 2 - March 15, 2005, was sponsored by Activision and Jeep in support of the Tony Hawks Underground 2 Remix, which is currently available for the PSP at retail stores across US.

Digital Jesters today unveiled the first lesson for playing 7 Sins, the life-simulation game in the works at Monte Cristo Games. Check the press release for an overview of the tips. Lesson 1 begins with the Dance Floor Diva, exemplified by the long legged and loose lipped Shauna. Have fun!

Xfire announced it is distributing the new 14-day trial version of Dark Age of Camelot to those of its 1.25 million users who have opted in to automatically receive game files. To download Xfire for free, visit their website. If you need additional details, check the press release.

Electronic Arts has released a patch for NASCAR SimRacing, the racing game developed by EA Tiburon, shipped to the retail stores a month ago for an MSRP of $39.99 (thanks: Blues). This update primarily addresses scoring and rules related problems for both single and multiplayer modes. The update does however include fixes for some other areas and also includes the new Dodge Charger for the NEXTEL Cup Series - 2005. Press 'read more' for changelog and grab the demo, if you haven't done it yet.

Blizzard has released another bonus map for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne called "Full Phantom". Word is "An ancient horror lurks in these twisting paths turning away all but the most stalwart of champions. These would-be heroes enter confidently, seeking battle and adventure to immortalize their legacy... but none have returned".

New Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars screenshots have been added in our gallery, showcasing the turn-based combat strategy game developed by Mithis Entertainment. The game takes place in a galaxy populated by four different animal clans (including Rabbits, Wolverines, Skunks and Baboons), each faction battling for control over all the planets. Packed full with single player missions, this title also offers off- and on-line multi-player modes, allowing up to 8 rivals to fight against each other, via Xbox Live. Be sure to check out the multiplayer demo which gives you the chance to play on two different planets: Apex (HiTech planet mechanized to the core ruled by the crazy Techies), and Lotus (one of The Frets’ murky arboreal worlds).

Silver Style Entertainment revealed that the US version of The Fall: Last Days of Gaia, the Post-Apocalyptic RPG/Tactical game released by Deep Silver in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in the middle of November, has gone gold - the release date is, for now, unknown due to a matter of marketing and distribution. The US version includes two new maps, a lot of new features, quests and characters, better graphics and some new voice actors. . Be sure to check out this trailer if you haven't done so yet.

Buka Entertainment announced they will showcase at E3 2005 the following games: Pacific Storm, Hellforces, Pathologic, The Stalin Subway, Operation Matriarchy, Moscow Rush and Battle Mages: Sign Of Darkness. Press 'read more' for details.

Ubisoft sent out a press release announcing that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Beijing Pegasus Infinite Digital Culture & Media Co. Ltd. (Pegasus) to develop Massively Multiplayer Online video games (MMOG) based on the upcoming Chinese fantasy movie The Promise (“Wu Ji”). The closing of this agreement is subject to requirements to be met by the two parties. Ubisoft and Pegasus will create a joint venture company to develop, promote and operate the game which will be developed by Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio.

New screenshots from Coded Arms have been inserted in our gallery, illustrating this game which will utilize the PSP's wireless capabilities for multiplayer of up to four people. The game takes place in an abandoned virtual reality system and its portal site inside a giant computer network. Players take the role of a computer hacker who infiltrates the abandoned virtual reality system, so you will use weapons and power-ups that you will discover while exploring.

Our gallery has been updated with new screenshots, from SpecForce, a futuristic tactical shooter with a plot connected to Chrome. In the works at Techland, the game is set in the future, when humanity, united in a Federation, begins to colonize subsequent planetary systems in search of natural resources and living space. Soon, the Federation's authorities, unprepared for the expansion, limit their actions to distributing the terraforming concessions among rivaling Exploring Corporations. Consecutive planets of the borderspace fall into the relentless rule of the mighty syndicates. The new worlds, devoid of the Federation's supervision, become a dreamland for criminal activity on a yet unseen scale. The gamer acts as an operative of future's special forces unit - SpecForce. Established to fight crisis situations that threaten the Federation's peace, equipped with the latest combat gear, the unit is the Federation's elite rapid reaction force.

Seven years ago, a new FPS was announced. Its name was Prey and, as far as I remember, it promised, among the other features, a completely destructible environment. For example, you are in a room and start blowing away all the objects, including the floor and the walls. But the years passed, and the game was abandoned. In a recently CNN article it was rumored that Prey still lives and will be showcased at E3 2005. Moreover, George Broussard confirmed this rumors in the Prey forums available at the 3D Realms website: "Human Head Studios is developing Prey" (thanks: Shacknews). We remind you that Human Head Studios was looking in October 2004 for an experienced level designer for "an unannounced Doom3 engine based game", so there are big chances that Prey to be powered by DOOM III engine.

Sending us a hi-res screenshot, Activision unveiled more details about the story behind Quake IV, the FPS with DOOM 3 engine in the works at Raven Software. If you remember Quake II, the Strogg are cybernetic warriors made by mechanical frame and decaying body parts stabilized by flesh consumed in a systematic annihilation of other species and civilizations. In Quake II, in a desperate attempt to survive a Strogg attack on Earth, humans sent an assault force to the Strogg home planet. Earth's initial assault force was nearly annihilated immediately, but one marine managed to infiltrate the base, bring down their planetary defense systems, and kill the Strogg's collective brain and leader: the Makron. Quake 4 will begin with a full and final assault of Earth's forces against Strogg’s planetary defenses. The direct sequel will consist of a combination of solo missions and battles, part of this military campaign against the Strogg homeworld. The missions will be both indoor and outdoor and we will control vehicules from time to time and will use weapons like blaster, machinegun, nailgun and shotgun.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Advance, the first handheld version of the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series, is now available for the Game Boy Advance with a MSRP of $19.99, Crave Entertainment announced. Developed by David A. Palmer Productions, the game features ver 16 unique user-playable cars to choose from, various levels of car tuning options, over 60 rivals to challenge, and three cities and six different tracks.

Two new screenshots from Dragonshard have been added in our download area, illustrating this real-time strategy game based on the Dungeons & Dragons universe created by Wizards of the Coast and developed by Liquid Entertainment. The game will incorporate classic role-playing themes, a powerful and dynamic real-time strategy engine all woven together with a rich storyline involving a global conflict for an immensely powerful artifact with the power to change the fate of Eberron, a cinematic and war-torn world of action, adventure and intrigue where fantasy meets magical technology. Dragonshard will be published by Atari later this year - press 'read more' for a short Q&A; about the game.

Jester Interactive Publishing and Duke Marketing announced that TT Superbikes, previously slated for a 22 Aprile release, will be available in the UK and Ireland on 29 April. The game, exclusively developed for the PlayStation 2, features over 40 bikes from all the major bike manufacturers, the Mad Sunday mode (a race with traffic), multiplayer split-screen and dynamic physics models. The game has been developed by Jester over 3 years with input from Duke, the Isle of Man Department of Tourism & Leisure, and several leading ‘road racers’ to give an unprecedented level of realism to the entire 37.73 mile TT course. TT Superbikes will be released for a suggested retail price of £34.99.

Activision has released the first trailer for Fantastic Four, offering one minute of in-game footage from this team based action adventure based on 20th Century Fox’s upcoming feature film which will be available this summer. Authored by Zak Penn, the writer of the movie X2: X-Men United, the game’s storyline follows the Fantastic Four movie plot and expands the adventures by letting players stretch, control fire and use invisibility and brute force to defeat evil super-villains in new environments and familiar comic book locales. Challenged to master each super hero’s individual powers and combine them to level even more devastating attacks, players must battle the never-before-seen enemies and the ultimate evil – Doctor Doom - to save the human race from disaster. The PS2, Xbox and GC versions of the game are developed by Seven Studios, is responsible for the PC version, and Torus Games is developing Fantastic Four for GBA.

Digital Jesters has released a new movie of TrackMania Sunrise showing the new graphics and boundless customisation of this game already available in the UK. The game features new vehicules that can reach an incredible 700kph, new environments, two new solo modes: Platform and Crazy, an integrated peer-to-peer network for exchanging player creations, fully customisable car skins and player avatars and extensive content support from an existing online community. TrackMania Sunrise will be released in North America by Enlight in June 2005 - be sure to grab the demo if you haven't done so yet.

The Adventure Company today announced that Still Life, the adventure game which uses an updated version of the Syberia engine, combining the dark atmosphere of Post Mortem with a third-person view, has shipped to retailers across North America. The game features two playable characters, challenging puzzles, full-screen inventory, beautifully detailed environments and more (check full article for details). Be sure to grab the demo if you haven't done so yet.

Britsoft publisher Digital Jesters today annonunced a fresh partnership with French publisher Nobilis which provides Digital Jesters with exclusive UK distribution rights for a range of new titles, with eight confirmed releases both on PC and PS2 over the coming year. The first batch of new titles to result from this new deal are expected this summer, and include several PS2 titles, including Kuon, Armored Core Nexus, Echo Night Beyond, along with arcade air combat game Rebel Raiders on PC and PS2.