A select group of gamers will win sneak preview copies of the game. Winners will be chosen at random by Microsoft (50) and participating sites (10 people per site). Would-be racers will want to check the site frequently, as the form will be posted at an unspecified time. The official Motocross Madness 2 site will also list all of the participating sites hosting the sign-up form.

Sneak preview winners will be able to experience new freestyle tricks, Enduro terrain, and heated racing action before the game hits store shelves. Motocross Madness 2 sneak preview winners will receive: a game CD and manual, access to the Motocross Madness 2 MSN Gaming Zone sneak preview lobby, and the ability to participate in private chats with members of the development team.

Motocross Madness 2 will be available domestically in May 2000.

Counter-Strike was first showcased by Valve at the Half-Life MOD Expo '99 in San Francisco. Currently Counter-Strike is at Beta release 6, with future releases to be made available shortly through Half-Life's built-in MOD browser and in traditional download format at www.counter-strike.net.

The company was formed on April 1, and is currently comprised of 15 members, including former Pumpkin front man, Nick Cook. According to the report the company is working on a 3D game engine called Espionage. The new engine will be the basis for their future game development plans. The company is also looking into developing internet gaming properties for WAP phones and set-top boxes.

"Player power-ups and targets the size of Jennifer Lopez's ass located just past the outfield wall! Oh that's right, if it's in the game, it's in the game! That's one slogan down the drain. Are you in the market for an over-the-top arcade baseball experience? The Triple Play series is probably right up your alley then, although I can't find many reasons to justify the 2001 edition over the 2000 edition. If it's a realistic baseball experience you're looking for then allow me to point you in the direction of High Heat Baseball 2001 and Microsoft Baseball 2001, you'll have better luck finding a real baseball game in those two titles."

Be sure to check out the rest of our Triple Play 2001 review including a dugout full of visuals. Enjoy!

"So what does The Shadow of Death offer? It features extensive gameplay via 86 stand-alone missions and 14 campaigns, including the original Restoration of Erathia maps, 38 brand new single scenario maps and 7 Shadow of Death campaigns. If you've played Heroes of Might & Magic III but haven't tried the Armageddon's Blade expansion pack, you'll be treated to a number of new creatures. If you have played Armageddon's Blade, you'll be familiar with all combat units as well as the usual 16 hero classes and hundreds of structures. Unique to Shadow of Death are 8 special terrains, each with it's set of unique tactics. There are also 12 new combination artifacts to go with the 138 magical artifacts already available. Last but not least, the map and campaign editor have been upgraded with new features. So, pending your previous experience with the Heroes of Might & Magic III game, there's quite the number of features in The Shadow of Death."

Be sure to check out the rest of our Shadow of Death review including a castle full of visuals. Enjoy!

Bridging the gap between fiction and real-world special operations, Covert Operations Essentials is an overview covering the subject of counter-terrorism from 1970 until the present. Covert Ops will contain video interviews with top experts in the field as well as photos and film footage of weapons and equipment, along with a description of situations where they are used. People will also be able to test what they have learned through interactive ?Officer Candidate School? testing. Red Storm will be showing Covert Ops at this year?s E3 in Los Angeles.

Electronic Arts also announced that the company is supporting sales of The Sims with television advertising including sponsorship of MTV's popular "Wanna' Be a VJ" contest in late April.

World Party will contain a massively focused section for multi-player games including co-operative and confrontational missions. World Party will allow gamers all over the globe to take part in familiar madcap Worms combat through the existing Wormnet service on PC.

Features:

Over 40 multiplayer missions, all available locally or online.

Fantastic new game-play modes for this edition including WORMPOT (allows players access to over 400 different game-styles), Fortress, Bully, Goliath modes.

New multiplayer & single player death-match, including "Boss" levels.

New Night-Fight & Super-Rope games.

World Location Maps -- see where your opponent lives in the world.

Hugely expanded training modes -- hone those worming skills.

Worms Weapon Library.

Worms World Party is scheduled to ship towards the end of the year.

As captain of a large and powerful interstellar ship in the United Forces, space pilots will protect allied territory from destructive forces called the Hierarchy of Man, which are attempting to gain control over the galaxy. The action involves combat against other massive capital ships, control of all systems on the vessel and exploration of new star systems.

Operating in enemy space, far from allied support, gamers will command their capital warship in colossal strategic battles against other capital ships using a unique combat system that allows them to target specific areas of their enemy's vital support systems. People will also be expected to select members of their crew to conduct planetary surface operations. A Pentium 233, 32MB RAM and 3D graphics acceleration are the target minimum specifications.

Features:

3D action-simulation in deep space

Customize ship equipment, including shields, engines and weapons systems

Combat damage affects the appearance and function of space stations and starships

Cooperative and competitive online modes

Multiple objectives per mission, including combat and planetary exploration

Explore a number of different star systems independent from mission orders

Choose from marines, scientists and other members of your crew for expeditions

In 1957, Harold von Braunhut began marketing these instant pets by packaging tiny crustaceans, which had adapted themselves to survive for years, living in a state of suspended animation. With his "invention" (or discovery), Harold also saw the opportunity to introduce children to a world filled with the oddities, mysteries and wonders found in nature. Originally introduced to the public in 1960 as "Instant Life", this year marks the 40th anniversary of the Sea-Monkey brand.

Sea-Monkey Marina is currently in development at Creature Lab's Cambridge Studio and is due for release later this year. Based upon the same artificial life technology used for the Creatures series, the title will hopes to combine the fun of Sea Monkeys with learning experiences for all ages.

A beta version of the game will be made available on April 24th at 6pm GMT, according to the company.

A curse is unleashed upon the world. As Magnus Wolfram, a master of the occult, you are drawn into the drama of a dying family whose degeneration threatens the fabric of reality. A desperate struggle ensues as Magnus utilizes a deadly combination of forgotten magic and devastating weapons to counter the forces of chaos. Powered by the Unreal game engine, Clive Barker?s Undying delivers a highly unique, thoroughly chilling PC game experience and will be available Fall 2000.

Tachyon: The Fringe casts the player in the role of Jake Logan, a mercenary star fighter pilot who is framed and banished to the fringe of explored space. Jake works to rebuild his life, flying and fighting for the highest bidder, and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a war between an all-powerful mega-corporation known as GalSpan and the Bora rebels who settled the Fringe. As the game unfolds, the player will decide which jobs Jake will take, which fighters he'll fly, and how he'll outfit his fighters with weapons and system enhancements.

Don't remember the original Emergency: Figthers for Life? Then check out our review as seen in June of 1998. (Before we sported advertisements on the site, oh my!) It's good for a stroll down memory lane, if anything, and perhaps it'll wet your appetite for this upcoming sequel. Enjoy!

Tachyon: The Fringe casts the player in the role of Jake Logan, a mercenary star fighter pilot who is framed and banished to the fringe of explored space. Jake works to rebuild his life, flying and fighting for the highest bidder, and soon finds himself caught in the middle of a war between an all-powerful mega-corporation known as GalSpan and the Bora rebels who settled the Fringe. As the game unfolds, the player will decide which jobs Jake will take, which fighters he'll fly, and how he'll outfit his fighters with weapons and system enhancements.

"One of the highlights of Shadow Watch is its dynamic campaign generation. The game plays out over three separate cities, Rio de Janeiro, Baikonnur and Hong Kong. There are five missions per city with the climatic finale at a special locale. Within each city there are a number of possible subplots. Shadow Watch boasts 162 unique campaign possibilities with your particular path determined via interaction with particular contacts. Conversations with those specific contacts determine which missions will unfold and in which order. The problem is that this randomization ends up creating confusion in terms of the illogical and ever-changing subplots. Just when it seems like the army is behind the whole shindig, another contact will suddenly reveal a different subplot. What results is a series of subplots that just don't string together well to form a coherent story. By the time you reach the ending, the whole ordeal is as confusing as a David Cronenberg film."

Be sure to check out the rest of our Shadow Watch review including a comic book full of visuals. Enjoy!

"The Might & Magic series was once a rich and engulfing RPG experience. Today, it's about as rich and deep as troll poop. The Might & Magic series, as of late, makes the Tomb Raider series seem innovative. Personally, I liked Might & Magic VIII the first time I played it, when it was called Might & Magic VI. Oddly enough, we've seen three Might & Magic titles in the last three years. Why so long between each game? I don't know about you, but garbage pickup is once a week where I live. I've got a million of them folks and I'll be playing Vegas all week!"

Be sure to check out the rest of our Might & Magic VIII review including a locked chest full of visuals. Enjoy!

Legends will feature several pre-made, modular adventures of varying difficulty in which people set out alone or together to complete. The game will also feature a random adventure generator. In Legends, people will strive to stop a madman who has stumbled upon the secret of the Gate of Anduran, a machine that can transcend both space and time and allow travel between the worlds of the Might and Magic universe. Gamers must search for and obtain four ancient and powerful magical artifacts that will lead them to a face-to-face confrontation with this entity.