Experience the original FIA GT Championship first-hand on your PC as you pit your skills against over 70 different opponents on all 10 legendary race courses such as SPA, Donington, and Monza. Developed by racing professionals, GTR is the most realistic racing experience ever. Original FIA GT Series cars and courses. 3 playing modes for newcomers, experienced players and simulation pros including intense multiplayer action. Real racing teams featuring over 70 race cars, including the Porsche 911, Viper GTS-R, BMW Z3 M and Ferrari 550 Maranello. Highly realistic opponent AI giving a total race experience! Dynamic weather changes during the race. Unrestricted game save and reload function. MOTEC Analysis Software: GTR uses the analysis software used by real racing teams. Based on real-life FIA GT team telemetry data. Live Track Technology: course conditions change as the race progresses. [Atari]

Command the cunning and deadly U-boats of the North Atlantic and experience the tension-filled atmosphere of a WWII submarine movie. The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D game engine, new crew-command features, and more realistic action than ever before. The game includes a career campaign, patrols that have both single and historical missions, a mission editor, and a multiplayer feature. Whether it’s stalking destroyers or hiding from depth charges, players will experience their own personal war story. The spectacular graphics, multiplayer options, and suspenseful gameplay combine to create the most impressive submarine simulation ever. [Ubisoft]

In The Sims 2 University, the first expansion pack for the highly-acclaimed The Sims 2 PC game, players for the first time will play through the new "young adult" life stage as their Sims head off to college and join the campus crowd. Whether they live in the dorms or rush a fraternity or sorority that's just the beginning...Sims can choose from one of 11 majors and by keeping their grades on track, they?ll secure a final degree and open up 4 new career paths. Players will enjoy all-new college based wants and fears that are tied to their Sims? social life and academic goals which will lead to new rewards and powers that will help them achieve their goals and aspirations in college and beyond. Pranks, parties and college social interactions add to the excitement while your Sims explore campus locations such as college lounges, pool halls, gyms and coffee houses. As in real life, if your Sims start running low on funds, they can earn Simoleans by picking up a part time job, like tutoring, or engaging in riskier affairs like printing money as a member of the "secret society." Of course, making the right decisions can lead to your Sim to the ultimate goal of becoming "Big Sim on Campus" in The Sims 2 University. [Electronic Arts]

Dangerous Waters will be the first title of its kind, allowing you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment! The game allows you to focus your attention and to take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective. S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you control of over 10 of the world's most potent naval units out of a total of more than 270 civilian and military surface, submarine and air units included in the game. [Battlefront.com]

NASCAR SimRacing has been redefined specifically for the unique tastes of the PC gaming community. Featuring the top three NASCAR Series - the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series - NASCAR SimRacing gives you the full experience of the track. Take on racing?s biggest challenge in the all-new Career Mode, where you battle your way through the different series against the NASCAR elite. Or, choose your favorite series and take on a full pack of 800 horse-powered monsters?the authentic sights and sounds of NASCAR racing will blow you away. See it, feel it, hear it... authentic NASCAR. [Electronic Arts]

Plane simulates anything that flies: single-engine fixed wing props to multi-engine jets; gliders to dirigibles; helicopters to spacecraft to VTOLs such as the V-22 Osprey and AV8-B Harrier.

Need for Speed Underground 2 challenges gamers to immerse themselves in the tuner culture, exploring an expansive, free-roaming city divided into five distinct neighborhoods. Gamers encounter rival racers who initiate events, tip players off to the hottest racing spots, and show them where to buy the most sought-after licensed aftermarket upgrades. The game features new game modes, deep new performance customization and tuning, and more than 30 licensed cars. The game also delivers twice the visual customization upgrades as the original game, providing a staggering 70 billion possible car combinations for total automotive self-expression. [Electronic Arts]

Challenging ? but not too complex ? gameplay and high caliber effects are accessible to all gamers yet engaging enough for even the most experienced players. Blaze through enemy fleets and turrets around massive spaceships, tumbling asteroid fields and snaking planetside canyons. Shadows and lights dance through the galaxy in real-time as your ship darts between guns, missiles and explosions, all of which create their own light source. Your wingmen take care of themselves and will actually assist you in missions, requiring no input. The weapons system -- with Ship-to-Ship missiles, Ship-to-Ground missiles, photon torpedoes, and a plasma glob launcher in addition to the primary lasers, all on the ship simultaneously ? is enough to satisfy any gun nut. Particularly entertaining is how every explosion in the game blows up magnificently, with columns of light racing into the sky as energy pierces through spectrums. [Merscom]

Wings Over Vietnam recreates the intense air combat experience in the skies over North Vietnam at the height of the air campaign during the Vietnam War. Fully scalable single and multiplayer gameplay from novice to experienced sim pilot. Perform naval or marine air combat missions from "Yankee Station", launching off either Kitty Hawk or Essex Class (Modernized) aircraft carriers. Take off from Air Force bases in Thailand to engage North Vietnamese MiGs during MIGCAP operations. Lead successful air-to-ground missions targeting power plants, bridges, airbases and naval facilities. Take part in "Wild Weasel" missions against the massive North Vietnamese SAM defenses! Go "Downtown" as you perform missions into the heart of the North Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, and its fearsome air defense network! [Bold Games]

The all-new Career Challenge is the steering wheel-gripping heart of Colin McRae Rally 2005 and has players hurtling through over 20 different classes of rally events including Challenges, Cups, SuperCups, Shields and Championships, earning the right to compete against the very best. Offering real progression and the most diverse selection of rally cars to choose from, drivers will be pummeled through a staggering 300+ stages driving cars from 4-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive, 4-wheel Classics, Super 2-wheel, Rear Wheel, Distinctive and 4x4 classics. Beyond the Career Challenge, there’s even more adrenaline-fuelled rally gaming with the title’s 4WD Championship, Rally, Stages and Online gaming modes. Also features the new bonnet-cam and an improved chase cam gives a real sensation of speed and undulation. Enhanced damage and scenery visuals include new individual damage models for every car and should you crash into a tree, it’ll shudder and even drop leaves. 30+ featured cars include the Volkswagen Golf MK5, Toyota Celica GT-FOUR, Lancia Stratos, Alfa Romeo 147 GTA, Alfetta GTV Turbodelta, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII, Peugeot 206, 205 T16 Evo2 and the distinctive VW Beetle RSi. 9 international locations (new German rally joins events through UK, Sweden, USA, Finland, Australia, Spain, Greece, and Japan), in Rally game mode, each with 8 stages. Large, animated spectator crowds cheer you on through the stages. [Codemasters]

Backed by the Oleg Maddox development team, Pacific Fighters allows you to participate in the most compelling air-war experience ever created! Fly missions for the Allied forces or become an ace pilot for the deadly Japanese empire ? which will you choose? Select from a large variety of flyable aircraft such as the lethal Japanese Zero, U.S. made F6F Hellcat and a variety of British fighter planes. Target enemy ships, vehicles and aircraft on one of the 16 maps featuring famous historic locations. New to the series will be the emphasis on flyable bombers and aircraft-carrier action. [Ubisoft]

Singles ? Flirt up your Life is the simulation of the exciting relationship between Mike and Linda. The game shows them in their shared flat, which means that everyday routines are focused as well: Cooking, watching TV and cleaning are as important as talks and a cuddle. And of course the two have to work for a living as well ... Enjoy playing Cupid! [Deep Silver]

Create your tropical paradise and set sail. Marvel at the beauty of your creation and share it with friends or if you are feeling competitive race it online or over LAN. Race people from all over the world in online regattas, team or private races. Single player modes allows one-one-one challenges or fleet racing with up to 8 other vessels. Participate in racing using approved International Racing Federation rules and regulations. State of the art graphics portray yachting like never before with realistic sailing conditions, water movements according to day and night transitions, realistic weather conditions, and sea behavior. Incredible representation of the sea, including water transparency showing the sea bed, gorgeous water surface reflections, beautifully integrated weather conditions including rain drops trickling down your screen. [Enlight]

The Sims 2 is the first entirely-new generation of The Sims, the ground-breaking game that allowed players to create and control people. The Sims 2 challenges you to direct the journey of your Sims' lives as they grow from infancy through childhood, teenage life and adulthood. Starting with a personality that you give them (or that they inherit from their parents), your Sims will develop in unique ways based on your choices and influence. As they progress through life, your Sims will collect memories which shape who they are, what options they have and how they behave. These experiences can have a short or long-term effect on relationships between family members and friends. Experiences between Sims when they are children can affect their relationships as teens and adults. Your Sims can have casual friendships or make life-long enemies. [Electronic Arts]

Shockwave Productions is using their critically acclaimed skill to dominate the civil aviation sim world with Wings of Power for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004. Wings of Power raises the bar once again by adding seven meticulously created aircraft, visuals, and missions to Microsoft's latest and greatest flight simulator. Gorgeously constructed aircraft, inside and out, down to the last rivet. Fully clickable cockpits with authentic working gauges. 3D cockpits so real, they look just like their 2D rendered counterparts. The latest wind-tunnel technology helps to create for the most authentic, fluid flying qualities, including complex spins and stalls. Enhanced lighting visual effects. Fly the famous heavy bombers of WWII and the ingenious German jet technology that opposed them. Manual including rare data and the real operation of these amazing aircraft. [Shockwave]

High-speed combat, high intensity action, and high-flying heroes rule the skies in Wings of War. All of the deadly drama and intense aerial duels of WWI will blast the PC as history's greatest flying aces take to the air. As rookie pilot Benjamin, you must prove your mettle against kings of the skies, and choose your destiny. Earn medals and ranks as you fight for your country under the service of your commanders. Seek fortune and glory as you take on side quests. The choice is up to you! The sky's the limit as you blaze a path to glory on Wings of War.

Starshatter represents the next generation of space combat simulation games. Starshatter extends the gameplay concepts of the classic sims by combining fighter and starship combat in a single game. You begin the game as either a fighter pilot or the captain of a small Frigate-class starship. As you progress through the game, you can earn promotions and awards until you are commanding a massive fleet carrier with three wings of fighters and a complete escort of warships. Starshatter promotes airborne fighter combat to a first-class game component, allowing you to take-off and land at planetary bases, engage in aerial dogfights, and use air-to-ground missiles to destroy ground targets. Starshatter also integrates elements of real-time-strategy games by allowing fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical level, launching fighters and directing destroyers to defend the fleet and annihilate enemy forces. You will arm fighters for patrol or strike missions. You will send orders to your escorting destroyers and frigates to engage enemy starships or defend the fleet from attack by enemy fighters. You are the admiral, and you decide how to employ all of your forces in battle. It is all up to you. [Matrix Games]

With FirePower for Microsoft Combat Simulator 3, you experience air combat like never before in over 50 missions. We have added twelve new aircraft that were designed with the help of over thirty real warbird pilots. You will also experience revolutionary, explosive, special effects like never before. Witness towering explosive blasts, aircraft being torn in half, and smoke drifting thousands of feet above the battlefields. Using authentic military test data and combat footage was the design team's primary focus. Under the hood, you will find every aircraft, building, and vehicle reacting precisely as they did when you unleash all of the newly designed weapons. Specific targets will require specific weapons, just like the real thing. You will also get to fly the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, man all of the gunner positions, and even attack those bomber formations from the cockpit of some of Germany's most ingenious, flying machines. Shrapnel will fly, tanks will blow, and guns will shred their targets to pieces. In fact FirePower is so real, you may find all you ever do is attack anything that has the misfortune of crossing your sights. [GMX Media]

Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator is a massive step forward from Race Driver. It offers a great selection of aspirational cars to be driven through 31 championships that cover a huge variety of motor racing styles. Race Driver 2 contains the most diverse range of motorsports (including Open Wheel Grand Prix, Super Truck racing, Stockcar Oval Racing, Rally, Rallycross, Ice-Racing, Formula Ford, Classic Racing, Convertible Racing, Street Racing, GT Racing, and Performance Cars) ever seen in a racing game, including the DTM and V8 Supercars licenses. The game features 35 high-powered, aspirational cars such as Aston Martin and Jaguar. The 31 Race Locations offer 48 tracks which provide the ultimate racing experience and are a combination of real licensed tracks and fictional tracks. The immersive story line adds to the excitement by following the player's progression through the ranks of the racing world. The reality TV style captures the competitive intrigue of 12 drivers battling their way to the top: driving for a Grand Prix team. [Codemasters]

Features up to 8 single and multiplayer game modes including new 2WD normal/advanced, 4WD normal/advanced, Group B modes, Expert and rallies. Drive any car from the start in the Open Championship Mode and compete in a full rally season or specialise in a four or two wheel drive championship. Create customised rallies. Put together your favourite or themed stages such as straights, jumps or hills, which can be compiled, saved and played at any time. Different levels of damage linked to difficulty settings - adapt your playing style as you progress through difficulty levels. Forty-eight tracks and four shakedown stages through eight countries including UK, Australia, Finland, Japan and the USA. Over twenty incredibly detailed vehicles constructed with improved physics and handling giving even more control, including Citroen Xsara, Mitsubishi EVO 7 and Subaru Impreza. [Codemasters]

Touted as the most realistic WWII flight simulation game to date, IL-2: Forgotten Battles soars to new heights with this exhilarating expansion pack. Adding 20 authentic new aircraft, three never-explored environments, and 30 demading new missions, Ace will plunge you deeper than ever into the perilous world of a WWII fighter pilot.

Command an elite squadron of the best military helicopter pilots in the world and battle a nefarious syndicate of international terrorists. Pilot six of the deadliest military helicopters on the planet in 30 levels of intense air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea combat! Fly 6 playable helicopters: AH-64A Apache, RAH-66 Comanche, PAH-2 Tiger, Ka-50 Black Shark, Ka-52 Alligator, and the Ka-58 Black Ghost. Battle heavily-armed narco-terrorists in the Caribbean, violent separatists in Eastern Europe, and Muslim fundamentalists in South East Asia and the Middle East. Lay waste to enemy tanks, tankers, bunkers, ships, helicopters, troops. Everything on screen is destructible! Awesome multiplayer modes ? via Internet or LAN defeat terrorists in 2-player cooperative missions or compete in 16-player death matches! [Encore Software]

Defend your race against a ruthless, faceless enemy determined to destroy your entire civilization. Use your cunning, guile and 18 ultra-sonic deadly aircraft in dogfights, bombing runs and reconnaissance missions. You are the only hope! Complete 40 white knuckle missions in arcade or simulation mode. Order wingmen to attack enemies, defend assets or relieve them of duty and single-handedly rain down a furious attack! Attack enemies with 16 powerful hi-tech weapons including plasma cannons, machine guns, torpedoes and guided missiles. Success in battle can win you prestigious awards like the Steel Rose, Gold Cross or Steel Boot! [Encore Software]

Climb into the pocket of the ultimate air-attack fighting machine! The Apache Longbow is designed to take the punishment of a tank, but with capabilities of inflicting massive damage. As a pilot of an Apache Longbow, your mission is to provide cover for ground troops and to destroy enemy strong-holds. Your Apache is equipped with awe-inspiring weapons from 30mm chain guns to Hellfire missles to Sidewinder missles, everything you need to get the job done. Features multiple cockpit views, 3 modes of gameplay, and an engaging, heart-pounding storyline for hours of flight action. You will need nerves of steel, a steady hand and quick reflexes to complete your missions!

Fight anything anywhere anyhow... and by any means necessary! Universal Combat takes you into a seamless universe full of epic space battles, massive ground skirmishes, fierce naval engagements and even tense dogfights above the planet's surface. In solo mode or in multiplayer, in first- or third-person view, play as a marine, a star ship commander with a full crew, or a pilot in the latest space fighter. Universal Combat brings together the greatest components of any war together in a single game. Conceived in late 2001 as Battlecruiser Generations, the fifth title in the long-running Battlecruiser series, during development it morphed into much more than a massive space simulation. As Universal Combat, the new action-based focus, direction and premise of the new incarnation caters to a wider audience of action and space sim fans alike. [DreamCatcher Interactive]

X2: The Threat offers players a rich storyline and a boundless game play universe. In X2, the player takes on the role of a pilot indigenous to the X-Universe. The story unfolds as the soon-to-be hero and his companion attempt to steal a ship. After a failed, action-packed escape, he soon finds himself aboard a security ship and destined to live out his days on the cold, prison-mining world of Artur. With a dynamic universe and a plot expertly weaved together the story of The Threat is sure to intrigue players of various genres.

Get ready for some brake jamm'in, CB talk'in, convey roll'in action acoss America! From Portland Oregon to Miami Florida, you'll be hauling loads and trying to stay one step ahead of the law as you climb into your Big Rig for non-stop driving action. And if that's not enough, you'll also be able to race your modified Rig on one of 5 different tracks for the ultimate driving rush as you crush the competition and set a new track record!

Join a secret squad of pilots dedicated to thwarting the most heinous plans of the Third Reich. Fly over twenty authentic aircraft across thirty daring missions in this new WWII action-flyer. Lawrence Holland, the legendary creator of "Star Wars X-Wing," "Star Wars Tie Fighter" and "Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe" returns with an exhilarating new game of action and intrigue. Can you be trusted with the most dangerous secrets of the war? Immerse yourself in intense WWII flight action as you make your way through the ranks of an elite fighter squadron. Fly more than twenty realistic aircraft across a variety of combat theaters over World War II Europe and other territories as you make your way through the ranks of an elite fighter squadron. Engage in over thirty action-packed missions featuring air-to-air and air-to-ground battle scenarios. [LucasArts]

Enter the world of urban street racing and high performance tuner cars with the latest title in the hit Need for Speed series: Need for Speed Underground. Take on today's most popular tuner cars from Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, Toyota and many more, building the ultimate street machine by earning cash to pay for custom body kits and a host of licensed car performance mods. But just creating a custom street racing machine will not get you to the top; it takes a certain amount of attitude and razor sharp driving skills to compete in the tough world of urban racing. A number of diverse events set in gritty, nighttime environments make up the heart of street competition. Players become complete street racers by perfecting skills in each event by nailing the perfect shift in drag racing and by putting their street cred on the line, racing through the city streets at all hours of the night. Prove you belong in the elite street racing circles, work your way up the underground rankings and take on the best of the best in each discipline. [Electronic Arts]

Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 is about a lot more than driving trains -- it lets players operate their choice of Union Pacific and other locos, from the early days of steam through to modern high-speed electrics, under a variety of challenging conditions in real world scenarios. [Oteeva]

Feel the adrenaline rush of the world's fastest motor sport in Redline: Xtreme Air Racing 2. Fly at speeds over 500 mph and race around towering peaks, over frigid glaciers, through jungles and more on over 50 fantasy and real-world tracks. NEW FEATURE: Blast your way to the front of the pack in the all-new Race Combat mode. Race 70 authentic real-world aircraft - F4U Corsair, Hawker Seafury, the P-51 Mustang, the F8 Bearcat, P-38 Lightning and more! Over 50 Courses: Compete on fantasy tracks over the islands of South East Asia, across the Alps, around the British Isles, or real-word circuits like the Reno National Air Championship. Adjust aircraft parameters like wing span, propeller length, intake manifold, ordinance, nitrous load & more. Race against 16 AI controlled opponents or up to 7 others via internet or LAN. [Encore Software]

Your Sims can now harness the supernatural, casting spells with playful or mischievous intentions. With a new magical, carnival-themed location, over 175 new items, and a host of quirky new characters, Makin? Magic is the largest Sims Expansion Pack ever. New gameplay includes making, gathering, and questing for ingredients to brew magic spell recipes. Get help around the house from magical minions, turn pesky neighbors into toads, or make that hard-to-get Sim fall in love with you. But watch out, spells can backfire if you?re not careful. Either way, the neighborhood will never be the same. [Electronic Arts]

Features over 30 gut-wrenching, action-packed air-to-air and air-to-ground missions to keep you in the thick of the battle. Stunning 3D graphics, environmental audio and highly detailed, satellite-mapped environments. 90,000 square miles of flyable satellite-mapped terrain of the South-western USA. Three flyable Lockheed Martin jets: The F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-22 Raptor and new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Realistic flight physics and weapon platforms provide the ultimate challenge. Make every mission count as you fight your way through a mystery that will keep you guessing at every turn. Includes an in-game custom editor giving you the ability to create highly customizable single mission challenges. Rich multiplayer features allow up to sixteen people to dogfight over a LAN or internet connection. [Global Star Software]

WWII was the war to end all wars. It defined a generation and changed the world forever. The History Channel Battle of Britain puts you in the cockpit of one of over 70 aircrafts to experience some of the greatest air-battles of the war. A fast-paced, action packed arcade-style fight sim, WWII Battle of Britain captures the chaos, the devastation and the battles that saved the lives of many allies and turned the tides of war against the Nazis.

The main game offers immediate high-paced action and player-friendly handling, making the feel both authentic and realistic. It is easy to pick up and play and offers a dynamic difficulty management system to keep the action packed, 200mph maneuvers coming thick and fast. Modes include Quick Race, IndyCar Series Season, and The Indy 500. Features realistic AI and team tactics modeled after real IndyCar Series drivers and tems. Learn more about IndyCar Series tactics from the Masterclass, taught by Indianapolis 500 winner Eddie Cheever Jr. Create your own racing drivers and teams with your own personalized car. IndyCar Series TV-style presentation, which enhances the immersive gameplay experience. [Codemasters]

From 200 MPH super-speedways to hairpin turns on 11 fantasy tracks, tuning your car and finding the line is no longer enough. Now you?re running to the edge against 42 other unique NASCAR® personalities every race, drivers who remember your every move and won?t think twice about paying you back. Out-smart and out-drive them as you battle three-wide from green to checkers. Online or on your own, racing just became a contact sport. Grudges & Alliances: Emotion comes to a racing game for the first time as CPU drivers remember your every move and aren't afraid to pay you back. Pick up & Play controls help new fans navigate over 60 events including all real world NASCAR races, plus 12 winding road courses. NASCAR Thunder 2004 goes online with peer-to-peer racing on the PlayStation®2 and 16 player races on PC. The most extensive Career Mode in a NASCAR video game just got deeper and easier to navigate! The deepest NASCAR game ever created with over 70 drivers and 175 authentic cars and the first game with a full pack of 43 Cup Series cars. [Electronic Arts]

Enigma: Rising Tide melds cinematic pacing with immersive graphics to produce the world's first alternate history, naval warfare, vehicular shooter game in an online, persistent, action-packed, 3-D setting. Command a variety of surface ships and submarines. Sail with and against thousands of other players, deploying deck guns, torpedoes, hedgehogs, and depth charges. Communicate with your teammates in encrypted chat channels, evade deadly torpedo aircraft, and pluck salvage from the wreckage of enemy vessels. Pit your destroyer against enemy wolfpacks, or stalk fat merchantmen from the murky depths. Every three months following release, you get free expansions to the game, including new vehicles, additional features, and dramatically enhanced gameplay. [Tesseraction Games]

A new story of the underwater world Aqua. In 2666 a young freighter pilot called William Drake sets out to search for the heritage of a mythical ancestor. He is looking for adventure - and finds greed, ruthlessness, merciless hatred... and also unexpected help. But very soon he has to realize that he is not the only one hunting for his ancestor's legendary treasure. [JoWood Productions]

Experience history at the controls of historic aircraft, such as Charles Lindbergh's Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, the Douglas DC-3 and the world's first successful powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer. New engaging features such as interactive multimedia provide a wealth of historical information on the planes that shaped aviation history and the pilots who flew them. Informed and insightful articles explain all there is to know about Microsoft's Flight Simulator and the 24 aircraft included in the software. A Century of Flight also introduces an updated, dynamic weather system, enhanced automatically generated scenery (AutoGen) and detailed visual effects, improved Air Traffic Control functions, and 3D interactive cockpits, as well as 15 modern aircraft, including the Beechcraft Baron and the Robinson R22 helicopter. [Microsoft]

The world's most notorious drivers meet each night on the streets of LA, Paris, and Tokyo. Choose from the latest performance enhanced cars and bikes and compete head-to-head to make a name for yourself. There are no rules. Drive anywhere in the city. Find the fastest route to win. The cops know you are out there - don't get caught. Race with up to 8 players throughout three massive, fully open cities in one of five online play modes. Select any car or bike that you've personally unlocked in offline arcade mode. Join a game or host one yourself via GameSpy.com. A broadband connection is required for online play - there is no slow lane on the streets of Midnight Club 2. [Rockstar Games]

Hick State County, in the USA's Deep South, is home to the infamous Big Mutha Truckers Haulage Company. That's about to change though, as proprietor Ma Jackson has announced she's planning on retiring. Her dilemma is who to leave the company to... Ma has four very different kids and choosing a successor should be done fair and square. The solution is simple: Ma's going to hold a "trial by trucking!" The one who can make the most money buying, selling and hauling cargo around the County in sixty days will inherit the company when Ma retires. Can you truck 'n' trade your way to the top? There may be some sibling rivalry along the way (not to mention obstacles of other types...), but as Ma always says, "When it comes to business, family don?t mean squat!" [Empire Interactive]

Cutting-edge technology brings you the most accurate representation of Formula One to date. High-resolution car models include details right down to the very last shut line. Circuits include real life structures, helicopters, airplanes, panoramic skies, animated grid girls, motion captured pit crews, and even bumps in the track surface as they exist in reality. The glossy team-themed user interface puts you in the game and tracks your performance as a real life driver competing against the likes of world champion drives such as Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, Mika Hakkinen, and Michael Schumacher. [Electronic Arts]

The fastest, most advanced form of motorcycle racing is back and better than ever in MotoGP 2. Race against the top twenty riders in the world at speeds of 180mph around turns and corners with your knee inches from the ground. Compete on the most beautiful tracks and in all weather conditions throughout the MotoGP series. [THQ]

Brace Yourself. Your Sims are Famous! Experience the lifestyles of the rich and famous in The Sims Superstar Expansion Pack. Make a name for yourself as a movie star, rock star, or fashion model, and then spend your hard-earned cash on a selection of extravagant new items for your home. You can cruise around the all-new Studio Town or kick back and relax with a lavish spa treatment. Will your Sims skyrocket to fame or fade into obscurity? [Electronic Arts]

[Also known as "TOCA Race Driver"] Ryan McKane, a test driver with gasoline running in his veins, spends his life struggling against his father's disappointment, while his brother's phenomenal racetrack success overshadows every minor victory he achieves. When his father perishes in an octane-fuelled blaze of fire on the asphalt that he loved, Ryan's frustrated ambition galvanizes into a unrelenting determination to triumph over all opposition and become first a touring car champion, then maybe even World Champion. Petrolheads and mass market gamers alike slam the pedal to the metal to guide the actions of our hero through the hairpins and chicanes of a career in global racing. Features 42 licensed touring & race cars including Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Mercedes CLK, Alfa Romeo GTV and Viper GTS; 38 international circuits recreated under licence including Bathurst, Hockenheim and Silverstone; and 13 global Championships including official series: DTM from Germany, V8 Supercars from Australia and the Britsh Touring Car Championship. [Codemasters]

The game where your cannon mounted combat car takes you on an adventure across green fields, desert canyons and deep snow, bombing and blasting all sorts of enemies and cargo trucks, defending your gang and your glory! [PAN Vision]

A society taking its first timid steps into 48 sprawling galactic systems cannot hope to dam every human spring of greed and bloodlust. Make your own way, Freelancer. Ply the trade lanes for profit or raid them for plunder; slake your own thirst for vengeance on the world or take up arms to enforce the law. Take your wealth as a hired gun if you choose. No single truth rules the limitless possibility of space. [Microsoft]

With 20 new single player missions and 10 new cooperative multiplayer missions, and a new dynamic campaign system, Forgotten Battles expands the aerial battlefield for IL-2 owners, adding almost limitless replayability. The expansion pack also adds 27 new flyable planes, and 12 new AI controlled aircraft to faithfully recreate the WWII aerial combat experience.

Battle your way to the lead pack in the most immersive racing game of the season! Go bumper-to-bumper against all of your 2003 NASCAR favorites on all 23 real-life tracks, or draft to gain speed and blow right past them at 200 mph. Take the checkered flag and experience the thrill that only NASCAR can deliver. [Sierra]

Hit speeds in excess of 170 mph. Powerslide around tight ovals. Compete in single races, a championship season, or an entire career. Featuring 24 official World of Outlaws drivers, 12 real tracks, jaw-dropping graphics, screaming 3D directional sound and car physics so real it will turn your world upside down. Do you have what it takes to master the meanest machines on wheels? [Infogrames]

Features more than 90 planes from the air forces and navies of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan. Pilots can choose to fly in a variety of mission and dogfight-oriented arenas as individuals or a part of a team. Online tournaments and special events make the action even more thrilling and competitive. [Jaleco]

In Total Immersion Racing, other drivers will remember your actions on track. Always listen to your Team Manager. Be careful that you don't block a rival on track, or destroy the chances of a driver i na lower class, as he will remember your actions going into the next race and beyond. Remember that rivalries never die, and later on in your career you may regret the time you upset another driver - as they may decide to get revenge by ruining your championship run. [Empire Interactive]

Control 100 ton 'Mechs while leading up to eight hired guns into the heat of battle in the quest for the all-mighty C-Bill in this latest standalone installment of the critically acclaimed MechWarrior action-simulator franchise. And this time around, honor doesn't even enter into the equation - it's all about the money. Get your fledgling mercenary company sponsored by some of most notable and notorious mercenary groups in BattleTech history and battle your way through the Inner Sphere in more than 40 new missions as you doggedly pursue more lucrative C-Bill payoffs. With more than 35 'Mechs, new weapons, and new electronic packages available for purchase, chances are you'll need every C-Bill you earn. In MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries, being a hero doesn't pay, being a mercenary does - very well. [Microsoft]

Similar to the earlier games in the SFC franchise Star Trek Starfleet Command III allows gamers to optimize their ship and allocate power to their ship's systems for different types of strategies such as hit-and-run maneuvers, ambushes or direct assaults. However, this installment simplifies the process by introducing a new interface for system management that reduces the "micromanagement" of starship control, and allows players to focus on combat. Additionally, for the first time in any Star Trek game players can significantly customize their vessel's weapons, engines, shields and other systems. As players progress through the game, they can acquire better phasers and disruptors, stronger shields and outfit their ship with new special weapons. Star Trek Starfleet Command III also pushes the boundary of the genre by incorporating RPG elements into the experience. Over the course of the game, officers under the player's command will gain experience and acquire unique skills which increases the ships overall efficiency and enable the player to employ advanced attacks. Players can also choose to recruit new and more experienced officers to maximize the overall effectiveness of their ship. [Activision]

RalliSport Challenge delivers an action-packed racing experience by combining four different types of Rally competition into one pulse-pounding game: Hill Climb, traditional Rally, RallyCross, and Ice Racing. This variety of race types allows for gamers to experience traditional rally racing against the clock, as well as fierce, wheel-to-wheel grudge matches against computer opponents or over a network against friends. With 29 licensed cars (and several ?bonus? vehicles), 48 tracks, realistic AI opponents, and spectacular crashes with realistic car damage, RalliSport Challenge packs more fun and thrills into every race across a variety of terrain. [Microsoft]

A combat flight simulation game featuring some of the most exciting combat jet aircraft from the 60's. [Third Wire]

Feel the adrenaline rush as you start strafing enemy positions at 350 mph, 600 feet above the European countryside, guns blazing and bombs blasting. In Combat Flight Simulator 3 (CFS3) you can fly for the USAAF, RAF, or the Luftwaffe in some of the most advanced and exotic aircraft of WWII. [Microsoft]

NASCAR Thunder 2003 features an all-new game engine with more realistic vehicle dynamics, including tire grip and wear patterns, handling and suspension behavior, and collision physics; fun entry-level control with progression to deeper "simulation." The Career mode now includes 20 successive seasons in which you will need to manage four major components while building a racing car. Compete for top sponsors, the best crewmembers, and the latest racing technology. [EA Sports]

As fans of The Sims know, there has always been something missing from their virtual neighborhoods... pets. In The Sims Unleashed, players can now add furry friends to their Sims' families. An all new expanded neighborhood featuring parks, pet stores, cafes and markets will give the Sims and their new pets a variety of places to sniff, explore and meet their new neighbors. [Electronic Arts]

A highly detailed recreation of the "Worlds Fastest Motorsport". Accurate representations of the airplanes raced annually at Reno, Nevada, together with realistic 3D terrain graphics combine to provide the ultimate high speed racing experience. Imagine flying fifty feet above the ground in supercharged, nitrous burning monsters with over 3000 horsepower at your fingertips, racing around pylons 50 feet off the ground. Imagine flying so low that your prop scrapes the sagebrush, while surrounded by seven hungry competitors, and you can begin to feel why the pilots who race at Reno call it the "world's greatest adrenaline rush!" [Victory Simulations]

New 3-D graphics engine brings a whole new dimension to this legendary series. Updated Artificial Intelligence creates an ultra realistic and competitive Formula One gaming experience. Unparalleled physics creating the true feeling of driving an Formula One car puts you in control. Tracks modeled using GPS data to create stunningly accurate layouts. 3-D Audio utilising real Formula One samples, improved use of EAX, 3-D spatial sound and reverb brings the awesome sound of Formula One to your PC. GPaedia reference guide, offering detailed insights into the teams, drivers and circuits and provides advise on car setups and more. Incredibly realistic pit crews, engineers and marshals created with motion capture technology and with the assistance of The OrangeArrows Formula One Team. Features all the teams, drivers, and tracks from the 2001 FIA Formula One World championship. Choice of 11 cars all accurately modeled. [Infogrames]

Dirt Track Racing is back! Offering an extreme style of exciting gameplay that made its predecessors so successful! With new tracks, mind blowing graphics, intense special effects, amazing sounds and introducing a new class of cars to race, the "Modifieds." And if that's not enough, DTR2 will be "backwards" compatible, meaning the racetracks of Dirt Track Racing and Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars will work for Dirt Track Racing 2. [Infogrames]

Mobile Forces is a first-person shooter full of relentless foot-based action and, realistic vehicle combat. Fight through twelve massive single-player environments and plenty of multi-player modes designed specifically for vehicle warfare. Use a full arsenal of deadly weaponry from M-16's to sniper rifles. Drive a fleet of heavily-armored vehicles or, jump in the back of someone else's and use the hard-mounted weapons to dispatch a foe. Fans of open-terrain, real-world action games will definitely want to add this one to their collection. [Majesco Sales Inc.]

In-depth telemetry -- Optimize vehicle setup, driving style and general performance using detailed Telemetry data; State of the art technology -- Cutting edge graphics technology, dynamic weather effects, real word lighting, character animation for pit crews, and engine and brake temperature modelling; Authentic 2002 driver controls -- Experience the same technological wizardry available to Formula One drivers, including Launch Control, Traction Control and variable level automated shifting; Greater Accessibility -- An all-new team themed user interface, enhanced game controller support and Force Feedback. [EA Sports]

Race over 70 licensed cars including 30 new vehicles from the Le Mans 2000 Race. Blast through 12 real-world tracks. 24 hours of intense action with unique Day-to-Night-to-Day racing: endure real-time weather and surface effects for ultimate realism. Fully immersive environments including new animated drivers and pit crew, advanced AI, new car settings and real-time lighting. Compete in 5 challenging game modes and experience the new Le Mans 2000 Race. [Infogrames]

Massive race over the 7 countries of the official Master Rallye (France, Italy, Germany/Austria, Russia, Turkey, Spain/Portugal), featuring a wide range of race stages over extreme terrain. Includes 42 locations over 400 square kms of tracks. [Microids]

Flanker 2.5 offers high adrenaline gameplay with a level of realism that until now had only been experienced by Russian military pilots. The game builds on the Flanker legacy, incorporating the stunning graphics and streamlined gameplay of Flanker 2.0, and adding new features only available in the sought after Version 2.5 Upgrade. [Ubi Soft]

(Known as "Sims on Holiday" for its European release.) Take your Sims on a vacation of a lifetime. Whether they've been working hard or livin' large, going downtown or partying down, your Sims deserve a break. You chose whether they'll spend the weekend at a beach resort, rough it in the woods, or chill out in a winter wonderland. Whether they're embarking on a family adventure or hooking up on a romantic getaway, your Sims will always have plenty to do on Vacation Island. Expansion Pack. [Electronic Arts]

Features include: fourteen flyable aircraft, with countless other land, sea, and air vehicles. Patrol, Intercept, and Strategic Bombing, plus air strikes on a wide range of targets including warships, subs, trains, tanks, airfields, and factories; real 3D cockpits with fully functional dials and gauges; one million square miles of satellite accurate, mapped-terrain; fully realized damage model with parts that detach, explode, tear away, and affect flight. [Xicat Interactive]

WarBirds is an Award Winning, massively multiplayer simulation of World War II aerial combat, with sea and ground vehicles as well. [iEntertainment Network]

While on duty in a remote area of space, a nearby sun suddenly erupts releasing a deadly blast that damages your ship, kills your Captain and threatens nearby colonists. Now you must take control of your ship and lead your crew to solve the mystery. Your mission is clear -- discover the cause of the devastating explosion and prevent it from happening again. During the race you will battle the Cardassians, ally with the Klingons, investigate the unpredictable Romulans and reveal a secret plot that threatens the Federation itself. [Activision]

A 3D naval combat simulation which gives you command of a WWII era destroyer in the US Navy in either the Atlantic or Pacific Theaters. You can advance to command a division of destroyers and will participate in a variety of naval actions against Axis forces. You will stalk U-boats, swat Kamikaze planes, escort convoys, blast enemy ships in surface actions or pound the beaches in support of infantry landings. [Ubi Soft]

Race Against Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, and more in the 2002 Season! Get behind the wheel of a 750 horsepower stock car and battle for the championship on real-life tracks. Get under the hood to fine-tune your car or just jump in and race against the best in Arcade Mode. Feel car vibrations, hear the roar of the engines, and sweat it out racing fender to fender at 180 miles per hour. [Sierra]

Courage. Skill. Honor. These are the three primary qualities that you must bring to Star Wars Starfighter, a flight action/adventure combining intense air and space combat in rich 3D environments. Join three starfighter pilots in a series of harrowing missions to save Naboo and the galaxy from the oppressive abuses of the Trade Federation. May the Force be with you, young starfighter pilot. [LucasArts]

Why don't you try driving up sheer vertical cliffs, trekking it across uneven ground at high speeds, navigating through water and dropping down into deep crevices, whilst all the time trying to maintain control of your 4WD and keeping your eye on the time? Whether you're just a Sunday driver, or you fancy your chances as a full-on driving master in the Championship, either way you'll find 4x4 challenge equally as exciting. [Virgin Interactive]

Mix one part dirt and mud, 2 parts gasoline burnin’ speed, and 3 parts bare knuckle adrenaline and you get the most exhilarating indoor racer. [Xicat Interactive]

The game everyone remembers and loves for its intensity and great head-to-head competition is reborn and revamped for the 21st century. Relive past contests and discover new ways to battle opponents with futuristic tanks in a cagey game of hide-and-seek (and destroy!) Have fun all over again with simple game features, quick reflexes and the pursuit of high scores. It's the way games were meant to be. [Infogrames]

The first ?historic" rally simulation. The game includes 12 classic racecars such as the Ford Cortina, the Fiat 600 Abarth and the Morris Mini Cooper, all of which have been modelled in great detail and extremely realistically. [JoWood Productions]

Come aboard and explore the dangerous and merciless deep sea with all its adventures. Features over 30 single-player-missions; 9 completely different playerships; over 40 different enemies, including gigantic creatures; gripping story and detailed world with over 70 NPCs; and deathmatch and teambased multiplayer modes. [Fishtank Interactive]

Fly 31 types of Russian, German and American planes. Engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground battles. Multiplay with up to 32 players in dogfight and 16 players in cooperative missions. Use custom paint schemes, squadron nose art, numbering on wings, and national markings for each plane. [Ubi Soft]

A fast-paced action game that moves at 200mph with you at the controls of a Comanche helicopter. Fly the U.S. Army?s next generation attack helicopter in over 30 extreme missions. Fire a 20mm cannon, 70mm rockets, Stinger heat-seeking and Hellfire laser-guided missiles. [NovaLogic]

Play matchmaker to your Sims and watch the sparks fly or fizzle. Get them out of the house and into the all-new downtown area where they?ll gossip over a candlelit dinner, buy gifts for their dates or just cruise the Strip in hopes of getting lucky. Will your Sims find true love or be destined to a lifetime membership in the lonely hearts club? [Electronic Arts]

This WWII U-boat combat simulator puts players in command of a cunning killer. Features 3D modeled ships, subs, aircraft from all major powers in the Atlantic; inter-operability via the internet with the naval combat simulation, "Destroyer Command"; ultra-realistic, real-time ocean and weather effects; and adjustable realism and difficulty levels. [Ubi Soft]

You're back on Kentares IV, and this time, you don't have to play nice. Enlist in the notorious Black Knight Legion, climb aboard any one of five new 'Mechs, and deliver some payback for all the injustices you've been dealt. Put your mercenary skills to the ultimate test in a world ravaged by civil war. Use the new Black Market feature to get the equipment and weapons you need, when you need it. [Microsoft]

Design your own exotic supercar in the Styling Studio or choose one of 9 elite vehicles including the Salem S7 and the Lotus Concept Vehicle M220 to race on 23 courses in 7 cities, each with multiple routes and shortcuts. [Activision]