Joe Graf of Epic Games revealed in this thread that Unreal Championships 2: The Liandri Conflict has gone gold and will be in stores very soon (thanks: BeyondUnreal) - we know the game is scheduled to ship April 11, 2005, for Xbox with a retail price of $49.99. In the single player campaign, players will fight their way through new cities and arenas as they take on the role of Anubis in his attempt to retake his peoples Nakhti Rite of Ascension Tournament from the machinations of the omnipresent Liandri Corporation. In the single player tournament, gamers will fight through a tournament ladder as one of the many unlockable characters in the game. Each Unreal character will use their own personalized arsenal of jumping, flipping and spinning moves to help players make full use of the new environments. Unique Adrenaline combo-powers supercharge the strength and deadliness of character attacks and defenses, while cranking up character speed and mobility to superhuman levels. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict will also offer players the chance to fight head-to-head in eight player tournaments over Xbox Live or System Link.

A new Dragonshard movie has been locally mirrored, offering two minutes of gameplay footage from 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.

id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead told GameSpot that people who will attend at QuakeCon 2005 will have a chance to play the Quake IV multiplayer, adding "And because it's also the 10-year anniversary of QuakeCon, we'll have a few other surprises as well". Thanks: Shacknews. We remind you that Quake IV, the FPS with DOOM 3 engine in the works at Raven Software, is a direct sequel to Quake II and take place just hours after the events of that game. Quake IV consists of a combination of solo missions and battles, part of a 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.

OnNet Co sent over a press release announcing the Shot-Online Master program, a new feature for this online golfing simulation which will give veteran players a chance to teach newer online golfers the finer points of playing golf in Shot-Online. The teachers will be compensated for their efforts and the newer players will have the opportunity to learn how to play the game from some of the best golfers in Shot-Online. Check full article for details.

The E3 2005 event is coming and I bet you wish to be there. Here is your chance to win a trip to the biggest annual event of the game industry: Xbox.com and Xbox Live have teamed up to present two E3 contests: “Xbox.com Apprentice Contest” and “Major Nelson and TriXie’s L.A. Sweepstakes”. Press 'read more' to view the rules and requirements.

Microsoft Game Studios and Blue Fang Games announced that a Spring Scenery Pack for Zoo Tycoon 2 is now available - players with an Internet connection can obtain the Scenery Pack from within the game by clicking on the “Downloads” icon and then selecting “Scenery Pack” in the menu. This Scenery Pack features fountains, animal statues and windowed fencing in three different styles: brick, stone and a jungle motif - objects that visitors can interact with such as a splash fountain and tortoise trampoline are also included. Don't forget to check out the recently released demo where you can adopt four different animals: the Bengal tiger, the Thomson's gazelle, the dromedary camel, and the common peafowl. The demo also featurs the Freeform game mode, which allows you to build zoos using an unlimited budget, and a limited number of buildings, guest amenities, fences, scenery objects, plants, trees, and rocks.

ArenaNet and NCsoft Corporation has released a new gameplay movie for Guild Wars featuring eleven seconds of gameplay footage from this mission-based competitive online RPG scheduled for launch on April 28. We remind you that the final Beta Weekend Event will begin on 15th April - players wishing to take part in this final event must pre-order the game.

Majesco announced that BloodRayne 2, the action-horror sequel developed by Terminal Reality, which was released for Xbox and PS2 in October 2004, will be developed for PSP by Full Fat and is scheduled for this fall. Built upon a modified version of the Infernal Engine, BloodRayne 2 features new bosses, all new environments set within a huge modern day city, a range of new supernatural powers and new motion-captured movements complete with soft-body physics, pole combat, rail sliding and advanced melee fighting with fatality moves. The PSP version will feature two-player, co-op wireless multiplayer with a playable second character. Be sure to grab the demo if you haven't done so yet.