SavageGamers have done the benchmarks for RTCW using the following cards: Videologic Vivid!XS (Kyro2) driver 8.162
Leadtek GeForce2 GTS 64 mbyte
Leadtek GeForce2 Ultra 64 mbyte
MSI GeForce3 64 mbyte and the new XP4 21.81 driver,

Warp to SavageGamers for the RTCW Benchies!

PC.IGN has posted the first and critical review of Volition Inc's mars shooter Red Faction which is published by THQ. Curious how they see Red Faction perform? Here's a snip: With an engine that allows for the arbitrary modification and destruction of the environment, realistic physics applied to particles, flowing water, wind, AI promised to be more lethal than that of Half-Life, an involved storyline, and the credentials of people who worked on both Freespace and the first two Descents, the game was sure to cash in and break the bank. So, did it deliver? Yes, and no. Read the full review via above link!

The guys over at Multiplayer.it have posted a movie of the new C&C game.

Seems like Planet Half-Life received an eMail from Valve stating: The Half-Life 1108 update, which includes the new spectator and voice technologies, will be released Wednesday, September 19, at 11 am PST. Counter-Strike 1.3 will be released at the same time. Those interested in mirroring the files should email Valve. Yeah finally!

Championship Manager Season 01/02
Magic & Mayhem 2: The Art of Magic
Red Faction (Updated)

GameSpy has put together a comprehensive guide to playing through the Return to Castle Wolfenstein multiplayer test.

Wolfenstein Test Guide

Ripnet-uk.com have the low down on the leaked Unreal II-Alpha version. Here's a bite from their article:

Here are some screens my good freind !MonDoGuY! sent me. Oh and on his pIII 550@787 (143x5.5) + Geforce3 he was getting around 90 fps in a CLOSED room, 30-35 in OPEN areas and < 20 with the flamethrower on. The game had NO SETTING ADJUSTMENTS WHAT-SO-EVER, just click and go. Ran smooth though. Sadly, pics don't do the game any justice :(

Icrontic says that they have the FINAL versions of the patches available. If you want to give it a shot, do it here: CS MOD version 1.1 to 1.3
Half-Life 1.1.0.7 to 1.1.0.8 Upgrade Funny that the links are not working @ the moment but anyway keep trying...

Well this sounds ridiculous but check out this forum post.

The Existence 1.3 patch has been released. This patch has a large amount of updates, making this already awesome mod even better. Grab it now!

The famous server bowser All Seeing Eye is available in a new version! New: Return To Castle Wolfenstein support
Operation Flashpoint dedicated server support
URL moniker support(eye:SERVERTYPE://IP:PORT)
Server monitor shows (when available) team info, team scores and time remaining
zkillz points display in player context menu (www.zkillz.com) Download version 1.4

Yes it's here. It did take most of today but download the Return To Castle Wolfenstein Multiplayer demo here! RTCW Multiplayer Test I managed to get a superfast link, download from here! : RTCW Multiplayer Test Remember you saw it here first!! More mirrors:
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
Mirror 3 quite fast ;-))

The official Red Faction demo is out now. It weighs in @ 81 mb and features SP/MP as well as one of the games vehicles. Check out Volition Inc.'s Mars shooters demo here. Half-Life Patch 1.1.0.8 is said to be ready to go, according to PlanetHalfLife but are held back until next week due to recent events. Emperor: Battle For Dune Map Pack #2 Out! Get it here.