This beta patch for DOOM 3 updates the game to version 1.05. Offers a bunch of interface, stability, network/multiplayer, rendering and localization fixes & updates (click Read More for a full list). It also adds a Win32 dedicated server executable. As the patch is beta, it is NOT SUPPORTED by id Software or Activision.

Microsoft has issued a new patch for the Windows edition of Halo: Combat Evolved, bringing the sci-fi 3D action game by Gearbox and Bungie to version 1.05. This released includes a network security fix and addresses WinXP SP2 compatibility issues. The corresponding v1.05 patch for the Win32 dedicated server has also been released.

So, the time has come ? the Neocron2 beta client is available.

You are the first who get to know this, because we want you to gain a little advantage before we launch the official press and news postings. Many thanks to all who have offered mirrors to enhance the download speed for everybody.

This is a advance notice that Bungie will be releasing a hotfix to Halo PC (v 1.05) sometime today. No feature changes, just two fixes:

Planet Medal Of Honor have posted some new codes for the recently releasesd demo of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault that lets you spawn new Weapons!

Before you can enter these codes, you have to enable the console. To do so, add "+set ui_console 1" to the shortcut icon. So, for example it would look like "C:Program FilesEA GAMESMedal of Honor Pacific Assault Demomohpa_demo.exe" +set ui_console 1. After doing that, try out these new weapons by typing the following codes into the console:

The Half-Life mod Natural Selection v3.0 beta 5 is now publically available. Here's the complete changelog and you can grab the Download Here.

The single-player demo for Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out this World War II first-person shooter sequel by EA Pacific. This massive download is in essence the E3 demo, containing the Henderson Field, Guadalcanal Island level from the full game.

According to Gamspot.com is the Medal of Honor Pacific Assault demo going to be released today at round about this afternoon... The demo was supposed to be realeased on the 17 of July but was prosponed for a couple of weeks,now finaly we'll be getting to play the demo! MOHPA German fans will have to wait till about 2 am till they can download it, if the servers aren't full!

BoomTown reports a news post on THQ?s official site in Germany announces an open beta test of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?s multiplayer portion. 5000 gamers will get the chance to test the game?s multiplayer action well before the official release in Q1 2005.

Prepare for battle. LucasArts is excited to announce that the highly anticipated action/shooter, Star Wars Battlefront has officially GONE GOLD on PS2, Xbox and PC and is scheduled to blast its way onto store shelves on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 --- day and date with the Star Wars Trilogy, which marks the first time all three classic films will be available on DVD.

The Firing Squad have thrown up part 2 of their Counter-Strike: Source Beta performance test for mainstream cards.

With the high-end cards covered, it's now time to look at how the mainstream cards perform with Counter-Strike: Source beta. In this article, Brandon rounds up the latest $200 offerings from ATI and NVIDIA. Cards benchmarked include the RADEON 9800 PRO, 9600/9600 PRO/XT, 9500/9500 PRO and RADEON 8500 128MB, while the NVIDIA cards represented include the GeForce FX 5600/5600 Ultra, 5700/5700 Ultra, GeForce FX 5900 XT, GeForce4 Ti 4200/Ti 4600 and even GeForce3 64MB! See how all 15 cards stack up against each other in our latest article!

An update to the Counter-Strike: Source beta has just been released. Steam will update itself automatically when you restart. Here is a list of the changes:

For all you battlefield gamers out there, the merciless creators have released the LONG and I do mean LONG awaited update to merciless. It is now version 1.6 client side mod. This has some really great modifications to BF here is a download link.

GameGuru just informed us that the recently realeased D-Day game from Digital Jesters has reall big installation problems due to corrupted (obviously not tested) CD-ROM's.

The Firing Squad have thrown up a new article called GeForce FX and DirectX 9 Half-Life 2 Performance? It's well worth checking out!

Thanks to Valve Software we now have a new method for forcing the Source engine's DirectX 9 path on GeForce FX hardware. Today we present to you our first-ever GeForce FX DX9 Source engine benchmarks as well as the complete feature lists for every version of DirectX as well as instructions on how to enable DX9 on the GF FX in your CS: Source beta.

VU Games brings FilePlanet Subscribers the chance to participate in a closed beta for the extremely anticipated Tribes: Vengeance! The ultimate high-flying multiplayer FPS battle experience returns with deadlier weapons, enhanced jetpacks featuring faster and more versatile flight and in-depth strategic team action for up to 32 players.

Here's some of the latest Games movies for you to watch and a few games patches and demo's.

DOOM 3 MODS Pack #4 Brothers In Arms Preview Prince of Persia 2 fighting movie KOTOR II trailer: New location revealed Halo 2 Zanzibar Gameplay Hi-Res Movie

Half-Life 2 Fallout reports after a close scrutiny of Gabe Newell?s account history on the forums, we've come to the conclusion that the gold post is a fake. While we can't be 100% certain at this stage, all indicators point towards someone hacking the forum account. That said, all Gabe's previous posts on these forums are quite legitimate.

Half-Life 2 pre-loading begins to Steam account holders today. Over the coming days, those who have selected the pre-loading option will have encrypted Half-Life 2 files delivered to their PC. No purchase is required to pre-load HL2, but is required to activate the game. Purchase options will be released soon. Then, the moment the game is made available, those who have pre-loaded and purchased Half-Life 2 via Steam will be authenticated and ready to start playing. For more information, please visit www.steampowered.com.

Xbox-IGN reports Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict is now in the hands of Midway. This is a good thing. As the hot new trailer shows! you'll get a chance to get psyched yourself when an online-enabled demo is released in January. No details on how the demo will be distributed, so expect more details soon. We'll have more on Unreal 2 lickety-split.