Crytek has released an unofficial "tournament map pack." including 12 multiplayer maps!

A playable demo for Silent Hill 4: the Room is now online, offering the opportunity to try out this recent first- and third-person survival horror adventure sequel by Konami. This massive download starts you off in the bedroom, and allows you to explore your apartment and quite a bit beyond.

Take a look at these work-in-progress screens for a taste of what's to come -- looks like Raven will be making awesome use of the Doom 3 engine

Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source updates are available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

This version of GTA2 is modified from its original version to enable support for modern PC's and current Microsoft® Windows® platforms. However, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that GTA2 will work correctly on your PC. Download, Installation and execution of this software is entirely at your own risk.

The HardwareOC Far Cry Benchmark is an easy-to-use tool, that makes video card benchmarking fast and easy. Support v1.3 patch, HDR, Geometry Instancing, normal-maps compression!

HardwareOC released a new program that allows you to benchmark your system with today?s most popular FPS-game, Half-Life 2. The program does not modify any registry-entries or configuration files, so it is completely safe to use. It contains 5 built in demos; you can set filtering methods, resolutions and much much more.

A Source SDK update is available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

A free demo of Half-Life 2 will be released later today. Featuring some of the amazing digital actors and physical gameplay that has made Half-Life 2 the leading contender for Game of the Year 2004, the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. The demo will debut on ATI.com , and requires a Steam account to install.

Good news for all Xbox and PC playin' GTA fans. GTA San Andreas will be available for Xbox and PC. We know this because Rockstar Games today confirmed the street dates for Xbox and PC versions of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. More info at GameConnect

Counter-Strike: Source and Source Engine updates are available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

A platform update is available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

Now you can experience Anarchy Online totally free of charge. You don't pay for the software. You don't pay any subscription. All we ask is that you register prior to January 15th. How about that for a Christmas present!

WindowsX released a nice tool for Half-Life 2 with the following features:

Special scripts and fixes
Apply Bullettime mode with "t" key
Apply elevator fix with "v" key
Disable auto-save feature
And many more!

Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Source Dedicated Server updates are available and will be applied automatically when Steam is restarted. The changes include:

After the great success of their Far Cry Benchmark, HardwareOC released a new program that allows you to benchmark your system with today?s most popular FPS-game, Half-Life 2. The program does not modify any registry-entries or configuration files, so it is completely safe to use. It contains 5 built in demos; you can set filtering methods, resolutions and much much more.

Enter the mind of the ultimate Vigilante. Interrogate criminals using their own ruthless methods. Participate in non-stop, intense action ripped from the pages of Marvel's darkest stories. Where justice ends, Punishment begins!

Doom 3 will have bullet time! 11 levels, four new monsters, three new weapons.

Gamer's Hell reports a new movie from the Quick Done series which started with Quake years ago has been added in our download area. David 'marshmallow' Gibbons played Half-Life 2 from the beginning to the end in 2 hours, 57 minutes and 35 seconds. All demos are captured to AVI by David Rickard, appended into one file and compressed to one 320x240 version. More details can be found here. Don't forget to check out the other Quick Done movies from Quake (12 minutes and 23 seconds), Doom 2 (14 minutes and 41 seconds) and Half-Life (57 minutes and 52 seconds). Enjoy :)

Josh ?b0rg? Holmes (the editor of VIA?s official games website VIA Gamers Arena) has been busy, very busy, creating a second Doom 3 Deathmatch map that even surpasses his first VIA VGA DM1.