Free Monkey Interactive has released the new Beta 2 of UT: XMP. This game is based on the mutliplayer part from Unreal 2 (U2XMP) and needs Unreal Tournament 2004. The download is available as patch (86 MB) and full version (278 MB).

Thanks to http://www.utxmp.de

Since its launch, we've tried to give Battlefield 2 all the support it deserves by releasing patches with the fixes and improvements you've asked for. Unfortunately, we haven't lived up to the standards we've set for ourselves. So all of us at EA and DICE are working extra hard to make sure that your Battlefield 2 experience improves dramatically in the coming weeks. Towards the end of August, we will be releasing a new patch called 1.03.

An update to Counter-Strike: Source has been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Wednesday the 20th of July, we will release Autoupdate 4. This is a small file that updates your version of Halo 2 to address various issues. It only takes a moment to download the file, but it is required for continued play on Xbox Live. If you do not wish to download the file, that is your choice, however, you will not be able to play Halo 2 on the Live service.So you've been warned. Read on for lots of specific info.

Nival Interactive's "Blitzkrieg" was a hard-core ass-kicking more realistic verson of Codename Panzers. More difficult, more real, more ugly, it has been re-worked, put together with a new 3D engine and ... well, read on for more.

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The hotfix for Battlefield 2 v1.01 is now available for download. This update replaces v1.01 and fixes the said memory leak. Along with this update, we?ve made available an updated unranked server file for Win32 and an updated unranked server file for Linux.

Just got word from Dwarden @PaleStar Inc. that the Free 14 day Demo of DarkSpace is now available! here's the Press release and a screenshot for DarkSpace.

Looking for a break from Rome: Total War? Perhaps a more challenging and psychotic strategic AI? Come check out our review of Knights of Honor.

FiringSquad

First off, a HUGE thanks to all of you who emailed me in regards to the memory leak found in the update we released earlier this week (v1.01). Your emails found their way to our production team and they?re in the process of evaluating what needs to be done in order to get this fixed. In the meantime, and since the 1.01 update is causing memory leakage on some systems, we recommend that you reinstall the game and NOT the v1.01 update we released earlier this week.

jAkUp over at Nvnews.net sends word that he's snagged the first Screens of Sin 2! Click Here

This week, we brought you the news that the original Quake is being ported over to mobile phone handsets. We have new screenshots for you today - nostalgia ahoy!

Bit-Tech

We are proud to announce the return of Elexis Sinclaire and John R. Blade in SiN Episodes, the world's first true episodic game. Let's have the press release do the talking, shall we?

Electronic Arts has now released the first retail patch for Battlefield 2, upgrading the 3D multiplayer action sequel by Digital Illusions to version 1.01. This update fixes two crash bugs as well as problems with controls binding, the multiplayer browser, shaders and environment mapping, bot AI, and more.

Updates to Counter-Strike: Source and the Source Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Ritual Entertainment's long-awaited Sin 2 is to be released episodically over Valve's Steam digital distribution system, with episodes lasting around six hours each to be released "every three to four months" for around $20 (£11.38) an episode.

EuroGamer

The Chronicles of Narnia, a much-loved piece of classic literature, is soon to become a spangly Disney live-action movie. We talk to Traveller's Tales, developers of the PC game tie-in (and the sublime Lego Star Wars) about their work on the graphics engine for the game.

Bit-Tech

The Import Game Blog has three new shots from Xbox 360 fan-favorite Gears of War posted on their site. Which they say came from? France?

Kotaku

Valve has released a new Lost Coast HDR (High Dynamic Range) Video Demonstration.

NGOHQ.com

For those of you who have been waiting, the final version of my full Battlefield 2 Tweak Guide is out. Following on from my initial release of the BF2 Demo Tweak Guide, this full version guide contains nine pages of information designed to explain BF2's settings, provide an insight into the reasons behind many common problems, and provide some handy tips and tweaks for you to try. Keep in mind that it will also be continually updated as EA releases patches for BF2 and as I discover new tips/tweaks.

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