I was refreshing my news ingame and I managed to get the new patch somehow! Update:-
The file name on official masterserver has changed. Dunno if there are any changes on the new one. Go here to get the file and mirror list: Unreal 2k3 Download page This patch updates UT2K3 to build 1080. Read more for the fix list...

DarkVision has posted a big review on their site of the UT2003 Demo :

The UT2003 demo was in interesting subject to review this extensively. With all of the pre-release hype about the game I (and many others) has many expectations as well as trepidations about this demo. Some of the previously shown stuff made it look like things were going in the EXACT direction many of us were hoping the game would go. Other things made it look as if some stuff was being taken either too far, or, in another direction than what players would expect. But, then again, this is the same sort of thing that happens with ANY follow-up/sequal type of game!

Just got word that Gamesdomain.co.uk have posted their Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Review! Here's a snip.



Mafia's missions range wildly from protection money collection (which of course, never quite goes right...), carjacking, vandalism, and assassination. It's safe to say that if it's variety you're looking for, look no further, so long as you?re happy stepping heavily on the wrong side of the law. Rather than GTA3's more arcadey action segments, Mafia is more like a traditional third-person shooter - think Hitman, and you're nearly there.

3DGpu.com have put together a page with all the special movements that are available in the Unreal Tournament 2003 demo. Now if you want to impress other gamers or your friends head on over

On the Adrenaline Moves, if you have an inverse mouse set, you may need to try reversing the order of the commands, ie - instead of Fwd, Fwd, Back, Back try Back, Back, Fwd, Fwd. Well, thanks for sharing, and here you go:

As it's a slow news day! Here's another Unreal Tournament 2003 demo tweak guide this time from TechSpot.

Unreal Tournament 2003 is the PC sequel to Digital Extremes & Epic Games massively successful Unreal Tournament. After a few months of delay, the demo of this already popular multiplayer shoot ?em up has now been released, hopefully with many improvements over what we could have got around July when it was first supposed to come out. As expected with this new FPS release we are also getting a completely revamped graphics engine; fast paced action combat combined with superb animations will require a fast machine so you will want to make sure everything is fine tuned for best visuals and improved 3D audio with a minimum performance loss.

Just saw this @ G256.com:

UT2003 seems to have some kind of coding problem. The benchmark numbers do not add up. UT was a CPU dependant game, and Quake3 was a graphics card dependant game. UT2003 seems dependant on everything: RAM, Video, and CPU. But, it's framerate results are highly inconsistant. One thing I know is, Mark Rein is no John Carmack. I think the EPIC boys are pushing the limits of what they can handle.Take a look at this mess of benchmarks run on multiple cards. It makes absolutely no sense that at 1024x768x32 a GeForce3 TI-500 and a GeForce4 4600 get identical benchmark results.

Well Warp2Search has the answer for YOU! Hit Read More. ;-)

The peeps over @ PC.IGN.com have posted a Preview for Westka Interactive's upcoming Unreal engine powered - first person shooter/RPG!



As the game is built on the Unreal Warfare engine, we were privy to seeing full rag doll effects in the demo, with bodies contorting and limbs flailing as they crumpled to the ground. This was especially impressive with insectoids as you had more limbs flying around than you could shake a fly swatter at. In addition to the rag doll effects on the characters and creatures, there will be realistic physics on the objects in the game as well. We shot a few canisters and moved them around the cavernous environments just to test out the physics.

So you waited for hours and have finally downloaded that new demo that came out for Unreal Tournament 2003, but how can you make sure that your computer gives you the best possible results? Come join TweakTown as they take you step by step through the settings of this new demo. We'll be looking at in-game settings and some settings that are hidden, so make sure to stop on and see just what you've been missing in this highly playable demo!

Jadeware has released an updated demo of Halloween, bringing their first-person shooter to version 1.2. This release includes a third level, music tracks, new GUI and HUD designs, improved monster AI, bug fixes, and the proverbial more.

This updates Dungeon Siege from v1.0 to v1.11. This is the most common version and should be downloaded by most users. If you are running v1.0, please download and install this update. For a complete list of all the game fixes/additions included in this update, please download and read through the readme! Dated September 13, 2002.

Epic Games' Mark Rein and Tim Sweeney both gave away information of a patch supposedly to be released today. Mark Rein posted in the official forums about broken Voodoo 3 and 5 support due to a last minute programming mistake. The patch also is said to address other bugs that were encountered since the release of the demo. Tim Sweeney posted on the official Unreal Technology page that the patch will be released today: We'll be releasing a small patch tomorrow. This will fix a number of reported bugs, and also serve as the first public test of UT2003's new auto-update feature. There was a bug in the server browser that caused it to crash frequently under heavy load. This wasn't triggered until thousands of servers came online. We found a master server-side fix for this so the problem should be gone now. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Well since there is a benchmark application (Unreal Performance Test) included in the demo released yesterday, I thought it would be a nice idea to compare results... Here are mine: Resolution 1024x768 Flyby: 156.430222 Botmatch: 64.053551 Post your results

Programmer Carsten of developer Piranha Bytes has properly refurbished the engine's fog system, and we're proud to resent you three brand-new screenshots showing it's fantastic effect on the atmosphere. Who wouldn't like to sneak trough that misty and dull forest with a crackling torch in his hand? Check out the screenies under read more...

The Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo is just under 100MB, contains 4 maps (2 DM, 1 CTF, 1 Bombing Run), doesn?t have all the weapons and only has one player model.

Update: Differences between demo and retail version listed.

Just @ the last moment they found a bug in the demo!

[CliffyB] we thought we were clean until we found something

[CliffyB] bombing run bug, jump through your own goal, die - intended, but if you passed the ball around first everyone else would die when you did :P

[jack[epic]] stevep fixed the bombing run bug so we're making a new version

Update: IT'S DONE!!!: At 5:00PST, Mark Rein said... But I am uploading it right now to Infogrames! So get ready peeps!

Watch the charming secret agent, Kate Archer, get ambushed and take a sword to the sholder by an assassin.

Just saw this @ Unreal2k3.com:

Apparently, UnrealEd 2003 is a LEGAL download available to help you get the hang of editing UT2K3 before the game ships. It is included with the game "XIII", which uses the UT2K3/Warfare engine. Check our downloads section to download it right away. Also, UT2K3 will supposedly ship with Maya Personal Learning Edition - powerful 3d modeling software to empower anyone who purchases UT2K3 to create their own UT2K3 models. VERY cool!

For all you peeps that are setting up servers for the UT2003 demo! This is, what your going to need... Posted by Pezman.

Several server admins have mentioned that they would like to know details on what will make the most ideal UT2003 demo dedicated server. We have put these loose specs together to allow you a brief chance of upgrading your servers, and so that you can know what settings are suggested for your box.

Thanks to Atul Fatpie for noticing this thread @ the MadOnion forums where they have dug out a message from CliffyB's (Epic) Webcam. Check it out.

3DO finally released patch v2.0 for their critically acclaimed strategy game set in a middle age like fantasy world. The patch is currently only available for the US and UK english versions of the game. It allows players to team up or play as opponents in local area networks as well as over the internet (up to 6). 3DO also included 6 new multiplayer maps. Patch 2.0 also requires you to have patch 1.3 installed in order to update properly. The complete list of changes can be read here. For download hit read more...