3dgamers.com reports that Epic Games has just issued a tiny patch for the Win32 demo of their multiplayer first-person shooter Unreal Tournament 2003. This update 1 contains a fixed IpDrv.dll file that "addresses a denial-of-service security problem which exists in the UT2003 2206 demo release and affects UT2003 demo servers."

Volition: has issued a new patch for Red Faction II, upgrading the English edition of their recent sci-fi first-person shooter to version 1.01. This release tweaks the Team Arena "Best Of" feature, reduces CPU usage when minimized, and allows the English version to run on German and French operating systems. Patches for those language editions are expected soon.

Planetunreal.com reports that CliffyB has released Ownage Pack #1, which features the first 20 UT2003 Ownage maps in one handy download.

Just came out today. Here is a fast link if you want to download.

Desert Combat is a modern day military modification to the popular war game BattleField1942 from EA. It is focused on conflicts in the middle-east within the last decade between the various nations, from Desert Storm to Somalia. This war game is a total conversion for Battlefield1942 and is based on the same principles of a FPS and arcade style vehicle sim.

Games Domain.co.uk have posted their Jedi Knight III Interview with Graham Fuchs!

When Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast arrived in the GD offices in 2002 the excitement was so palpable you could cut it with a knife, or more appropriately, a lightsaber. Imagine then, such a breathless force-addled crew being invited to Madison, Wisconsin for the official announcement of Jedi Knight III. Trust us, the excitement was nothing to do with Madison, and all to do with the presence of luminaries from LucasArts, Activision and Raven Software, keen to show off a demo of the upcoming series continuation, replete with dark jedi, hokey religions, and possibly the odd storm trooper or 17...

AM:3D The module, DieselPower 3D audio, enhances your ability to hear enemy footsteps, door slamming, talk, doves flapping their wings while ascending into the skies and much more, from any direction.

We have worked with the creators, IO Interactive, to ensure nothing but success in helping 47 take out targets. Hitman 2 has native support for DieselPower which gives you natural smooth 3D sound with full spherical directional perception, giving you the ability to completely pin-point your friends and foes with a blistering accuracy. Even though DieselPower supports other playback setups, all you require is a set of standard headphones to perceive true 3D sound in all directions.

Out of left field come new patches for Mafia, upgrading last year's third-person mobster action game by Illusion Softworks to version 1.1. There are patches for the English, German and French editions of the game, and this release addresses sound and video card issues, decreases the difficulty of the notorious racing mission, fixes force feedback compatibility, and enhances overall performance. Details under read more.

Star Wars® Jedi Knight®: Jedi Academy? allows players to immerse themselves in the classic Star Wars universe as they take on the role of a student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Master Luke Skywalker. Launch the galleries for a glimpse of the game in the first screenshots, concept art and models available!

Website Spong posted that we may have to face an unpleasant change in the way we know gaming. Right now we are all PC gamers. If it comes to what they outline there will soon be Nvidia and ATI gamers. Spong claims to have learned from insiders that Valve Software is currently investigating to make Half-Life 2 exclusive to Nvidia hardware. Half-Life was originally published in 1998 and brought innovations to the genre still referred to today. Spong also reports that both chipmakers have been in negotiations with game developers for such exclusivity deals for quite some time. More details are said to be revealed at this years E3. BTW this story was posted on April 2nd, 2003. Source: Spong.com

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, the second expansion pack to the highly acclaimed Battlefield 1942 title, significantly enhances the gaming experience by bringing the most bizarre and deadly weapons from the German and Allied laboratories to the Battlefield. From top secret, cutting edge weapons to secret forces and secret places, a new level of drama and excitement will be added to the Battlefield experience.

Matt Burris from 3DGpu today has some neat info on STALKER: Oblivion Lost currently in development at GSC Game World. After an editorial about the 'Nvidia - The way it's meant to be played' marketing campaign, he wrote to GSC because they initially stated that the game was developed on ATI R300 hardware. Read more...

Electronic Arts has released another patch for C&C Generals, bringing EA Pacific's 3D RTS to v1.05. The patch fixes various issues and introduces usual balance adjustments. Brazilian, Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, and Spanish can be found on this EA FTP directory. Click on Read More... to see what's new and a direct download link.

Just spotted this @ Ritualistic.com:

They've gotten hands on the May issue of Computer Gaming World, featuring a well written two page preview of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. A handful of new screenshots is included along with many new details summarized below:

3dgamers.com reports that NovaLogic has released the first patch for Delta Force: Black Hawk Down, upgrading their new special forces tactical FPS to version 1.1.0. This release provides fixes for three single-player and three multi-player bugs, including some issues with claymore mines.

In a surprise release, 3D Realms sends along the source code for Duke Nukem 3D, allowing you to tinker with their 1996 first-person shooter. Compiling the source will require Open Watcom 1.0 or Watcom C v10.0 or later, and while the release is unsupported, it falls under the terms of the GPL! GNU Public License.

I surfed through RTCW.com and saw that Enemy Territory is still there. What does this mean? http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/

Look for yourself.. Has ID forgotten to take it off, or are they planning a release afterall? Rancho*: Read some magazines... Enemy Territory will be released out of it's finished multiplayer components with ten playable maps. Probably free of charge it will be downloadable from community sites.

Battlefield Command: Europe at War 1939 - 1945 is the long-wielded title of the 3D real-time strategy game under construction at 1C and Codemasters.

Just got word the guy's at Jedi knight II.net have revealed some Jedi Knight III Info! Here's a snip.

You know those moments when a simple day is turned into pure excitement? That about sums up my feelings when I went to the mailbox today to grab my issue of Gamestar, Germany?s Number One gaming mag. So I take a look at the cover to see a female Twi?lek wielding two lightsabers! ?What the hell? was naturally my first thought before I see the words next to it: Jedi Knight III Revealed. World Exclusive.