A German playable demo of Yager is now available, offering the opportunity to try out this imminent sci-fi flying action game by Yager Development. Details on the demo are scarce but it reportedly contains three missions from the full game, and it's entirely in German so be prepared for a little guesswork wenn Sie nicht sprechen.

Gamers Hell reports that a Huge thanks go to our friends at Oblivion Lost who have provided us with movie captures from the German TV show Giga, that recently showcased a tech demo of STALKER: Oblivion Lost, the upcoming tactical FPS set in post-nuclear environment currently in works at GSC World.

Gayspy have thrown their Screenshots and previews from this years Atari Editor's Day!

Sluggo and Psylancer were on the scene to bring you the skinny on all the goods. On the PC side, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark led the way. The console showings were also strong, with Dragon Ball Z: Budokai and the surprisingly slick Forgotten Realms.

Wie Vivendi Universal Publishing auf der Games Convention in Leipzig offiziell bekannt gab, wird der mit zahlreichen Vorschusslorbeeren bedachte First Person Shooter 'Half-Life 2' in Deutschland in einer zensierten Version auf den Markt kommen. Um einer Indizierung durch die Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien entgegen zu wirken, wird Valve wie angekündigt die im Spiel vorkommenden Menschen durch Roboter ersetzen, die bei Treffern anstelle von rotem, grünes Blut verlieren. Weitere Änderungen sind zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt allerdings nicht geplant.

Here's a few mods that have been updated for HL and BF1942!

BF1942 Pirates v0.2 BF1942 Siege v0.24 Battlefield 1982 Interstate Half-Life Gangwars v1.44

UnrealOps have snagged a video of the Raptor Vehicle from UT2004!

Today video is a short one but it shows a couple of cool things. First of all it shows the Raptor itself (some of you may have already seen it in the Gamespy video) and also the newly skinned Shock Rifle. It is the weapon that Dave switches to at the end of the video.

A new movie trailer of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is now available, showing more from the imminent first- and third-person sci-fi action game by Raven Software. This clip illustrates the game's premise in a minute and a half of in-game footage.

Egosofts have now released a rolling demo of their upcoming space sim X²-The Threat! which also comes with a Benchmark tool.

My bad! there you go rolling instead of playable.

Theres a new movie trailer out for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Oblivion Lost, the first-person shooter being developed at GSC Game World.

Electronic Arts has just released a playable demo of Freedom Fighters, letting you test the Post Office level of this upcoming 3rd person action game in the works at Io Interactive.

Thanks to Redsolar for the Info .. Fileplanet/Gayspy has posted a Halo for PC gameplay movie. It weighs over 160 MB and requires QuickTime to play. Video resolution is 640x480.

This exclusive, direct-feed video shows some of the exciting action awaiting gamers when Halo arrives on the PC, courtesy of the talented folks at Bungie, Gearbox, and Microsoft.

Thanks to Brew for the info ... Our own coding guru, shovel, at Half-Lifenews.com has created some graphs that show how using the new Steam Client for Half-Life2 will cut the connect time to Half-Life2 game servers considerably.

ATARI needs you to help beta test one of their upcoming products.

Unreal 2 Expanded Multi-Player free expansion is up and taking requests for the closed beta. This multiplayer mode is a class-based team game where players fight for control of artifacts and energy using a deadly arsenal of weaponry, vehicles, and defenses. If you would like to participate in this beta test, please register for an account in Atari's beta testing system and request to be a part of this exciting project

Eidos has released the intro movie trailer of Deus Ex: Invisible War, revealing more from the first-person role-playing action game in the works at ION Storm. This cool movie introduces the game's backstory in nearly three minutes of high-resolution cinematic footage.

Ritual Entertainment have now relased their Game Development Kit for Star Trek Elite Force II, offering mod authors all the necessary tools to alter and expand their recent sci-fi first-person shooter sequel. Word is: "The GDK contains UberRadiant (Ritual's customized level editor), plug-ins for 3D Studio MAX, example map and model files, extensive documentation and several other tools to assist in the creation of modifications and assets for the game."

UnWheel is a driving modification for Unreal Tournament 2003. The idea behind UnWheel is not to create the ultimate racing game, or the 4x4 simulation with the best physics, or to specialise in any one area as other modifications and games do, but to simply create an assortment of gametypes and vehicles with the focus on fun driving, whether it be racing, rallying, or simply freestyle driving around! Thanks to Unreal Tournament 2003's support for extremely detailed models, you'll be driving some of the highest quality cars and trucks available, created by SupermotoXL.

Gayspy have posted an interview with Rick Johnson about Quake IV and have news that we should see Quake IV at QuakeCon 2004! It's also confirmed that the game is using the Doom 3 engine.

During the QuakeCon 2003 keynote a few minutes ago, Tim Willits of id mentioned that work is being done on vehicles for the upcoming Quake 4. Also, it is likely that Quake 4 will be highlighted at next year's QuakeCon.

Gamers Hell reports that tonight we bring you a mirror for Nexon's MMORTS Shattered Galaxy, which is now available with unlimited free play time. You can now play this MMORTS with "no time limits, no level limits and no risks to play. Play as long as you want, as often as you want. Explore the new features, the new interfaces, the new graphics, and the new enhancements and upgrades to come." There are minor differences between the paid and free version, namely less experience, less offensive ability and more.

Thanks to Macy D for the Info : I have released a binary and source package that exploits a flaw in the PS2's handling of a special configuration file. This configuration file, named TITLE.DB, is accessed from the PS2 PS1 driver (located at rom0:PS1DRV).

The playable Russian demo for Silent Storm is now available, offering the first opportunity to try out this upcoming 3D turn-based tactical combat game by Nival Interactive. The demo contains a tutorial and two missions, but is entirely in Russian so be prepared for some guesswork if you don't speak the language beyond 'da' and 'njet'. An English demo is expected within a few weeks.