The playable demo of V-Rally 3 has been released, offering a chance to try out this imminent modern rally racing simulation by Eden Studios. This demo offers the Witchurch track set in England that you can take on in a Peugeot 206 2.0L.

Tech-Critic Reports that MS has released a new game Called Zoo Tycoon Card Flip. Do you have the memory of an Elephant and the speed of a Cheetah? Then it?s time to put your animal matching skills to the test in Zoo Tycoon Card Flip, a fun and entertaining card game from the makers of Zoo Tycoon.

Lucasarts has released the first update to Jedi Academy developed by Raven Software. The changelog is listing graphics (Dynamic Glow for ATI) and sound enhancements (EAX 4.0), single- and multi-player improvements and fixes.

Lucas Arts has announced that Starwars KOTOR has gone gold. The game that have had huge success on the X-Box and has been heralded as one of the best rolelaying games, is now finished being ported to PC. The game is developed by Bioware, the developer of titles such as Neverwinter Nights and the Baldurs Gate series. Visit: KOTOR Homepage

America?s Army is one of the five most popular PC action games played online. It provides players with the most authentic military experience available, from exploring the development of Soldiers in individual and collective training to their deployment in simulated missions in the War on Terror. In America's Army: Special Forces, players attempt to earn Green Beret status by completing individual and collective training missions drawn from the Special Forces Assignment and Selection (SFAS) process. Download

www.PcKiller.net has thrown up this comparison. PcKiller and Neodark took screenshots to use in this file.

A friend of mine, Neodark, has made a flash file so you can see the differences in the extra, and the high textures on a 9800 Pro 258, and a 9800 Non-Pro 128 video card. I took all of my uncompressed screenshots ( 1st and 3rd ) using the 9800 Pro 256MB card of the opening at the training level with 1,600 by 1,200 32 bit color, With 6X AA, and 16x AF. One has the extra textures, and the other has the high textures.

Raven Software's Kenn Hoekstra today updated his .plan file commenting on the recently released Audigy drivers by Creative Labs for their Audigy 1 and Audigy 2 lineup: Creative just released new sound drivers for its Audigy 2 cards last night and they resolve the issues that some people are having with the EAX/sound in Jedi Academy. We've received reports of high pitched squealing while running the game on Audigy hardware. These new drivers (EAX enhancements, really) fix that problem and several other EAX problems found in many of the newer games out there. Sound performance, in general, seems to be greatly improved. I can also verify this statement as I had sound issues with Max Payne 2 that would crash the game randomly. With the new drivers installed I almost finished the game today.

The latest version of the immensely popular Battlefield 1942 mod

A single player Contract J.A.C.K. demo has been released. Here are some mirrors:

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Ubisoft, one of the world?s largest video game publishers and Crytek announced two rising stars of game development have joined the already talented Far Cry? development team. The game?s next phase in development will focus on multiplayer excellence, and leading development is Chris Auty as lead multiplayer level designer and Richard Tsao as the multiplayer producer for the game. Auty and Tsao are tasked with developing a compelling multiplayer experience as innovative as the spectacularly deep single-player game. Far Cry is a first-person shooter set in a lush tropical paradise that sets out to bring the first-person shooter to an entirely new level of entertainment and technical excellence. The expansive plans to Far Cry?s unique multiplayer modes and lightning-fast online play have extended its development period to Q1 2004.

EA has released a demo for the anticipated next title in the Need for Speed series (#7). NFS Underground isn't about classic race cars like Ferrari and Porsche like the last games. This time round its hi-tech tuned Japanese cars out of The Fast & The Furious.
So find your bottle of NOS and buckle up for some serious street racing!

The demo is 220 MB and can be found here: 3D Gamers

WorthPlaying has a preview of Lock on: Modern Air Combat ready for your reading pleasure. They have some really pretty screen shots up, take a look. Eagle Dynamics should be lauded for taking the time to create a fantastic game in a genre that has been pushed to the back burner in today?s Sci-Fi and WWII-centered shooter craze. I?m impressed by what I?ve seen in the unfinished copy, and I can?t wait to see the finished product. Although flight sim fanatics will no doubt gobble up this game, it may be a little to in-depth for your average weekend warrior gamer.

Yes, Savage is already out but s2 games wants to beta test some add-ons for Savage, so if you're interested then head over to s2games and sign up. This first round of the new Savage beta test will include new units and structures, new network code, new upgrades, patches and enhancements. The developers are seeking experienced Savage players as well as those who have not yet tried out the game in order to compile a broad range of opinion and suggestions. Anyone who was in the previous beta test must register again.

Whether you think Halo's the best cross-platform FPS ever or just another fun fragfest, I'm betting you want to know how to maximise the game's performance. Well, your prayers have been answered as TweakTown's Koroush "PersianImmortal" Ghazi weighs in with the best and most complete tweak guide out there. Join him as he shows how to maximise your gaming experience!

Battle Field 1942 Mod: Galactic Conquest v1.5 ...Galactic Conquest places you on the ice planet Hoth in an epic battle of survival from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Blaze over the snow in speeders, man the anti-personnel cannons, and ready those blasters for a long battle between the Empire and Rebel forces.

It is with great pride and pleasure that the Troopers Development Team, now operating under the name Kinetic Studios, is releasing it's second iteration of Troopers: Dawn of Destiny. With months upon months of brutally hard work going into the finest details of its creation, Troopers is a positively revolutionary modification. The bad news is this: we're a tad late. Okay, we're a lot late. Just like last time, actually, so I guess we can start calling it a habit -- albeit a bad one. But hey, it's out!

Yet another Halloween themed bonusmap has been released tonight, this time its EA with a map for both CC: Generals and the Zero Hour expansion pack. So if you really can't get enough of Halloween...

Quote: "Beware! Enter the Forgotten Forest at your own risk for you may never return! Graveyards, crypts and spooks inhabit this 2 player map brought straight to you from the ghouls & goblins on the C&C Generals team. Please have a hideously Happy Halloween!"

Download the map here.

Blizzard has released a bonus map for WC3: FT with a Halloween theme - just in time for the season.

Quote: "Take heed while you explore these eerie lands. You may find that the dead have a distinctly odd sense of humor. Is that the gleam of polished steel, or the glitter of gold? Trick... or treat?"

Download the pack here.

Gamespy has written a quite big preview of Bloodlines, the upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade game from Activision. Bloodlines is a first person RPG where you can choose from any of the 7 Camarilla clans from The World of Darkness. The preview includes a lot of story and pictures, so if you're into the WoD - I suggest you check it out.

Here's a quote:
I was born on July 31, 1915 to a family that ran a small, but successful junkyard. I began sculpting using scrap metal when I was 15, and had achieved some success in the art world by the time I was 30. I then attracted the notice of a stunning woman who offered to make me immortal if only I would produce beautiful art at her request. A rival of hers, Dennis Strangvyr, could not allow this and took me away from her. I didn't even know what he was until I felt the fangs sink into my neck that night in 1947. After that, I changed into the twisted thing I am today, a Nosferatu, a nightcrawler who sucks the blood of the living for sustenance and tries to remember what it was to be human.

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The BloodRayne 2 website has launched along with a press release on Yahoo. "The tremendous success and popularity of BloodRayne has secured a film deal and helped establish BloodRayne herself as one of today's most thrilling new game personalities," said Ken Gold, vice president of Marketing. "BloodRayne 2 improves upon the original game in all respects and will deliver a much bigger, more action-packed sequel that elevates the franchise to a whole new level."