Half-Life2.net reports that Valve may not be shouting about what they?re doing but if you?re smart you?ll be able to see some of their most recent work, the official Half-Life 2 site.

We're pleased to announce that the full version of the XMP Community Bonus Pack is now available!

The pack contains the following maps:

I was just checking out an article posted over PlanetDoom and if the translation is right? It seems a lot of us won't be able to play DOOM 3 on our PC's.

The german magazine PCGames Hardware has a quick Q&A with John Carmack in their latest issue. It?s very short, but there are a lot of new and unbelievable information.

Placebo over at the Atari Forums has thrown up the complete Map List with descriptions for Unreal Tournament 2004.

I was perusing the UT2k4 Demo's system files, and look at what I found, hiddden in the .int files:

rubik3 has released one of the most detailed, meaningful, and anticipated lots ever for SimCity 4: the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The towers (with and without jobs and subway functionality) are available to registered users at both Simtropolis and the official SimCity 4 website. In addition, rubik3 will release the entire World Trade Center complex in a few weeks.

Here's a list of some of latest games patches , Screenshots , trailers and Demos that the doing the rounds on the web.

World of Warcraft "sneak peek" Movie Hitman Contracts Movie Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps Movie

Just a heads up for everybody that a little birdy tells me ( This is Rumour at the Moment) that Nvidia as part of their Deal with id Software should have a DOOM 3 benchmark utility ready to download on their website a couple of weeks before id Software releases DOOM 3 to see if your current system can handle the presssure! I'll post more Info as I get it.

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Game Pro have thrown up parts 1 and 2 from the recent chat with id Software's Todd Hollenshead, Tim Willits, and Marty Stratton as they talk about working on the upcoming first person shooter! Here's a byte.

Everyone's heard of Texas tall tales, but when the crew at Mesquite-based id Software talks, it's rarely with exaggeration -- and people listen. id CEO Todd Hollenshead, Doom 3 Lead Designer Tim Willits, and id's Director of Business Development Marty Stratton were especially candid in our interviews for the April 2004 exclusive cover story.

Winfuture.de are reporting there's a fresh new Leak and this time it's Söldner - Secret Wars .

we wont be posting any links , so please don't ask or post links! I will leave the comments section open for now! unless we get muppets posting links.

'LOS ANGELES - March 4, 2004 - Atari and Epic Games are pleased to announce that development is complete on Unreal® Tournament 2004, the highly anticipated follow-up to last year's smash Unreal Tournament 2003 and the third installment in the mega-selling Unreal Tournament franchise. The game is expected to be available at retail stores worldwide on March 15.

Lik-sang reports that Konami of Japan have released the two TVCM's for Metal Gear Solid today. Windows Media Player format.

Wargaming.net announces Massive Assault Network, which has been in development for the last 3 months. It is scheduled for release on April 5th 2004. The product is supposed for free distribution by download. It includes tutorial singleplayer mode for quick involvement into the game and some training before online play.

Here's a list of some of latest games patches , Screenshots , trailers and Demos that the doing the rounds on the web.

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow Multiplayer Videos S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Movie ToCA Race Driver 2 Movie

Die Welle der illegalen Leaks reißt nicht ab. Nun ist offenbar der Shooter Söldner - Secret Wars in einer Betaversion geleakt worden.
Der Singleplayerpart ist sehr umfangreich, da viele Dinge speziell für den Betatest integriert wurden.
Die Entwickler sagen zwar, dass man wenig mit der illegalen Beta anfangen kann, da man den CD-Key nicht besitzt, aber Gerüchten zur Folge funktioniert der Singleplayer sehr gut. Fragen bzw. Links bezüglich des Downloads werden kommentarlos gelöscht. Quelle: WinFuture

Microids has released the playable demo for Syberia II, allowing you to sample their upcoming 3D adventure game. The demo contains an early section from the full game that kicks off with a healthy walk in the snow.

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., is pleased to announce Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the next iteration in the globally successful Grand Theft Auto franchise. Developed by world-class designers Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be available exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and is expected to be in stores in North America on October 19, 2004 and in Europe on October 22, 2004.

"The release of the Colin McRae Rally 04 demo last week generated a fair bit of excitement - Not only is it a title that makes use of DirectX 9 effects, as well as actually being pretty good fun to play, it was also used as a showcase for ATi's forthcoming R420 GPU."

DriverHeaven have posted their latest article which takes a look at two of the most recent games which try to give a twist to bog standard single player action - Mario Kart: Double Dash and Sonic Heroes.

As technology advances gamers demand much more from their games. Gone are the times when you could publish a side scrolling platformer and be guaranteed a million seller. 3D platformers are the present and more than likely the future as well. As for racing games, well you can improve the graphics, real time physics etc but there is only so far you can go with them due to the limits of current technology. Genre?s other than the platformer or racing game have it much easier, MMORPG have the social interaction aspect mixed with storyline, an RPG or FPS can rely on the storyline as well so what do you do when you have taken your genre as far as you can, what do you do to make your game stand out and challenge the gamers with something new?

Once a thriving mining region, Hearthglen Hills is now overrun with vile creatures who scrounge for what little gold remains.

The first FarCry demo was a big hit. The new demo is now released and is available in two different forms.