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02 DECEMBER 2002
WARCRAFT 3 DEMO AVAILABLE

The promised playable demo of WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos is now available, allowing you to sample this 3D real-time strategy game by Blizzard.

Warcraft 3

The demo features three new single-player missions chronicling the Orcs journey from Lordaeron to Kalimdor, along with three new multiplayer maps playable through Battle.net. Go here, here, here, here or here to download (104MB).

TROPHY HUNTER 2003 EDITOR V2.15

Infogrames has released an updated editor version for Southlogic Studios' hunting sim, Trophy Hunter 2003. No details are given on what was changed or fixed. Download the editor here (9.5MB).

UT STRIKE FORCE V1.80 ALPHA RELEASED

The StrikeForce team has officially released the Alpha v1.80 version of their Unreal Tournament mod, Strike Force. Go here or here to download (82.5MB). A patch for the Alpha release is already available, go here to download it.

MECHWARRIOR 4: MERCENARIES DEMO

Microsoft has released a playable demo of MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries, allowing you to try this 3D mech action game by Cyberlore and FASA Studios. This new episode in the MechWarrior series features "a popular gun-for-hire theme with a dynamic storyline and several features never before seen in the MechWarrior universe." Download the demo here, here or here (119MB).

HALF-LIFE: THE BATTLEGROUNDS V1.1 RELEASED

A new version of the Half-Life: The Battlegrounds mod is now available for download. Go here to check it out.

WARCRAFT 3 WAR CUP 2002 V1.02 MOD RELEASED

You can download the latest version of this soccer mod for Warcraft 3 here.

01 DECEMBER 2002
GT RACING 2002 V. 1.0 MOD

As promised, Sim Bin has released GT Racing 2002 V. 1.0, their much-anticipated modification for EA Sports' F1 2002. GT Racing 2002 is much more than just a conversion; it represents a significant development from the FIA GT MOD V3. GT. You can download the mod here, here, here or here (265MB!).

JEDI KNIGHT 2 PROMOD 3.0 RELEASED

After 3 long months of development, ProMod 3.0 has finally been released! ProMod 3.0 is the first class based mod for Jedi Outcast. This dynamic classing system allows you to choose between a Jedi, who specializes in Force Powers, a Gunner, who's forte is the use of projectile weapons and gadgets like the new jetpack, or a custom Hybrid class that allow you to mix the abilities of both. Go here to download (772KB).

UT2003 TEAM FREEZE 2003 MOD RELEASED

You can download the first release of the Team Freeze 2003 mod for UT2003 here (34KB).

NEW CHEATS

We have added new cheats for the following games:
Ratchet and Clank(ps2)
Street Hoops updated(ps2/xbox)
James Bond: Nightfire(pc/ps2/xbox)
Big Scale Racing(pc)
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring(pc/ps2/xbox)
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder(pc)
Ghost Recon(xbox)
Prisoner of War(pc)
Front Line Attack: War over Europe(pc)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance(ps2)
MX Super Fly(ps2)
Rocky(xbox)
For all the cheats go here.

30 NOVEMBER 2002
NEW PRAETORIANS SCREENSHOTS

Tiscali Games has posted some new screenshots from the upcoming 3D RTS, Praetorians.

Praetorians

Go here for the screenshots.

JEDI KNIGHT 2: DARK FORCES MOD

The debut release of the Dark Forces Jedi Knight II MOD is now available, featuring a remake of the Secret Base level from Dark Forces, the original Star Wars first-person shooter. The download is available as a single file for broadband users, and split into three sections for those using modems. Go here to download (30MB).

REGET DELUXE 3.3.165 BETA

You can download the latest Beta version of the Reget Deluxe download manager here (1.3MB).

29 NOVEMBER 2002
BATTLEFIELD 1942 V1.2 EUROPEAN PATCH

EA Europe has released the version 1.2 patch for European editions of Battlefield 1942. Go here to download (21MB).

EMULE V0.23A RELEASED

eMule is a filesharing client based on the eDonkey2000 protocol. You can download the latest beta release here.

CLONY-XXL V2.0.1.0 AVAILABLE

ClonyXXL is a copyprotection detection scanner, which can show what kind of protection is used on a disc. It will provide you with the right settings for CloneCD, so you can make a working copy of the disc. Download the new v2.0.1.0 release here.

LINUX KERNEL V2.4.20 FINAL RELEASED

The final version of the 2.4.20 Linux kernel is now available, you can download it here (32MB) or download the latest development version (2.5.50) here.

DIRECT-X MEDIA 6.0 SDK RELEASED

Microsoft has released the DirectX Media 6 SDK. The SDK can be installed on any recent version of Windows. Go here to download.

HEGEMONIA: LEGIONS OF IRON GERMAN V1.04 PATCH

There is a new patch for Hegemonia: Legions of Iron, bringing the German edition of this 3D space strategy game by Digital Reality to version 1.04. This release fixes the F4 shortcut crash, in-game ships menu crash, some AI issues in single-player, and other minor bugs. Go here to download.

GHOST RECON WAR OF INFAMY 2.0 RELEASED

The second version of the War of Infamy World War  II mod for Ghost Recon has been released, you can download it here (62MB).

LIMEWIRE V2.7.13 RELEASED

According to the Official the LimeWire website, Limewire 2.7.13 has now been released. Go here to download.

PLATOON V1.12 PATCH AVAILABLE

New patches for Platoon have been released, upgrading the US edition of Digital Reality's recent 3D tactical strategy game to version 1.12 and, oddly, two kinds of international editions to version 1.1e and 1.1u. This release addresses a display resolution problem, multiplayer desync issues, and a gameplay problem with the APC vehicle. Go here for the patches.

28 NOVEMBER 2002
NEW BREED SCREENSHOTS

The official Breed website has been updated with four new screenshots taken from the upcoming hybrid 3D action game from Brat Designs and CDV.

Breed

Go here for the screenshots.

STARTREK: STARFLEET COMMAND III INTRO MOVIE

Rather than an anticipated demo, Activision has released the intro movie trailer of Star Trek Starfleet Command III, the new 3D tactical starship combat sequel by Taldren. This movie sports some two minutes of cinematic footage (with Patrick Stewart voice-over) to introduce the game's premise. Go here for the movie.

ATTACK OF THE SILVER BALL DEMO UPDATED V1.3

This update for the Attack of the Silver Ball demo takes the it to 1.3, the same as the full version. Among the fixes are the ATI bug during setup, which would cause a "flicker" effect. The camera bug fixes from 1.2 are also included. Go here to download (33MB).

SWISH V2.0 BUILD 2002.06.05 AVAILABLE

SWiSH is an easy to use Flash tool that allows you to produce complex animations with text, images, graphics and sound in no time. SWiSH has over 150 built-in effects like Explode, Vortex, 3D Spin, Snake and many more. SWiSH has tools for creating lines, rectangles, ellipses, Bezier curves, motion paths, sprites and rollover buttons, all in an easy-to-use interface. Go here to download.

NEW WORLD ORDER V1.2 RETAIL PATCHES

Project Three Interactive has released new patches for New World Order, updating the European editions of this team-based tactical shooter by Termite Games to version 1.2. You can upgrade from the previous v1.1 or the original game, and this release adds more than two dozen gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and other changes. Go here or here to download.

BEARSHARE V4.2.0 BETA 4

Yet another beta release of the file sharing program BearShare v4.2.0 is now available, go here to download.

UT2003 DEATHBALL V1.3B RELEASED

A small patch for the v1.3 release of the UT2003 mod Deathball has been released. You can download the v1.3-1.3b patch here.

ANARCHY ONLINE V14.7.3 PATCH

Funcom has released the third patch in week for their MMORPG, Anarchy Online. Go here to download.

SONIQUE 2 ALPHA BUILD NOVEMBER 27

You can download the latest Alpha build of the Sonique 2 media player here.

TOTAL IMMERSION RACING V1.1 PATCH

Empire Interactive has issued new patches for Total Immersion Racing, upgrading the recent racing simulation by RazorWorks. This release fixes issues with replays, controllers in two-player mode, force feedback on some controller wheels, and a DirectX 8.2 warning and is available for the US and European version of the game. Download the patch here or here.

SETTLERS 4 V2.50.1508 PATCH

Blue Byte has released a new patch for The Settlers 4, as well as the two addons currently available (Trojans and the Elixir of Power and The New World), updating their strategy title to v2.50.1508. Download the patch here.

HALF-LIFE: EARTH SPECIAL FORCES BETA 1

The first Beta of the Half-Life mod Earth Special Forces has now been released. Go here, here or here to download.

ISO BUSTER V1.2 RELEASED

IsoBuster lets you explore a CD's File System while by-passing Windows. This way you get better error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data, more CDs stay 'readable' after problems, read and extraction from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, and more. You can download the new v1.2 release here (2.09MB).

27 NOVEMBER 2002
BATTLEFIELD 1942 V1.2 RETAIL PATCH

The eagerly anticipated patch for Battlefield 1942 has been released, bringing the multiplayer 3D vehicular action game by Digital Illusions to version 1.2. This US-only patch addresses numerous client and network/server issues as per the accompanying Readme file.

Battlefield 1942

Download the patch here (22MB).

ISO BUSTER 1.2 BETA 10

Another Beta version of Iso Buster 1.2 is available for download here.

DVD REGION FREE V1.23 RELEASED

DVD Region-Free is an unique, effective DVD tweaking tool. It allows you to watch all region DVDs on any DVD drive even if it has been locked. Download DVD Region Free v1.23 here.

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SO MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES!!