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16 JANUARY 2004
ONE MUST FALL: BATTLEGROUNDS V2112 RETAIL PATCHES

New patches for the retail version of One Must Fall: Battlegrounds have been released.

One Must Fall: Battlegrounds

You can download them here, here or here.

MOZILLA 1.6 RELEASED

Version 1.6 of the open source Mozilla browser has been released. Download the Windows version here, the Linux version here or the Mac OS X version here.

EASY CD-DA EXTRACTOR 6.5 BETA 1.1

Easy CD-DA Extractor will make great-sounding direct digital copies from audio compact discs. It includes MP3 encoding and decoding, Windows Media audio encoding, encoding through the Windows Audio Compression Codecs, and more. Included CD-recording software records audio CDs from MP3 and WAV files, and supports BURN-Proof technology. You can download the new beta release here.

SHATTERED GALAXIES V1.59 PATCH

The version 1.59 patch for Shattered Galaxies is available for download here.

WINDVD PLATINUM 5.3.5.22

WinDVD Platinum is the latest version of WinDVD. It has improved video and audio, and has added several brand new features. It is still a simple-to-use DVD player with all the features of a standard consumer DVD player, but there's so much more for you. Download the latest release here.

BIG RIGS: OVER THE ROAD RACING V1.0 PATCH

Although this patch was released last November it only came to light recently, go here, here or here to download.

LATEST SCREENSHOTS

For some new Guild Wars screenshots go here or here.
For the latest Ninja Gaiden screenshots go here.
For the latest Ultima X Odyssey screenshots go here.
For some new Everquest 2 screenshots go here or here.

LOCK ON V1.01 GERMAN/FRENCH PATCHES

After the previous UK and US v1.01 patches the German and French v1.01 patches are now also available, go here or here to download (22MB).

POWERARCHIVER 2003 8.7 BETA 1

PowerArchiver is an award-winning archive utility for the Windows family of products that provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools though an easy to use interface that seamlessly integrates with Windows Explorer. PowerArchiver natively supports ZIP, CAB, LHA (LZH), TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, BH, RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, BZIP2, XXE, MIME, UUE and yENC file formats. An internal viewer displays TXT, RTF, and more than 18 image formats. Download the latest beta release here.

15 JANUARY 2004
POSTAL 2: SHARE THE PAIN V1408 RETAIL PATCH

Running With Scissors has released the v1408 patch for the retail version of Postal 2: Share the Pain. This release adds some new server browser features and other improvements, along with a handful of bug fixes. You can download the patch here.

SMOKING COLTS ENGLISH DEMO

Following on the recent German demo, Spellbound Entertainment has now issued an English demo of Smoking Colts. Go here to download.

NEW MATRIX ONLINE SCREENSHOTS

Monolith Productions has released several new screenshots from Matrix Online, their upcoming massively multiplayer online action RPG. Check out the screenshots here.

MGS: THE TWIN SNAKES 27 MINUTE TRAILER

Konami has released a 27 minute trailer, showing in-game footage of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Go here to download (streaming). Update download mirror here (53.7MB).

UFO: AFTERMATH V1.3 SPANISH/POLISH PATCHES

The Spanish and Polish v1.3 patches for UFO: Aftermath are now also available. You can download them here.

14 JANUARY 2004
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POOL 2004 DEMO

Jaleco Entertainment has released a playable demo of Blade Interactive's recent pool sim,World Championship Pool 2004.

World Championship Pool 2004

You can go here to download (92.5MB).

CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 03-04 V4.1.4 PATCH

After a 'final' patch and a fix, Sports Interactive has now released the third patch (v4.1.4) for Championship Manager 03-04. This release includes all previous patches, as well as several bug fixes & changes. Go here to download (45.1MB).

DRIV3R LIVE ACTION TRAILER

The official Driv3r website now offers the first in a series of three live-action trailers that promote the upcoming installment in the wheelman series. You can download the movie here.

CALL OF DUTY VIEW MODEL TOOLS

Activision has released the ViewModel tools for Infinity Ward's recent World War II first-person shooter, Call of Duty. The distribution requires the previously released editing tools, and contains documentation, examples of the BAR rifle, and other relevant files for 3DS Max that will be of use when working with the game's models. Go here or here to download (1.6MB).

MICROSOFT ISSUES NEW SECURITY PATCHES

Microsoft has released three security bulletins to secure flaws discovered in ISA Server 2000, Exchange Server 2003, and MDAC.

STEEL PANTHERS: WORLD AT WAR V8.01 PATCH

Matrix Games has released the v8.01 patch for version 8.0 of Steel Panthers: World At War. Download here (1.1MB).

CRAZY MACHINES GERMAN DEMO

Pepper Games and FAKT Software have released a German playable demo of Crazy Machines. Go here to download (29.4MB).

13 JANUARY 2004
MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC V6.4.7.5

Media Player Classic is similar to Windows Media Player 6.4 but with features pertained to minimalist advanced users. It also supports DirectX 9 and VFW drivers for capture. You can download the latest release here.

NEW VIETCONG FRONTIER BETA MAP

Pterodon has released a new beta multiplayer map for their Vietnam-based tactical shooter, Vietcong (the final version will be included in the upcoming patch). Go here to download (25.5MB).

FAIR STRIKE GERMAN RETAIL PATCH V1.02

G5 Software has released the v1.02 patch for the German edition of Fair Strike, arcade combat helicopter shooter. You can go here to download.

ICQ LITE BUILD 1301

ICQ Lite is pure messaging: It includes only the most popular features of ICQ, such as instant messaging, file transfer, SMS and meeting people, for super-quick communication. Because it's so small and has everything good about the full-featured ICQ made easy, it's the perfect version to send to your friends and get them on ICQ. Download here.

CALL OF DUTY: HEAT OF BATTLE INSTALLER

The Heat Of Battle Website now offers downloads of an installer program for this Call of Duty capture-and-hold modification, intended to help overcome problems some users were having with the original .zip release. Go here to download.

WARCRAFT III V1.14B PATCH MANUAL DOWNLOAD

The manual downloads of the Warcraft III v1.14b patches are now also available here, here or here.

12 JANUARY 2004
CONAN BETA DEMO RELEASED

A playable demo of Conan has been released, offering a chance to try out the third-person fantasy melee-combat action game by Cauldron and TDK. Go here, here, here, here, here, here, here or here to download (130.1MB).

PURGE JIHAD TRAIL V2.0.0

Purge Jihad, Freeform Interactive's online shooter/RPG hybrid, is now available as a free (unregistered) and paid (registered) version. The free, unregistered trial includes the full game without any time limits but is simply limited to 4 classes. Registered players will have access to all 8 classes. Download here, here, here, here, here or here (325MB, trial version). A patch for the previous beta is also available.

DOMINIONS 2 V2.06 PATCH

Shrapnel Games has released the v2.06 patch for Dominions 2: The Ascension Wars, the recent turn-based fantasy strategy game by Illwinter Game Design. This release adds several new features and fixes an impressive list of bugs. You can download the patch here, here or here (1MB).

FREEBSD FOR I386 ISO 5.2

FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. Go here to download.

RAINE V0.39 RELEASED

Version 0.39 of the Raine multiple arcade emulator is now available. Download it here.

WARCRAFT III V1.14B PATCH

The v1.14b patch for Warcraft III is available via the in-game auto updater. Read more here.

SECRET SERVICE SECURITY BREACH SDK

4D Rulers has released the SDK for Secret Service Security Breach, allowing you to build your own levels for this recent budget FPS. Go here or here to download (4.3MB).

LATEST MOVIES

For the latest The Sims 2 movie go here, here, here, here or here (18MB) or here (3MB, DivX).
For a new Purge Jihad movie go here, here, here or here (10.2MB).
For the Resident Evil Outbreak US trailer go here (7.1MB).
For the latest Suidoken 4 movie go here (28.4MB).

FAST LANES BOWLING DEMO

Enlight has released a playable demo of Fast Lanes Bowling. The demo features the 'Open Play' mode with one character. Go here to download (44.4MB).

UT2003: UNWHEEL V1.1 BETA

Beta version 1.1 of this driving mod for Unreal Tournament 2003 is now available for download here.

GAIM FOR WINDOWS V0.75 RELEASED

Gaim is an all-in-one IM client that resembles AIM. Gaim lets you use AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, MSN, IRC, Jabber, Zephyr, and Gadu-Gadu all at once. You can download the Windows version here or the Unix version here.

ALWAYS CHECK DOWNLOADED FILES FOR VIRUSES AND SPYWARE
BETA RELEASES USUALLY CONTAIN BUGS,
SO MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES!!