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08 MAY 2004
UT2004: UNWHEEL TESTVERSION AVAILABLE

A test version of the Unwheel racing modification for Unreal Tournament 2004, has been released.

Unwheel

You can download it here (115MB).

REGET DELUXE V4.0 RELEASED

Version 4.0 of the download manager, Reget Deluxe, is now available. Go here to download a 30 day trail version (1.6MB).

OPERA V7.50 PREVIEW 6 BUILD 3768

A new preview of Opera v7.50 has been released. You can download it here.

08 MAY 2004
BATTLECRUISER MILLENIUM GOLD V1.01.06 PATCH

3000 AD has released the v1.01.06 patch for the Gold edition of their space and planetary simulation, Battlecruiser Millenium. Go here, here or here to download (7.7MB).

WARCRAFT 3: THE FROZEN THRONE GOLD RUSH BONUS MAP

Blizzard has released a new bonus map for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, called Gold Rush. The map is best suitable for 3v3, 4v4, or FFA. Download it here (371KB).

MEDIA CENTER V10.0.130 AVAILABLE

Media Center is an all-in-one player and organizer for digital music, video and Internet radio. It features digital camera images, TV recording, a new full-screen interface, and it also represents a significant advance as a music tool (in-line tagging, album cover art, and more). Go here to download (16.6MB).

QUAKE 3: LOKI'S REVENGE CTF MOD

The Loki's Revenge CTF mod for Quake 3, has been released. You can go here to download it (222MB).

KAZAA LITE PLUS V1.0 RELEASED

KaZaA Lite Plus version 1.0 is the newest version of KaZaA Lite. It not only connects to Fast Track, the same network as KaZaA Media Desktop, but it also connects to the Gnutella network. Therefore, you will have access to hundreds of thousands more files and a lot larger user base than KaZaA Media Desktop. Go here to download (3.28MB). Update: although they claim no spyware is included, the program is full of it!

BEARSHARE V4.5.0 BETA 33

The 33rd beta release of BearShare is now available for download here.

UNIVERSAL COMBAT V2.00.00 PATCH

3000 AD has issued the v2.00.00 patch for their space sim strategy RPG, Universal Combat. This release adds a massive number of new features, improvements, bug fixes and more. Go here, here, here or here to download (24.1MB).

07 MAY 2004
STEEL SAVIOUR DEMO AVAILABLE

A demo of the R-Type sidescroller/shooter game, Steel Saviour, has been released. You can go here to download it (66MB).

MAME 0.82 RELEASED

Version 0.82 of the very popular Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator is now available for download here (5.6MB).

HALF-LIFE 2 SHAKYCAM MOVIES

Check out 11 new shakycam movies from Half-Life 2 here or here (torrent).

DVD REGION FREE V3.62 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. You don't need flash firmware which is sometimes dangerous, useless, or unavailable. It also disables region check for popular software-based DVD players such as PowerDVD, WinDVD, and CinePlayer. Other features include Region-Free for RCE DVDs, Macrovision-Free, Operation-Free, and run self at DVD players startup automatically. You can download it here (708KB).

DARK AGE OF CAMELOT: NEW FRONTIERS BETA ADD-ON

Mythic Entertainment has released beta versions of the free New Frontiers add-on for Dark Age of Camelot, their popular 3D fantasy MMORPG. Download here or here (200-250MB).

UT2003: MAC OS X V2225.2 RETAIL PATCH

Epic Games has issued a new patch for the Mac OS X version of Unreal Tournament 2003. It addresses several crash bugs, color problems on ATI video cards, issues with running some mods, and more. You can download it here.

QUAKE II: CODE RED V1.5 AVAILABLE

COR Entertainment has released version 1.5 of Code Red, a standalone first-person shooter which is powered Quake II engine. Go here to download the Code Red: Battle for Earth (104.4MB) episode or here for the Code Red: Martian Chronicles episode (97.1MB).

BEYOND DIVINITY V1.41 PATCH

Following rather quickly on the previous v1.4 patch, Larian Studios has now released the v1.41 patch for Beyond Divinity, adressing some some issues in the previous update. The patch is for the English version only. You can go here to download (24MB).

NEW WORLD ORDER V1.5 DEMO AND RETAIL PATCHES

Termite Games ha issued the v1.5 patches for the retail and demo version of their team-based tactical shooter, New World Order. This new version contains several major brand new features: player leaning, different rates of fire for weapons, bind commands and weather effects (rain) in selected maps. Go here, here or here to download.

GETRIGHT V5.2 BETA 1 RELEASED

GetRight is a program to help you download files from the Internet. It allows you to easily download files and recover (resume downloading) if errors occur. GetRight also has many other advanced features. You can download the new v5.2 beta release here (2.93MB).

STAR WRAITH 3: SHADOWS OF ORION V1.7 DEMO

StarWraith 3D Games has issued an updated demo of Star Wraith 3: Shadows of Orion. This new demo enhances 'Mouse Point' flight mode and some HUD indicators along with addresses a couple of rare bugs. Go here or here to download (9.64MB).

HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM EDITIONS

Following on yesterday's English edition, Gearbox Software has now released the German, French, Italian and Spanish standalone multiplayer editions of Halo: Combat Evolved, their sci-fi 3D action game. As before, this unsupported release for owners of the pc version of Halo, adds a variety of new features including the ability to run user created content. Download here or here.

BF1942: THE GREAT WAR V0.14B

Version 0.14b of the Battlefield 1942: The Great War modification is now available, go here to download (98.4MB).

06 MAY 2004
PAINKILLER V1.15 PATCH AVAILABLE

DreamCatcher has issued the eagerly anticipated v1.15 patch for Painkiller. It adds a new map called DM_Cursed as well as single and multiplayer bugfixes/improvements.

Painkiller

You can download the patch here, here, here, here, here, here, here or here (50MB).

BEARSHARE V4.5.0 BETA 31

A new beta version of BearShare v4.5.0 is now available for download here (2.85MB).

APPLE MAC OS X SECURITY PATCHES

According to Apple these patches fix minor problems, but they recommend to download and apply them immediately. A security firm (Secunia) has however expressed concerns that the vulnerabilities could be extremely serious. They've given the 5 patches a "highly critical" rating and warned that they may allow hijacking, security bypass, data manipulation, privilege escalation, denial of service and system access. Read more here, download the patches here.

PURGE JIHAD V2.0.5 RELEASED

Freeform Interactive has released the full v2.0.5 version and patches of Purge Jihad. This new release fixes a several minor UI bugs and adds localization support along with more balance tweaks and miscellaneous bug fixes. Go here or here to download.

KUMA WAR UPDATED RETAIL CLIENT

Kuma Reality Games has released an updated client for their recent reality-based 3D tactical action game, Kuma War. This version contains only one mission to make for a smaller initial download, as subsequent missions (and intro movies) are now downloaded on demand via the auto-updater, while the client and updater have also been made more robust and user-friendly. You can go here or here to download (215MB).

BEYOND DIVINITY V1.4 PATCH RELEASED

Larian Studios has issued the new v1.4 patch for their RPG sequel, Beyond Divinity. This patch is intended for the English version of the game only. Go here or here to download (24MB). A German version of the patch can be downloaded here (24MB).

EMULE V0.42G AVAILABLE

eMule is a new filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, because it's opensource but under the restrictions of the GPL License. You can download the new release here (3.35MB).

TRACKMANIA POWER UP! DEMO

Digital Jesters has again released a new demo of TrackMania, this time it includes new tracks with features from the new Power Up! add-on. Download here, here, here, here, here or here (124MB).

05 MAY 2004
HALO CUSTOM EDITION RELEASED

As previously announced, the Halo Custom Edition is now available for download, providing the promised stand-alone multiplayer version of Halo: Combat Evolved that adds a bunch of new features, and support for user-created content which can be created with the Halo Editing Kit. Halo Custom Edition is meant for owners of Halo PC and requires a retail Halo PC CD and CD key to install. Go here to download (Halo Custom Edition, 170MB/Halo Editing Kit, 264MB).

RAILROAD TYCOON 3 V1.04 BETA PATCH

Take 2 has released the v1.04 beta patch for PopTop's building/management sequel, Railroad Tycoon 3. This release fixes some single and mutliplayer bugs and in particular a nasty bug with NVidia cards 5.XX drivers. Download the patch here, here, here or here (2MB).

STARCRAFT: THE SHADOW OF SPACE V1.4 AVAILABLE

Version 1.4 of the popular The Shadow of Space modification of StarCraft has been released. The mod requires Brood War v1.11 installed. Go here to download (8.37MB).

UT2004 BETA PATCH BUILD 3200

A new beta patch for Unreal Tournament 2004 is now available. Please note this beta patch is not intended for public distribution. You can download it here.

FAR CRY CAPTURE THE FLAG MOD

TheCounter and RealRedShark have released a Capture The Flag mod for Far Cry. Go here or here to download it (35.12MB).

GALACTIC FEDERATION V0.7 BETA DEMO

The v0.7 beta demo of the space combat simulation, Galactic Federation, has been released. You can go here to download it (5MB).

TRACKMANIA UPDATED GERMAN DEMO

An updated German demo of Trackmania has been released, go here to download (124MB).

TRIBES AND TRIBES 2 FREE DOWNLOAD

As promised the full versions of Tribes and Tribes 2 are now available as a free download. Both downloads are currently only available at Fileplanet (requires registration). You can download Tribes here and Tribes 2 here.

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