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| 17 APRIL 2004 |
| LATEST MOVIES For a
new Everquest II movie go here
or here.
For a new Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 movie go here. |
| WARLORDS BATTLECRY 3 DEMO Enlight
has released a single-player demo of their upcoming fantasy-themed strategy sequel,
Warlords Battlecry III. Go here, here,
here
or here
to download (266MB). |
| UT2004: DEATHBALL 2004 V2.0 BETA The
first beta version of the Unreal Tournament 2004 edition of the Deathball mod, has been released. You can
download Deathball 2.0 beta here (42.5MB). |
| EDONKEY/OVERNET BASIC V0.53 Version
0.53 of the eDonkey and Overnet file sharing program is now available. Download
eDonkey2000 v0.53 here
and Overnet v0.53 here. |
| FORGOTTEN STORIES: ECHOES OF DESTINY
DEMO Oniric Games has released a playable demo of Forgotten
Stories: Echoes of Destiny, their upcoming third-person medieval fantasy role-playing
game. You can download the demo here, here or here
(49MB). |
| HALF-LIFE: POKE646 STEAM FIX A
patch for the Half-Life: Poke646 single-player modification is now available. It allows
the mod to run under Steam. Go here
to download version 1.0 of the mod and the Steam fix. |
| AIRSTRIKE 2 DEMO V2.01 AVAILABLE DivoGames
has issued a playable demo of AirStrike 2, the sequel to their 3D helicopter shooter
AirStrike 3D: Operation W.A.T. The demo contains three missions. You can download it here, here or here
(12MB). |
| UT2004: FRAGHOUSE INVASION 2K4 A
new version of the recently released UT2004 edition of the Fraghouse Invasion mod has been
released. Go here to
download it. |
| EASY CD-DA EXTRACTOR V7.0.5 Easy
CD-DA Extractor is a powerful and easy digital audio extraction utility that makes digital
copies from audio CDs and saves as audio files such as MP3, Windows Media Audio and
Windows Wave. You may use built-in encoders, get plug-ins for other free encoders, or use
any Windows audio compression codec. You can go here to
download (4.40MB). |
| DEAD MAN'S HAND RETAIL PATCH #1 Atari
has released a new patch for Dead Man's Hand, updating the US edition of this
Western-themed first-person shooter by Human Head Studios. Go here to download. |
| CRUSADER KINGS V1.01 PATCH Paradox
Entertainment has released the v1.01 patch for the English version of Crusader Kings. You
can download it here,
here or here
(2.4MB). |
| LINUX KERNEL V2.4.26 A
new stable Linux Kernel release in the v2.4 series is now available here. |
| 15 APRIL 2004 |
| SACRED V1.6 PATCHES RELEASED Ascaron
has released the v1.6 patches for the US, UK, Australian and German editions of Sacred,
their semi-3D role-playing game. The v1.6 release applies more single- and multi-player
gameplay tweaks, bug fixes, and other improvements. Go here, here or here to download. |
| BEYOND DIVINITY GERMAN V1.2 PATCH The
v1.2 patch for the German edition of Beyond Divinity can be downloaded here. |
| TOUGH TRUCKS: MODIFIED MONSTERS DEMO A
playable demo of Bugbear Entertainment and Activision Value's monster truck racing
simulation from last year is now available for download here. |
| TOCA RACE DRIVER 2 MULTIPLAYER DEMO Codemasters
has released a multiplayer demo of Toca Race Driver 2: the Ultimate Racing Simulator. The
demo contains the Oulton Park Short track that's drivable on LAN and Internet in a vintage
Formula Ford. Go here, here, here, here, here, here, here or here
or to download (116MB). |
| SPARTAN GERMAN DEMO THQ
has released a german demo of their upcoming strategy game, Spartan from Slitherine
Strategies. Download it here (85MB). |
| PAINKILLER RETAIL CD LAUNCH FIX DreamCatcher
has released the promised CD Fix for Painkiller, the new first-person shooter created by
People Can Fly. The patch fixes the copy protection problems with some cd/dvd drives. You
can download it here,
here, here or here
(4MB). |
| UNREAL ENGINE 3.0 MOVIE During the presentation of the new GeForce 6800 nVidia video card, a demonstration of the Unreal 3.0 engine was given.
|
| OPERA FOR WINDOWS WITHOUT JAVA V7.50
PREVIEW 4 BUILD 3741 Opera for Windows introduces the looks and the
performance of an exceptional Web browser. Opera's user interface has received a major
overhaul with the new start-up dialog, and new default buttons, skin and panels in a blue
and white color scheme that can be changed back to classic Opera look or another design.
At start-up you can select a single or multiple document interface (SDI/MDI). Go here
to download the new preview build. |
| AOL INSTANT MESSENGER FOR WINDOWS
5.5.3590 BETA AOL Instant Messenger should be used because e-mail just
isn't fast enough sometimes. This convenient, add-on to your system lets you communicate
one-on-one or in a group with family, friends, and business associates who also use it.
Finding people online can be easy too. Download the new beta release here
(3.97MB). |
| APACHE AH-64 AIR ASSAULT DEMO InterActive
Vision and Activision Value have release a playable demo of last year's budget-priced
combat helicopter game, Apache AH-64 Air Assault. You can go here to download. |
| 14 APRIL 2004 |
| OPERATION FLASHPOINT: RESISTANCE AND
GOTY V1.96 PATCHES Codemasters has issued the v1.96 patches for
Operation Flashpoint: Resistance and the Operation Flashpoint Game of the Year edition.
The patches applie a large variety of multiplayer, stability, scripting, security, and
other improvements and fixes. Go here or here to download. |
| THE BLACK MIRROR GERMAN TEASER DEMO DTP
has released the first, small German teaser-demo of The Black Mirror. Download it here
(93MB). |
| SPINTER CELL: PANDORRA TOMORROW FR/CAN
V1.1 PATCH Following on the recent North American and European/Asian
updates, Ubi Soft has now released the v1.1 patch for the French Canadian patch for
Spinter Cell: Pandorra Tomorrow. You can download it here. |
| MASSIVE ASSAULT NETWORK CLIENT
V1.2.201 The official (non-beta) client for Massive Assault Network, the
online variant to the 3D turn-based strategy game, is now available. This full client
allows you to practice in single-player mode and play the Emerald planet map online.
Separate downloads of the Brimstone planet and a beta maps pack for Massive Assault
Network are also available. Go here or here to download. |
| LAME 3.96 STABLE RELEASE A
new stable release of Lame
(LAME is an educational tool to be used for learning about MP3 encoding.) is now available
for download here. |
| LATEST MOVIES For a
new Hitman: Contracts movie go here,
here, here, here
or here
(4MB). |
| ZONEALARM FREE V4.5.594.000 ZoneAlarm
includes five interlocking security services that deliver easy-to-use, comprehensive
protection. Unlike any other security utility, it incorporates a firewall, Application
Control, an Internet Lock, dynamically assigned Security Levels and Zones. Combined, these
elements yield the strongest security possible. Go here to download. |
| MICROSOFT HAS RELEASED FOUR NEW
SECURITY PATCHES You can download the first patch here,
the Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM here,
the Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express here
and the Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Code Execution
patch here. |
| 13 APRIL 2004 |
| BATTLE MAGES UPDATED DEMO AND DEMO
PATCH V1.1.2 Targem has issued an updated demo of Battle Mages, their 3D
role-playing strategy game. A patch to update the previous demo is also available. Go here to download. |
| HALF-LIFE: RALLY BETA 1.0 RELEASED The
beta 1.0 release of the Half-Life Rally
modification is now available. You can download it here or here
(48.1MB). |
| HYPERSNAP-DX V5.60.00 AVAILABLE HyperSnap-DX
is a screen capture and image editing tool for Windows. It captures screens from standard
desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D, 3Dfx Voodoo, and Glide
mode games. It can capture frames from many software DVD players and other video playing
software. Go here
or here to
download (3MB). |
| OMF: BATTLEGROUNDS V2172 PATCH Diversions
Entertainment has released the v2151-2172 patch for One Must Fall: Battlegrounds. You can
download it here, here or here
(9MB). |
| 12 APRIL 2004 |
| HELLHOG XP SHAREWARE V1.52 RELEASED StateVector
Games has released an updated shareware demo of their 3D orbital combat shooter, Hellhog
XP. Go here to
download. |
| DVD REGION FREE V3.50 DVD
Region-Free is an unique, effective DVD tweaking tool. It allows you to watch all region
DVD's 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 the latest release here (707KB). |
| THE WESTERNER GERMAN DEMO Revistronic
has released a German playable german demo of Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner. This
German demo includes way more contents than the previous Spanish one. Go here
to download (216MB). |
| NEW SHREK 2 TRAILER Activision
has released a trailer of Shrek 2, showcasing this upcoming action-adventure game
developed by Luxoflux . Download it here
(3MB). |
| NEW WARCRAFT III: THE FROZEN THRONE
BONUS MAP Blizzard has released a new "Easter themed" bonus
map for WarCraft III: the Frozen Throne. The map allows you to hunt for eggs on Bunny
Island. Go here,
here or here
to download (2MB). |
ALWAYS CHECK DOWNLOADED FILES FOR VIRUSES AND SPYWARE
BETA RELEASES USUALLY CONTAIN BUGS,
SO MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES!!