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08 DECEMBER 2001
ADOBE ACROBAT 5.0.5 UPDATE

The Adobe Acrobat 5.0.5 update provides additional compatibility and fixes known issues, including support for WinXP and better integration with Office XP. Download it here.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS SCRIPT 5.6

Microsoft Windows Script contains Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript.) Version 5.6, JScript Version 5.6, Windows Script Components, Windows Script Host 5.6, and Windows Script Runtime Version 5.6. Download Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 here (734KB).

EASY CD CREATOR PLATINUM V5.02C RELEASED

This patch for Easy CD Creator Platinum is designed to update any 5.0x Platinum version of Easy CD Creator to work with Windows XP. Download the patch here.

MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT MOVIE

The official Medal of Honor: Allied Assault site has posted another gameplay clip for this WWII first-person shooter that is nearing completion at 2015. This movie features a minute of in-game action demonstrating the first part of a town infiltration. Download the movie here or here (~10MB).

LATEST SCREENSHOTS

For the latest Wreckless screenshots go here (Xbox).
For the latest Kreed screenshots go here.

ETHERLORDS UPDATED DEMO RELEASED

An updated demo of the 3D turn-based strategy game, Etherlords has been released. The newly released version of the demo allows players to enjoy the duel player mode. Download the demo here.

STRONGHOLD MULTIPLAYER DEMO

Firefly Studios has released multiplayer demo of Stronghold, their recently released  "Castle Sim" that combines the best aspects from a City Builder and a RTS. Set in Medieval Europe, this demo comes complete with some great castle storming multiplayer for you and friends to live as lords in the medieval times. The demo is available in five languages.

Stronghold

Download the English, German, French, Italian or Spanish demo (71MB), (Fileplanet requires ID).

GETRICHT 4.5B RELEASED

A new version of the popular download manager Getright has been released. Download the latest Getright release here (2.08MB).

CIVILIZATION III V1.16F PATCH

Firaxis Games has released a new patch for their recently released turn-based historical strategy game Civilization III. The patch adds an ini file setting, Refresh for those who has monitor or frequency problems and improves interface,editor etc. Download the v1.16f patch here (7.3MB).

NETSCAPE V6.2.1 RELEASED

This is the latest version of the Netscape browser, you can download it here. For more info go here.

LIMEWIRE V1.9

You can download version 1.9 of this file sharing program here (1.72MB) or go here for more info.

CUTE FTP PRO V2.0.1 RELEASED

Version 2.0.1 of the shareware FTP program CuteFtp Pro has been released. Download v2.0.1 here (2.64MB).

NULLSOFT INSTALLATION SYSTEM 1.8B4 RELEASED

The fourth beta of Nsis v1.8 has been released, you can download it here (432KB).

BATTLE REALMS DEMO

A playable demo of Liquid Entertainment's 3D real-time strategy game, Battle Realms has been released. This action packed demo includes two fearsome playable clans - Dragon and Serpent - with full tech trees available, all four tutorials from the full game, three skirmish maps (two-players, four-players and six-players), and four skirmish game modes: Survival, Razing, Kill the Keep and Famine. Download the demo here, here or here (98.1MB).

BALLISTICS RETAIL AND DEMO V1.01 PATCHES

The long awaited new patches for the demo and retail version the futuristic hyperspeed racer Ballistic have been released. You can download the patch for the demo version here and the retail version here. The patches are also available here.

UT TACTICAL OPS OPEN BETA 2.1.5

A new open beta of the Tactical Ops mod for Unreal Tournament has been released, you can download it here (6.95MB).

NEW CHEATS

We have updated the cheats for Syphon Filter 3(psx). More new cheats coming soon!

06 DECEMBER 2001
HUGE ANNO 1503 SCREENSHOTS (8921X5000)

Two new Anno 1503 screenshots have been released featuring the islands "Idyllic"and "Natives". The screenshots are available in three sizes and resolutions. The largest screenshots are in a screen resolution of 8921x5000 and 7712x4611 and are about 8MB in size. Go here for the first and here for the second screenshot.

Anno 1502

Go here if you want to download the screenshots with a lower resolution.

COUNTER-STRIKE BLIZZARD MAP PACK RELEASED

Dark Angel has released the Counter-Strike Blizzard map pack. The pack includes twelve snow based levels. You can download the map pack here.

NO NAZI'S IN GERMAN VERSION OF RTCW

The German version of Return to Castle Wolfenstein will not include Nazi's, instead they are replaced with a cult called The Wolves and Heinrich Himmler is renamed as Heinrich Höller. Read ID CEO Todd Hollenshead's opinion about the changes here.

NEW PROJECT IGI 2 GAMEPLAY SCREENSHOTS

Go here for some new gameplay screenshots from Project IGI 2.

CONFLICT ZONE V1.5 FINAL RETAIL PATCH

A new and improved (final) version of the 1.5 patch for Conflict Zone that was released last week is now available, you can download it here.

RUNESWORD II PATCH

Download the new v2.2 patch for Runesword II here (2.2MB).

BEACH HEAD 2002 RETAIL JOYSTICK PATCH

This patch for Beach Head 2002 enables the use of analog joysticks with the game, download the patch here or here.

TRILLIAN V0.70 RELEASED

Trillian is a multi messenging program which enables you to connect to ICQ, AOL Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger and IRC. You can download Trillian v0.70 here or here (2.14MB).

REMOTE ASSAULT V1.1 RETAIL PATCH

The first Remote Assault patch has been released, you can download it here.

S.W.I.N.E. GERMAN V1.4 PATCH RELEASED

The German version of the 1.4 patch for S.W.I.N.E. has been released, you can download it here.

DIABLO II AND LORD OF DESTRUCTION 1.09D PATCHES RELEASED

Blizzard has released the downloadable 1.09d patches for Diablo 2 and the Diablo 2 expansion pack Lord of Destruction. The patches fix a DVD drive problem, a connection issue, and a video card lockup bug. Download the Diablo 2 patch here and the Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction patch here.

NEW CHEATS

We have added cheats for the following games:
Starwars Galactic Battlegrounds(pc)
Commanche 4(pc)
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2(ngc)
Extreme G 3(ngc)
And more!

05 DECEMBER 2001
SHOGUN: WARLORD EDITION/MONGOL INVASION 1.02 BETA PATCHES

Creative Assembly has released new patches for Shogun: Total War Warlord Edition and Mongol Invasion, bringing their 3D RTS expansion to version 1.02 beta. This release includes two new maps, some general gameplay tweaks and fixes, and a handful of multiplayer improvements, and as before there are five different patches to chose from, depending on which edition of the expansion you have. Download the patches here.

THE AUSTERLITZ DEMO

BreakAway Games has released a demo of Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory.

Austerlitz

Download the demo here or here (36.6MB).

IL-2 STURMOVIK 1.02B RETAIL PATCH

A new patch for the WW2 flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik has been released, you can download the v1.02 patch here or here (13MB).

NULLSOFT INSTALLATION SYSTEM V1.8 BETA 2 RELEASED

You can download the latest beta version of the Nullsoft Installation System here (423KB).

STARWARS: GALACTIC BATTLEGROUNDS V1.1 PATCH

Lucas Arts has released the first patch for Starwars: Galactic Battlegrounds, bringing the game up to v1.1. You can download the patch here (2.1MB).

ISO BUSTER V.099.8 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 anyway (or at least partially), more CDs stay 'readable' after problems (such as Buffer Underrun), read and extraction from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD, mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg 'in one', Short File-names <-> Long File-names, recursive directory extracting, and more. Download Iso Buster v0.99.8 here (935KB).

WINZIP 8.1 BETA BUILD 4306

A new beta version of Winzip 8.1 has been released, you can download it here.

FLASHGET V1.0 BETA 1 RELEASED

The first beta of the v1.0 release of the download manager Flashget has been released, you can download it here (1.41MB).

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