Gaming performance is strongly influenced by video drivers and gamers will likely see improvements after installing SP1 if they had not yet installed previously released updates that address issues regarding virtual memory space and multi-GPU systems. Windows Vista SP1 also includes an updated DirectX runtime which supports all current DirectX 9 and 10 hardware, as well as new 10.1 class hardware. All Direct3D 10.1 class video cards fully support Direct3D 10 features in addition to new capabilities, and games that use Direct3D 10 will work on both 10 and 10.1 class hardware.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Dark Sector [PS3/X360] - Chroma Trailer
• Europa Universalis: Rome - Trailer
• Mass Effect [PC] - Trailers (4)
• Project Origin [PS3/X360/PC] - Dev Diary Trailers (2)
• Commando: Steel Disaster [NDS] - Trailer
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D3Publisher of America's Bangai-O Spirits, a re-imagination of their ‘90s cult classic, is a compelling blend of twitch-fest shooter and puzzler genres, seasoned with strategic and tactical elements.

World Basketball Manager 2008 is a realistic basketball strategy game that uses the same gameplay principles as most soccer management games do with more than 65 national and international tournaments, 651 teams, 10.000 basketball players and 1.000 managers. This v1.8.3 patch fixes some vista releated issues, bugs and adds the all new and improved Tournament editor.

The Secret Files: Tunguska is a point-and-click adventure game based on the mysterious Tunguska phenomenon that occurred in July 1908, in which the Siberian region of Tunguska was engulfed in an inferno of flames that turned everything into debris and ashes.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake. After just one week on store shelves, SSBB has become the fastest-selling game in Nintendo of America's history, having sold more than 1.4 million, including more than 874,000 on launch day alone.

there will be no new Xbox Live Arcade titles this week, instead Microsoft announced that Assault Heroes and Doom have become Xbox Live Arcade Hits, and will be available at a permanently reduced price. Some of the upcoming XBLA titles are Rocky and Bullwinkle, Shotest Shogi, TiQal, Wits & Wagers, and a remake of Capcom's classic Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3.

Epic Games makes its debut on Steam today, delivering the Unreal franchise to Steam gamers everywhere, including Unreal Gold, Unreal 2: The Awakening, as well as Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, and the recently released Unreal Tournament 3. For the ultimate Unreal experience, nab the Unreal Deal Pack, for just $59.95.

Created by the same team that developed Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.

Commander: Europe at War is the first in a series of turn-based strategy games, jointly developed by Firepower Entertainment and Slitherine Software. This v1.06 patch adds balance changes, general improvements, map and scenario updates, etc.

Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.

The Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) and the Agencia Federal de Investigacion (AFI) recently raided four facilities involved in burning pirate copies of video games in the notorious Tepito area in Mexico City, seizing roughly 290 DVD/CD burners, 28,800 illegal copies of video games and more than 900,000 video game cover inserts.

The 'Home' 3D online user community service will enable users to create their own avatar and explore a real-time virtual community, as if they are playing a detailed 3D game.

World Cyber Games (WCG) announces the largest lineup of official tournament games in its history, with an epic lineup of PC and X360 titles, including the debuts of Halo 3 and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, along with the return of tournament favorites including Starcraft: Brood War, WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne and more

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v5.0 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

C&C: Red Alert 3 takes players on an epic RTS adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok. Developed by EALA, Red Alert 3 features a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series' light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.

Originally scheduled for release in 2002, then delayed until 2003, All American: The 82nd Airborne in Normandy hasn't really been heard of since, but Shrapnel Games wanted to let us know that the sequel to 101st: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy is still in development and currently scheduled for Q4 2008.

2 Days to Vegas is a story-driven, third-person action-adventure game, a thrill-a-minute story crammed full of car chases, shootouts and unexpected twists, to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the game. Steel Monkeys has completed the in-game animations and is currently finalizing the cut scenes, thanks to the help of award-winning motion capture company, Animazoo.

Pyroblazer is a futuristic combat racing game set amidst the awe-inspiring locations of New Apeiron, where players get the opportunity to race through a multitude of environments using a wide selection of anti-gravity craft known as Blazers.

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords gets an expansion pack on Xbox Live Arcade which includes four new Hero professions, scores of new spells to cast and items to collect, challenging new quests, monsters and bosses and much more including the introduction of a new archenemy, Antharg, the Lord of Plague.