Nicely Crafted Entertainment has today shipped a new game client release for their campaign-based MMO RTS, Time of Defiance. The new client features 2 new units suggested by players as part of a research and development competition that ran this summer. Read more for details ...

This past March, LucasArts canned Sam & Max: Freelance Police, much to the dismay of many fans. Now those same people can have a little bit ofg hope again as Bad Brains CEO Wolfgang Kierdorf revealed in a Q&A on Adventure Gamers that they are talking with LucasArts about taking over one of their previously cancelled titles. Here's a snip : "No comment (I signed an NDA). All I can say is: yes, we are talking to LucasArts about a game that might involve animals, but that's all folks! I guess we will see what´s happening in March 2005 at the latest."

With the Source SDK now available, information on the upcoming Sven Co-op mod for Half-Life 2 has been released. Details of major features planned for the initial release, including cooperative support for Half-Life 2's original single-player campaign, are available. There is also news of a significant change to the mod's fundamental gameplay system.

In TimeSplitters Future Perfect, Cortez - the hero from previous installments - returns with humanity on the brink of destruction. With the help of some familiar faces (some very familiar!) he must chase a mystery foe across different time periods to trace the origins of the TimeSplitters and save the day.

Project: Snowblind is a the first-person action shooter putting you in the role of an elite super soldier, fighting on the front lines of a near-future war using unique weapons, abilities and high-tech gadgetry that inject depth and variety to gameplay. Currently in development by Crystal Dynamics, Project: Snowblind places unique emphasis to its intensive multiplayer and online play modes and will be available for the PS2, Xbox and PC this Winter.

Set in a virtual, persistent online universe in which millions of players around the globe can participate, The Matrix Online will feature cutting-edge graphics, real-time martial arts combat and a rich storyline that picks up where The Matrix Revolutions, the third chapter in The Matrix film trilogy, leaves off. Currently being developed by Monolith and EON Entertainment, the company owned by the Wachowski Brothers, creators of The Matrix trilogy...

With the launch of the Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs expansion, the New Classic Camelot game engine will no longer be supported, so the Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles expansion is required to continue to update and play Dark Age of Camelot. Mythic released a patch to upgrade DAoC to the Shrouded Isles expansion pack, all new content is included and free, you no longer need to purchase the Shrouded Isles expansion pack. Read more for details and download links ...

Act of War: Direct Action, developed by Eugen Systems, is Atari new action game with a storyline and game universe created in cooperation with Dale Brown, 15-time New York Times best-selling author and expert on US military, global conflict and future military technology. Check the freshly launched official website, or read more for 25 new screens and an ingame footage trailer...

Blizzard issued a small statement in which they reveal a serious hacking violation in World of Warcraft, one for which Blizzard obviously has zero tolerance. Certain individuals have been identified as using speed hacks to accelerate their characters. This goes against the theme of fair play that is instituted for the game, and is in clear violation of the World of Warcraft Terms of Use. Those individuals who were caught using the speed hack have been banned from the game and have had their accounts closed.

Pirate's Revenge is a game which focuses on true pirate determination and action, with a strong and rewarding story line. Trade elements feature as a way of restocking your ship with cannons and ammunition, or for offloading booty from your recent plundering activities (thanks Blues). Read more for some minor details ...