Well it seems Valve is giving hackers a piece of their own cake as not only did they, supposebly, leak a fake, non-working HL2 version, but now they have also banned over 20,000 people from Steam for attempting to pirate Half-Life 2 with the CD-Key 5J52E-FVKXV-882FQ-YJXRQ-DOD98. The forum thread also has word that Valve is working on a securROM fix for owners of the CD and DVD editions of the game who are unable to play due to overzealous copy-protection (thanks VE3D).

Vivendi has now released the UK edition of the new patch for 2015's Vietnam based FPS Men of Valor. This update brings your UK version of the game to v1.3 and addresses a bunch of single/multiplayer issues as well as Unicode fixes, rendering optimizations and a few other tweaks. Read more for download links ...

Electronic Arts has released the Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault mod developer's kit giving the mod community to go to town and create their own maps for EA Pacific's WWII based first-person shooter. This package requires you to have .NET framework installed, and includes MilkShape3D, but tutorials, samples and other docs wont be until the final version (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...

Trinigy today announced the release date for the newest version of the Vision Game Engine. On the 30th of November, the development kit with the version number 4.5 will be shipped to customers all over the world.

As expected LucasArts has released a new patch for Pandemic Studios' scifi shooter Star Wars Battlefront. This update brings your retail game to v1.11, adds the new Battlefront Bonus Mission entitled Jabba's Palace, and corrects a game controller mapping issue in the Key Configuration screen. Read more for download links ...

MTX: Mototrax features career mode through Motocross, Supercross, Freestyle and offroad events, backed by real-world racing teams and sponsors. Aspyr has released demo for Beenox's MTX Mototrax demo giving you a taste of the action by allowing you to race on the McKenna Rock outdoor racing track against 7 other computer controlled riders. Read more for download links ...

THQ today announced the development of Full Spectrum Warriorae for the PlayStation2. Developed through a collaborative effort between Pandemic Studios and Mass Media, the game's innovative design, complex artificial intelligence (A.I.) and advanced graphical prowess has been successfully transitioned to the PlayStation 2, pushing the hardware to its limits. Full Spectrum Warrior is scheduled to ship worldwide in early 2005.

Several people had been complaining about skipping gameplay and audio in 'Half-Life 2' and Valve's Erik Johnson confirmed that they have identified the cause of the problem and a fix is in the works and expected "no later than tomorrow."

Devil May Cry 3 unfolds an earlier chapter in Dante's history, before the original Devil May Cry, to the fateful clash between Sparda's twin sons, divided by the divergence of their chosen paths. Take a peek at yet another 70 or so new screens...

Ubisoft has released a new patch for 1C Maddox's World War II combat flight simulation Pacific Fighters. This update brings your retail game to v3.01 and addresses AI issues, adds damage model, graphics engine updates, 3D models, campaign fixes etc. This patch comes in 2 flavors, if you have the PF standalone edition, or IL2 + expansion packs. Read more for download links ...