THQ has released details of what people can expect for the upcoming first patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War. While no specific release date has been announced yet, the new v1.1 patch will feature 2 new MP maps, map fixes and the usual crash/bug fixes and address game balance issues. Read more for detailed fix list....

Activision has released a new patch for Stainless Steel's 3D RTS title Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. This update brings you retail game to v1.3 and fixes a crash involving entering crowded chat rooms. This should improve stability in the GameSpy Lobby. Read more for details fix list and download links ...

SEGA Europe is proud to announce that they have signed a deal with Blade Interactive Studios to release World Snooker Championship 2005. World Snooker Championship 2005 will be launched at next year's World Championship in April 2005 on the PS2, Xbox, and PC formats. In addition to this, Blade is delighted to announce that it is developing World Snooker Championship for Sony's PSP.

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

• Need For Speed Underground 2 - Coal Harbor Trailer
• Crash'n Burn - Trailer #3
• Viewtiful Joe 2 - Trailer #2
• Maximus XV Abraham Strong: Space Mercenary - Trailer #2
• RTL Ski Jump 2005 - Trailer

Talk about a plague. DOOM 3, Halo 2, and today, Rockstar is the latest victim, as 'GTA: San Andreas' has just been spotted floating around on the peer-to-peer networks and newsgroup sites. It should also be noted that the 'GTA: San Andreas' version is only playable on a modded PS2, which is only a small portion of the PS2s out there. Read more for Rockstar's official statement...

Virtua Quest is a 3D Action/RPG that features both core RPG elements (exploration, treasure gathering and character development) and a strong fighting component. Read more for 50 screens ...

Atari has released an updated demo for Frontier Developments' amusement park simulator RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This v1.1 demo features three tutorials and a demo scenario "A Taste of Paradise", playable for 45 minutes on the "Apprentice" difficulty level. Read more for download links ...

Taking place in a massive, free-roaming city featuring five distinct interconnected neighborhoods, NFSU 2 delivers an immersive game world where the streets are your menus. As you explore the city, you’ll encounter rival racers who will school you in the ways of the underground and tip you off to the hottest racing spots in town.

Monte Cristo Games and Focus are wroking on a sequel to last year's strategy game Fire Department (known in the US as Emergency Fire Response). Fire Department 2 will feature a lot of improvements and new features such as multiplayer capabilities, better AI, control over a larger amount of units, improved graphics, 5 campaigns and of course more realism. Read more for some new screens ...

SEGA Europe today announced the development of Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, which will bring SEGA's popular arcade series to PlayStation2 and Xbox consumers for the first time. The new title will feature 300 stages (114 from Super Monkey Ball, 140 from Super Monkey Ball 2, and 46 Deluxe-exclusive boards), and will be available in spring 2005.