Empire has released a new patch for Strangelite's FPS Starship Troopers, bringing any Euro/US retail game to v4.09.10 and addresses a copy protection problem, as well as various multiplayer and singleplayer issues. Read more for detailed fixlist and download links ...

It seems not only the North American and European Xbox 360 launch lineup suffers from delays, but now also Japanese gamers looking forward to Microsoft's next gen console launch will be missing a few anticipated titles. From Software's RPG -eNCHANT arM- has been pushed back from Dec. 10 to January 12, 2006, while Q Entertainment's action adventure title Ninety-Nine Nights is now scheduled for spring 2006.

CDV and Stormregion will release their Codename Panzers Phase Two patch which will bring the game to version 1.06 and will add the much-anticipated cooperative gaming mode to the game. Look for this international patch to be released on Friday, November 18, 2005. Look for it on our fileserver network during the course of the day...

Ubisoft announced that America's Army: Rise of a Soldier has shipped to retail stores for Xbox, allowing you to create a soldier and take him through the thrills and adventure of an army career. Intense single-player missions and high-adrenaline multiplayer action build the skills of your soldier and advance him through his career.

Nintendo of Europe signed a publoishing agreement with Atlus for its medical drama simulator, Trauma Center: Under the Knife. Trauma Center: Under the Knife puts life and death decisions in the palm of your hand as you play doctor, using a scalpel and forceps, applying an antibiotic gel, lasering complicated tumours, and much more!

Even Balance has been contracted by Monolith to integrate PunkBuster into VUGames' FPS F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon). PunkBuster will be available for F.E.A.R. in an upcoming downloadable game update patch (thanks FEARHQ). We will of course have the patch available on our fileserver network when its released.

KOCH Media has released the first patch for EgoSoft's space-combat exploration game X3: REUNION. This update brings your European retail game to v1.2.01 and fixes several crash issues, improves storyline, optimizes performance and a few other tweaks. This updated patch now also works with Win98 SE & WinME. Read more for detailed fixlist and download links ...

Condemned: Criminal Origins allows players to experience an unnatural level of psychological tension as they use their instincts, forensic tools, and melee combat to track serial killers and bring them to justice.

German publisher dtp has released the first patch for Frogwares' Jules Verne based adventure game 80 Days. This update brings your German retail game to v1.1, improves performance, stability, and adds a tutorial to the game. Read more for download links ...

SpeedTree will be made available for Playstation 3 game title developers under a Tools & Middleware license agreement concluded recently with SCEI. SpeedTree delivers low-polygon, highly realistic trees and plants, with adjustable wind effects, seamless LOD transitions, and a library of hundreds of tree models from more than 100 species.