Back in June we reported that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals would hear oral arguments in the Blizzard v. BnetD case, and now the verdict is in. In a 3-0 decision, the court upheld a trial judge's ruling from October, concluding the programmers' circumvention in this case constitutes infringement. The defendants in the case reverse-engineered the Blizzard protocol using tools to listen to the software's communications with a game server, and circumvent Blizzard's, amongst other things, anti-piracy server Battle.net. Read more over at CNET..

Wildlife Park 2 builds on the foundations of the original game, and adds a whole new level of organic simulation, making your livestock even more life like. Add in realistic weather conditions, botanical gardens and a highly advanced strategic and business simulation engine and you have the ultimate Wildlife Park tycoon game.

Character animation studio Brain Zoo Studios and game developer High Moon Studios announced the receipt of two platinum Aurora Awards for its FPS Darkwatch. The trailer, a collaborative effort between High Moon and Brain Zoo, was recognized for "Best of Show: Use of Animation" and "Best of Show: Entertainment."

Neuro Hunter is a cyberprunk action/role playing game with a versatile story which does not get boring. This story consists of 36 main and 6 side quests, and you will have the possibility to construct new objects from collected items as well as cyberbattles in the matrix - a kind of "game in the game".

SCEE and Namco are pleased to announce the autumn release of the PS2 exclusive Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. In Xenosaga EPISODE II, thousands of years into a war-torn future, humanity has advanced to such a degree that its substantial resources of weapons and technology distort the boundaries of human limits. In this sequel, contend for control over the original Zohar to unravel its mystery and defeat the threat of the Gnosis.

Shrek SuperSlam pits the characters from the Shrek franchise against each other in the only game that combines the twisted humor and pop culture parodies of the Shrek universe with the fast-paced action of a melee fighting game.

Codename: Panzers thrusts players into the high-powered battles of World War II offering real-time combat rampages with awesome 3D graphics. CDV has released a patch addressing problems people experienced when running Codename: Panzers Phase One on Windows 64bit systems. Read more for download links ...

Heart of Empire: Rome leads the player through 14 huge missions as they actually build & control ancient Rome in glorious real-time 3D. From simple beginnings, they must quickly build housing for their growing population; start to meet their increasing desires for food, goods and entertainment.

Thousands of computer fans dream of making and selling their own games but lack the know-how to actually do it. Now there's a revolutionary new way to turn those dreams into reality with a PC games creation package that not only cuts out the need for programming knowledge but also gives you free licence to profit from selling your games.