Interactive Multimedia Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce that Amaze Entertainment has licensed IMS LIPGen for its KnowWonder Studio. KnowWonder is best known for creating popular PC games such as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Finding Nemo." KnowWonder will use the IMS LIPGenTM application to create facial animations for a number of high-profile games currently under development.

Quake Expo 2003, the online event for showcasing all work being done with the Quake 1 engine, has officially opened today. Quake Expo offers virtual booths to Quake modders and mappers to showcase what is coming, and what has arrived. The event is a week long celebration of Quake, scheduled to mark its recent 7th birthday. This semi annual event is a chance to display all sorts of creative energies within the Quake 1 community. With a vast range of material being displayed, from online and singleplayer oriented engine modifications, deathmatch mods, a wide range of maps, entire standalone games and even bot sports. The event will showcase that Quake is not only alive, but that community behind it can offer a unique experience to any gamer willing to give this modern day classic a go.

Mayhem Studios has issued a new update for their recently released turn-based fantasy strategy game Empire of Magic Its main goal is to enhance Empire of Magic and reward players with a new multiplayer level. It also fixes some minor bugs as well as a problem appearing in the eighth level of the game. Read more for download links ...

An accidental hero finds himself on a remote tropical paradise, where a madman plays God; engineering various species of enhanced creatures to replace what he believes is a genetic dead-end… mankind. The game is set around 2020 on a set of tropical islands in the pacific. And has a strong tropical-paradise feel, scenic in its beauty, but, harbors a terrible threat. It is a mix of jungle / primal / and next-gen technology. As the player you find yourself drawn into a secretive plot involving secret research facilities with scientists involved in military genetic-research, a secret "security" force of mercenaries, and, advanced net-generation weaponry and equipment. Check the new screens ...

Shortly after the previous patch Strategy First and Object Software have released another patch for their RPG game Prince Of Qin. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.21 and includes several optimizations and bug fixes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Slitherine has released the first beta patch for their recently-released strategy game Chariots of War. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.12, and although the patch is still undergoing testing, it will work on any language edition of the game. The patch adds several new features and fixes a few bugs. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Noticed on HomeLan that Epic Games' Mark Rein made a post on the official Unreal 2 bulletin board announcing that they are working on a free multiplayer add-on for Unreal 2 (which previously had NO multiplayer capabilities). The message read as follows : Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2. Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

Digital Fusion has released the first patch for their shooter, Beach Head: Desert War. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.1 and simply fixes a locking up on Level 108 (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

'Aquanox 2: Revelation' is a new story of the underwater world Aqua. In 2666 a young freighter pilot called William Drake sets out to search for the heritage of a mythical ancestor. He is looking for adventure - and finds greed, ruthlessness, merciless hatred … and also unexpected help. But very soon he has to realize that he is not the only one hunting for his ancestor's legendary treasure. Read more to check some new screens ...