Set in the unique timeframe of the Old Republic, 4,000 years before Star Wars Episode I, The Sith Lords features an all-new more perilous storyline, new characters, classes, locations and force powers. LucasArts has released the first patch for KOTOR2 bringing your UK/German retail game to v1.0a, and address some ingame text issues, as well as update the game documentation. North American patch is due to be released soon according to the community manager. Read more for download links ...

Sunrise moves faster, handles better and features improved air-control – vital for making the massive jumps – to ensure that gameplay never moves at anything less than fast. And it's all about the gameplay. The beta demo gives fans the chance to test two of the environments that are set to appear in TrackMania Sunrise, as well as modes like race and puzzle, and even new modes like platform. The beta demo requires a TrackMania CD, either the original or Power Up! version of TrackMania to allow the program to activate.

Haemimont Games has released a new patch for its 3D RTS game Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars (known in North America as Nemesis of the Roman Empire.) This update brings your English/German retail game to v1.02 and adds a new mp map (MultiDefense), enhanced NAT support, as well as a few bug fixes and balance changes. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Ubisoft has released an updated demo for the English edition of Blue Byte's 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings.' This v1.03 demo now adds multiplayer capabilities to the previously released singleplayer only demo (which was later enabled by means of a seperate patch.) Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. Read more for download links ...

Legacy: Dark Shadows is a point & click adventure with a dark science-fiction storyline spanning a period of 200 years. Razbor Studios has released a playable demo, as well as a v1.4 update patch for the retail game, no specifics are available (thanks Juraj). Read more for download links ...

Take 2 has released the first patch for Timegate's RTS sequel 'Kohan II: Kings of War'. This patch brings your retail game to v1.2.3 and is a maintenance release, with a slew of new gameplay fixes implemented. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

As a convicted anti-government rebel you are forced to repay your debt to society by flying fighter missions against an invading alien force. With each successful mission you are one step closer to freedom. Enjoy all the action you would expect from a space combat game with a fun and witty storyline brought to you in your cell by e-mail each "week" of play. This demo features 3 missions, with 3 difficulty settings.

Aurora Watching is a third person perspective stealth game. The action takes place in the Arctic. During the mission Sullivan faces many opponents, not all of whom are human and each of which can be defeated in many ways, Mini-games, puzzles, and hi-tech gadgets keep player excited from the very beginning to the end (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Metropolis team today released the first patch for its tactical action Gorky Zero: Beyond Honor. This update brings your retail game to v1.01 and addresses several problems related to ATI Catalyst v4.3 drivers. Read more for download links ...

Project Three Interactive has the 3rd patch for 3DPeople's 3D isometric RPG Kult: Heretic Kingdoms. This update brings your retail game to v1.3 and decreases loading times, less in-game memory usage, improves memory management and adds mod support. Read more for download links ...

Cat Daddy has released a demo for its skiing sim game Ski Resort Extreme. This demo includes 1 Free Play map and 1 challange as well as over 45 buildings and objects at your disposal to create the ultimate glacial getaway. Read more for download links ...

Ubisoft has released the English demo for Blue Byte 3D RTS game 'Settlers: Heritage Of Kings.' featuring a tutorial and one single player mission. Fans will enjoy fully animated 3D technology and enhanced gameplay features, but still be able to relive the experience that makes the Settlers series such a big hit. Read more for download links ...

JoWooD has released the english demo version of its Ice Hockey Club Manager 2005, providing 20 days of in-game playing time and full functions and options of the retail version. Read more for download links...

In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, fans follow the Baudelaire orphans as their luck goes from awfully bad to incredibly worse. Based on the popular book series and the upcoming movie starring Jim Carrey, this treacherous tale allows players to experience the eccentric adventures of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. Activision has released a demo allowing you to try out this recently released action/adventure game.

CDV has released the first patch for Nival's WW2 RTS Blitzkrieg expansion pack 'Rolling Thunder.' This update brings your retail game to v1.3 and adds multiplayer support through LAN and Internet (direct IP), but no multiplayer compatibility with the original Blitzkrieg game (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...

Catacombs is the just released expansion pack for Dark Age of Camelot in which players are given the opportunity to explore underground cities – with attached adventuring areas – based on the backstory of one underground player race per Realm. Mythic asked us to host the first patch for the new expansion pack, so you MUST have Catacombs installed before applying the patch.

EA Europe has released the first patch for Sunflowers' strategy game Knights Of Honor. This patch brings your retail game to v1.03 and adds new singleplayer/multiplayer features and maps, eliminates errors and problems with the balance of units and buildings, as well as the usual bug fixes. Read more for download links ...

The K-D LAB team announces the establishment and active promotion of a new trademark KD VISION Games Development Company. The people behind KDV Games are a team of professional computer games developers, who have worked hard on the promotion of K-D LAB's brand in national and world markets for many years.

RTL and 49Games released a demo for its skiing game Alpine Skiing 2005 featuring 2 slopes (Wengen and St.Moritz) playable in Downhill and Super-G modes, several skiers, and audio commentary. Demo is default in German, but once you start the demo you can switch to English through the game menu. Read more for download links ...

Battlefront has released the first patch for their recently released WWII hybrid turn-based/realtime 3D simulation Combat Mission: Afrika Korps. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.03 and addresses a glitch in the previous v1.02 patch. This version works for the US as well as European edition of the game but games saved in v1.03 can't be loaded in by the older version. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Ski Racing 2005 feat. Hermann Maier has the farthest jumps, the steepest slopes, the toughest skiers! Total concentration – An extreme risk - Brutal falls - Every mistake will be penalized without mercy! Thousands of fans – Breathtaking atmosphere – An unforgettable experience: The fight for the World Cup 2005 has now begun! The demo features the famous downhill in Kitzbühel, the legendary Hahnenkamm race, is your test slope.

Merscom has released a TryMedia trial version/demo for City Interactive's FPS Terrorist Takedown. This demo contains all data from the full game and lets you try it out for 30 minutes after which you need to purchase an online license key if you wish to continue. Read more for download links ...

Battlefront has released the first patch for their recently released WWII hybrid turn-based/realtime 3D simulation Combat Mission: Afrika Korps. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.02 and addresses the usual gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth. This patch works for the US as well as European edition of the game but games saved in v1.02 can't be loaded in by the older version. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Project Three Interactive has the first patch for the 3D isometric RPG Kult: Heretic Kingdoms. The patch upgrades Kult to v1.2 and fixes several minor graphic problems and some occasional crashes, this version includes all previous v1.1 fixes and applies for all languages. Read more for download links ...