As being mentioned in various places America's Army developers are trying to fix up some of the mess they made with the initial Recon release. The America's Army: Operations 'Recon' website mentions that a new update for this tactical first-person shooter by the U.S. Army is expected to be ready for release tomorrow. You will be able to choose from either a 3MB patch or an updated full Recon download. The patch will address "client and server-side flooding issues," the "Sniper Rifle bug from random weapon selection" and more, as well as adding "Community Game Server Support" and an "Admin Spectator Mode." Of course we WILL keep you posted when it arrives...

Codemasters today announced that it has shipped Operation Flashpoint: Resistance, the official expansion pack for Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, 2001’s multiple Game of the Year award winner and world-wide number one best-selling PC war simulator. Codemasters redefines the traditional “expansion pack” with Resistance, as it not only adds additional missions, but also vastly improves the engine and gameplay of the original game. Operation Flashpoint: Resistance is currently available at retail outlets nationwide for an SRP of $29.99.

Total Immersion Racing is a brand new game experience that combines the highest quality driving technology, real-world racecars & tracks and immersive gameplay. The player can choose a career path that leads from being the lowest ranked driver of a GT sportscar all the way to becoming a world champion driving a massively powerful 8 litre prototype racecar. On the way, team engineers and managers will give advice and input to guide the player.

Later on today LucasArts will be releasing the 1.04 update for Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast on their website. The update includes all of the fixes from 1.03, so if you don’t have that update yet, this is the only one you’ll need. A new dedicated server will also be released. Read more below to check out some of the features/fixes.

As the leader of a small group of survivors of an apocalyptic inferno, it is all a matter of your personal tactical and strategic abilities. Find your place in this new world and discover the secret behind the destruction of mankind. The most powerful weapons of the past will aid you to build a new future. But keep your eyes open! If you underestimate your enemy, mankind will perish forever. Today we managed to ambush the Lead Designer of "Soldiers Of Anarchy", and fired off some questions ...

Monte Cristo has released a movie trailer of "Platoon: the 1st Airborne Cavalry Division in Vietnam", the promising 3D action strategy game in development at Digital Reality. Read more for links where to grab this beauty...

Raven Software and Activision today released the v1.01 patch for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. This patch is 12MB to grab and includes four new mp maps, the Demolition game mode, the new MP5SD weapon, and much more! Also a new 10MB dedicated Linux server is available to grab. (thanks Blues)

Today there is a new patch 'v1.20' available for Neverwinter Nights. Read more below to check out what this patch fixes and where to grab it!

The Adventure Company, DreamCatcher's exclusive PC and console adventure games label, and Microïds, an international entertainment software developer and publisher, today announced their partnership for the US distribution of Syberia. Based on the agreement, The Adventure Company has been given the exclusive publishing and the distribution rights for Syberia in the US market.

Warthog have announced that they have signed the publishing rights to their original property X10 to Conspiracy Entertainment. Conspiracy has worked with Warthog before in creating games for The Warner Bros. Licenses Tiny Toons and Animaniacs , via Conspiracy’s joint venture with SWING! X10 is a first person shooter for PC, Xbox, GameCube and PlayStation2. X10 places a gamer as a soldier, who, under strict instructions, must explore the world of X10 and tackle anything the environment throws at them, including political intrigue, military factions and deadly predators.

Update: A single, solitary in-game shot is added!

TOCA Race Driver will feature 42 real cars, 13 championships and an incredible 38 real-life, internationally renowned race circuits. See the cars that star in an all-new TOCA Race Driver video. Read more below! This is the first in a series of 4 (so yes that means 3 more coming).

With an innovative 3D engine allowing for ultra-realistic graphic detail, extreme frame rates, and a robust mission builder, Lock On is the most advanced combat flight simulation title ever produced, providing for near limitless replayability. Check out the new screens!

Today Shrapnel Games announced that their latest product, Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Battle, has begun shipping. The first game of The Greatest Battles Series is on its way to fans across the world.

4Gamers are pleased to announce the launch of the Cube Controller with 3 x clip-on fascias (SPC656) for use with the Nintendo Game Cube. Comfortable, responsive and cool. That’s all you need a games controller to be, but with the Cube Controller from 4Gamers you get all that plus an extra truckload of cool in the form of three coloured clip-on fascias – silver, indigo and orange.

After hearing how popular Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell was at E3 game fans are salivating for some new Splinter Cell news. Ubisoft decided to please those fans and send out some new screens for people to drool over .. check them out!

G:son International AB, the organisers behind the Scandinavian interactive entertainment conference "NIME:02" (Nordic Interactive Media Expo 2002) has decided to postpone the event to next year. NIME:02 was scheduled to go 30th of October at Sollentuna Exhibition Centre in Sweden and supposed to become a Scandinavian forum for game developers and game publisher in this region.

Softwrap, the British-based technology company that enables software to be virtually 'shrink-wrapped' and securely distributed and sold digitally, today announced details of two new partnerships that they have launched. Firstly, with AgentLand, the first portal entirely dedicated to intelligent agents and virtual assistants (software tools that automatically do certain jobs on the Internet, according to what you ask) and secondly, with Crystal Interactive, developers, publishers, marketers and distributors of consumer software.

The first Smuggler's Run title to grace the GameCube console, this off-road driving adventure offers the most dynamic smuggling challenge yet with five huge maps, over 30 missions and 2-4 person multiplayer action. "Smuggler's Run: Warzones" is set for release July 2002.

Indiana Jones is back and better than ever! From the crocodile-infested waters in Ceylon to the bustling streets of Hong Kong, perennial action hero Indiana Jones' wits, agility, whip lashing and hand-to-hand combat skills will be put to the test as never before in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC.

Termite Games and Project 3 Interactive have been working around the clock for these last 4 weeks to fix and upgrade the released multiplayer test of New World Order. The list of fixes span several pages and they will make them public upon release of the next Multi Player test. There were several serious issues with the previous MP test that kept people from playing it over the net, especially those who were running the Windows 95/98/ME platforms. They have also had to deal with some serious lag problems but these problems are now behind them. Find out more about NWO at their official forum!

The first patch for Thievery is now available for download! This new patch is 12MB to grab and fixes some of the more critical issues. "Thievery is a free mod for Unreal Tournament. This mod changes UT into a whole new game, pitting a team of thieves against a team of guards in a pseudo-medieval setting"

Former ION studio executives to teach classes at UTD.. The spectacular rise and fiery crash of Dallas-based computer game development studio ION Storm were landmark events in the game industry. Now, the two men who piloted ION Storm, John Romero and Tom Hall, have resurfaced in the most unlikely of jobs: college professors. Starting in the fall semester, Mr. Romero, 34, and Mr. Hall, 37, will be instructing computer science majors at the University of Texas at Dallas on the finer points of game programming and design. "We're really excited to teach because we love to teach what we know, and this is the perfect place to do it," Mr. Romero said. Get the full scoop here!

Several sites today reported that the German site Giga.de tossed up some new Unreal Tournament movies.. 'the commentary is in German language'.. but you might want to check them out anyway.. Here they are!

Richard Wah Kan, CEO of DreamCatcher noted that "while Cryo indirectly owns an interest in DreamCatcher, Cryo's unfortunate financial difficulties do not affect in any way, DreamCatcher's operations or positive outlook. DreamCatcher is, and will continue to be, a vibrant, growing and successful company and will continue to service its customers, deal with its suppliers, and acquire and distribute its wide range of quality game titles in its usual reliable and professional manner. DreamCatcher has and will continue to rely entirely on its own management, business strategies and financing, and it is business as usual at DreamCatcher."

Grom is a simplified RPG with real-time battles that are tightly woven into its intricate and non-linear plotline. Grom strives to recapture some of the feel of point-and-click adventures while following an RPG-style, character-focused plotline. The main character Colonel Grom is dedicated to fight the Nazis and to prevent them from obtaining a mysterious weapon that could enable them to take over world power. The smart colonel is not the only hero who has to stand up against the Nazis. Support is guaranteed by his fellow heroes and these will be presented in a short series as of today. Take a glimpse behind the scenes.