Picking up immediately where the original Myst ended, players are presented the privilege, challenge and responsibility of restoring the lost empire of the D'ni - an ancient civilization of people who thrived for thousands of years but later met with a great catastrophe. Ubisoft has released a playable demo, allowing you to try out part of the game (thanks GameShadow). Read more for download links ...

CustomPlay Golf is the first game to focus on creating and playing your own golf course. Fusion Labs has released an updated demo featuring 3 of the best looking holes from the complete version of CustomPlay Golf, which also includes 50% of the editor enabled, presenting you with a unique opportunity to experience the CustomPlay 'Create, Communicate and Play' first hand. Read more for download links ...

Night Watch is a tactical RPG, using the Silent Storm engine, and based on material from Russian writer Lukyanenko and is situated in the not so distant future. Nival has released a Russian demo offering an intro and one mission (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

id Software made good on their promise and has released the Quake III Arena source code allowing other people to use the software. This is released under the GPL license, so there are certain rules and regulations to follow if you wish to use this code. Read more for details and download links ...

The Adventure Company released a demo for its adventure game NIBIRU: Age of Secrets, known in Europe as NIBIRU:Messenger of the Gods. This demo gives you the chance to try out part of the full game. Read more for download links ..

Techland has released a new patch for the Asus OEM edition of its rally racing sim Xpand Rally. Like before this update brings your retail game to v1.1.0.0 and improves the performance of the dedicated game server, fixes multiplayer problems, allows for changing the time of the day and weather conditions when running player-created maps, adds a 'less dust' feature in multiplayer to increase the game's performance, and improves the ChromEd tool (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Got Game Entertainment has released a demo for Freedom Games' strategy game Squad Assault: Second Wave. This demo contains three battles featuring a combination of all the elements in the game: Infantry action, armor action, and anti-tank action. The maps are varied between open hilltop battles to semi-urban combat.

Numerous different game types as well as five levels of difficulty promise a high degree of long-term motivation for both beginners and pros. With a new engine, improved graphics and an extended list of features, GT LEGENDS will provide high authenticity, a detailed presentation and thrilling entertainment behind the steering wheel of an untamed racing beast. The demo version gives you the chance to drive one of three FIA GTC-65 class cars (see below) against up to 10 computer controlled opponents, at the famous Dijon circuit (including two different layouts).

Microsoft has released a small patch for Gas Powered Games' RPG sequel Dungeon siege 2. This update brings your retail game to v2.1 and addresses a few GameSpy related issues. Read more for download links ...

Matrix Games is pleased to release I of the Enemy, a real-time strategy game that takes place in the distant future. Designed and coded by military officers, I of the Enemy emphasizes a strong story and a sense of small unit rather than resource gathering. It is now available from the Matrix Games website for US $19.99 as a digital download and a game box option will be available later this week.

Last week MadMinute Games announced it was no longer partnering with Activision Value, and today MMG let us know that it has joined forces with Naval Warfare Simulations to publish their next game in the Take Command Series. Current plans have MMG announcing the title and release date in October 2005. NWS has a very successful online computer game store where they specialize in war games. NWS has long been the favorite store for purchasers of CWBR, providing very reasonable shipping rates and prices.

Heroes of the Pacific puts players at the controls of the fiercest fighter planes of WWII, in an era where dog-fighting and aerial combat skill meant the difference between victory or defeat for the U.S. Navy. Codemasters has released a demo for IR Gurus Interactive's action flight sim Heroes of the pacigic allowing you to try out 3 singleplayer missions, and one multiplayer map. Read more for download links ...

As promised, Blizzard has released a minor updated patch for good old Starcraft, and its expansion pack Brood War. The v1.13b patch fixes a bug that caused certain maps to crash. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Breaking ranks from the current glut of WWII action titles, Pilot Down: Behind Enemy Lines is played from a refreshing third-person perspective and uses an eye-catching comic-book style that draws players into a rich and atmospheric world that is fraught with the dangers of enemy territory. Kuju has rteleased a demo allowing you to check out the first mission of their WWII based action (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

War World is a fast paced, third person online shooter where players build and battle the ultimate mech warriors, working their way up the War World rankings ladder, unlocking upgrades and enhancements for their mechs. This demo patch brings your demo/trial version to v1.05 and addresses severla multiplayer issues, bug fixes, overall improvements and adds PS 1.1 support. Read more for download links ..

Blizzard has released yet another new Warcraft III map, this time called "Terenas Stand"... Map info: ""Noble countrymen, evil is upon us. Darkness has befallen our shores. Rise and slay thy enemies… strike, strike so others shall live. The meek shall not fade into the night… live my brethren, live." – King Terenas" This is a tiny map size and the suggested no. of players is 1v1. It is based on the "Village" tileset. Go download it here!

Battle Carry is an action oriented deathmatch game featuring high speed tanks and powerful secondary weapons. Take either of the two featured tanks on to the icy plains of the railway for a struggle against up to sixteen players to see who stands above the rest when the smoke clears (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Silver Wings is a 3D arcade top-down shooter developed by Romanian independent studio Bampusht. Using the original Quake engine, Silver wings is a classic arcade game in the style of Tyrian or Raptor (thanks Serban). Read more for screens, details, or simply download the demo.

The Bug Factor is a 3D mech shooter of wacky, over-the-top exobot action featuring an unlikely lot of special ops alien eradicators, the Debuggers. Hired to protect the Earth from all out extra-terrestrial domination, the Debuggers set out to locate and elimiate the source of the aliens' power, the Nuclear Pod. Read more for download links ...

Locate and secure Top Secret documents from within a downed, unmanned reconnaissance plane, all the while navigating challenging underwater terrain, surviving deep sea creature attacks and outwitting an opposing force; also on the trail of the downed plane. Read more for download links ...

Atari has released a patch for Firaxis' action/adventure game Sid Meier's Pirates! This patch brings your retail game to v1.02 and addresses a variety of bugs and game crashes, some graphic issues and several AI tweaks. Read more for download links ...

Ubisoft has released a new patch for Crytek's Far Cry. This Win32 update patch brings your retail version to v1.33, and fixes a server crash, resolves some cheating issues, and checks so that only 1.33 clients can connect to 1.33 servers. Read more for download links ...

Rockstar has released the promised No More Hot Coffee patch. This update brings your European/Australian, North American or German retail game to v1.01 and not only disables the controversial mod, but also adds 720p and 1080i HDTV support, as well as a few gameplay tweaks and bug fixes. Read more for download links ...

Imperial Glory offers an in-depth management model along with real-time land and naval battles in full 3D. Eidos has released a new patch for Pyro Studios' RTS bringing your retail game to v1.1 and adds the ability to speed up battles, map tweaks, gameplay adjustements and also includes the initial Intel Graphic chipsets fix (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Atari has released yet another patch for the European edition of Deep Shadow's FPS Boiling Point: Road to Hell. This update brings your European retail game to v2.0 and addresses AI, physics and stability issues, as well as a ton of bug fixes, game tweaks, and game optimizations. Read more for details and download links ...