Slitherine and MAtrix Games have released an updated demo for their strategy game Gates of Troy. The new demo gives you three campaigns to play, along with three tutorial missions, and over 100 turns to experience them. This is over three times the content of the original Gates of Troy demo and will help show off the depth of the game. Enjoy battles, empire and city building, and historical accuracy in a turn based title that includes 3D tactical battles.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Jade Empire - Trailer
• Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - Trailer
• MetalWolf Chaos - Trailer

Activision has released new patches for Grey Matter's WW2 based FPS Call of Duty and its expansion pack 'United Offensive'. The Call of Duty patch brings your retail game to v1.5 while the United Offensive will become v1.51. This CoD v1.50 adds a new multiplayer map (mp_tigertown) and a slew of new features and multiplayer enhancements, while the CoD:UO v1.51 addresses various singleplayer AI issues and over two dozen multiplayer enhancements. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

THQ has released a new patch for Relic's 3D RTS Dawn Of War. This update brings your retail game to v1.2 and features 2 new multiplayer maps, as well as a few multiplayer fixes. Both the Seer Council Conceal Ability and the Chaos Taint Ability have been adjusted. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ......

Dreamcatcher Europe has released the first patch for Streko-Graphics Inc.'s puzzle/adventure game Aura: Fate Of The Ages. This update brings your UK retail game to v1.04 but no details as to what it addresses are provided at this point. Read more for download links ..

Wing Simulations has released a Building SDK for its military multiplayer shooter Soldner: Secret Wars, allowing you to create your own buildings for Soldner: Secret War’s. This package includes a detailed Tutorial, 3d Studio Max Plugins, some example files, one Testmap and the documentation. 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 ...

Hearts of Iron 2 presents tons of new features including a redesigned map and interface, updated battle mechanics, re-worked technology tree, fine-tuned diplomacy and trade system as well as gameplay details like co-operative multiplayer. To commemorate the 60th year Anniversary of the Ardennes offensive on Dec 16, 1944, Paradox Interactive has released a demo for its strategy game Hearts of Iron 2. This demo features the Ardennes offensive battle scenario. Read more for download links ...

Matrix Games and Destroyer Studios have released a new demo for its space sim Starshatter, which includes the training campaign, Operation Live Fire, and the first five days of the first dynamic campaign, Operation Highland, along with a few single missions and a few multiplayer missions that can be enjoyed entirely for free.

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• The Godfather - Trailer
• Bloodline - Trailer
• Metal Wolf Chaos - Trailer
• Shadow of Rome - Trailer #6
• Still Life - Teaser

After several months Larian Studios has released a new patch for its RPG Beyond Divinity. This update brings your retail game to v1.47, addresses over a dozen fixes, and adds a few game enhancements. This patch is for all English editions of the game, excluding the Australian version. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Tilted Mill has released a bonus mission for its city building strategy game Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile. Akhetaten is a sandbox scenario that includes military, interconnected trade and a series of monuments for the player to build along the Nile. Read more for download links ...

Digital Jesters has released a new patch for Cyanide's 3D sports/action game Chaos League. This patch brings your retail game to v1.07 and fixes rmatch replay compatibility, addressed a game freeze after touchdown and a bad team value display issue. 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...

Matrix Games and 2 by 3 Games have released the fourth update patch for their strategy game War In The Pacific. This update includes a large list of fixes and improvements, ranging from bug fixes involving zones of control to 15 different player requested features and over 40 corrections to database entries, such as misspelled unit names.

Atari has released the first patch for Zombie Studios' FPS Shadow Ops: Red Mercury. This versionless patch addresses multiplayer compatibility between US and European editions, as well as a minor fix for VIP. There is a seperate patch for the regular Win32 and the AMD 64bit optimized versions. Read more for download links ...

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Fired Up [PSP] - Trailer
• Football [PSP] - Trailer
• Formula One [PSP] - Trailer
• MediEvil [PSP] - Trailer
• Ridge Racer [PSP] - Trailer
• The Settlers: Heritage of Kings - Trailer #5
• Super Army War [GBA] - Trailer
• Will of Steel - Trailers (2)

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 ...

DreamCatcher Games has released the first patch for Golem Labs' global domination strategy 'SuperPower 2.' This patch brings your retail game to v1.3 and fixes the major problems reported by fans and also adds interesting new features like the trade system. This version of the patch is for the Canadian and US editions of the game.

Bioware has released the final patch for their 3D role-playing game Neverwinter Nights, and both its addons Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.65 and fixes various issues and crashes, as well as several game balancing tweaks. Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• WipEout Pure [PSP] - Trailer
• Everybody's Golf [PSP] - Trailer
• Ape Academy [PSP] - Trailer

Dreamcatcher has released a small patch for People Can Fly's FPS, Painkiller, addressing the CPL Timer Bug. This fix requires patch v1.3.5 and should not be installed if you have Painkiller - Battle Out of Hell as it has already been incorporated (thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...

Atari has released the first patch for French games studio Power and Magic Development's tennis simulation game Top Spin. This versionless patch addresses synch issues while playing via LAN or online, as well as letting you choose different players. Read more for download links ...

Ubi Soft has released the map editor for its stealth/action game Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow. This package allowed you to create custom content for their third-person stealthy action sequel, it includes the editor and documentation, as well as a mappack with two maps (Squat and Deftech2, a new version of DefTech) created by Ubisoft internally. Read more for download links ...