THQ has released the first patch for Relic's 3D RTS Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. This update brings your retail to v1.01 and prevents the english versions from playing the non-english versions by upping the English Version's number to 1.01 (thanks RelicNews). Read more for download links...

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that the company has forged a technology, marketing, and promotional relationship with ATI Technologies, the leading graphics card supplier, in support of the PC videogame Tribes:Vengeance, due to be released in the United States on October 5th.

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.

Believe it or not, there is actually some legit, non-speculative DNF news today. Meqon is glad to announce that 3DRealms have decided to buy our Meqon Game Dynamics SDK for their upcoming title Duke Nukem Forever.

In 'Playboy: the Mansion' you step into the virtual slippers of world-famous Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner, building Playboy Magazine and the Playboy Mansion into dynamic cultural icons. Gamers also will live the lifestyle, rubbing elbows with stunning women and popular celebrities, and share the mystique of the Mansion by hosting extravagant, exciting parties.

Ubisoft today announced that Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory will include the innovative co-operative multiplayer gameplay showcased at E3 2004, as well as the critically-acclaimed, wildly successful adversarial style of gameplay (known as 'versus mode') introduced by Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow.

DEEP SILVER continue to sign new and innovative tiles for their ever increasing 2005 gaming portfolio. Following the recent announcements of the February launch of X²: The Return from EgoSoft and the development of Heart of Empire, from renowned UK team Deep Red, DEEP SILVER are delighted to add another title to what is becoming a 'star studded' first quarter.

Platinum is partnering with Icarus Studios to develop a massively multiplayer online game in tandem with the film. Based on a Platinum Studios graphic novel, "Atlantis" is a political sci-fi thriller about an underwater kingdom and the surface world coming to the brink of war, with both civilizations hanging in the balance. "Atlantis" was created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and written by Scott O. Brown. It belongs to what Platinum calls the same "Macroverse," which also includes "Cowboys & Aliens," set up at Sony, and "Unique," set up at the Walt Disney Co./Touchstone.

Atari has announced three new Backyard Sports titles shipped to retail stores nationwide today, including Backyard Skateboarding and Backyard Hockey 2005 (PC) and Backyard Basketball (GBA).

Atari has released the demo for Frontier Developments' amusement park simulator RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This demo features three tutorials and a demo scenario "A Taste of Paradise", playable for 45 minutes on the "Apprentice" difficulty level. Read more for download links ...

Midway today announced that Shadow Hearts: Covenant, sequel to the critically acclaimed role-playing game released in 2001, has shipped to retail outlets nationwide exclusively for the PlayStation2.

Electronic Arts today announced that, based on internal data, The Sims 2 sold more than one million copies at retail stores worldwide within the first ten days -- the biggest PC launch in EA's 22-year history.

Sony Online today announced PlanetSide: Aftershock, featuring PlanetSide, the original game that defined the massively-multiplayer online action genre, PlanetSide: Core Combat expansion pack, and the recently announced BattleFrame Robotics (BFRs) action pack. PlanetSide: Aftershock is expected to ship to North American retail stores on October 18, 2004.

Developed by Ubisoft's award-winning Red Storm studio, Ghost Recon 2 launches on next-generation consoles and PC this Holiday season. The game is set in the chaotic battlefields of tomorrow, and will offer gamers an insider's view of the way large scale conflicts will be fought in the near future.

Today we have more screens for Konami's 2004 Tokyo Game Show lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Enthusia Professional Racing
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Metal Gear Solid Acid
• OZ
• Rumble Roses

SCi Entertainment and Davis Panzer Productions today announced they have joined forces to develop the game rights to the classic Highlander franchise.

Phantom Brave improves upon the tactical gameplay found in Disgaea and La Pucelle in every way. Its redone, open-ended battle system is limited only by the user's imagination. If you fell in love with Disgaea, you definitely won’t want to miss out on what’s sure to be this year’s best strategy RPG.

Today we have more screens for Sega's 2004 Tokyo Game Show lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Sega SuperStars
• Shining Tears
• Super Monkey Ball Deluxe
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus
• SpikeOut
• Virtua Quest

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 :

• GTA: San Andreas - Trailer #2
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - TGS 2004 Trailer
• Gran Turismo 4 - TGS 2004 Trailer
• OZ - TGS 2004 Trailer

Today we have more screens for Square Enix's 2004 Tokyo Game Show lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Cross Gate 3 (PS2)
• FF7: Dirge Of Cerberus
• Egg Monster Heroes
• Everquest 2
• Fantasy Earth
• Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
• Final Fantasy 11: Chains Of Promathia
• Final Fantasy 12
• Front Mission Online
• FullMetal Alchemist 2
• Hanjuku Hero 4
• Itadaki Street 4
• Kingdom Hearts Chain Of Memories
• Kingdom Hearts II
• FF 7: Before Crisis
• Radiata Stories
• Romansing Saga Minstrel Song

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Today we have more screens for Sammy Studios' 2004 Tokyo Game Show lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Sword of the Berserk (PS2)
• Victory Wings Zero Pilot Series (PS2)

Today we have more screens for Tecmo's 2004 TGS lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• Dead Or Alive Ultimate
• Fatal Frame 2
• GunGriffon: Allied Strike
• Ninja Gaiden Hurricane pack v2

Today we have more screens for SNK's 2004 TGS lineup. Check the following new screens for :

• NEOGEO: Battle Coliseum (Arcade)
• Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
• The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout (PS2)
• The King of Fighters 2003 (PS2)
• King of Fighters: Maximum Impact (PS2)
• Metal Slug 4 (PS2)
• Metal Slug 3D (PS2)
• The King of Fighters 2002 (Xbox)
• SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom (Xbox)

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