Barking Dog's Dan McBride hit the offical Global Operations forums to clear up some of the rumours spread around about GO Patches. It appears that there has been a little misinformation spread around here lately- for that you get a LAW to the groin revoemag!! We are indeed working on a patch for the public beta, but our main priority has been and will be to make sure that those who purchase the game are happy, so most of our effort has been dedicated to making sure that the retail version is as solid as possible. We have already fixed the lockups that some users were experiencing and have improved many other issues that you have been talking about here (yes, we DO read these forums!!). We are working hard on optimizing the server performance, but it is unlikely that these changes will make it into a public beta patch in the short term. The Linux server is compiled and running and we have had a few small tests with it. However it would be doing a disservice to everyone to release it at this point- it needs lots of testing still.

3DO send us eight new Playstation One in-game screens from their upcoming title, "Sven Goran Eriksson's : World Cup Manager". As exciting as Manager's can be ;)

Irrational's Ken Levine announces that a playable demo of their recently completed superheroic tactical combat RPG is slated for released tomorrow on FilePlanet. A subsequent post refines that into two demos, one with music (around 90 MB) and one without (75 MB), while another post by Crave associate producer "Primetime" offers even more details: "Tomorrow means around 8:00 AM PST. You'll have 2 choices to download...1 is about 58MB without music and one is 90MB with. There are 2 levels of the game and the character creator. You will be able to create a hero and use it in the second mission."

The game is coming out on the PC as well as the PS2, though Smith says that the core mechanics of both versions will be exactly the same. "We have one team working on both versions of the game, but we do focus on the two different platforms separately and try to maximize the individual strengths of the PC and PS2," says Smith. "There will be little elements that will be different, but 99 percent of the game is essentially the same. Visually, they'll be close as well, but there are certain things that each machine is better at." The PC will obviously have a higher resolution, whereas the PS2 version of The Angel of Darkness will likely benefit from more precise control.

Sports Interactive, the team responsible for developing the record breaking Championship Manager series of football management simulations published by Eidos Interactive, is extremely pleased to announce that Ray Houghton has been retained as a consultant to advise on the eagerly anticipated Championship Manager 4.

Based on an common idea by Wanadoo and Spellbound, Robin Hood will be created in Spellbound’s studios in Kehl, Germany. The game is scheduled for release on PC and game consoles in the third trimester of 2003. Robin Hood will be the first tactical game released by Wanadoo, whose policy of releasing alternative video games has led them to identify the tactical game as one of the genres which is most popular with the wider public and casual gamers. We got some new screens showing off the current progress, and its looking GOOD!

With the new World Cup Manager game by Reality-Game you can already get into the action of the 2002 World Cup. World Cup Manager is online on reality game website . This virtual reality game will allow Internet users to simulate managing a national football team which will compete against 31 other teams and managers.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein v1.3 is now available for download! This update addresses a number of single and muliplayer bugs and exploits, as well as includes a number of additions (refer to the readme file included with your download for a full list). The Linux Wolf 1.3 update is ready as well.. Go grab 'em and frag 'em!

Ubi Soft opened the official site Warlords Battlecry II just in time for the release of SSG's isometric fantasy RTS sequel earlier this week. The site offers the usual foray of game information, screenshots, a FAQ and more. Also, the first patch is now available to upgrade the game to version 1.02, and the 3.0 MB download includes a couple of gameplay changes, several multiplayer improvements and some bug fixes as listed on the patch page. Get the patch HERE or off the official Warlords Battlecry II website. Read More to get info on the specific fixes/updates this patch has in store for you

SuperPower is a real time strategy game that uses an actual CIA database of 140 countries, SuperPower immerses you in scenarios limited by only your imagination. Today DreamCatcher reports that they have a final master copy of the complete game and it will be shipping March 27, 2002. Find out more about this game HERE!

Hercules is thrilled to announce its Gamesurround Fortissimo™ II Digital Edition. This sound card now combines a cutting edge digital audio processor, ultra realistic sound quality and all the software tools necessary for getting the best out of MP3s, CDs, games and DVDs on PCs. Also showing at this year's CeBIT are Hercules's new range of 17" ultra-slim TFT screens: the Prophetview 920 and Prophetview 920DVi and last but not least Hercules/Guillemot also present their new 3D Prophet 4800, the latest contribution to the 3D Prophet KYRO line.

VideoLogic Systems – a division of Imagination Technologies – is showing its new ZXR-500 5.1 channel surround sound speaker system, their PowerVR MBX core for embedded graphics applications, VideoLogic Vivid!XS Elite performance graphics add-in card (based on KYRO II SE™ PowerVR graphics processor) and the KYRO II SE™ PowerVR graphics processor itself at the 2002 CeBIT in Germany (one of the oldest and best shows in Europe).

North Wales, March 14th: Respected computer and video game developer Jester Interactive has announced a landmark new version of its multiple award-winning Music series for PC, which will be the first to be marketed under the Club Edition banner and is endorsed by UK super-club Slinky.

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of videogame entertainment products, today announced its initial product line-up for the 2002 fiscal year. The line-up includes a wide range of game types, from extreme sports to genre-defying space adventures to a psychological thriller, for multiple gaming platforms.

Command & Conquer: Generals will be the first C&C RTS title to be presented to us in full 3D, and this means both terrain and units. Vehicles and foot soldiers are going to be able to surge up hillsides to achieve tactical superiority, and run back down again if they're getting their ass kicked. From what we've learnt, the only thing to remain in old-school 2D in Command & Conquer: Generals will be the interface. This will make management of units and buildings a very straightforward affair and keep the whole operation of the game running smoothly. Just a rumour or reason to get all excited? Stay tuned for more details!

Continuing its policy of strong licences, Thrustmaster reinforces its portfolio by signing the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan license. Thrustmaster’s big kick-off will take place in April 2002, a few weeks before the beginning of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, the world’s largest sports event of the year. A complete “team” of accessories for PS, PS2, GameCube and the Xbox, will be released.

Strategy First announced today the release of a patch for their critically acclaimed turn-based fantasy/strategy game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy. "read More" to check the new features/fixes and download links for the 1.1 Update patch (16mb).

Today Blues tossed up following announcement.. LithTech, Inc., a leading developer of licensable game technologies and tools, announced today the release of an updated version of its advanced Jupiter system, the foundation for the highly anticipated sequel to No One Lives Forever. Jupiter now delivers an even broader range of features including a new polygrid system that supports dynamic lighting, Fresnel reflections and dynamic surface animations as well as the addition of cubic environment mapping. Other new features include an improved command editor to more easily create cinematic events and more robust support for dynamic texture effects. Full pressrelease here. Six new No One Lives Forever 2 screenshots is also available here!

Mike Arkin, Executive Producer over at Crave Ent. has posted an update on the eagerly awaited Global Ops .. mentioning a demo is IMMINENT (as early as tomorrow) and store date is expected to be March 26th .. Read more for the full story ..

Dungeon keepers, Cyclopes and golf pros headlined Las Vegas today as Microsoft PC Games unveiled its 2002--2003 games portfolio at the Microsoft PC Games International Games Festival. The two-day Las Vegas event celebrates innovation in gaming and spotlights some of the industry's greatest talents -- including Chris Taylor, Bruce Shelley and Brian Reynolds -- and the most anticipated PC games, from game-of-the-year contender "Age of Mythology " to "Dungeon Siege."

Codemaster let us know that they are working furiously on the multiplayer code for IGI 2, and expect to have the phase 1 test code out later next month. Some of the design features in there show a lot of promise, and they just hoping they turn out as well in-game as they did on paper! Sounds interesting? In that case, read more below!

The official 1503 A.D. community site has been updated with Part XI: In the King’s Halls. Here follows a sample from it:

"Elinor! Where are you?" My younger brother runs through the streets of our hometown excitedly. Sighing, I drop my book: my grandfather's diaries. The former King and founder of our town handed them over to me on my 20th birthday. Since that day, I have regularly been hiding from my noisy younger siblings in the library in order to read my grandfather's records in peace. Well, it seems like this is it for today... Read more.

Take 2 let us know that the Hidden and Dangerous 2 website has been updated by Illusion softworks. There’s been a few additions to the H&D2 website hidden-and-dangerous.com and, by the sound of it, the game has undergone a few changes too! Developers of the game, Illusion Softworks, have recently posted some news on their upcoming masterpiece – H&D2.

The official site for Walker Boys Studios upcoming RTS game, Civil War: War Between the States, is updated today with one new screenshot, an article on game comparison and game play in the Developers Journal, a 'This week in History' page, and several new departments.

Realm Interactive today opened their signup site for the beta test of Trade Wars: Dark Millennium. Trade Wars: Dark Millennium is their multiplayer online role-playing strategy game in development. Sign up HERE. Also a bunch of new screens is available here. (Thanks Blues)