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 Call of Duty 2 is the recently announced World War II first-person shooter sequel in the works at Infinity Ward and Activision. Our game section for this title is now online, sporting the available information and the first three officially released screenshots for download in medium and high resolutions, as well as online inspection.
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 Blizzard has issued new patches for World of Warcraft, updating the US edition of their acclaimed fantasy MMORPG to version 1.4.0. This release incorporates the new PvP Honor System, Elemental invasions, some new events, and a huge number of gameplay improvements, balance tweaks, bug fixes, and other changes as detailed in the release notes. As usual you can upgrade from the previous v1.3.1 or use the full patch.
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| There is another updated standalone server for the PC edition of Star Wars Battlefront, the sci-fi 3D multiplayer action game by Pandemic Studios. Details on the changes in this version 1.3 beta release are however not available.
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| Delta Force: Xtreme is the imminent revamped and expanded edition of the tactical first-person by NovaLogic that originally came out in 1998. Our game section for this title is now online, offering relevant information and a baker's dozen officially released screenshots for download in regular and high resolutions. If you like, you can also view the images online.
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 Celebrating the game's release, two new movie trailers for Close Combat: First to Fight are now online to illustrate the new squad-based Marine Corps tactical shooter by Destineer. There's a two and a half minute trailer highlighting the game's premise and features, as well as a three minute "making of" clip featuring developer commentary and more in-game action, both in medium and high resolutions.
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| Digital Jesters sends along a new patch for Pro Rugby Manager 2, advancing the rugby sports management sequel by Cyanide Studio to version 1.09. This release includes a new external Database Editor, a new MP3 player, a new photo feature, a couple of bug fixes, and more.
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 1C has recently released a Russian playable demo v6.00 for Brigade E5: New Jagged Union, offering the first chance to try out the turn-based 3D tactical combat game under construction at Apeiron. A patch to update the demo to version 6.02 is also online, but the demo is entirely in Russian so be prepared for some serious guesswork if you don't command the language beyond 'da' and 'njet', and there are no details on its contents.
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| Age of Pirates is a third-person buccaneering role-playing sequel to Sea Dogs and Pirates of the Caribbean that's currently docking at Akella. Our game section for this title is now online, featuring what little information has been released so far along with a sizable collection of screenshots for download and online spotting.
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| A new patch for Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 is now available to upgrade the Polish retail edition of the World War II tactical shooter by Gearbox Software to version 1.03, in sync with the other languages. As before, this release adds new and improved multiplayer lobby features, a screenshots capture function, stability and performance enhancements, and other changes.
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| Our catch-up entry this Sunday is FIFA 2000, the October 1999 installment in the long-running soccer sports series by EA Canada. Our game section for this title is now online, serving up the playable demo that contains a friendly match between L.A. Galaxy and D.C. United, along with retail patches to improve the 3D Setup utility and multiplayer, and add a UK speech feature.
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| Today's bonus catch-up addition is Cabela's 4x4 Off-Road Adventure 2, the budget-priced offroad driving sequel by Clever's Software Development that came out in December 2001. Our game section for this title is also online, offering the available information and a collection of officially released screenshots for download and online perusal to show what it looked like.
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| Half-Life 2: Aftermath is the recently unveiled, futuristic first-person shooter expansion in the works at Valve Software. Our game section for this title is now online, sporting what little information has been released so far, along with the first officially released high-resolution screenshot for download. Naturally you can also check out the image online.
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| After skipping a week, the usually bi-weekly new multiplayer bonus map for WarCraft III: the Frozen Throne is now online, as always expanding Blizzard's 3D real-time strategy add-on. This release is a small map titled Phantom Grove, suitable for 1v1 or 2v2 players, and as usual we've bundled it with the previous five maps.
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| Madden NFL 06 is the slightly abbreviated title of the next edition in the long-running American Football series by EA Tiburon. Our game section for this title is now online, offering relevant information and the first 15 officially released (console) screenshots for download and online examination.
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| DivoGames has issued an updated playable demo for AirStrike II: Gulf Thunder, elevating their latest top-down 3D arcade helicopter shooter to version 2.52. Details on the changes in this release are not available, but considering the small version increment from the previous v2.51 it's likely a minor fix.
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| Also online is an updated playable demo for AirStrike 2, bringing the preceding top-down 3D arcade helicopter shooter by DivoGames to version 2.36. Once again there is no information on the presumably minor change in this release since the previous v2.35.
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| Quake IV is the upcoming sci-fi first-person shooter sequel by Raven Software and Activision to id Software's Quake II of 1997. Our game section for this title is now online, offering the first officially released, ginormous resolution (4000x3000) screenshot for download. Of course, you can also view the image online.
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| As promised, EA Sports has now issued the first patch for NASCAR SimRacing, accelerating the US edition of this recent left-bending racing simulation by EA Tiburon to version 1.0.2.5. Word is: "This update primarily addresses scoring and rules related problems that have been brought to our attention for both single and multiplayer modes. The update does however include fixes for some other areas and also includes the new Dodge Charger for the NEXTEL Cup Series - 2005."
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| The missing part three in the recent "Behind the Scenes" series of movie trailers for Empire Earth II is now available to illustrate the imminent 3D real-time strategy sequel by Mad Doc Software. This clip sports another two and a half minutes of developer commentary interlaced with gameplay sequences.
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| Activision has released the first movie trailer for Fantastic Four, revealing more of this third-person action adventure tie-in by Beenox Studios to the upcoming 20th Century Fox motion picture. This high-resolution clip introduces the game and particularly the Mr. Fantastic character in a bit over a minute of cinematic and in-game footage.
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