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18 DECEMBER 2001
PHANTASY STAR ONLINE DEMO

CVG has posted a playable demo for Phantasy Star Online, the upcoming PC port of the third-person Dreamcast MMORPG by Sonic Team and Sega. Download the demo here or here (13MB).

ALIENS VS PREDATOR 2 1.0.9.3 PATCH AND MAP PACK 1 RELEASED

Monolith has released the v1.0.9.3 patch (5MB), which includes a handful of gameplay fixes and a bunch of multiplayer improvements and the first multiplayer map pack (12.6MB) which includes 10 multiplayer maps for Aliens vs Predator 2. You can also download the patch and map pack here or here.

LIMEWIRE 2.0 RELEASED

Download the latest version of this file sharing program here (3.75MB).

VISUAL BOY ADVANCE 0.7.1

Latest version of this Gameboy and Gameboy Advance emulator, download it here.

18 DECEMBER 2001
WINAMP 3.0 BETA 2.5 RELEASED

The 2.5 beta of Winamp 3.0 has been released. You can download it here (1.29MB).

NEW GAMESPY 3D AVAILABLE

Version 2.56 of the Gamespy 3D server browser is available. Registered users can download it directly here (1.88MB) or here (Fileplanet requires registration!). This new release adds support for the following games: Return to Castle Wolfenstein, the Medal of Honor: Allied Assault demo, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Aliens Vs. Predator 2 and the Serious Sam: the Second Encounter demo.

NEW MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT MOVIES

Gamespot has posted some new movies from Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.

Medal of Honor

Go here for the movies.

HALF-LIFE VAMPIRE SLAYER CHAPTER 3 RELEASED

The third version (chapter 3) of the Vampire Slayer mod for Half-Life has been released. Go here to download the mod (36.2MB).

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY DELAYED

Microsoft announced yesterday that Age of Mythology, Ensemble Studios' latest real-time strategy game, will be available in September of 2002. Age of Mythology is set in a mythological past when heroes battled monsters of legend, and gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men. In addition Microsoft released new AVI movie (14.5MB) that showcases the ancient Norse civilization.

QUAKE 3: RAIL ARENA BETA 4 RELEASED

Beta 4 of the Rail Arena mod for Quake 3 has been released, download the mod here.

17 DECEMBER 2001
NULLSOFT INSTALLATION SYSTEM V1.9 RELEASED

A new version of the Nullsoft Installation System has been released, you can download it here (467KB).

TONY HAWK 4 ANNOUNCED

Activision has confirmed today that the company is currently in development on the fourth installment in the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater franchise which is being created by developer Neversoft Entertainment. The title is slated for release in fiscal year 2003. Read more here.

BUG IN ANTI-CHEAT PROGRAM PALADIN

Paladin requires that you change the command line to execute CS right? well if you change it and you got to a punkbuster monitored server you get kicked after a while with being acused of an OpenGL hack! Change the commandline in normal hl.exe again and everything is normal. So paladin executable + punkbuster monitored server = OpenGL violation 114. Read more here.

QUAKE 3 CPMA 0.99V7 RELEASED

Version 0.99v7 of the CPMA mod for Quake 3 has been released, you can download it here.

NAPIGATOR V2.07 RELEASED

Download the latest version of this file sharing program here (2.42MB), or go here for more info.

MEDAL OF HONOR DEMO BLOOD PATCH

Jason Tush has made a blood pak to replace the grey smoke that comes out of the bodies with red smoke. Check it out because it looks pretty cool now! To install, put the file into your \MOHAANetDemo\main\ directory. Download the patch here or here.

UNREAL TOURNAMENT STRIKE FORCE 1.70 PATCH RELEASED

Version 1.70 of the very popular Unreal Tournament mod Strike Force has been released. This new release requires the 1.60 full version installed. The mod is available for Windows, Linux and Mac. Download the patch here, here, here, here, here, here, here or here (64MB).

TWISTED METAL BLACK CHEATS UPDATED (PS2)

We have updated the cheats for the Ps2 game Twisted Metal Black, check out the cheats here.

16 DECEMBER 2001
NEMU 64 OFFICIAL INI FILE V2.4.2 RELEASED

Version 2.4.2 of the official ini file for Nemu 64 has been released, you can download it here.

NEW C&C: RENEGADE SCREENSHOTS

Go here for four new Command and Conquer: Renegade screenshots.

NULLSOFT INSTALLATION SYSTEM V1.9 BETA 2 RELEASED

The v1.9 second beta of the Nullsoft Installation system has been released, you can download it here (468KB).

NAPSTER PREVIEW

For a preview of the upcoming Napster Membership Service, which will launch in early 2002, go here.

SEA WAR: THE BATTLES DEMO AVAILABLE

Download the Sea War: The Battles demo here (10MB).

FIRST FINAL FANTASY XII IMAGE

Computer and Videogames has found an image that most likely belongs to Final Fantasy XII.

Final Fantasy XII

Go here for a large version of the image. Don't expect the game soon, because part X hasn't even been released in the US and Europe.

ATARI 2600 LORD OF THE RINGS VERSION

Eighteen years ago a Lord of the Rings game appeared in a Parker Brothers catalog for the Atari 2600. Unfortunately, the game was never released, along with several other titles that appeared alongside it. Just in time for the first Lord of the Rings movie release next week, AtariAge.com has discovered a long lost prototype of this game, probably one of the most sought after 2600 vaporware titles. Read more here.

NEW CHEATS

We have added new cheats for the following games:
Moto Racer 3(pc)
Moto Racer World Tour Updated(psx)
Stronghold(pc)
Go here for all the cheats.

LIMEWIRE V1.9C RELEASED

Latest version of this file sharing program, download it here (3.87MB).

16 DECEMBER 2001
RTCW AND QUAKE 3 WIDESCREEN

A post on Shacknews has instructions on how to play Quake III engine games such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor, and of course Quake III Arena in 16x9 widescreen mode.

widescreen

The instructions seem only applicable to NVIDIA owners using WinXP/2K, and require a willingness to muck around with your driver INF file, but they've even posted a ready made INF file that is compatible with all Nvidia Cards for download as well. Read more here. Needless to say changing or replacing your Nvidia Card INF file could result in problems with your video card, so use this information at your own risk!

HYPERSPACE DELIVERY DEMO FOR POCKET PC

For all Pocket PC owners who can't wait for a taste of Hyperspace Delivery Boy, MonkeyStone has released Hyperspace Delivery Boy: The Demo,which contains 4 levels of "Dangerous Deliveries! Menacing Aliens! Insanely Massive Challenges!" The full version of Hyperspace Delivery Boy will be available to order from the official website.

SETTLERS IV V2.01.1056 PATCH RELEASED

A new patch for Settlers 4 has been released, you can download it here or here (11.5MB).

15 DECEMBER 2001
QUAKE 3: AFTERWARDS MOD RELEASED

Beta 1 of the Quake 3: Afterwards total conversion has been released. You can download the Windows version here (31MB) or the Mac version here (31MB) (.soe format).

NEW CIRCUS MAXIMUS SCREENSHOTS (XBOX)

Go here for some new Circus Maximus screenshots.

VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 SCREENSHOTS (PS2)

MagicBox has posted ten new screenshots of Sega's Virtua Fighter 4 for PlayStation 2, the PS2 version will have additional fighting locations not found in the Naomi 2 arcade version. Virtua Fighter 4 for PS2 is scheduled for release in Japan on January 31, for 6800 yen.

Virtua Fighter 4

Go here for the screenshots.

MSN MESSENGER V4.6.0071 RELEASED

A new version of the MSN Messenger has been released, you can download the Windows 9x/Me/2k version here or the Windows XP version here.

DEUS EX CREATIVE LABS PATCH V1.112FM RELEASED

There is a new patch for Deus Ex, updating the edition of ION Storm's acclaimed first-person action RPG that is bundled with Creative Labs cards to the current version 1.112fm. Go here for the patch.

ALWAYS CHECK DOWNLOADED FILES FOR VIRUSES
BETA RELEASES USUALLY CONTAIN BUGS,
SO MAKE BACKUPS OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES!!