A new movie of Half-Life 2 is now available for download, showing off the High-Dynamic Range Rendering Technology which will be implemented in the upcoming addon.

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     1. Polish company GRY-OnLine launched an internet service dedicated to TV game video advertisements. At this moment, you can find here and watch through streaming system more than 2500 ads from all over the world (US, UK, Japan, Canada etc), devoted games for more than 40 hardware platforms (from very old systems like Super Nintendo, Nintendo NES, Atari Jaguar or Sega Tegadrive to the newest like Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox or Sony Playstation Portable). You can download each advert and all service is available in English language.
     2. Nokia announced that the popular title, Pathway to Glory, won this year’s MEF Mobile Games Award. The game, exclusive to the N-Gage platform, was presented with the coveted title at the Mobile Entertainment Forum Awards held in London on 15 June, 2005. Click here for details. A follow-up to the award-winning Pathway to Glory game was announced at this year’s E3. Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands is an enhanced continuation of the original game and is expected to be in the stores for the Christmas market.
     3. Linspire, Inc. and TransGaming Technologies announced the release of Cedega for the Linspire desktop Linux operating system, allowing Linspire users to play hundreds of popular Windows-format games right out of the box. TransGaming's Cedega portability technology, combined with the Point2Play graphical front end, offers equivalent game-play experience and performance, making it possible for avid Linux gamers to play titles like Half-Life 2, World of WarCraft and Battlefield 1942 on their machines. The product, which can be downloaded and installed through Linspire's CNR (click and run) software library for $44.95 USD, includes one year of access to Cedega plus regular software updates and membership to TransGaming. For more information or to purchase Cedega for Linspire, click website and visit the official website.
     4. Game audio production house, Chakrasound, announced that Grammy award winning producer/engineer Michael "My’Kill" Calderon has joined the studio’s team. Calderon’s appointment follows the addition earlier this month of former IGDA Chairman Alex Jarett to the studio’s Advisory Board. Details here.
     5. Aspyr Media announced that LEGO Star Wars for Mac has hit beta status - the game is scheduled to ship this August, is licensed from LucasArts and under development for Mac by i5works. More information can be found here.

The Brave Dwarves: Creeping Shadows demo is now locally mirrored, giving you the chance to try out this third person adventure game developed by GameOver-Games. The game follows the adventures of two dwarf brothers Thorvald and Fafnir as they set out to rescue their friend Vahur from the clutches of their wicked enemies. Brave Dwarves: Creeping Shadows will be published by Nival Interactive - press 'read more' for details and screenshots.

The winners of Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. Finals video game tournament, which took place at company's offices, located in Redwood City, Calif. on June 24th, won valuable prizes as well as a trip to Japan to compete against the best duelists in the world at the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2005 Tournament in Tokyo, August 5th. After hours of fierce competition, 15-year old Patrick Dicks from Warren, Ohio triumphed over the 15 other competitors as the first place winner. The Yu-Gi-Oh! U.S. Finals second, third, fourth and fifth place winners are (in order): 13-year old Raymond Lantz III (Miami, Florida), 14-year old Matthew Mancuso (Enfield, Connecticut), 20-year old Jason Lee (Oakland, California), and 32-year old Brian Dunlap (Morrison, Colorado). Press 'read more' for details.

Atari has released a new movie of Soaked!, the first expansion pack for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 which is now available across North America. Developed by Frontier Developments, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked! adds fifty new rides and coasters including super- splash flume rides, massive water slides, wave pools and more. Players will also be able to create aquatic spectaculars with performing dolphins, killer whale shows and customizable aquariums as well as design laser light water shows and synch them to music with the H20 MixMaster.

Blizzard has released another bonus map for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne called "Deathrose". Word is "The Deathrose is a rare flower that grows only in the deepest, darkest swamps of Ashenvale. In the hands of a master alchemist, the petals of the flower can be used to create some of the deadliest poisons known to exist in all Azeroth".

Atari has released the first two movie of Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum, showcasing the first video game parody ever created. The game is developed by Etranges Libellules and will be released in the second half of October for the PlayStation 2 and PC. It seems that Getafix, the famous druid, is behaving very strangely and all the other renowned druids of the Roman Empire have disappeared. You will meet characters like Centurion Larry Craft who insists on jumping around in canvas shorts, rather than wear a skirt like everybody else, and a repentant Roman spy with inside knowledge of new-fangled techniques: Sam Shieffer.

Matrix Games have also released a new patch for Steel Panthers: World At War, bringing their award-winning turn-based tactical wargame to v8.40. This update contains 14 minor bug fixes and can be applied on top of v8.30 installations. It works for both the freely downloadable full Steel Panthers: World at War as well as the General’s Edition collection of Mega-Campaigns. Additionally several adjustments were devised to improve the game, including reinforcement allocations, troop morale values when a leader is absent, and reduced visibility in sandstorms.

Matrix Games has issued a new patch of Tin Soldiers: Julius Caesar, the 3D miniatures-based strategy game developed by Koios Works and released two months ago. This incremental update fixes a crash bug involving retreating armies and makes the game backwards compatible with any minor revisions. This means players with version 1.11 can play multiplayer against people who have version 1.10. It does not include the ability for v1.11 players to play against v1.00 owners and requires that v1.10 already be installed before updating.

A new Darkwatch movie has been added in our download area, offering one minute of cinematic footage from this game which will be available in Europe this fall, for PS2 and Xbox. Developed by Sammy Studios, Darkwatch is a vampire western FPS with multiplayer capability, slated for release on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in May 2005. Two award winning musicians will lend their musical talents to this game: Grammy Award winner Asdru Sierra, one of the front men for the renowned indie band Ozomatli, and award-winning film and video game music composer Mike Reagan.

Electronic Arts today released a demo for EA SPORTS Cricket 2005 that you can now download from us. EA SPORTS Cricket 2005 will let gamers compete as a fully licensed English team against a host of international opponents including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Release is just 8 days away.

Just Flight today announced they are developing Traffic 2005, the latest installment in the air traffic control series. This time, there's better AI, lots of voicepacks and helicopter traffic – a first for any commercial flight simulation traffic expansion. Check these screenshots and press read more for details.

Lots of new screenshots from GoldenEye: Rogue Agent DS have been added in our gallery. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS is developed at EA's Tiburon studio and will be available starting with July 1st. Check the press release for details on the gameplay.

Artificial Studios today released a few more screenshots from Monster Madness, an action adventure game developed for the PC and Xbox 360. Slated for a Q1 2006 release, Monster Madness will make full use of the Ageia NovodeX Physics platform, including the PhysX PPU, and will take advantage of the Shader Model 3.0 capabilities, including High Dynamic Range Rendering. Check the press release for more info.

Rockstar Games today announced Rockstar Games Upload 4, the digital media awards program that recognizes and celebrates the creative endeavors of the online community in the categories of Short Subject Film, Deejay Mix, Short Fiction and Multimedia Design. The call for entries deadline is September 30th, 2005. Winners will be announced in November 2005. If you think you've got what it takes, press read more and see what you can do to submit your entry.

Electronic Arts today announced an agreement with Kuju Entertainment for developing a new train simulator PC game for release in Europe in 2006. Rail Simulator will allow you to control steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Check the press release for more details.

Brightlight Pictures today announced that Tony Ching-best known for his work on House of Flying Daggers and Hero-has signed on to choreograph the action sequences for director, executive producer Uwe Boll's Dungeon Siege. Based on the wildly popular video game by Gas Powered Games, Dungeon Siege will be directed by Uwe Boll from a screenplay by Doug Taylor, David S. Freeman and Glenn Benest. Check the press release for more details.

Vivendi Universal Games has released a new trailer from Bard's Trailer. The game is not a sequel to the game released in the 1980's, it is a ompletely new game, promising a truly innovative action-RPG experience with witty dialogue, stunning graphics and non-linear gameplay. Press read more to download the file and try the demo also if you haven't done it already.

A new movie of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown is now available, featuring two minutes of multiplayer footage. In the works at Red Storm Entertainment, the fourth installment of the popular series will offer several multiplayer modes. In Rivalry Mode for the PlayStation 2, Team Rainbow battles it out against the Mercenary team in head-to-head competition. The team to complete the most objectives before time runs out wins the match. Objectives include rescuing or capturing hostages, disarming or detonating bombs, hacking into computers or securing them to protect valuable information. The Persistent Elite Creation Mode (P.E.C.) mode for Xbox Live allows players to create and shape their own persistent characters. Each character is unique with definite strengths and weaknesses. With four different classes to choose from, skills are level based so the higher the level of the character, the more skills that player will gain access to, which are all combat related. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown will ship worldwide in September 2005, for PS2, Xbox and GC - the PC version is scheduled for an early 2006 release.

We added in our download area a new movie of Nanostray, a 3D Shooter designed exclusively for the Nintendo DS which features touch screen input, network play and dual screen support. The game will offer upgradeable weapons and sub-weapons, over 10 stages, environments like subterranean minefields, arctic mountains and hell-like lava fields, 2-player co-op and head-to-head wireless functionality and more. Nanostray is developed by Iridion and will be published by Majesco later this year.