Matrix Games and X1 Software announced today that announced today that The Last Days, the second of two expansions due to release this week for IL-2 Sturmovik, is now available for sale from the Matrix Games website. The Last Days is compatible with the ACE Expansion pack and can be purchased online from the Matrix Games Online Store.

Atari has updated its Act of War: Direct Action website with a countdown timer ticking down towards the release of the public Act of War demo. A quick calculation points out that the release date would be January 13, 2005 and if you are really impatient you can go ahead and sign up to get an email notification as soon as the demo is available (thanks Blues). If you haven't yet, check out our Act of War preview!

Busy evening for the people over at Valve as today it disabled more than 30,000 Steam accounts (a few weeks ago Valve already banned 20,000) which had been used to try to illegally gain access to Valve games without a valid purchase. A new Steam update has been released fixing some some stuttering issues with Half-Life 2 and also addressing missing models when running the Counterstrike Source Video Stress Test.

Digital Jesters has opened up its upcoming Trackmania expansion Speed Up! for beta testing. Head on over to the official Trackmania website and sign up to enter the public beta test for Nadeo's racing game. The beta requires you to have the original TrackMania: Power Up! version. Head on over to the Trackmania website and download the Speed Up! Alpha 3, install, and you are good to go ...

Shadow of Rome, an all-new action adventure game, transports players to one of the most perilous ages of man, an era when Caesar was hailed as the leader of the Roman Empire and whose sovereignty dominated all of western civilization.

Ubisoft is pleased to announce that Spring’s hottest title, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, will be releasing a Limited Collector’s Edition for the PS2, Xbox, GameCube and PC in the U.S. and Canada. Read more for details as well as some new screenage ...

The Sims 2 University is the first expansion pack for the highly-acclaimed The Sims 2, giving players of The Sims 2 the ability to watch their Sims become young adults and put childhood behind them as they settle into an all-new college town to live out their ultimate college fantasy.

Raze's Hell is a darkly comic third-person shooter set in a fantasy world overrun by fiendishly cute creatures, Raze's Hell follows the exploits of Raze, a monstrous anti-hero who takes a no-holds-barred approach to stopping an onslaught of adorable characters and restore his planet to its naturally ugly state.

Digital Jesters have announced the launch of the official Bet on Soldier website for its forthcoming FPS, featuring screenshots, movie footage and a dedicated forum on which to chat about the game.

As a holiday gift to Stronghold fans worldwide, Firefly Studios has released Castle Attack 2, a free, fun and terribly addictive downloadable mini-game that gives you a small glimpse at the world of Stronghold 2. Defend your stronghold from maurauding invaders until your castle is finally built. Use burning logs, boiling oil and archers to fend off the enemy.