Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v2.1 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

hell-tech announced today that Moon Byte Studios/Replay Studios' stunt racing game Crashday went gold. The game will be released by the ambitious Greek publisher on the 24th of February 2006, throughout Greece, former Yugoslavia and South Africa.

Frontline Nation is a modern, turn-based strategy game situated in a near future Europe. The map is rendered in 3D and is divided into 45 countries, each containing a differing number of regions and cities.

Project-Zero will be releasing a new patch tonight, which includes new weapons, balanced all weapons and other content like the helicopters and vehicles. Project-Zero wanted to shift the Soldner focus to teamplay and therefor balanced most of the vehicles and weapons that way. In the meantime check these sweet new screens!

NIS America announced today its plan to release the PSP exclusive 3D role-playing game Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light. Developed by Sony Japan and HitMaker, Blade Dancer is one of the first RPG title for the PSP that adopts a dynamic multi-player system. Gamers can now play an RPGwith anyone, anytime, anywhere.

According to the rumor section in the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) X360 owners could still see F.E.A.R. on Microsoft's nextgen console in 2006. Not really that much of a stretch as F.E.A.R developers Monolith have already made Condemned for the Xbox 360, which used the same engine, so technologically, it should be feasible. If it is indeed scheduled for this year, there should be an official announcement shortly.

Featuring action superstar Dwayne The Rock Johnson as government super-spy extraordinaire Alex Decker, players for the first time ever can step out of the Interceptor and straight into third-person action, utilizing The Rock's physical prowess by taking down enemies with intense melee combat moves.

An interview on German website working-title with Quantic Dream's COO Guillaume de Fondaumier reveals that its next gen title Infraworld has been cancelled due to lack of interest from publishers. Infraworld was an all new IP scheduled for X360, PS3 and PC promising enhanced physics capabilities through a partnership with NOVODEX, a range of action orientated features, and enhanced AI capabilities. Its other project The Nomad Soul 2 : Karma, aka Omikron 2, is still in development, scheduled for 2009.

Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the latest creation from award-winning developer Stainless Steel Studios and renowned game designer Rick Goodman. Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is a detailed real-time strategy game that lets players completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Persia.

In King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2, you can once again prove that you're the best fighter in the world. The game features a host of famous SNK characters with different fighting styles.