Eidos has just released the first patch for their recently released steal/action game Hitman Contracts. This will bring your retail game to build 174 and addresses a slew of game crashes, some graphical glitches, Asylum aftermath level issue where 47 got stuck and a few other things. Read more for details and download links ...

DICE and EA are pleased to announce that the first Battlefield Vietnam update has entered the home stretch and should be ready for release in the very near future. Many of the community reported issues are being addressed such as : removal of the m60 from the LAW Kit (big complaint about it being too powerful), server list sorted by ping and various other server & client side fixes. Read more for details ...

From the far corners of Middle-earth, new adventures come forth to face the growing evil in the East. The forces of Mordor are mobilizing as the Nazgül hunt for the One Ring. Read more to check some screens ...

Another day, another batch of game trailers were released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Suikoden IV - Trailer
• Spy Fiction - Trailer
• Burnout 3 - Trailer (2)
• Silent Hill 4: The Room - Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Slitherine Strategies has released a new patch for their strategy game Spartan. This update brings your retail game to v1.013 and addresses various AI and gameplay issues. Read more for details & download links ...

To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Iran Hostage Crisis, KumaWar, an online game service featuring accurate re-creations of real-world events, has launched its newest mission, Iran Hostage Rescue, based upon the April 24, 1980 failed attempt to rescue 53 American hostages held in Tehran.

Micro Forté is proud to officially confirm that its long-awaited MMOG Citizen Zero is being developed for PC and Xbox. Combining the guts and muscle of action shooters with the depth and broad scope of online RPGs, Citizen Zero is set to change the way people think about online gaming. Visit the freshly launched Citizen Zero website or read more for details...

Atari, Inc. today announced its DBZ lineup for 2004. The three titles, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 for the PS2 and Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors and Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury for the GBA find Goku and his fellow Z-Warriors in a new realm of challenges and missions. Read more for details ..

Prepare to enter the nitrous-fuelled world of Crash 'n' BurnTM where dangerous driving is not only encouraged, it is the only way you'll survive. Crash 'n' Burn is being developed by Climax's Brighton studio, and will be available on PlayStation 2 and Xbox this autumn. Read more for details, screens & trailer ...

Matrix Games and Adanac Command Studies has released the first patch for Adanac Command Studies. This update brings your retail game to v2.1 and focuses on bugs reported by customers since the initial release. The list of fixes includes Army Commander attachments, Some rare text overlaps and blank combat screens, PBEM issues and map display issues. With this patch, virtually all reported bugs have been addressed and the play experience should be improved.