A Chaos Legion Demo is now available, offering the chance to check out the PC version of this RPG that is already available on the PlayStation2. The demo is a 104 MB download, available on 3D Gamers, Computer Games Online, Gamer's Hell and Worthplaying.

There's an Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Designer Diary #3 on GameSpy.com in which designer Rick Goodman outlines the task of creating the technology tree for Stainless Steel Studios' upcoming RTS. Also, there's a Civ III Conquest Designer Diary on IGN where Breakaway Games' Robert Waters discusses the creation of the Mesoamerican campaign in the upcoming turn-based strategy expansion. Thanks Frans.

Thanks Frans.

• Tim Willits
  PlanetQuake's QuakeCon interview with Tim Willits talks with the DOOM 3 lead designer to pick up details about plans of the upcoming DOOM sequel/remake.
• Max Payne 2
  There are Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Q&As on GameSpot talking with designer Petri Järvilehto and on IGN talking with writer Sam Lake.
• AquaNox 2
  Action Vault's AquaNox 2: Revelation Team Q&A ask a few group questions of the folks at Massive Development about their underwater shooter sequel.
• PoP: Sands of Time
  The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Q&A on Worthplaying talks at great length with several folks from Ubi soft about the upcoming installment in the adventures of the agile prince.
• Postal 2 MP
  HomeLAN Fed's Postal 2 Multiplayer Q&A talks with several of the reckless folks at Running with Scissors about the upcoming addition to Postal 2 that will add multiplayer play to the game's mayhem.
• Spartan
  GameZone.com's Spartan Q&A talks with Iain McNeil, director of Slitherine Software, about their upcoming turn-based strategy game.
• TRON 2.0
  Game Chronicles' TRON 2.0 Q&A catches up with Frank Rooke, lead designer on Monolith's recently released TRON first-person shooter.

The Galcom News Network is now offering a new version 1.01.01 RC7 Beta patch for Battlecruiser Millennium Gold Edition. Also, The Prelude to Darkness Website has downloads of a new version 1.50 patch for this turn-based role-playing game. Thanks Frans.

Thanks Frans.

• Battle Mages on GameShark.
• Call of Duty on GameSpot, GameSpy (with some movies), IGN, and Oceanic League.
• Final Fantasy XI on HomeLAN Fed.
• Hidden & Dangerous 2 on Computer and Video Games.
• Law & Order II on Adventure Gamers.
• Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi on ELiTeD and GameZone.com.
• Silent Storm on Worthplaying.

The Warcraft III Bonus Maps Page has the release of a new Hellfire bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. In a semi-related note, the Vietcong Czech Fansite has word that testing is currently underway for an upcoming map called Three Canyons for the Vietnam War shooter. Thanks Frans.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Microsoft 'humbled' on security.
• Archos ARCDisk claims to be World's smallest and lightest portable Hard Drive.
• Balanced Technology eXtended (BTX) Form Factor - The Future of Cases & Motherboards.
• In Britain, Spammers Will Pay.
• Firm bans e-mail at work.
• New ISO fees on the horizon?
• Camera specs take candid snaps.

HomeLAN Fed's Unreal Arena Q&A talks with Ritual Entertainment designer Thearrel "Kiltron" McKinney about Unreal Arena, the Quake III Arena mod that mixes elements of Q3A with Unreal Tournament. Also, HomeLAN Fed's SS2845 Q&A talks with the project leady on the mod that plans to add the mech-style gameplay of Starsiege to the upcoming TRIBES Vengeance.

A new Purge Jihad FAQ is online answer some questions that folks might have about the upcoming free add-on for Purge, Freeform Interactive's online FPS/RPG.

• AquaNox 2: Revelation on Gameguru Mania.
• EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath on Game Club Central.
• Freedom Fighters on GameSpot.
• Ghost Master on Worthplaying.
• Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader on UGO and DailyGame.
• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough on PC.IGN.com.
• Midnight Club II on Video Game City.
• Mutant Storm on ESCMag.
• Starsky & Hutch on GameSpot.
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast on Games Domain.

• ASUS V9950 Ultra Video Card on Sharky Extreme.
• Cooler Master Jet 7 Cooler on Ohls-Place.
• Corsair Hydrocool 200 Water Cooling on MADSHRIMPS.
• Corsair TwinX4000 RAM on ipKonfig.com.
• DDR500 1 GB RAM Round-up on Legit Reviews.
• Enermax CS-EN5688 Case on 3dXtreme.
• FIC ICE-Cube Mini Barebone System (in video) on 3dGameMan.
• fUnc Surface 1030 Mouse Pad on GruntvillE.
• Icemat Mouse Pad on GruntvillE.
• iRiver iFP-395T MP33 Player on Hardwarezoom.
• Philips PSC805 Aurilium USB 2.0 Audio Processor on Soundcardcentral.com.
• Radeon 9800 Pro Video Card Shootout on OcPrices.
• Seitec PR3011 MP3 Player on Dan's Data.
• Samsung SyncMaster 172MP Monitor on MonkeyReview.
• Speeze LeopardClaw Cooler on Ohls-Place.
• Trust 4000P Speaker System on PC Review.
• Vantec NEXUS NXP-305 Fan and Light Controller on Systemcooling.com.
• ViewSonic Pocket PC V37 on WhiningDog.NET.
• Vosonic V-MP3H Digital Data Player on Digital-Life.
• Ximeta NetDisk 80GB Hard Drive on Designtechnica.

• James Monroe's .plan file has word from the Raven programmer about a bug in the Linux Jedi Academy dedicated server that will be addressed in an upcoming update...

I just want to thank you all for your kind messages of support in this difficult time.

Links of the Day:

The Breast Cancer Site: Fund Mammograms for Free. Thanks David Black.