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Official and Unofficial Tweaks to Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 was launched just a week ago and the game already has two new additions, one fan-made and the other official. The fans put their heads together and managed to get the single-player campaign for the original one unlocked in the sequel. It wasn't actually included by the developers in the game, so, i...

23 November 2009
07:07 GMT

Sega Is Working on a Patch to Fix Bayonetta's Loading Time Issues on the PS3

The PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta really got shafted, especially compared with the Xbox 360 one. On Sony's console, the game suffered from a lot of issues, including choppy framerates, lesser graphics and, not to be cast aside, the prolonged loading times. As it has been mentioned by a dedicated fan of the ...

18 November 2009
03:19 GMT

Patch Critical Windows Kernel Flaw in Vista SP2 and XP SP3

Microsoft has released a patch for a Critical Windows kernel vulnerability affecting both Windows Vista RTM/SP1 and SP2 and Windows XP SP2 and SP3. Therefore, customers are advised to apply the update immediately. Earlier this week, the Redmond company gave green light to the distribution process of no less than six ...

12 November 2009
07:11 GMT

Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Critical Patches Coming Next Week

Windows customers will need to get ready and deploy security patches come next week, with the exception of users that have already upgraded to the latest iteration of the client. Microsoft is readying a total of six security bulletins for release on November 10, 2009, no less than four of them targeting Windows rele...

6 November 2009
07:17 GMT

One Month ETA for Operation Flashpoint DLC and Patch

Codemasters has announced that it plans to release new content for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising before one full month passes from the official release of the game. The developers are also planning to release a patch alongside it, mostly to make the game work a little smoother on most configurations. The state...

23 October 2009
14:21 GMT

Depths of Peril Patch 1.015 Available for Mac OS X

Mac owners and fans of Soldak Entertainment’s action-RPG, Dephs of Peril, have a new patch to download and install, according to the developer’s website. Patch 1.015 is fresh out of beta and includes both tweaks and bug fixes, while the download is completely free of charge. The Depths of Peril “Pa...

16 October 2009
09:37 GMT

Microsoft Patches 34 Security Vulnerabilities

On October 13th, 2009, Microsoft started serving to Windows users patches for no less than 34 vulnerabilities, releasing the most security bulletins in the company’s history. The 13 security bulletins made available are designed to offer fixes for a range of security issues affecting Windows, Internet Explorer,...

14 October 2009
12:11 GMT

Windows 7 RTM Critical Patches Available for Download

Microsoft has made available five security bulletins that affect the latest iteration of the Windows client, nine days away from the official general availability deadline of the product. Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22nd, and is scheduled to hit the shelves next week, on October 22nd. October 13th...

14 October 2009
09:36 GMT

Patch Windows 7 RTM Critical Vulnerability

Microsoft will, for the first time ever, release updates designed to fix security vulnerabilities in the gold version of its latest Windows client. Throughout the development process, early adopters and testers of Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 and Release Candidate (RC) Build 7100 have been able, on more than one occasio...

9 October 2009
09:03 GMT

Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Gets a First Patch

Majesty 2: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim was launched not even three weeks ago and has already received a first patch. Paradox Interactive announced the update today and said that it will be focused on modifying and improving the gaming experience. The game will now feature an automatic updater, that will enable players to...

6 October 2009
06:22 GMT

Diablo II Patch 1.13 for Mac OS X Delayed

Blizzard Entertainment originally announced Patch 1.13 for its action RPG Diablo II earlier this year. Already delayed once, the patch is now being held up by concerns about the impact of increased player stash sizes on the battle.net servers. Early last month, Blizzard’s Bashiok revealed that work had commenc...

5 October 2009
08:18 GMT

New Sins of a Solar Empire Patch Aims to Rebalance the Game

Sins of a Solar Empire was a surprise hit and one of the best strategy titles of 2008. It managed to blend the familiar mechanics of exploration, expansion and extermination with a 3D engine capable of nicely rendering space battles that involved hundreds of fighters and dozens of capital ships.The game also offered ...

1 October 2009
14:01 GMT

No Natal Compatibility for Older Xbox 360 Titles

The biggest future project Microsoft is developing for the Xbox 360 home gaming console is the Natal motion tracking system, put on display at the E3 trade show and at the recent Tokyo Game Show. The system already has the support of big game publishers, like Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft, and the ...

30 September 2009
04:35 GMT

WoW Gets a 5-Year Celebration Patch

To celebrate the 5-year anniversary of World of Warcraft, Blizzard has released a new patch for the game. The upgrade from version 3.2.0a to 3.2.2 will bring some additional changes besides the usual bug fixes, class nerfing and paladin overpowering. Onixya returns to the spotlight as part of a level 80 raid, taking ...

23 September 2009
06:10 GMT

WoW Patch 3.2.2 Is Live for Mac OS X - Free Download

Blizzard Entertainment has officially released Patch 3.2.2 for players of its immensely popular MMORPG for Mac and PC, World of Warcraft. With dragon Onyxia reborn, the patch brings players back into the darkest times of Azeroth. As usual, the development team has posted a mile-long changelog for the patch. Luckily,...

23 September 2009
03:54 GMT

Download Vista and XP Security Release ISO Image for September 2009

A total of five security bulletins designed to patch no less than eight vulnerabilities impacting various Windows releases was made available via Windows Update on September 8th, 2009. As it is customary, Microsoft also bundled the patches for security holes in Windows operating systems in a single package and made i...

11 September 2009
10:58 GMT

Diablo II Patch 1.13 for Mac OS X Coming Soon

The upcoming Diablo II Patch 1.13 was initially confirmed by Blizzard Entertainment earlier this year. Fans of the action RPG still have to wait for a solid release date, due to typical development delays, but the WoW maker trusts it will be able to deliver the much-anticipated patch soon, according to a Battle.net u...

8 September 2009
04:08 GMT

The Security Content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5

In tandem with the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5, Apple has posted two additional Support articles outlining the versions it patches, as well as the exact issues it addresses. This release of J2SE 5.0 and J2SE 1.4.2 supports all Intel and PowerPC-based Macs, according to Apple. “Java for Mac OS X ...

4 September 2009
03:51 GMT

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 Released

The bugs addressed in the latest Java update have been fixed on PCs a month ago, but Apple is only now issuing its own Java update, patching holes long known to exist in the software. Granted, Apple makes its own Java patches, but, as security companies point out, the company that touts its OS as highly secure has no...

4 September 2009
03:36 GMT

Download Warcraft III Patch 1.24b for Mac OS X

Developed by Blizzard Entertainment (the maker of World of Warcraft), Warcraft III is an RTS game for Mac and PC that contains four playable races: Humans and Orcs, and the Night Elves and Undead. The former have previously appeared in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, while the latter are n...

28 August 2009
05:26 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Mac Client Patch 3.2.0a

Although Blizzard Entertainment’s website doesn’t list the update as being available yet, the folks at macgamefiles have a World of Warcraft 3.2.0a, which contains the following installer: “WoW-3.2.0.10192-to-3.2.0.10314-enUS-patch.app.” The patch is available for World of Warcraft players in ...

21 August 2009
07:27 GMT

PC Gamers Also Get CoD: World at War Map Pack 3 DLC via 1.6 Patch

Activision's Call of Duty franchise is one of the biggest series of video games in the world. It has gained critical acclaim thanks to the fourth installment, subtitled Modern Warfare, and with the most recent one, World at War, it solidified its presence in the first person shooter genre. The video game enjoye...

17 August 2009
03:09 GMT

Download Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Security Patches ISO Image for August 2009

On the heels of releasing the August 2009 security bulletins via Windows Update and as standalone downloads, Microsoft has also made available the patches targeting supported Windows releases packaged as an ISO image. Now, all administrators have the possibility to leverage automated solutions for patch deployment su...

13 August 2009
11:58 GMT

Windows 7 RTM Safe from Vista and XP Critical Vulnerabilities

When it launched Windows Vista back in January 2007, Microsoft made sure to emphasize added security as part of the Wow. The company has yet to unveil its marketing strategy for Windows 7, although the evolution of user protection is bound to be a strong selling point, but the operating system has already passed an i...

12 August 2009
13:05 GMT

Download Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Critical Updates

Microsoft released no less than eight security bulletins for the various supported releases of Windows client and server operating systems, including for the latest service packs of Windows Vista and Windows XP. Out of the total of patch packages impacting Windows, half feature a maximum severity rating of Critical, ...

12 August 2009
11:43 GMT

NeoOffice 3.0 Patch 7 Already Available

Not even a full day into the release of Patch 6 for NeoOffice 3.0, the suite’s developers were notified of a problem where the Sun Presentation Minimizer extension license agreement caused Patch-6 installation to hang. The team behind the free office tool hence rapidly issued a fix under the form of a new patch...

11 August 2009
03:42 GMT

Download New NeoOffice 3.0 Patch 6

The team of developers at NeoOffice.org has released a new version of the full-featured, office suite of applications for Mac OS X, NeoOffice. Patch 6 for the 3.0 branch of the software brings default support for Mac OS X users to determine which module opens when launching the program. The latest update for version ...

10 August 2009
05:49 GMT

Red Faction: Guerrilla Gets Patch, Double XP

Volition, which would do well to announce that it has been secretly developing a new Descent Freespace videogame, has announced that the first patch for Red Faction: Guerrilla is now live and comes packed not only with needed bug fixes but also with new multiplayer options and other content. The patch can be download...

7 August 2009
04:21 GMT

Download Warcraft III Patch 1.24a for Mac OS X

On the heels of releasing World of Warcraft Patch 3.2.0 yesterday, Blizard Entertainment has released separate patch versions for Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne, addressing two issues recently found with the popular RTS title available for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. Both the Warcra...

5 August 2009
05:02 GMT

Call of Duty 4 Hacks Will Be Solved, Infinity Ward Says

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is one of the biggest games to appear in recent years. It has brought critical acclaim to the first person shooter series and has really changed the way development studios look at the single and multiplayer sides of their creations. Given the fact that it is still one of the most play...

4 August 2009
16:41 GMT

Fat Princess Devs Say Fixes Are Coming for Online Problems

One of the most interesting arcade titles to appear these days was Titan Studios' Fat Princess. Set to deliver a fun, multiplayer-only experience, the game was released last week as a digital download exclusively on the PlayStation 3's online store. But, sadly, the title wasn't quite ready to face its...

4 August 2009
11:01 GMT

WoW Patch 3.2.0 Is Live for Mac OS X - Download Here

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is now available for download on Mac OS X and Windows platforms, Softpedia can confirm. The update is free to download and can be obtained by using the download link available below. Earlier today, WoW.com cited reliable sources saying that Blizzard Entertainme...

4 August 2009
10:47 GMT

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft Now Live and Available for Download

World of Warcraft is one of the biggest online games in the world, managing to pull in over 11,5 million paying subscribers each month into the fantasy realm of Azeroth, where the two main opposing factions, the Alliance and the Horde, duke it out. One major announcement every WoW player has been expecting in the la...

4 August 2009
10:43 GMT

WoW 3.2 Patch for Mac OS X Expected Momentarily [Updated]

WoW.com, the most popular World of Warcraft fan site, claims to have multiple independent sources confirming the release of Patch 3.2 occurring August 4 in the US. Besides the changes listed in the latest PTR patch notes, the release will also bring “some rather significant extended maintenance,” the sour...

4 August 2009
06:15 GMT

Patch 3.2 for World of Warcraft Might Go Live Tomorrow

World of Warcraft is the most popular online video game in the world, boasting the huge number of 11,5 million paying subscribers each month. After already seeing two new expansions in the form of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King, interest for this title is still going strong. This is especially true t...

4 August 2009
03:49 GMT

New UFC 2009: Undisputed Patch Available for Download

Sports games are quite popular these days, substituting for many the need for sports, but also offering many fans the opportunity to lead their favorite athletes or teams to victory in various competitions. Also, the fact that you can beat other opponents in online matches and thus prove your superior skills is a maj...

3 August 2009
15:01 GMT

Patch Critical Visual Studio Vulnerabilities

The security bulletin released for Visual Studio Active Template Library is an integral part of a package of patches made available out-of-band, namely outside of the normal monthly update cycle, by Microsoft. The Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-035 was released in conjunction with MS09-034 for Internet Explorer, an...

29 July 2009
12:17 GMT

Critical Out-Of-Band Internet Explorer Patches Available

Microsoft made an out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer on July 28th, 2009. The move, which is an exception to the Redmond company's monthly patch cycle, is designed to bulletproof IE users against potential attacks designed to exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL). Micro...

29 July 2009
10:55 GMT

Download Windows 7 IDX and RC IE8 Patch

Microsoft has released security updates for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 designed to bulletproof Internet Explorer 8 against attacks targeting browser components and controls built with vulnerable variants of the Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL). In this sense, the Redmond company started offering Micr...

29 July 2009
03:47 GMT

Critical Out-of-Band Patch for Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft is cooking a security refresh for Internet Explorer 8, and earlier supported versions of the browser, that will be released tomorrow, July 28th, 2009. According to the Redmond company, the IE update will be accompanied by a security bulletin for Visual Studio. The software giant underlined that, although tw...

27 July 2009
05:52 GMT

Download Vista SP2 and XP SP3 Security Release ISO Image for July 2009

The July 2009 Security Release ISO Image is now available for download from Microsoft, having been offered concomitantly with the company's monthly patch cycle releases. In addition to serving each month's security bulletins through Windows Update, the software giant is also packaging the patches aimed for ...

17 July 2009
11:15 GMT

Patch Critical Vulnerabilities in Vista SP2 and XP SP3

On July 14th, as an integral part of the monthly patch release cycle, Microsoft made available a total of six security bulletins impacting Windows platforms, Office Publisher, ISA Server, and Virtual PC and Virtual Server. Three of the patch packages affect various releases of the Windows client and server operating ...

15 July 2009
11:45 GMT

UFC 2009 Undisputed Patch Details Revealed

Sports games are extremely popular these days, as almost every type of sport has seen a video game adaptation of its core concept. This is especially true when it comes to fighting games, as they combine a lot of appealing elements for regular gamers. One of the newest and most popular titles is THQ's UFC 2009 ...

9 July 2009
02:19 GMT

Death Knight Changes in WoW Patch 3.2 Get Detailed

World of Warcraft is one of the biggest games in the world, boasting a huge 11,5 million subscribers every month. It has received some massive expansions, in the form of The Burning Crusade and the more recent Wrath of the Lich King add-ons, but players have gotten used to the new things quite fast. However, while W...

6 July 2009
03:45 GMT

Spore Gets Patch 4

Spore has been one of the most talked about titles of last year. But even though its publisher, Electronic Arts, would have liked for these talks to revolve around the quality of the game and how much fun it was, many were about the draconic DRM software, which protected it against piracy by imposing some very tight ...

30 June 2009
02:22 GMT

Download New Depths of Peril Mac OS X Patch (1.015)

Soldak Entertainment has released a new patch for players of its action-RPG game for Mac OS X, Depths of Peril. The patch brings the game to version 1.015 and delivers a bunch of fixes for issues reported since the latest patch release. A list of changes in the latest (beta) patch can be found below. Depths of Perils...

26 June 2009
09:23 GMT

NeoOffice 3.0 / 2.2.5 Patches 5 and 13 Released

NeoOffice.org has released new updates to its full-featured suite of office applications for Mac OS X, NeoOffice. The patches (5 for Neo 3.0 and 13 for version 2.2.5) fix an issue that was just found after Patch 4 for NeoOffice 3.0 was released. “Although we released the last NeoOffice patches only a week ago,...

26 June 2009
04:55 GMT

New Details on Call of Duty: World at War PC Patch 1.5 Revealed

Activision's Call of Duty franchise is one of the most critically acclaimed series of shooters. Even though it failed to impress a lot of people with its first titles, when CoD 4: Modern Warfare arrived, the success was mind blowing.Then, CoD: World at War became hugely popular even though it went back to World ...

24 June 2009
02:39 GMT

Empire: Total War Gets Optimization Patch, New Units

Creative Assembly and SEGA are announcing that, on Monday, players will be able to get a new patch for Empire: Total War, which will offer quite a lot of fixes and improvements, alongside new units. The update will be delivered, as all Empire-targeted content, via Valve's Steam, and the update will come when you...

19 June 2009
16:21 GMT

NeoOffice 3.0 Patch 4 Released - Download Here

The fine folks at NeoOffice.org have updated their popular office application suite for Mac OS X with a new patch. NeoOffice 3.0 Patch 4 delivers enhancements and bug fixes and is recommended for all users of NeoOffice 3.0. NeoOffice 2.2.5 is now at its 12th patch. Both updates can be downloaded for free, right here,...

18 June 2009
08:42 GMT


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