Following the rather shaky start for the free FPS, Quake Live, id Software is now ready to give the browser shooter some major updates. Marty Stratton of id posts details of the update on the Quake Live Forum, where he confirms new additions coming to the game. More in the full article.

Hold fast, men - reinforcements have arrived in the form of a patch correction for Frontlines: Fuel of War multiplayer matches, including that annoying anti-comma gremlin that PunkBuster happened to take to the party. But is it enough to sort out the headaches with other minor frustrations exhibited via the configurations menus? Find out when you course through the full changelog.

 The latest patches for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Frontlines: Fuel of War have dropped over at Steam and will be available to your systems once you start the client. Changelogs can be viewed over at the full article for references on the changes.

Attention, soldiers! An update about Frontlines: Fuel of War's upcoming patch, 1.1.0 has been released and the patch notes lists quite a number of planned changes, the addition of PunkBuster and Spawn Protection, and lots of other bug fixes and other stuff. Check out the current notes for patch 1.1.0 at the full article.

With patch 1.0.2 all done with, Kaos Studios is now well into working on patch 1.0.3 for the PC version of Frontlines: Fuel of War (PS3, Xbox 360, PC). Senior producer Joe Halper recently posted a list of the fixes and additions currently planned for inclusion in the upcoming patch. Hit the "read more" link for the full list.

The Crysis community has been buzzing louder than usual. This comes as no surprise as a new security hole has been discovered, while Patch 1.2 and the Crysis Mod SDK both loom large. If you want to get the latest on this high-end shooter, follow the "read more" link below.

Activision has enlisted Even Balance Inc. for their proprietary software PunkBuster Anti Cheat to police Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare multiplayer games on the PC. This software will be incorporated into the game itself making it harder for hackers to crack.

The application itself is pretty solid with reliable features such as real time memory scans by PB Client on players' computers searching for hacks/cheats and even a two-tiered background auto-update system using multiple Internet Master Servers to prevent spoofing. It is perhaps due to these safeguards that the company has been tapped for popular games such as Quake III, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, and the first two Call of Duty games.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (also available for the Xbox 360 and PS3) is slated to be out by November 5 this year. Hopefully, with PunkBuster installed, we'll be able to play more without worrying about cheaters ruining everyone's fun.

Following the not-so-good news about Battlefield 2142 and how it's being under scrutiny for its in-game Adware, I think it's time we lighten up the mood for the game a bit, don't ya think? And how are we gonna do that? By getting rid of the annoying bugs and glitches you've been experiencing!

Since the game's release two months ago, a lot of you guys have been complaining about some of the glitches, which is why Digital Illusions quickly set to work on responding to those complaints of yours by releasing patch v1.1. So with that, here's the full list of changes for patch v1.1:

Changelog:

• Remove ability to resupply all unlimited ammo objects
• No longer able to use Sentry Gun pushing player into Titan Crate collision
• No longer able to use RDX DemoPaks drop through first section of the 3rd and 4th upper hallways of both Titans
• Away Bonus is now used when calculating in-game promotions
• Improved communication with GameSpy Database
• EU Duty Ribbon/PAC Duty Ribbon awarded correctly when all criteria are fulfilled
• "Commander score" statistic no longer resets to zero
• Enabled tabbing to password field when using a dedicated server
• News Tickers Speed time to display increased
• When scrolling through the list in Multiplayer you no longer move both at the same time as the server info
• EMP effect on Gunships reduced from 4 to 3 seconds allows the gunship to recover when throttled up at medium altitude
• SL drone: Tweaked the acceleration on the left right aiming for the bot. It now acquires targets properly
• Adjusted pistols: Increased ROF Clamp values, slightly reduced damage fall off over range
• Adjusted up the damage of the HMG rounds to counter its lower RPM
• Adjusted and/or increased entry radius points for all vehicles
• Removed unused RangeFinder setting from EU Walker, Titan Guns to fix the APC/Railgun/FAV draw out bug
• Fix for latency and TV guided missiles (lowered the acceleration on the missile and fixed firing lag)
• Fixed active camouflage to no longer offset image
• Changed default server port to 17567
• Update to most current PunkBuster client files
  

Download: [Battlefield 2142 Patch v1.1]

Both EA and Digital Illusions (DICE) have taken steps to calm concerns regarding the issues that Battlefield 2142 players experienced during the game's first few days on sale.

DICE recently informed Battlefield 2142 players through the game's official forums that they are aware of the problems and are currently taking steps to address them. The issues revolved around improperly registered stats and awards, PunkBuster problems, and disconnections from the EA Master Service.

"Last weekend we made updates that resolved the issues causing some awards or stats to not be properly awarded to players," said the DICE forum update's first point. "Unfortunately any stats or awards not received before this update can not be replaced."

For help regarding problems with the PunkBuster anti-cheat technology, DICE advised players to visit the PunkBuster website and go through the manual update procedure to fix any lingering game issues with PunkBuster. According to their forum update, DICE is "currently working with PunkBuster to resolve player issues and allow for a smoother experience and to eliminate server kick issues that are still affecting some players."

As a final point, DICE assured players that they will be monitoring the issues closely and will be taking the necessary steps to resolve them. "We have added additional enhancements to our server infrastructure to eliminate the majority of the disconnection problems. We will be putting forth every effort through the weekend to completely eliminate this issue for all our players."

DICE also assured players that they "will continue to update everyone on our status until these issues are resolved."

Buy: [Battlefield 2142 (DVD-ROM game for XP)]