Valve announces a Day Of Defeat: Source Steamworks Update is in beta testing, adding Steamworks services, new effects, and a new map: A new update adding support for Steamworks is currently available in beta for Day of Defeat: Source, the popular World War II online action game from Valve, creators of the Half-Life and Counter-Strike games. Leveraging the recently released free set of services available in Steamworks, the Day of Defeat update will add 51 achievements for DoD, player avatar display in the scoreboard and win panel, and detailed player statistics integrated with the Steam Community features (www.steamcommunity. Read More...

Creative Unleashes the Power and Performance of Sound Blaster X-Fi Hardware Audio Processing for PCI Express announces new PCI Express sound cards. No word on whether they are Ad Lib compatible. Here's a bit on the cards, which are now available for preorder: : MILPITAS, Calif., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Technology Ltd, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment solutions, today announced the PCI Express Sound Blaster(R) X-Fi(R) Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series and PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series sound cards, unleashing the full power of Creative X-Fi hardware audio processing for PCI Express-based PCs. The new PCI Express Creative sound cards each feature a striking design that screams "high performance." Creative will equip the world's best professional PC gamers, who are now competing in the Championship Gaming Series (CGS), with the new PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series, the official sound card of the CGS, the only worldwide professional video gaming league. Read More...

If you've been following Spore like I have, then odds are you've heard rumors about a Creature Creator coming out soon. Well everyone - I'm glad to say that in today's press releases, Maxis announced that it is most definitely real. The free demo version of Spore's Creature Creator will be available for download starting June 17 from Spore.com and available with The SimCity™ Box which ships to stores June 23. The free demo contains 25% of parts to make your very own Spore Creature. Read More...

Hammer Comes Down On Xbox Live Cheaters We all hate cheaters don't we? We all like to have a good laugh at someone when they get busted right? Its funny cause it's not me is a great saying. Well Microsoft is giving us two awesome things then. They are cracking down on cheaters or those who tamper with their Gamerscore and Achievements. How they are cracking down is listed below, but the best part is the sample they gave of how the account will be labeled on their community pages and the in dash views. I almost cried laugh at first. Read More...