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Microsoft Games has released a playable demo of Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania.

This standalone demo contains the Coastal map situated in North America that's playable in Campaign (with tutorial) and Freeform modes. Go here, here, here or here to download (273.3MB).

A version 1.01 patch for the Iron Grip: The Oppression mod for Half-Life 2, is now available. You can download it here (11.9MB).

FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. Download here.

AnyDVD allows you to decrypt CSS encrypted DVDs on the fly. Insert your CSS- (Content Scrambling System) and RPC (Region Code Protected) - protected DVD into your DVD drive. It will detect it and automatically remove the protection. It only takes a few seconds. Even if your drive is not region-free, immediately you'll get a chance to watch movies that don't match your drives region code. Download here.

Cenega has released a playable demo of Lego Bionicle Heroes. It contains one level called Piraka Bluff set in the "mystical island of Voya Nui" where you have to "find and defeat Guurahk." Download here, here, here or here (321MB).

SCS Software has issued the promised playable demo of 18 Wheels of Steel: Haulin'. This trial version allows you to play the game for up to a generous 60 minutes, but also includes all content of the full game that you can activate after purchasing a license key online. Go here or here to download (144MB).

Windows Vista introduces a breakthrough user experience and is designed to help you feel confident in your ability to view, find, and organize information and to control your computing experience. This is the English 32-bit version and you'll need to obtain a key on this Microsoft site. Download here.

WinHex is a hex editor, disk editor, and RAM editor with a lot of features, such as template editing, drive cloning and imaging, encryption. It allows to concatenate, split, unify, analyze, convert, and compare files. Download here.

SCS Software has released an updated playable demo of their first-person arcade hunting shooter, Deer Drive. Download it here.

A new Gold retail patch for Sailors of The Sky has been released. You can go here to download.

Electronic Arts has released a multiplayer demo for Battlefield 2142, giving you the chance to try out the next installment in the Battlefield franchise, scheduled to ship worldwide this month.

Go here, here or here to download (1105.8MB). Update: download mirrors here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Mandriva Linux (formerly Mandrake Linux) is a friendly Linux Operating System which specializes in ease-of-use for both the home/office and servers. It is freely available in many languages throughout the world. You can download the final release here.

An English playable demo of Fast Lane Carnage, is now available. This demo contains no fewer than eight tracks, drivable in multiplayer and (presumably) in single-player as well. Download here, here or here (144.4MB).

Avant Browser is a custom Web browser application based on Internet Explorer with versatile multi-window support. It allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and block all unwanted pop-up pages. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click. The integrated cleaner helps users to clear all traces and keep privacy. The built-in Google search engine enables users to easily search for Web pages and images. You can download version 11.0 build 12 here.

SmartFTP allows you to transfer files across the Internet. Features include SSL (Implicit/Explicit), FXP Support, Multiple connections, Proxy Firewall support, Drag and Drop from Explorer, and Remote Directory caching. It is a solid FTP client that is constantly being improved. Download here (2.8MB).

Ubi Soft has release a playable demo of Open Season, the new comic-styled 3D action adventure tie-in to the equally new animated motion picture. It contains two levels (mini-games) that are titled Rocky River and Toothy Torpedoes. Download here, here, here, here, here or here (278.5MB).

Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. It includes a popup blocker, tabbed browsing, a smarter search, hassle free downloading, and improved privacy and security. Go here or here (official site, should be available soon!) to download.

This Windows XP patch for Earth 2140 stops the hardware problems at the end of the 5th UCS mission. Go here or here to download (1.31MB).

Cyanide Studio has now issued the v1.0.0.8 patches for the retail and downloadable editions of Pro Cycling Manager 2006. This upgrade adds a 2006 Tour de France roster, further stage and database enhancements, race and career mode improvements, multiplayer corrections, and more. Download here, here or here.

A single-player demo of Star Wars Empires At War: Force of Corruption, has been released. You can download it here, here, here, here, here or here.

Codemasters has issued the v1.01 patch for Micro Machines v4. This upgrade addresses graphical glitches (including the "Artifacts" bug), crashes upon exiting the game, and other commonly reported issues. Go here, here or here to download (52.5MB).

Microsoft has released the promised playable demo of Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs. It allows you to check out the first two single-player missions, playable as the German or the all-new Iroquois Confederation factions.

You can download the demo here, here, here, here, here or here (516.5MB).

Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, this uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users – not to share files this time, but to talk for free with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced - but super simple to use. You’ll be making perfect quality free phone calls to your friends in no time. This is an early version of Skype for Windows 2.6 and users may experience some problems when using it. Go here to download.

Shrapnel Games has released a playable demo of Dominions 3: the Awakening, Illwinter Game Design's new fantasy 3D turn-based strategy sequel. It contains a tutorial, a single-player map called Silent Seas, a multiplayer map titled Glory of the Gods, and a random map feature. Download here, here, here or here (94.5MB).

Yet another unofficial patch for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines has been released. This third-party patch is an unsupported release. Go here, here or here to download (119.3MB).

Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for Windows. It is designed to be resource efficient and easy to use. It uses very little memory, requires no installation and can easily be carried around on a single floppy disc. Download here.

Celeris has issued the v3.2.3.0 patch for the digital distribution edition of Virtual Pool 3. Download here.

The version 1.1 patch for the v1.0 release of the Eternal Silence modification for Half-Life 2, is now available. You can download it here (10MB).

Electronic Arts has released the v1.06 patches for the English and all European editions of The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth II. This is a quick fix to the online lobby lag problem introduced in the previous v1.05 patch. Go here or here to download.

Microsoft Games has issued the final playable demo of Flight Simulator X. This demo contains the Caribbean island of St. Maarten featuring two airports and two missions, shedding the apparently excess baggage of the tutorial that was previously included. Download here, here or here (798.3MB).

Playlogic has released the v1.42 patch for the retail edition of Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales. This release includes an updated FMOD sound system library, improved ATI Radeon graphics driver compatibility, graphics enhancements, and gameplay and bug fixes. You can download it here, here or here (66.7MB).

DivX 6 Play Bundle features DivX Player 6 with integrated support for the advanced interactive features of the DivX Media Format. DivX Play Bundle has everything you need to watch high-quality DivX media files including DivX Video-on-Demand movies and high definition (HD). Download here. Note: for Windows XP/2000 only!

Finally version 1.29 of the Battleracer racing mod for Battlefield 2, is now available. Download it here (123MB).

Ubi Soft has issued the v1.4 patches for CryTek Studios' tropical island first-person shooter, Far Cry. This release adds remakes of assault maps, joypad support, security fixes, multiplayer improvements, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and more. Go here, here or here to download.

Avant Browser is a custom Web browser application based on Internet Explorer with versatile multi-window support. It allows users to browse multiple Web sites simultaneously and block all unwanted pop-up pages. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click. The integrated cleaner helps users to clear all traces and keep privacy. The built-in Google search engine enables users to easily search for Web pages and images. You can download version 11.0 build 11 here.

A new WIP version of the popular SNES emulator, ZSNES, is now available. Download it here.

CITY Interactive has released a playable demo of Combat Wings: Battle of Britain. It contains a training session and a quick mission from the beginning of the battle. Download the demo here, here, here or here (63MB).

Ubi Soft has issued a new patch for the US-only Windows Media Center edition of Myst V: End of Ages. This release adds GUI and controller improvements along with a few other Media Center specific enhancements. You can download it here.

Slackware Linux is a complete 32-bit multitasking "UNIX-like" system. It's currently based around the 2.4 Linux kernel series and the GNU C Library version 2.3.4 (libc6). It contains an easy to use installation program, extensive online documentation, and a menu-driven package system. A full installation gives you the X Window System, C/C++ development environments, Perl, networking utilities, a mail server, a news server, a web server, an ftp server, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, Netscape Communicator, plus many more programs. Go here to download.