Whoop-see-doo! Ubisoft Support was claimed to have allegedly offered copy protection circumvention as a solution to getting a digitally distributed version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 to work. Kinda funny, huh? But wait, there's more - apparently Ubisoft not only offered no-CD circumvention, they used a copy of the crack authored by one of the major groups of the copy Warez scene: RELOADED. You can read more at the full story.

Codemasters has announced that a patch for Race Driver: GRID (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) is now up and ready for download through various mirrors. Learn more about the patch by checking on the full article.

A U-boat Mission pack for Ubisoft's Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific is now available for download. This update adds a new campaign, more submarines, and additional crew members to the mix. To find out more, check out the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Sherlock  Holmes fans, take heart: CDV Software Entertainment USA and IGN have joined forces to bring you the 3D mystery adventure game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened.  The game is now available for purchase and download via IGN's Direct2Drive digital distribution channel service. Mario Kroll, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for CDV Software Entertainment USA, seemed particularly thrilled about the move...

Find out why after the jump!

Don't want to leave your couch when Bioshock (Xbox360, PC) comes out? Don't want to have to go to each and every store only to find that Bioshock's already sold out? It's your lucky day. Or at least, it's your lucky day when Bioshock finally comes out because Valve's Steam and IGN's Direct2Drive are now taking in pre-orders for downloads.

 

Both sites charge US$ 49.95 and will free up the game for download on August 21 or, according to the Direct2Drive site, "as soon as the game is available." Direct2Drive also offers a US$ 5 coupon for future purchases upon pre-order.

Thanks to Surftycoon for the tip!

Click the Read link below to head to Steam for a pre-order.

Digital video game delivery just keeps getting more and more popular. Here's an example. Just recently, Direct2Drive announced that it has inked a deal with video game publisher THQ to digitally distribute a number of the latter's PC game titles.

"Our customers are passionate about great games and blockbusters like Supreme Commander, the award-winning Company of Heroes, and the full Dawn of War series are exciting additions to our unparalleled library of AAA games available for download," said Jamie Berger, senior vice president of consumer products for IGN Entertainment.

With this deal, THQ joins the list of publishers - which includes 2K Games, Activision and Ubisoft, among others - who have previously partnered with Direct2Drive to bring their titles to consumers via digital download.

News have just reached our ears that THQ has just released a new patch for their 3D RTS game for the PC, Supreme Commander, which will update your retail game to v3220. As with most patches, this one will fix a few minor bugs that users have encountered and reported, and also removes the SecuRom protection in the game and optimizes the mini UI.

v3217 is the first patch to be released for the initial gold versions of the game that were shipped to most territories. The list of updates in this patch (which presumably carries the v3217 improvements as well) is quite massive so let's not dilly dally any longer, here's the full release notes for patch v3220:

• Build 3217 represents a full integration from the game's main development branch, reflecting many changes to the game's code base. Only the partial highlights are included here.
• Support for Direct2Drive download version enabled.
• Several color, prop, texture, normal map and effects adjustments throughout the game.
• Several animation and animation speed adjustments throughout the game.
• Note that Build 3217 does not include an update to GPGnet. Current GPGnet version is 1.5.52.

And that's only a small part of the full list...head on to the full article for more!

Download: Supreme Commander Patch v3220

 

Now out for purchase and direct major download for major digital distribution outlets is Bioware's Jade Empire: Special Edition. Yep, the wait is now over. Available at the Bioware Online Store, Steam, and Direct2Drive, as well as other online retail sites in the Macrovision/Trymedia network, that's a sure guarantee that you fans out there won't be missing the opportunity to get this game.

Now, if you go to Bioware's Online shop itself, you'll find that there are more goodies in store for you. They also have up for purchase the Jade Empire Fan Pack. Included in this bundle are:

• the Jade Empire: Special Edition digital download
• the award-winning soundtrack by famed composer, Jack Wall, and
• a Jade Empire mouse pad

If you wanna check out the merchandise, feel free to click on the Read link below.

THQ announced today that they have shipped their real-time strategy game for PC, Supreme Commander. The game is now on retail stores all over North America.

Developed by Gas Powered Games and long-time RTS designer Chris Taylor, Supreme Commander features a full Theatre Of War zoom function, making it easier for you to scan the expanse of battlefields and take control over land, sea, and air units.

Chris Taylor says, "Supreme Commander is enormous in every sense of the word - from its unprecedented scope and scale to its superior command and control functions - this is RTS gaming on a whole new scale."

Supreme Commander can now be bought in your nearest retail store. Or you can also have it digitally downloaded via www.direct2drive.com. It sells for the suggested price of US$ 49.99.

For the schemers our there, we've got something we're sure you can sink your brain matter into. Wargaming just announced that they've released Massive Assault 2, and that it's now available for download over at direct2drive.

Based on the original Massive Assault game, MAN2 takes off with a new 3d engine, allowing this turn-based game to move with the speed and fluidity of its RTS competitors - kinda like your traditional tabletops strategy game on steroids.

Also tweaked up is the network gaming capability, which allows you to be able to find any player of any specific skill level for your next strategic conquest - another major improvement considering the previous title's not-so-stellar issues with its non-fixable AI and occasionally painful matches. For the brainy dude out to conquer a homeworld near them, the download's waiting.