News Roundup: Requiem for a Drone

• I know Charles is going to check out this demo for Fashion Boutique, the time management fame for the fashion crowd.
• A couple free, full games for you:  fantasy-themed turn-based Battle for Wesnoth v1.3.16 for Windows or Mac; and the real-time strategy title, Warzone 2100 v2.1 Beta 1.
• Go after the assassin that tried to assassinate your empress -- if he doesn't assassinate you first!  Avernum 5.

• Videos:  Alone in the Dark tech demo #1; Condemned 2: Bloodshot finishing move video #2; Imperium Romanum designer interview; Rhiannon: Beyond the Mabinogion trailer #1; Prototype NYC development diary #1; Frontlines: Fuel of War multiplayer demo tutorial; and The Abbey making of the soundtrack.

• Screenshots:  LEGO Batman: The Videogame; Requiem: Bloodymare; and Drone Tactics.

• I4U News got their hand(s) on the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000:  "...the scroll wheel is almost as nice as the Logitech Revolution line."
• Killer Betties' Casual Game of the Week is Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze for PC.
• For "incredibly accurate, high-fidelity sound reproduction," check out the Altec Lansing UHP336 In-Ear Earphones.