News Roundup: Rise of the AfroCraft

• Nitro Stunt Racing Stage 1 Trial v0.2.3.8.
• The Princess Bride Game Mac Demo.
• 1701 A.D. v1.05 US Patch.
• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Book 14 European Patch.
• TrackMania United Forever v2.11.14 Patch.

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Interview #1, #2, #3 (WMV)
• Nitro Stunt Racing Twisted Iron Track (QT High, QT Low, WMV High, WMV Low)
• Castlevania: Order of EcclesiaTrailer #2
• Summer Athletics Trailer (WMV)
• Afro Samurai Comic-Con 2008 (WMV)
• NBA Live 09 Global Cover Athletes (QT HD)
• NHL 09 Hockey League (WMV)
• Soulcalibur IV Features (WMV)
• Rise of the Argonauts Meaningful Choices #2 (QT, WMV, MP4)

• StarCraft 2 (PC) [planet Mar Sara]
• Nitro Stunt Racing (PC) [Twisted Iron track]
• World War II: Road to Victory (PC)

• A crappy ending can prove itself a critical downfall in a videogame.  But isn't it worse if the beginning sucks?
• Online Community Manager Victor Wachter gets a talkin'-to from his own people at Cryptic Studios, who pick his brain for Champions Online tidbits.
• Richard Garriot will be sparring Jesus Chavez on the Public Test Server tonight in Tabula Rasa's Friday Night Fight event.
• Legit Reviews asks and answers part 2 of their question:  Which motherboard company is more efficient:  ASUS or Gigabyte?
• AtomicGamer looks at how a Rock Band holds itself together on the Wii.
• Is there a problem with being entirely Too Human?
• Fragland spoke with Scott Warner, Lead Designer on Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
• Tweaknews looks at the best-of-class specs in the Thermaltake Toughpower 1200 Watt Power Supply.