The Quake III: Arena Road Tour bus has just been launched from the parking lot here at QuakeCon '99, and will be going from here in Mesquite all the way to Los Angeles. Also of note, was the announcement that Blue's News (yep, this here site) will be providing some exclusive coverage, as I'll be tagging along with the bus for the Austin leg of the the tour. Look for more details soon. Here's a shot of the bus in action, provided by GamePost.com:

Sharky Extreme has posted an interview with Appeal's Franck Sauer, talking about their voxel-powered third person action game Outcast (thanks OutcastCentral).

Kingpin World has posted a complete walkthrough of Kingpin. Well, I sort of assume it's complete - it's in German. So if you're stuck and need some help, check it out (Babel Fish may help if you really want to read it in English).

The results from the QuakeCon '99 tournament are in, and DieharD has walked away with a brand new AMD Athlon 600 System. DieharD took the gold in a last round match against 1134-Bane, with a final score of 18 to 5. The stats for the entire tournament are online now for your browsing enjoyment, so swing by and take a look.

Just wanted to share a little late night wackiness from QuakeCon '99. Check out this screenshot of a stack of over 100 players on a single server running Q3Test, showing off the remarkable network they've put together for the event. Cool stuff. And yes, as you might hope, the party was ended by a Quad Damage rocket. As the in-game commentator would say, "Excellent!"

Jim Gaynor has sent along part two of his GenCon report, featuring more of his impressions of Raven's Soldier of Fortune, which is being shown at the convention. Be sure to check out part one if you haven't had a chance to read it yet.

Gaming Age has posted a hands-on preview of Sierra Studios' space shooter (yow, that's some alliteration, eh?) Homeworld, based on the author's beta testing experience.

A new verson of The Game Name Builder, a fun name utility for Quake engine games (including Classic Quake, HexenWorld, Q3Test and others) has been released and is available for download.

• A new version of the Voodoo 3 Pro software, a program that allows for "second generation settings on a Voodoo 3" has been released, and is available for download on 3DFiles.com.
• Overclocker's Workbench has posted new BIOS software for the AOPEN AX6BC motherboard. This update includes support for bus speeds up to 153Mhz.

Well, the results of the QuakeCon '99 Press Tourney are in, and crt has taken the gold, walking away with a PowerMac G3 (or iBook, it's his call) as well as a swanky Quake III Arena leather jacket. As for the match that really mattered, yes, I beat my sister in our match. 21 to -2, to be exact. This was a good thing. What wasn't so good, was the fact that since I won, I had to advance in the tournament - something I hadn't planned on. So, I found myself getting completely slaughtered in the second round by Hanif from Frag.com. Oh well. If you're interested in seeing the full stats, those crazy cats at NetGames USA have posted them up for all to see (and laugh at). Oh yeah, and Blue lost in the first round to ZyFly (coincidentally also from Frag.com. Go fig) if you were wondering.

Link of the Day: REAL, authentic NYC street dirt for sale on eBay (thanks James Boswell). Makes me homesick, in a twisted sort of way.