GameSpy.com Previews Jumpgate
looking at Netdevil's upcoming project that combines the galaxy-spanning action
of a space sim game, with the open-ended interactivity of an MMORPG to create
what the author feels is a game that "pushes all the accepted limitations
and norms of the genre to make for an utterly unique experience." The
article gives details on the Jumpgate back-story, describes the integration of
the game's role-playing elements, its use of physics, and how the all-important
space-flight modeling will be handled. Also included are several new Jumpgate
screenshots.
RPGDot's Online Gamers Diary VI
reports on the results of checking out a beta of Fighting Legends, the upcoming
massively multiplayer game from Maximum Charisma Studios. The journal offers
hands-on impressions of the process of creating a character and getting down
with some game action, and goes on to describe the process of adding to your
party, which brings the RTS aspect of gameplay into this RPG.
The Freeware Scene
on GameSpy.com understands the old adage that says some of the best things in life are
free (though certainly the converse is probably equally true), as it examines
the world of free gaming, looking at how to get your gaming ya-yas out without
having to pony up the $50+ that many commercial games will set you back. The
piece makes mention of four games, Dove, PuzzPower, AlterJig, and ColorMagic,
all of which are full-blown freeware, rather than game demos or limited time
betas.
The
LucasArts E3 2001 page
doesn't seem to care that the dust has already settled on this years E3, as it
features a new shot from Obi-Wan showing off one of those Force Jumps
that cause most old Jedis to have bad knees. Also,
GameSpot Presents: Gaming on the Go is an article that explores the gaming potential of hand-held PDA devices.
ARUSH Entertainment's
Duke Nukem contest is looking for a snappy new catch phrase for Duke Nukem
to be included in
Duke Nukem- Manhattan Project.
The person who submits the winning entry (which must be under 17 words) will win
a "brand new Nvidia GeForce 3D graphics card, an ARUSH T-shirt and a free
copy of Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project where you can hear Duke using your line!"
Here's my entry:
"I'm here to kick ass and spout clever lines, and I'm
all out of clever lines!"
Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there, including my own assortment
(now in three flavors: biological, step-, and -in-law). Also, as noted
yesterday,
the
news messageboard is back online, again, thanks to Richard
"Bagpuss" Smith for the
Chatbear
code he modified to suit the project. We are still fooling around with certain
things, but even without further tweaking the new system is working out great so
far, and perhaps most importantly, the issue that plagued the old forums (other
than design) of an occasionally extremely high CPU load, does not seem to be
rearing its extremely ugly head. Finally, to repeat something else on the
subject loony already mentioned (from the department of redundancy department),
messageboards for topics other than the news will return as soon as this week.
Link of the Day: What
Historical Military Leader Are You Most Like?. Thanks Ant,
whose result was Stonewall Jackson, while I ended up Napoleon Bonaparte myself.
Story of the Day: Woman
Bites Dog (CNN). Thanks Thrasher. The classic definition of news comes true.
Media of the Day: The only pimped out lawnmower that
I ever saw (Sounddomain.com). Thanks Major Jam.
Follow-up: Though the fruit incident is not mentioned in the summary, 30
Minutes Over Tokyo on The Simpsons.com is the episode description where
Homer buys a square watermelon in Japan just like the one mentioned in
yesterday's (how appropriate) Fruit of the loon (story). Thanks
Tony.
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