Archived News:
As the release of V12, the licensable version of the TRIBES 2 engine,
approaches, Garage Games has made
some changes to their
End-User License Agreement (EULA) that will accompany the release. Here is a
summary of the primary changes:
- GG no longer retains sequel rights to published products as long as the
content is changed at least by 50%.
- Accredited educational institutions may use the V12 for educational
purposes with written permission.
- On line, and subscription based games are permitted with a separate
agreement.
- Non-game commercial use of the V12 is permitted with a separate written
agreement.
Action Quake Developers Team website now
offers the release of version 4.4a of Action Quake: ETE (Espionage Tournament
Edition) that adds a few wrinkles to this popular old-school Quake II
modification, including deathmatch spawn protection, an enhanced referee
function, an anti-name impersonation safeguard, and more. Fans of Action Quake
may be pleased to hear that the Reaction
Quake 3 project is currently underway trying to bring AQ gameplay to Quake
III Arena.
ShellShock's Crater now
offers a new version 01.08.04.00 of the Q3Offline modification for Quake III
Arena. The updated release of this Q3A front-end adds a new "advanced"
tab that allows you to change any of the game's variables, not just the ones
coded into Q3Offline. Q3Offline's Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force also extends
to the new expansion pack, including the ability to select from the new game
types.
Reflexive Entertainment and JoWood have released a playable demo of Zax: the Alien Hunter for download from Multiplayer.it. The demo allows you try out their upcoming isometric action adventure and clocks in at a very modest 24.9 MB, but there are no details on its contents. The ftp server seems rather busy though, so your mileage may vary. Update: A mirror is now available at Tiscali Games.
EuroGamer Previews Conquest: Frontier Wars is another look at the space-based RTS by Fever Pitch Studios that will arrive on US store shelves in about two weeks. They take a beta build of the game for a spin and have posted their impressions of the battles, supply system, multiplayer and more, along with a few new screenshots.
- Sierra's Triple Dose
Earlier than usual, Sierra has already posted the new screenshots of next week for their upcoming games Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura, Empire Earth, and Throne of Darkness.
- Codename: Outbreak
Multiplayer.it has posted a bunch of new Codename: Outbreak screenshots here and here, showing off the tactical shooter nearing completion at GSC Game World.
- From Dusk Till Dawn
There are eight new screenshots of From Dusk Till Dawn on EuroGamer, sporting more scenes in the third-person action adventure by GameSquad based on the 1996 horror road movie.
- Myth III
XGR has now posted a few new Myth III: the Wolf Age screenshots on occasion of last night's interview on this 3D RTS by Mumbo Jumbo (story).
- Battle Realms
Also on XGR are eight new Battle Realms screenshots, showing off the 3D real-time strategy game under construction at Liquid Entertainment.
- Ghost Recon
There are over two dozen screenshots of Ghost Recon on Simactu, mixing new and familiar areas from the tactical shooter by Red Storm (thanks Stomped).
- Freelancer
Action Vault has posted three new Freelancer screenshots, offering more galactic scenes in the epic space combat sim currently docking at Digital Anvil.
Hot on the heels of the European release ( story), Japanese distributor Imagineer has posted a Japanese patch for Operation Flashpoint, bringing the acclaimed 3D tactical action game by Bohemia Interactive to version 1.10. The translated Read Me can be found here and the patch is a 4.8 MB download.
GameSpy.com has posted their preview of Medal of Honor: Allied Assault based on checking out 2015's upcoming first-person shooter at an Electronic Arts press event over a week ago. While illustrated with familiar screenshots, the article shares their impressions of the demonstration they saw, underlined with quotes from producer Peter Hirschman.
There is a new preview of Throne of Darkness on Games Domain, looking ahead to the isometric action RPG that is nearing completion at Click Entertainment. While brief, the preview features their impressions of a recent beta build, as well as nearly twenty new screenshots.
GameSpot has faithfully been reporting from the GenCon gaming convention in
Milwaukee, and so they have a large number of hands-on previews for your reading
enjoyment today. Here are links to their previews of Civilization
III, Battle
Realms, Master
of Orion III, MechWarrior
4: Black Knight, Pool
of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor, Battletech
3025, Neverwinter
Nights and Asheron's
Call: Dark Majesty.
Funcom has posted another
Anarchy Online news update. This latest update contains the news that they
patched their server to fix "a nasty mission bug" and information
on their new registration system that was rolled out the other day. There is
also word that they will be physically moving some of their servers this weekend,
so their test server will be offline.
AVault
is reporting that contrary to widely-circulated reports ( story),
Commandos 2 is not complete. An Eidos representative blames mistranslation of
a GameSpot Spain report for the error, and say that although the game is set
to be released in the fall, they do not have a specific release date set.
A version 1.02c patch for the Mac OS port of Heavy Metal: FAKK2 is available
for download at FAKK YOU! (thanks Stomped).
No specific details are available, but the site speculates that it fixes the
chainsword bug that was fixed in the unofficial patch from last December.
A version 1.1 patch for the Weapons
Factory mod for Half-Life has been released (thanks GameSpy
Daily). This patch is server-side only, but contains a number of fixes,
including solutions for a pair of crashing bugs.
RPG Vault
interviews Carly Staehlin, a designer at Destination Games/NCSoft on their
upcoming massively multiplayer title Tabula Rasa. As the game is very early
in its development cycle, the questions deal with her background in the industry
and what her average work day is like.
The official Charr: The Grimm Fate
site has been given its biweekly update, with a number of goodies from this
upcoming massively multiplayer title. This latest update includes new wallpaper
art, new art and a description of the Risen race, a new 3D render of the Brood
Giant and more.
DiabloII.net has updated
their crafted items guide to now include a whopping 217 recipes for use
in the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction add-on. The fourth
and final part of the Gangsters 2 guide at the
game's official site is online. Also, a
new guide to Counter-Strike is up at GamePro.com, and the
Anachronox FAQ by "mps247" and the
Startopia FAQ by "Slicktager" at GameFAQs have been updated. And
of course, the
official Star Wars Galaxies FAQ has been given its weekly update.
Take Two has announced
that Max Payne will be released for the Playstation 2 and Xbox this fall. The
PS2 port has long been known, but this is the first time anyone has confirmed
an Xbox version of the game. Hideo
Kojima Clarifies GameCube Stance is a report at Cube.IGN that says the Metal
Gear Solid creator has "high hopes" for the system and would like
to develop a game for it. Also, PS2.IGN
previews Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and they also have a
report up about problems with Logitech's official GT3 steering wheel. Core
Magazine is reporting that Matsushita is going to begin production on new
Game Boy Advance screens, although it's unknown if they will be brighter than
the current ones. If you want to guarantee yourself an Xbox this November, you
may want to pre-order
one online at GameStop - but be warned, the packages start at $600 and go
up to $1200 (!).
After apparently being disgusted with the state of id Software's Quake III
Arena releases, the
official Weapons Factory Arena site has been updated with a rather angry
statement that says they will not be releasing a new version of the mod (thanks
iNSaNe). Mutation has conducted an
interview with the developer of the GODZ mod for Unreal Tournament.
Fuhrpark 3rd Edition is a
large file available for download at UTCenter that features 171 brushes
for use in UnrealED ( see screenshots
here).
So two weeks ago I made the glorious switch to Time Warner's Digital Cable
and Road Runner ISP. DTV rules. I've got more movie channels than I know what
to do with (thank god for TiVo) and the picture's never looked better. I haven't
had quite the same experience with Road Runner, however. Obviously it's fast
- it has the same upload rate as my sDSL line did, but a much larger download
rate. I'm disturbed by one small thing, however...I have yet to successfully
play any multiplayer game. I have a reasonably complicated network set up, with
a PC acting as a proxy server, but theoretically that shouldn't be a problem.
I haven't managed to actually connect to a game, since no server browser I've
tried yet has been able to refresh a list of servers (which is odd, since I can ping servers manually just fine). I'm going to play around
with my network this weekend, and hopefully I'll find a solution on my end,
since any ISP that prevents me from multiplayer gaming is not one I'd like to stay with for too long.
Link of the Day: American
Suck Countdown ( Flash required). Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Story of the Day: Now
available: 'BigFoot Tracking Kit' (azcentral.com). Thanks Mousegunner.
Bonus Story: UPS
Driver Discovers Alligator — In the Mail (FOXNews.com). Thanks theAntiELVIS.
Weird Science: 'Frankenstein'
experiment shows bacteria evolve thanks to lightning (Ananova). Thanks Andrew
Arace.
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