Archived News:
Here are some previews of Earth & Beyond, all based on the opportunity to
participate in the stress testing of Westwood's upcoming MMORPG. XGR is ganging
up on the game, featuring impressions from Fett
and briefer write-ups by North
and Gear, there is a preview
up on GameOver,
and another on The Armchair Empire, each article describing taking the game through some of its paces, and each accented by its own set of screenshots.
The Linux Games Website
now offers a new beta 25005 patch for the Linux version of TRIBES 2. The new
release offers several fixes, addressing how the flag hovered over friendly
players, the lingering repair projectile incorrect image, the FPS slowdown from
multiple damage/flash overlays, the <NULL> string bug, the disc spread (discs
now fire to center of reticle), the trigger delay on weapon fire, and more.
Team Xbox Previews Enclave
with a look at Starbreeze Studios' upcoming Xbox hack-and-slash RPG, illustrated
by several new screenshots. There are also some new Baldur's
Gate Dark Alliance screenshots on Worthplaying showing off the upcoming Xbox
Baldur's Gate RPG.
Console Reviews
- New 4-in-1 Drivers
The VIA Arena
Drivers Section now offers downloads on new version 4.40(a) 4-in-1
drivers for Via motherboards. Thanks File Flash.
The Asheron's Call 2
Frequently Asked Questions has been updated with several new entries
shedding further light on Turbine Entertainment's upcoming MMORPG sequel. Also,
the usual weekly update to the Star Wars Galaxies Official
FAQ has taken place, adding questions and answers about both the smuggler
and the marksman professions.
HomeLan Fed's Wolf Tactics
Q&A talks with Jared Larsen to learn about the Wolf Tactics
modification for Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which will add the inevitable
TeamFortress-type features to the World War II shooter.
The Morrowind Website now
offers an Exporter
for 3D Studio Max that allows the use of custom 3D models in the Elder
Scrolls RPG. Also, The chUmbaLum sOft Website
has a new version 1.6.0 of the Milkshape 3D modeling utility. Thanks PlanetWolfenstein.
The Micro Forté Website
has posted several new job openings as they are looking to expand the team at
work on Citizen Zero, their upcoming MMORPG, to 35.
- The Morrowind
Downloads section now offers another official plug-in, which adds a
quest for the "master index" to Bethesda's RPG...
- LucasArts Entertainment Company 20th Anniversary
Page will offer ongoing features highlighting their first 20 years, with
plans to add commemorative content between now and December...
- A new version 1.4 of the ClanTools
is now available. "A new component has found it's way into the
package... But this version also adds updated versions of IRC Score, Clan
Manager / Admin, as well as NTP Alarm."...
As noted in the date bar, it was on this day in 1996 that Quake was released. As
I have also noted on similar such anniversaries in the past, this, like so many
of these occasions, leaves me with paradoxical feelings of surprise that this
was so long ago as well as how recently this was. On this occasion I'd like to
commemorate some dear departed websites that were the cornerstones of the Quake
community back then: Aftershock,
Mr. Wolf's Quake Den, Redwood's,
Quake Will Rule the Cosmos
(which was always my personal favorite), and the latest addition to the casualty
list, Stomped, as the old
Quake Stomping Grounds hasn't actually gone away, but just serves as a web
presence for their Minneapolis-based LAN center.
Story of the Day: Large Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth.
Thanks Jesh.
Wild Science: Printing Computer Chips by Laser.
Thanks again Jesh.
Weird Science: Report Names 'Sweatiest' U.S. City.
The rare trifecta for Jesh.
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