Archived News:
Wings Simulations and JoWood have released a playable demo of Panzer Elite Special Edition, the re-issued version of this World War II tank simulation that originally came out in 1999, available as featured download on The Wargamer. The demo requires a 51.4 MB download and offers one single-player scenario where you command an American tank platoon, as well as an instant action mode where you can experience hot metal on the American and German sides using a variety of tank types.
- Battlefield 1942
Dutch site Gamers.nl took its beta build of Battlefield 1942 for some exercise and captured a whopping 60 new screenshots of Digital Illusions' vehicular 3D action game this week, spread out over day 1, day 2, day 3 and day 4 & 5.
- Purge
The official Purge site has been updated with a dozen new screenshots of this online 3D action role-playing game by Freeform Interactive, as well as word that beta phase 1 has concluded but phase 2 is imminent.
There's a Todd Howard
Q&A on Gamer.no where they talk with the project leader on Elder Scrolls
III: Morrowind, Bethesda Softworks' RPG sequel. The discussion covers what it
was like for him to work on this project, why they chose to forego making this
an online game, comparisons with Daggerfall, addressing bugs, the game's dark
feel, modification support, add-on plans, difficulty levels, and more.
The ThreeWave CTF Website now has a new
version 1.6 of Threewave Capture the Flag for Quake III Arena. A change log of
what's fixed and an executable installer are promised soon, but a previous
update mentions this small patch is meant to fix a few bugs from version 1.5.
There's a Bryan
"Apoxol" Dube Q&A on PlanetSoldierOfFortune that talks with the
Raven Software programmer about Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix. Topics
include his background, problems they had to overcome during the development of
SoF2, what will be included in the next patch, the game's lack of storyline, the
reasons for release of the SDK simultaneously with the game, and more.
- Earth & Beyond
RPGamer's
Eric Wang Q&A (thanks RPG Vault)
talks with the senior producer on Earth & Beyond about plans for the
upcoming MMORPG, including how the story will unfold, server capacity, plans
for add-ons, and more.
- Game Music
YiYas Jesper Kyd
Q&A (also available
in their native German) talks about his contribution to the music
soundtracks of several games including MDK, The Nations, Hitman 1 & 2,
and more.
- Motion Capture
HomeLan Fed's
House Of Moves Q&A talks with Jarrod Phillips of House of Moves
about their motion capture facility, and how motion capture is used in
creating modern video games.
There's a Buffy the
Vampire Slayer Preview on GameSpy.com with a look at The Collective's
upcoming Xbox game based on the exploits of the babe-a-licious vampire slayer.
Also, LucasArts'
Star Wars Bounty Hunter Website has been updated with five new screenshots in the pop-up gallery for the upcoming GameCube/PS2 Jango Fett game.
Console Reviews
- James Bond 007 in Agent Under Fire (Xbox) on EuroGamer.
Dteam's Game Concepts & Design Contest
is getting set to end, so there's only a bit longer to enter for the opportunity
to win free enrollment in their
IRC/college game design course.
There's a Day
of Defeat Beta 3.0 Preview on Gamehelper.com with a look at what to expect
from the upcoming beta 3 of the popular Day of Defeat
modification for Half-Life.
Thankfully the typical weekend quiet is upon us. I'm going to go back into my
cave and talk some more with my power animal ( "sliiiide!").
Play Time: Wolfenstein 5K.
Thanks Nick Altmann. Wolf 3D in 5K of code.
Story of the Day: Feds
Deny Asking ISPs to Watch E-mails. Thanks theAntiELVIS.
Story of the Day II: Nevada Town Holds Armpit Festival.
Thanks Chris Johnson.
Story of the Day III: Moon rock at center of legal battle.
Thanks zombie69.
Wild Science: Why New Cell Jammer Won't Fly.
Thanks [MP] Wolverine [MP].
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