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Archived News:
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Codemasters downloads page has a new RedHammer 1.85 compatibility patch
"to fix problems when playing the Red Hammer campaign (specifically mission
06) for users who have installed the Resistance add-on (and 1.85 patch)."
The 61 KB patch is for users of either the Gold Edition, or the Gold upgrade.
The Official Söldner - Secret Wars Gamesite
has opened for virtual business, dedicated to Wings Simulations' upcoming
"military tactical online shooter." The site offers a game overview, a
features list, some screenshots, and updates are promised "on a monthly,
sometimes weekly basis."
PlanetSoldierOfFortune now
offers downloads of an updated SDK for Raven Software's Soldier of Fortune II:
Double Helix. The SDK now contains AnimatEd and SklView, and is available on a
non-registration portion of FilePlanet.
EA sends word that Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 has gone gold. Here's the news:
"Attention racing fans! Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2 PCCD has
officially GONE GOLD and will be in stores on Monday, October 21.
Need For Speed™ (NFS) is back and better than ever in Need For Speed Hot
Pursuit 2! Engage in the thrill of arcade racing with over 22
exclusive and exotic cars from the world's most coveted licensors including
Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini… to name a few. 12 tracks (48
variations) and two career event trees, for a grand total of 66 events, provide
the widest variety of driving challenges. The PC version will support up
to eight-player LAN/Internet racing."
The Neverwinter Nights Patches
Page now offers a new version 1.26 patch for BioWare's RPG (thanks Major Havoc),
also available via the (recommended) in-game update tool. The new version fixes
the AC application bug, a crash using Direct Connect on LAN server page, a
GameSpy chat crash, and more. A complete list of changes and fixes can be found here,
and it is noted that modules created or saved using the latest version 1.26
toolset require NWN 1.25 or later to operate, so a patch to revert to version
1.25 or 1.24 is also available.
Iron Storm goes gold
on GameSpot is the report that 4X Studios' alternate history World War I
game is being duplicated for retail distribution. According to the story, the
game is due in North American stores on October 21.
In addition to yesterday's version 1.85 patch, the Operation Flashpoint
Downloads page also now features downloads of the version 1.85 Operation
Flashpoint Resistance dedicated server. Additionally, their Editing
Section now offers a list of Resistance scripting commands updated through
the latest version.
You could make stuff like this up, but it wouldn't be nearly as fun. There are
no fewer than three new development diaries online detailing development of
Horizons, Artifact Entertainment's upcoming MMORPG. The diary on The Adrenaline Vault News
offers thoughts from Jane Bradley, art director, and the rest of the Horizons
art crew, the second installment in a planned monthly series of such articles.
Also, Horizons
Developer's Diary Part 3: Milestones on RPGDot has thoughts from designer
Paul Peterson on what they are working on as they strive towards achieving their
next development milestone. Finally, the RPG
Vault Horizons Journal #4 features Artifact creative director David Bowman
discussing community building for a project like this.
There are 10
new Gladiators Movies on PC.IGN.Com showing off Eugen Systems' upcoming game
of science fiction gladiatorial combat. There's an
EVE Online preview on Voodoo Extreme that offers a new gameplay movie in two
different resolutions. Finally, there's a Silent Hill 2 Trailer
on Gamer's Hell showing off the upcoming PC version of Konami's horror game.
- Xenus
There's a Xenus
Q&A on Player Of Games asking talking with Alexander Khrutsky,
script writer at Deep Shadows, about their upcoming FPS. They discuss the
company, the game, balancing action and role-playing, the game world,
factions, vehicles, weapons, economics, player attributes, the game engine,
and more.
- EQ Planes of Power
HomeLan
Fed's EverQuest Planes Of Power Q&A chats with modest Rod Humble
about the upcoming EQ expansion. They discuss soldiering on without the
now-departed Brad McQuaid and Jeff Butler, how the expansion connects with
the EverQuest, new locations, NGEs, graphic improvements, where development
currently stands, and more.
- EVE Online
Stratics
Central's Pann Q&A talks with the EVE Online community manager. They
discuss her role, her popularity with the community, the game's delay, her
favorite aspects of EVE, and more.
- Blizzard
There's a
Bill Roper Q&A on GameSpyDaily discussing their plans for
re-releasing The Lost Vikings, Blackthorne, and Rock 'N Roll Racing for the
GBA under the Blizzard
Classic Arcade brand.
- NCsoft
"What
passes for an interview with Richard Garriott and Starr Long" on
massivemultiplayer.org discussing the MMO gaming industry and NCsoft's
plans in an article that takes a somewhat lighthearted approach.
- S.TA.L.K.E.R.
The
GameWatchers Network's S.TA.L.K.E.R. Q&A talks with Oleg Javorsky of
GSC Game World in their "long-lost" Q&A about their upcoming
shooter. Topics include environments, multiplayer support, locational
damage, the story, weapons, RPG elements, and more. Accompanying the article
are some
screenshots.
- Rekonstruction
HomeLan
Fed's Rekonstruction Q&A talks with Chris J. DiBona of Damage
Studios about Rekonstruction, their upcoming MMORPG. Topics include their
start-up company, reasons for tackling an MMOG as their first project, the
idea behind the game, and some vague answers about general plans for
gameplay.
- Rogue States
There's a
Real War: Rogue States Q&A on Worthplaying talking with Jim Omer,
lead designer on the original Real War as well as the just-released Rogue
States standalone expansion. They discuss the story, multiplayer support,
units, plans for a demo, constraints they felt designing the original for
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, AI, camera angles, and more.
- BloodRayne
The Adrenaline Vault's
BloodRayne Q&A talks with TRI's Jeff Mills about the upcoming PC
version of their third-person action game. They discuss reasons for delaying
the PC release until after the console versions, the game engine,
plans for a demo, a couple of questions about Nocturne, and more.
- Laser Squad Nemesis
The
Last Outpost's Laser Squad Nemesis Q&A talks with someone at CoDo
Games about Laser Squad Nemesis, the play-by-email game which offers the
Gollops' return to the UFO fighting gameplay they created with the original
X-COM.
There's a preview
of Platoon on GameSpot with another look at Digital Reality's upcoming
tactical RTS game set in the jungles of the Vietnam War. They offer comparisons
to Close Combat, the setting, the main character, how missions are acquired and
the game interface, character advancement, graphics, environmental effects, and
more. Included are a boatload of new screenshots.
In an unusual move, the Cyberathlete Professional League Registration
Page began accepting sign-ups for their Unreal Tournament 2003 Winter
Championship before the announced time, "but an unexpected(ly) large number
of people quickly registered," and so they have closed registration again
until the planned time of 10:00 AM today. The
preliminary rules for the tournament have also been released.
The debut release of the Ruin Hunters
modification for Quake III Arena is now available. Described as "a fast
paced, cartoonish game that puts a twist on standard deathmatch by have no
damage, instead you have to knock opponents into kill zones with bombs and other
weapons," the mod is now available for download, and instructions have been
posted with a quick workaround for binding an alternate fire mouse button.
The relative quietness of yesterday turned out to be quite welcome, as it
allowed me to wallow a bit in not feeling well. Headache? New noisy dog toy?
Just coincidence, don't you think?
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