Archived News:
Medal of Honor Allied Assault
Website has word that a demo of the now-gold Spearhead expansion for Medal
of Honor: Allied Assault is on the way, planned for release this Friday. Word on
the stand-alone demo is that it "will feature Malta, a multiplayer level
exclusive to the demo and not included in the full version of the game. The demo
will also include new skins for British, Russian, American and German troops as
well as unveiling some of the new weapons!" They also have posted three
new screenshots of the Malta level along with word that Spearhead will begin
shipping on Tuesday, November 12.
The Blizzard Entertainment
Website now offers details on a new version 1.04 patch for Warcraft III
(thanks WarcraftIII.Net).
The new version offers some bug-fixes, balance changes and some minor map
tweaks. The patch is currently available through the auto-update function, and a
downloadable version will be released soon.
Activision's
Starfleet CommandŽ III Goes Gold and Prepares for Retail has word that
Taldren's third installment in this Star Trek tactical starship simulator series
is complete. The release offers no in-store date, but does offer descriptions of
the product, including this: "As captain of a starship, Star Trek Starfleet
Command III gives players complete access to all ship's systems including
navigation, tactical, engineering and science stations. Players must balance
energy between their ship's systems as they exchange pyrotechnic volleys of
phasers, disrupters and torpedoes with the opposition. As the foes fall by the
wayside and the victories rack-up, players will also accrue "prestige
points," which can then be used to purchase new vessels, upgrade their
weapons, shields, engines and other combat systems, and to recruit better
officers."
US publisher Tri Synergy has acquired the license for PAN Vision's acclaimed action title BANDITS - Phoenix Rising for the North American market
is the press release with word that BANDITS - Phoenix Rising, GRIN's vehicular
combat game, has secured a North American publisher. According to the release,
the game is expected to be available in North America sometime in December.
There's an Asheron's
Call 2 Preview on Gamers Pulse with a quick overview of Turbine
Entertainment's upcoming MMORPG sequel, and HomeLan Fed's More Asheron's Call 2 Beta Impressions
are likewise now online on what is apparently the eve of the closing of testing.
The HomeLan article offers a general discussion of gameplay, a bit on
post-release support, and how other MMORPG delays will make the AC2 launch that
much more noteworthy, while the Gamer's Pulse articles more specific impressions
of the various topics that quickly touch upon. Each article provides a couple of
new screenshots.
There's a
World War II Panzer Claws Preview on GameSpy.com
with impressions of Zuxxez Entertainment's WW2 RTS game. They describe the game's
WW2 setting, the types of tanks put at the players' disposal, the emphasis on
action over realism, graphics, resource management, campaigns, factions, and
more. Included are some new screenshots.
As noted in
Graeme Devine's .plan, a new Quake3-132.pkg.sit
is now online, offering the latest beta of the Mac version 1.32 Quake III Arena
point release as a 28 MB download. The new version comes with an installer, and
places a PunkBuster installer package in the Q3A directory.
Attention geriatric gamers (30 years old and above), the Senior Gaming League
is now accepting sign-ups for their upcoming double-elimination one-on-one
tournament that starts with the new year.
It's an interesting development in the saga of the leaked DOOM III alpha that
it's become a topic for public discussion thanks to John
Carmack's Slashdot post on the topic ( story). Long time
readers will recognize that until it crossed that threshold, our long-standing
policy against making reports that in any way could encourage software piracy
made this a non-story, but it was probably about time that this came to light,
as reports of the leak had become so widespread that not discussing it sort of
became like not discussing an elephant in the middle of the room. Leaks like
this are no great thrill for me personally... besides not being into the piracy
thing, I just don't enjoy playing with works-in-progress, preferring to
experience the unadulterated experience of the finished product as it comes in
the box (or in certain cases a couple of patches after).
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