Archived News:
- Postal 2
There's a Postal 2
Q&A on PC.IGN.Com where Vince Desi of Running With Scissors
discusses their upcoming unreal-engine follow-up to Postal. They discuss the
constitution, whether they have any mail-carrying experience, the Unreal and
Karma engines, changes from the first game, the whole Gary Coleman thing,
and more. Accompanying the article is a new gameplay movie.
- HomePlanet
The HomePlanet
Q&A on Gamersclick chats with Michael Rakhaev, scriptwriter on
HomePlanet, Revolt Games' upcoming space combat game. They discuss his role
in production, the idea behind the game, the engine, the player's influence
on the world, units and ships, the lack of planet-based activities,
missions, testing, and more.
- Oz Music
There's an
American McGee Q&A on Music 4 Games talking with the Carbon6
Entertainment cofounder about the music in American McGee's Oz.
- The Witch's Wake
The Witch's Wake
Q&A on PC.IGN.Com talks with BioWare's Rob Bartel about their
upcoming Neverwinter Nights Module. They discuss the new module's
production, setting, story, supported gameplay modes, changes, the inclusion
of fan-created tools, the reasoning behind releasing such free content, and
more.
Citing a miscommunication, Activision sends word that the Win32 Return to Castle
Wolfenstein source code released for mod authors along with last night's version
1.41 RtCW patch ( story) has been pulled from distribution. They
are working at getting the proper mod source files ready for release, and
request that the mistaken release be pulled from mirrors, saying: "it's
just not going to be useful to anyone and will likely confuse people who try to
use it."
A post on Unreality
offers details on the additions and changes planned for the upcoming Unreal Tournament
2003 patch, which is currently undergoing beta testing. The extensive list includes
changes to gameplay, the HUD and menus, AI, networking, mod support, the engine,
D3D/OpenGL, audio, and the oft-discussed demo
feature.
A post on Warcry's Crossroads of Dereth
offers some information found in an article in the current print issue of Computer
Games Magazine that reveals the developer on the planned upcoming Middle
Earth Online game ( story) based on the world created by J.R.R.
Tolkien, saying the game is being created by Asheron's Call developer Turbine
Entertainment. They also offer a bit on what gameplay will entail, here's some
of that: "Middle-Earth Online sets itself during the fellowship's conflict
with Sauron, and will entail Men, Dwarves, Elves and Hobbits working together in
small and large groups, where they will explore the world, build homes and craft
Mithril Swords, or just get drunk and sing. A large number of resources will
enable you to create more powerful weapons and armors, and even food or
decorative items. High-end crafters can create the most interesting items in the
game."
- American McGee's Oz
The American McGee's
Oz Q&A on Gamer's Hell talks with American McGee about Carbon6's
upcoming Oz game. This conversation covers a bit of his history at id and
then developing Alice before going on to what little about the Oz project
he's willing to discuss.
- Peter Molyneux
The Peter
Molyneux Q&A on Krawall Gaming Network discusses Black & White 2
with the Lionhead head. The conversation is in German, so you may want to
enlist the semi-reliable services of Babel Fish
to translate.
- Purge
HomeLan Fed'
Purge Q&A chats with Freeform Interactive's Richard "Hap"
Cheung about progress on Purge, their upcoming LithTech engine online
RPG/FPS game. They discuss how beta testing is progressing, and what's new
about development since their previous chat.
- NASCAR Racing 2003 Season
The NASCAR
Racing 2003 Season Q&A on Worthplaying talks with Steve Myers about
Papyrus' upcoming stock car racing game.
- Chariots: The First Olympics
HomeLan Fed's
Chariots: The First Olympics Q&A talks with Candella Software's
Ajith Ram about their upcoming game of old school Olympic competition.
Microsoft vows more cash for Xbox
(thanks Mike Martinez) reports: "Microsoft on Wednesday said it would pour
more resources into its efforts to carve out a position in the $10 billion video
game market rather than cutting its losses and exiting from the venture."
Also, turning back the clock, Gigex
is offering downloads of a two level PC demo of Panzer Dragoon (originally for
the Sega Saturn), to promote the release of Panzer Dragoon Orta for the Xbox.
The file is mirrored on FileShack.com
(registration required), Gamer's
Hell, and Worthplaying.
Looks like we're in for some snow around these parts. I actually thought it had
started sleeting yesterday late in the afternoon, as I could hear it beating
down on the back deck when trying to let the dog out. I still didn't put two-and
two together later as I tried to investigate why the water pressure seemed low
and there was the ongoing sound of pipes running in the house (but thankfully no
accompanying flood to be found). Turns out a hose had burst in the backyard, and
was spraying for hours before I realized it, so it had the net effect of sleet,
as the back deck is now a skating rink.
Thanks for all the kind thoughts expressed about Willie the cat's surgery. He
came through it great, and now we'll just have to see how things progress from
here. He's quite the little survivor, so I have high hopes that he's surprise us
with how well he recovers from all this.
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