Archived News:
There's some Halo: Combat Evolved for PC
news on GameSpot with a status report on the PC version of the Xbox shooter.
The article recounts the history of this project as a PC/Mac project that was
assimilated into an Xbox project upcoming Microsoft's acquisition of Bungie, how
Gearbox happened to become involved in the PC port, some of the technical
hurdles they have vied with, what parts of the "about 40% done"
project they have completed, plans to add next-gen graphics card and internet
support, and more.
HomeLan Fed's PlanetSide Game Designer Q&A
continues their series of conversations about Sony Online Entertainment's
upcoming MMO FPS. Today's Q&A is with designer Dave Kuykendall, who
discusses his background, challenges of his job, how the team operates, creating
the game's continents, favorite games, hobbies, and more.
HomeLan Fed's Dave Taylor Q&A
talks with the man also known as "ddt" about the announcement that he
is leaving Carbon6 Entertainment ( story), discussing the reasons
for this decision, the situation he leaves behind, his unusual plan to do some
free work, the kind of games he likes to create, his connection to Naked Sky Entertainment,
and more.
The Linux version of the new version 2166 patch for Unreal Tournament is now
available (thanks Ant). The file can be downloaded from 3D Gamers
and LinuxGames.
While this patch is offered for download, the in-game auto-patching utility is
still the preferred way to get the update.
Version 1.0 of the Escape From The Darkness
single-player modification for Half-Life is now available (thanks Ant).
There's not a lot of information about what the mod is all about, except that it
offers 38 new maps, five chapters, seven new weapons, new enemies, a new HUD,
new sounds, and more.
Bombardiers.org's UT2003
BR-Disclosure tips offers strategies and techniques for success on this
specific Bombing Run map in Unreal Tournament 2003.
Challenge Smackdown Europe
is holding their big final match of the season today, they will be posting
"all information regarding cams and live commentary a few hours before the
match starts on Sunday afternoon."
Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, making it the shortest day of the year
(though my stopwatch must be off, 'cause I still timed the whole affair at 24
hours). That makes this the beginning of Winter in these parts, which can be a
bummer, and made all the more painful by the knowledge that this also marks the
beginning of summer in some areas. My buddy Thom made an observation about this
that makes it all a trifle less depressing though, as the first day of winter
seems like the beginning of a bleak period... he points out that a better
perspective is to view the fall as the beginning of the bleakness, and then the
first day of winter becomes the encouraging half-way point between fall at the
debut of spring. Maybe this all qualifies as too obvious to be a new
perspective, but putting it that way gave me some comfort, so I thought I'd
share in case it proves weather optimism for any of you as well.
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