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HomeLan Fed's Battlefield 1942 The Road To Rome Preview
is online, offering impressions of the upcoming Italy-based expansion for DICE's
World War II shooter. They describe how development of the add-on actually
predates the release of the original game, the Sicilian setting of gameplay,
features of the new maps, new vehicles, and more.
There's a Splinter Cell Preview on
Ferrago.co.uk based on the chance to check out the upcoming PC version of
the stealthy Tom Clancy shooter that's already available for the Xbox. They
describe how the game's graphical goodness has withstood the transition to the
PC, controlling the third-person gameplay with the mouse and keyboard, the
retention of the Xbox interface, and more.
There's a Trash Q&A on
Do It Yourself Games talking with Mark Currie of Inhuman Games about Trash,
their upcoming RTS game based on the joys of garbage-picking. They discuss how
long the project has been in development, how the team is funding their
independent project, plans for beta testing, hunting for a publisher,
multiplayer support, competing in the IGF, and more.
There's a
Q&A with Neil Wise on GamesFirst talking with the president &
founder of the UltraPrime Network, about The Evolvers, the upcoming MMOG that
will integrate with a television program. They discuss the RPG gameplay planned
that will include some FPS elements, how the TV show and game will mesh, which
part of the equation that will influence the project's direction, and more.
The GI Combat News Page has word
on a new version 1.04 patch for Freedom Games' WW2 game. The update ambush is enhanced for short defend
orders and cover effect is tuned up. The 13 MB file is mirrored on 3D Gamers
and Worthplaying.
'Unreal' game company sires studio
(thanks BeyondUnreal) has word
of Scion Studios, a new start-up developer being backed by Epic Games, to be
headed up by Michael Capps, who led development
of the Unreal-engine America's Army: Operations. Word is: "Mark
Rein, Raleigh-based Epic Games' vice president, said he's prepared to put
several million dollars into Scion. The plan is to own it outright until Scion
has developed two games and has one more under way, Rein said. Then Epic will
turn over ownership to Scion's employees."
BoltGames.net
has posted a guide to using the new beta 2.0 version of the Steam broadband
content delivery system for those who speak Spanish.
Games of infinite possibilities
(thanks BeyondUnreal) is a
Q&A with R. Michael Young, an assistant professor of computer science at
N.C. State University, who "is studying ways to build artificial
intelligence -- the ability of computers to act like humans -- into games so
that users get movielike stories. With such technology, for example, a game
could adjust to a player's actions and provide a different experience every time
it is played." The Q&A discusses work already being done with UT2003 on
this topic, and a bit on the possible application in future game.
A note to the manufacturers of the "pasta pot." I know perfectly well
how to use a colander for draining pasta, so you can stop showing all those
commercials for your product. Okay, keep showing the commercials, those cost you
money, but please stop sending me email about it. Yeesh.
R.I.P.: Veteran Actor Richard Crenna Dies at 76.
Thanks Weas.
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