Archived News:
A post to the Infogrames Forums
has word that "If you are a ISP or Server admin you'll be interested to see
we released the 2199 patch for both Linux and Windows" Unreal Tournament
2003. The files are available on the Unreal Tournament 2003
Website along with word on what's up: "These files allow anyone to run
a dedicated UT2003 server, even if they do not own a retail copy of UT2003. Once
installed, it will occupy around 780MB of disk space, significantly smaller than
the 2.4GB required for a retail installation. Server admins wanting to advertise
their server to the official master server list, and be included in UT2003 stats
will require a dedicated server key. Go
to this site to generate a dedicated server key." These files have been
mirrored on 3D Gamers.
The "movies" link on the Enter The Matrix
website now offers a bunch of movies about the upcoming game, including a
new gameplay trailer along with some video interviews with the principles from
the production of the Matrix movies and game. Higher resolution versions of
movies are available on
the Infogrames FTP site (direct link) and a mirror of the new 75 MB trailer
is available on Gamer's
Hell. Also, another in the ongoing series of Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
trailers has been released, and has been mirrored on Gamershell
and Worthplaying.
Also, yet another Will
Rock Movie (direct FTP link) has been released showing off another minute of
gameplay from Saber Interactive's upcoming first-person shooter.
Devlin leads 'Mech' into movie battle
on the Hollywood Reporter (thanks Shacknews)
says: "Dean Devlin will produce a movie based on the best-selling 'Mech
Warrior' video games." The article quotes Devlin, producer of Eight
Legged Freaks, as saying he'd like to get the movie into theaters within 24
months. Word is: "Jordan Weisman, who created 'Mech Warrior' 20 years ago,
will play a creative role in making the film," and the article quotes
Weisman as saying "The film is in many ways a coming-of-age story. It's set
40 years after the Mech Wars have ended and introduces a group of young heroes
in their late teens and early 20s that have grown up in peaceful and prosperous
times."
New World Order Shoots For Gold
is the press release announcing that the North American version of Termite Games' upcoming first-person
shooter is gold and off for duplication, though no expected in-store date is
specified. Here's a bit on the game from the press release: "New World
Order serves up over 15 real life weapons including the M-16, Desert Eagle and
AK-5 in 5 different game modes: team deathmatch, hostage rescue, plant the bomb,
team escape and fallout. Players can also take on the AI-opposition together in
cooperative gameplay. The Next-generation DVA™ engine features spectacular and
accurate effects that immerse you into the world of international terrorism on
three different levels of difficulty: easy, normal and hard in singleplayer mode
or you can take on fellow gamers in multiplayer mode on a LAN or the internet."
Funcom Announces Strong Production Line-Up
is the press release announcing what the future holds for the Norwegian game
developer, saying: "Work has started on a new booster pack for Anarchy
Online, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning The Longest Journey, and a
brand new Persistent Online World game." Exact details on when each of
these products will be making its respective appearance are not being disclosed
at this time, but word is the concept for the Longest Journey sequel was
approved this week and that development includes members of the original team,
the second AO booster pack will focus on things like player-made towns and
gardens, and that the persistent world project has been in the works for the
past nine months.
Aspyr to Bring SimCity 4 to the Macintosh
is the press release announcing plans for the Mac version of the city-building
sequel. The release describes the game as long-awaited, but doesn't specify how
much longer Mac owners will have to wait to get their hands on the port, which
is being handled by i5works.
There is a new Lock On Modern Air Combat
trailer showing off some jet plane maneuvering, culminating in a friendly-fire
incident. Also, this Ubi
Soft FTP Directory offers downloads of a new Will Rock trailer showing off
about a minute of gameplay from Saber Interactive's upcoming first-person
shooter in both QuickTime and Windows Media Player formats. The server is not
terribly responsive at the moment, but the high- and medium-resolution
QuickTime versions have been mirrored by 3D Gamers.
There's an
X2: Wolverine's Revenge Preview on GameSpy.com with a look at the upcoming
game of comic book-inspired mutant madness that is planned for all current
console systems (as well as the PC, though this preview does not acknowledge
that). They describe the how the origin of the game's protagonist is depicted,
the Wolverine's special abilities, skill advancement, levels, character designs,
celebrity voices, and more. Included are some new screenshots.
- Men Of Valor: Vietnam
HomeLan Fed's Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Q&A chats in detail with John Whitmore of 2015 about their upcoming
Vietnam War game. Topics include the reception Medal of Honor: Allied
Assault received, the impact of some departures, the goals for this project,
historical research, weapons, multiplayer support, and more.
- Unreal II
BeyondUnreal's
Unreal II: The Awakening Post Release Q&A chats with Legend's Glen
Dahlgren about Unreal II, discussing the reception the game has met with,
the reasons some aspects of the game turned out as they did, patch plans,
and more.
- Splinter Cell
Gamer.nl's
Splinter Cell Q&A chats with Ubi Soft Montreal's Mathieu Ferland
about Splinter Cell, discussing differences and similarities between the PC
and Xbox versions, inspirations, balance, stealth, the Unreal engine, and
more.
- Gaming U.
GameSpy.com's
Gaming University; Volume V offers answers from ION Storm's Warren
Spector to reader-submitted questions about breaking into the game business.
- Eve Online
EVE: The Second Genesis
Q&A chats with CCP's Reynir Hardarson about what will set EVE apart
from other MMOGs, making the game fun for newbies, skill progression while
logged off, ships, and more.
- Online Worlds Roundtable
RPG Vault Online Worlds Roundtable #2, Part 3
continues this ongoing series on PvP combat with the developers of several
MMOGs.
- Remedy
The Markus
Mäki Q&A on Beyond3D talks about his role at Remedy Entertainment
and his history at Futuremark, Max Payne, benchmarks, Max Payne 2, and more.
- Tropico 2
HomeLan Fed's Tropico 2 Pirate Cove
Q&A chats with Bill Spieth about Frog City's upcoming pirate-themed
sequel to the island management RTS gameplay of Tropico. They discuss the
idea behind the project, the input of PopTop, the game's theme, the storyline,
managing your pirates, UGEs, and more.
- Scrapland
The Scrapland
Q&A on Loadedinc.com chats with an unnamed member of Mercury Steam
Entertainment about the formation of their company by former members of
rebel Act Studios and plans for Scrapland, discussing the aerial combat
game's controls, AI, humor elements, and more.
- Raven
Derek Jon Smith's
Raven-Games.com Raven Profile introduces us to Raven's newly-hired 2D
artist in the latest in their series of developer's profiles.
There are some Praetorians impressions
on GameSpot with a hands-on look at Pyro's imminent Roman-themed real-time
strategy game. They discuss the simplified resource system, tactics used in
battles, formations, factions, campaign missions, and more. Also there are some new Praetorians
screenshots on Factornews, and there is a new video from the game on the
Official Website.
Action Vault's
Xenus Development Report #5 continues the ongoing look at the factions in
Deep Shadows' upcoming first-person shooter written by scriptwriter Alexander
Khrytsky, offering a profile of the Indians of Columbia. Also, there are new Shadowbane
and Eve-Online beta
journals, written by participants in the testing of each of these MMORPGs.
Wing
Commander Swoops onto GBA on Computer and Video Games has word that the
classic space combat game is heading to hand-helds as a GBA port. They have the
first screenshots and details. Dteam's
NVIDIA Vice City Crime Spree Capture Contest offers some unnamed prizes for
this competition rewarding the best video shot in the game.
NCsoft
Acquires Phantagram reports The Adrenaline Vault with word that: "Global
online game publisher NCsoft has acquired a controlling interest in Korean
developer Phantagram Ltd." Word is "the only title purchased as part
of the acquisition was Shining Lore. Phantagram continues to work on Kingdom
Under Fire: Crusaders and Strident. All other Phantagram titles are currently
undergoing an evaluation process. This includes Duality - a 3D action
role-playing game in production at Spanish developer Trilobite
Graphics."
A list of CompUSA and CPL Announce Qualifying Centers
has been posted, these will be the locations where qualifiers for their upcoming
$200K summer world championships will occur starting March 22. Also, sign-ups
are now taking place for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Tournament.
Also, here's a reminder of the Galactic
Civilizations Game Giveaway on UGO offering the opportunity to win an
advance copy of the upcoming remake of the OS/2 space strategy game signed by
its developers at Stardock Software before it is available in stores. You can
participate on
UGO and locally
here as well as on Caster's Realm,
Gamer's Pulse,
and PC Gameworld.
There are five copies being given away on each site, so signing-up at each will
increase your chances of winning. Apologies in advance to our overseas readers,
as this contest is open to U.S. residents only.
Volition is hiring,
saying they are "currently seeking talented and experienced Level Designers
to create levels on a new fps that is about to enter the production
phase...." Also, this NCsoft Webpage has a
job listing for a client programmer "to help build a medieval fantasy
MMORPG using our proprietary 3D engine." Experience and a willingness to
relocate to Austin, TX are required. Finally, Raven's Pat Lipo updated
his .plan with more details on the opening they are trying to fill, now that
the beans on their upcoming X-Men console game have been spilled.
More heavy snow on the way?? You have to be kidding me!!!
R.I.P.: 'Mister Rogers' dies at age 74.
Thanks Exar.
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