The BF1942 Dedicated Server Page on lightcubed.com (thanks Frans) now offers downloads of a new beta 2 of the version 1.45 dedicated Linux server for Battlefield 1942. This is a bug fix release to address a couple of issues with beta 1.

• TRIBES Vengeance
  The TRIBES Vengeance Q&A on ActionTrip talks with Tony Oakden of Irrational Games Canberra about their work on the next installment in the TRIBES series of teamplay shooters. Along the way they discuss weapons improvements, the solo campaign, the game an physics engines, and more.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost
  The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Oblivion Lost Q&A on Computer and Video Games (thanks Frans) talks with Oleg Yavorsky of GSC Game World about their upcoming post-apocalyptic first-person shooter, or as he describes it, "The genre that we're looking at, the way we're describing the game, is a combination of survival, first-person shooter and RPG."
• Bridge Construction Kit
  HomeLAN Fed's Bridge Construction Kit Q&A talks with Chronic Logic's Josiah Pisciotta about the Bridge Construction Kit, and the new arrangement with Garage Games to distribute this project formerly known as Pontifex II.

• Freedom Fighters on GameSpy.com.
• Halo: Combat Evolved on The Entertainment Depot.
• War Times on GameZone.com.

• Dragon Empires on the Official Website. A map.
• EverQuest Lost Dungeons of Norrath on the Official Website.
• Korea: Forgotten Conflict on Tiscali Games.
• PainKiller - Local Shots.
• Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword on GenGamers.

The Battlefield 1982 Website now offers a new version A1.1 of this vehicular combat modification for Battlefield 1942. Though this release does not offer the promised CTF mode, it does provide several tweaks in addition to the obvious BF1942 version 1.45 compatibility, including tweaks to a couple of maps, protection from splash damage when inside vehicles, improved jets, and more.

Doomsday HQ (thanks Frans) now offers downloads of a new version 1.7.12 of Doomsday, a modified version of the DOOM/Heretic/Hexen source code. The update adds a few fixes and new features, with a major focus on fixing and tweaking the rendering engine.

Thanks Mike Martinez.

• Mice sign on the dotted line. Thanks Pete.
• European Patent Law Draws Fire.
• Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for Oversight (registration required).
• Computer virus creators rarely face jail. Thanks Tony!!!
• Viruses boost 'Big Brother' software.
• More Companies Are Routing Calls via Internet (registration required).
• Reeling in Kids' Online Time.
• The Big Advantage in Being Small.

Registration is now underway for TotalFrag's RtCW: Enemy Territory Tournament, which is an online tourney offering ATI video cards among the prize packages.

The Scion Studios Jobs Page has added a production assistant position to the openings they are looking to fill. Scion is a satellite studio of Epic games located in Raleigh, NC.

• Colin McRae Rally 3 on Dukgamers.
• Dark Fall on Adrenaline Vault.
• Emergency Fire Response on The Armchair Empire.
• Enter the Matrix on The Armchair Empire.
• Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide on Quandary.
• Republic: the Revolution on Gamer's Hell.
• Star Wars Galaxies: an Empire Divided on The Wargamer.
• Tomb Raider: the Angel of Darkness on Game Chronicles and Computer Games Romania.
• TRON 2.0 on HomeLan Fed and EuroGamer.net.

• Angel Eye USA - Revision 2 Bay Reservoir on Systemcooling.com.
• AOpen AK77-400 MAX KT400a Motherboard on WinHQ.Net.
• CoolerMaster Aero 7 Lite Cooler on GruntvillE.com.
• Everglide Ricochet Gaming Surface on UKLans.
• Inno3D Tornado GeForce FX5900 128MB Video Card on Digit-Life.
• Microsoft MN-500 switch WAP and MN-510 USB WiFi adapter on OcPrices.
• MSI NEO-LSR (875P) Canterwood Motherboard on DWPG.
• NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 Motherboard Round-up on Digit-Life.
• Polaroid PDC310 Digital Camera on MODSYNERGY.
• VLSystem INDY Platinum Bay Insert on bit-tech.
• WiebeTech FireWire DriveDock and Super DriveDock on Dan's Data.

• The maintainers of QuakeNet send word that they are now demonstrably the world's largest IRC network with more than 400,000 registered users and a peak population of over 200K simultaneous users...
• New NFL games duke it out for players. Thanks Mike Martinez...

Happy Labor Day! Here at the Blue Tower we celebrated this annual commemoration of hard work by sleeping in until nearly noon. In fear that this may not do the occasion justice, we're considering a secondary celebration later that will consist of napping.

R.I.P. Charles Bronson dies at 81. I think I'll watch Once Upon a Time in the West today.

Play Time:	Flysui. Toughest playtime evar?
Links of the Day:	Canon Bubble Jet Printer Web Site. Holiday Inn Towel Amnesty Day. Looks like we missed this year's.
Stories of the Day:	The Quest For Cool. Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices (registration required). Mummy thought to be Nefertiti may be a man. She's a MAN, baby!
Science!:	NASA races to create space plane. Thunderbirds are go! Scientists highlight fish 'intelligence'. Defending Jaws: The Revenge. Toyota unveils car that parks itself.
Image of the Day:	World Cyber Games Australian Finals Panoramic View.
Auction of the Day:	Coffin Rod. Thanks nefarious.
	Thanks Mike Martinez.