Archived News:
- Jedi Academy
The Graham
Fuchs Q&A on UGO (thanks Frans) talks with Activision's producer on
Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy about the Force-powered sequel.
- Commandos 3
Action
Vault's Commandos 3: Destination Berlin Q&A Part 2 continues their
conversation with Pyro Studios' Ignacio Perez Dolset about the latest
installment in their World War II combat series.
- Arx Fatalis
The Arx
Fatalis Q&A on GameShark talks with Raphael Colantonio and Julien
Roby about Arx Fatalis, mostly focusing on the Xbox version of Arkane
Studios' RPG.
A new Counter-Strike: Condition Zero movie was available for a while on this
Sierra FTP directory, and while it no longer seems to be available there, it
has been posted on 3D
Downloads, 3D Gamers,
Games
Fusion, and Worthplaying.
Also, The Medal
of Honor Allied Assault Website now offers downloads of three new movies
from the upcoming Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough expansion.
Each of the movies shows off a different mission from the shooter add-on, each
available in high or low resolution. Thanks Frans.
RPG Vault's
Warlords IV Heroes of Etheria Diary #2 is online, in which "Steve
Fawkner on how he created the series' setting and how it will advance in
Infinite Interactive's new episode." Also, HomeLan
Fed's Firestarter Development Diary - Part 6 continues their series on GSC
Game World's upcoming Warhammer shooter as Slava Klimov continues his skills
tutorial session.
The Galactic Civilizations Website (thanks
Frans) has word that they will be offering the free add-on for Galactic
Civilization tomorrow. In association with this release they are planning on
holding an IRC session with the developers at Stardock at 8:00 p.m. EDT in the
channel #galciv on the server irc.stardock.com.
A new official Prince of
Persia: The Sands of Time Website has launched (thanks Frans). The
Flash-only site includes info, screenshots, forums, and more related to the
upcoming installment in the acrobatic prince's adventures, as well as a digital
countdown to the game's release (though of course an hourglass would be more
appropriate to the title), which currently stands at 49+ days and counting.
Saying "Getting ready for the Jedi Academy Launch," James
Monroe's .plan File features the link to download an archive with
"files that may benefit you in creating your own custom models and skins
for Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy." The update includes a models and
skinning guide from JK2 with a new introduction for JA, unpainted skins for many
of the models, the Modview.exe model viewer, and skeleton information for the
main humanoids and other creatures and ships, saying of this last inclusion:
"this is really only useful to the l33t modelers who have figured out our
crazy gla files. :)" The download has been mirrored on 3D
Gamers and Worthplaying.
Though not on the appropriate Sierra
Entertainment Downloads Page, a new NASCAR
Racing 2003 patch (direct link) is now available to update the stock car
racing game. Word on Papyrus Racing Games
(thanks vvk) is that "The patched version of NASCAR® Racing 2003 Season is
not multiplayer compatible with previously released versions." They have
posted the read me with
all the skinny. The 16 MB file is mirrored on 3D
Gamers and Blackhole
Motorsports. Also, this
DreamCatcher Support Page offers a patch to address the restart problem in
Enigma Rising Tide.
A new beta version 1.2 of the Balance of
the Force modification for Jedi Knight 2 is now available. The new version
features class changes, an updated version of their map, gameplay changes, bug
fixes, and more.
Halo for Windows
Goes Gold is the press release announcing that the PC version of Bungie's
Xbox shooter is finally complete for one of its original target platforms (back
before Microsoft acquired Bungie), and is expected to reach store shelves by
September 30. Here's a bit from the release: "Halo, the critically
acclaimed best-selling Xbox game, is coming to Windows gamers for the first time
with new exclusive features, including online multiplayer support, new maps,
vehicles and weapons. Halo is optimized for the PC with the precision offered by
the mouse-and-keyboard and full support for high-end hardware including graphic
resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 and beyond. Halo's online multiplayer feature
will enable players to battle it out with fellow gamers worldwide in a variety
of individual and team-based games. Halo for Windows was developed by Gearbox
Software in conjunction with Bungie Studios. For more information, please visit
the official site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/halo/."
The Hollow Website has quietly
come online recently, dedicated to an upcoming first-person shooter from ZootFly
slated for release in time for Christmas 2004 (thanks Frans). The site offers
info, screenshots, a gameplay trailer, and more, though it does not look like
the playable demo they predicted they would release by August 20 has yet
materialized.
This ASCARON
Entertainment Website (thanks Pirates
Ahoy) reveals plans for Tortuga: Pirates of the New World, an upcoming
buccaneer-themed game. There is no planned release date on the site, but there
are screenshots from the game, as well as descriptions of what to expect, such
as the following: "Experience the huge world of "Tortuga", with
its 16 very different scenarios either as a buccaneer in service of his Majesty
or as a feared pirate. Your riches will expand through successful piracy, theft
of ships, plundering of towns or completion of missions from the town
governments. But make haste, and be wary of the treachery and mutiny that can
reduce all of that to nothing."
Vivendi Universal Games has announced that it will release a demo for The Lord
of the Rings: War of the Ring on September 22 to allow a sampling of their
upcoming real-time strategy game based on the J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of
the Rings" trilogy. Word is: "The demo will include two single-player
missions from the game - "The Siege of the Iron Hills" and the
"Pursuit of Gollum." In both missions, players take the side of the
forces of light in their attempt to destroy the One Ring." Thanks Frans.
There's a new UT2004 Movie
on gamigo.de (registration required) with some ShakyCam™ footage shot at an Unreal
Tournament 2004 event in Germany last week. The movie shows off a spaceship
on a new assault map. Also, there's a new Halo: Combat Evolved movie on
MacGamer shot during a visit to Westlake Interactive showing off the Mac version of Halo.
Massive Development has released AquaMark 3,
the newest version of the benchmark based on their game engine (AquaNox). The
DirectX9 benchmark is a 62 MB download, available on Computer
Games Online, Gamer's
Hell, and MajorGeeks.
A new version of CodeRED:
The Martian Chronicles is now available, offering a sequel to CodeRED –
Battle for Earth. The new game, which, like its predecessor, is based on the
public Quake II source code, features 16 all new levels, imbedded bots, numerous
graphical and aural enhancements, improved AI, and "gameplay features that
leave its popular predecessor in the Martian dust."
A new version 1.1 of the Game Editor
utility that allows non-programmers to try their hands at 2D game programming.
Our backyard neighbors (is that a phrase?) recently added a second chocolate lab
to their family, and the puppy is quite the vocal thing... I suspect he's
challenging Hudson the wonder dog for her position as Mayor of the neighborhood
(though he may just be announcing his intentions to make her his bitch, to use
the proper doggie parlance). The thing is, the yappy fellow's bark sounds just
like Hudson's, except for the remarkable amount of time he spends letting them
fly, and I'm concerned that there may be neighbors who think that it's Huddy
who's disturbing them (including occasional late night/early morning concerts).
All I can think of is Elaine hiring Kramer and Neumann to take that barky dog
'for a ride' in Seinfeld.
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