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Wednesday, Sep 24, 2003

Ships Ahoy: Once Upon A Knight
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Heroism. Sorcery. Cows! Atari Ships 'Once Upon A Knight' For PC (thanks Frans) is the press release announcing that the North American version of the game known elsewhere as KnightShift has shipped to retail. Word is: "Once Upon a Knight offers a milk-based economy, mother-in-laws, flying witches and secretive knights named Floyd. With the best elements of conventional real-time strategy (RTS) action and role-playing game (RPG) adventure mixed together into one highly-entertaining and humorous package, Once Upon A Knight is the ultimate RTS & RPG experience for the hardcore gamer and medieval-philes."

Pirate Hunter and Patrician III Gold
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Pirate Hunter and Patrician III Go Gold (thanks Frans) is the press release announcing that both Pirate Hunter (A.K.A. Tortuga) and Patrician III have gone gold, and are due in stores in October. Here's the deal: "Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation (NASDAQ: NAVR), today announced that Pirate Hunter and Patrician III, life simulation games developed by Ascaron Entertainment, have gone gold. These two PC games offer a unique combination of trading and fighting, one on the high seas of the Caribbean, the other in the cities of Northern Europe during the Middle Ages. Both are expected to be on store shelves in October and will retail for approximately $30 and $40, respectively."

Ships Ahoy: Zero Hour & Breakthrough
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EA Games has announced that a pair of their expansion packs have shipped to stores. Both Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough and Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour have shipped. Word on Zero Hour is: "The first expansion pack to one of the best-selling PC games of 2003, Command & Conquer™ Generals, Zero Hour gives players more weapons, more power, new battlefields, three new single player campaigns, 15 new missions, and new game modes." The skinny on Breakthrough is: "Published under the EA GAMES(tm) brand, the new expansion pack for the critically acclaimed hit title Medal of Honor(tm) Allied Assault takes players from combat with Rommel in North Africa to the heart of Italy in the struggle to breakthrough the fortified lines of the Third Reich." Thanks Frans.

Morning Q&As
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  • Max Payne 2
    GameSpy.com's Max Payne 2 Q&A chats with Remedy lead designer Petri Järvilehto about Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, their upcoming third-person shooter sequel.
  • Universal Combat
    HomeLAN Fed's Universal Combat Q&A chats with Derek Smart of 3000AD, to learn more about the new direction for Battlecruiser Generations, symbolized by the game's title change to Universal Combat.
  • Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars
    The Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars Q&A on Worthplaying gets answers from Haemimont's Ivan-Assen Ivanov to six of their questions about the upcoming Celtic Kings game.
  • Bridge It
    Game Chronicles' Bridge It Q&A talks with Josiah Pisciotta, co-founder of Chronic Logic, about Bridge It, Auran's upcoming engineering game that enhances their Bridge Construction Set.
  • Bloody Waters: Terror from the Deep
    There are Bloody Waters: Terror from the Deep Q&As on Digital Entertainment News and GameBurst, each talking with Pineapple Interactive about their upcoming game that places players in the scaly skin of a shark.

Starsky & Hutch Sequel, Korean War Game Announced
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Empire Interactive has announced plans for a Starsky & Hutch game sequel (thanks Frans). Here's the deal: "The new game will include new city locations, enhanced graphics and classic music tracks from the 70's and a key new game play feature, which will allow villains to be chased on foot together with new spectacular car chases. It will be published for all current video game consoles and PCs." Also, Shrapnel Games has announced plans for Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War, a Korean War game, slated for a June 2004 release. Word is: "Using the highly praised Armored Task Force game engine as the starting layer Raging Tiger promises to be the best ProSIM title to date, thanks to its lavish attention to detail and playability."

Morning Previews
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Civ III Conquests Log
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Civilization Fanatics' Center Conquests Pre-Release Chat with Firaxis & BreakAway Games is the edited version of the log of an IRC chat discussing the upcoming Civ III expansion. A raw version of the log is also available for those seeking the full experience. In a related note, a post on the Civilization Fanatics' Forums details the "Best of the Net" bonus CD for those who pre-order the expansion.

Morning Screenshots
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Consolidation
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Microsoft to release online gaming next month in South Korea (thanks Mike Martinez) has word that: "Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would launch the new Xbox online game service in South Korea next month, apparently hoping to benefit from the country's high-speed Internet penetration, the highest in the world."

Morning Tech Bits
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Thanks Mike Martinez.

Competitions
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Starting today the Cyberathlete Professional League is accepting registration for the Halo competition at their Winter 2003 Championships, with 32 teams to be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. There is also a Halo VIP contest offering the chance to attend, and simultaneously become very important. Also, SoundBlaster.com's Ghost Master Contest offers the chance to win a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card, a Creative Inspire T7700 speaker system, and a copy of Ghost Master. Thanks Sherman.

The Mod Squads
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An update on the CCD Forums gives a status report on Starsiege:2845, the Sierra-sponsored modification for the upcoming TRIBES Vengeance. In addition to the latest progress report, the post also includes a large batch of screenshots.

Game Reviews
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Hardware Reviews
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Out of the Blue
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Seems that the windstorm that passed through here yesterday morning was indeed as impressive as it struck me at the time... after zero noticeable damage from the hurricane that preceded it, which didn't even blow flowers or leaves off the local shrubbery, yesterday's spontaneous bit of blowage managed to knock a tree down right across the top of someone's parked car. This has got me looking with suspicion at the trees around our house, a couple of which are remarkably tall. I can't even imagine the damage one of them could cause were it to topple... brick walls are nice, but that would be an even greater test of their strength than that big bad wolf.

Play Time: Rockface Rescue.
Links of the Day: SkyHigh Airlines. Thanks Travis McPherson.
Monkey Fist Knot. Thanks Enahs. Make your own doggie toys.
Stories of the Day: Geek Eye for the Luddite Guys.
Movie stars get hung up on KGB's anti-hangover drug. Thanks Bronco.
Study: Use of profanity increasing on TV.
Science!: 'Oldest' fossil from modern man unearthed in Romania.
Coaster Ride Gives Patient Extra Thrill (registration required).
Auction of the Day: Metallica Chevrolet Camaro. Thanks Oliver.
Thanks Mike Martinez.
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